ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 485 
Water flower. Geum rivale, L. — ‘ This is of some called a Water- 
fiower' Holme, Acad, of Armory, ii. 74. 
Water Grass. See Grass, Water, and add — 
(3) Holcus lanafus, L. — Olou. (Andoversford). The name appears 
to be extended to several other grasses which come up as natural 
weeds of the district amongst second years’ ‘ seeds ’ hut the Holcus^ 
which is extremely plentiful, is the grass to which the name is 
especially given. 
Water Lily. See Lily, Water, and add — 
(3) Calla palustris, L. — Clies. 
(4) Iris Pseudacorus, L. — Dev. Friend. 
Walton in ‘Complete Angler,’ chapter ii., alludes to water-lilies as 
if they grew on dry land. ‘ Look down at the bottom of the hill there 
in that meadow, chequered with water-lilies and ladj^-smocks.’ It 
would seem as if some plant other than any of these we have enumer- 
ated were so called in Walton’s time. 
Water-lyngke. ‘ The herb fabria minor. Hal. We do not know this. 
Water Pine. Stratiofes ctloides, L. — Ches. 
Water Poppies. Lychnis dlurna, Sibth. Line. (Boston). 
Water Poplar. Populus fastigiata, Desf. Som. 
Water Purpy. Veronica Beccahunga, L. — Scotl. Pratt ; Suther- 
Inndsh. Hortus Medicus, 1683. In CumH. Water Purple, E. D. S. 
Gloss. C. 8. 
Water Socks. Nymphcea cdha, L. — With. Ed. iv. 
Water Soldier. A book-name for Stratiotes aloides, L. — Prior, 
p. 246. 
Water Rose. Nymj)hcea alha, 1^, and Nuphar lutea, Sm. Turn. 
Names. 
Water Rot. Hydrocotyle vulgaris, L. — W. Ches. 
Water Sallow. A species of willow. Suff. Moor. 
Water Thistle. Carduus palustris, L. — Gumb. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Water Torch. Typha latifolia, L. — Lyte. Prior, p. 246. 
Water Violet. Hottonia palustris, L. — Ger. Prior, p. 246. 
Waterweed, American. Anacharis Alsinastrum, Bab. Prior (p. 
247) calls it American Riverweed. 
Water Willow. Salix rubra, Huds. E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
Water-wort. (1) Asplenium Triclwmanes, L. — ‘ Waterwort is 
Maidenhayre.’ Ger. Appx. Hal. 
(2) Elatine Hydropiper, L. — Prior, p. 246. A mere book-name. 
Water Yarrow. Hottonia j^cdustris, L. — Yhs. Baines (Flora of 
Yorkshire). The leaves are finely divided like those of the Yarrow. 
Watling Street Thistle. Eryngium campestre, L., from its place of 
growth. Nhamp. Nth. Gloss. 
