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A DICTIONARY OP 
‘A low-growing fenny species of wTiin, good coverts for the Scotch 
wild beasts.’ Mactaggart, Gallov, Encycl. (Cat whinns). Is this (3) ? 
Century. (1) add Dev. Friend, 
Chaff. ‘ The Newhaven fishermen denominate all the 
finer seaweeds chaff. ^ Landsborough’s Pop. Hist, of British Seaweeds, 
p. 1 (1849). 
Chalice-flower, add Parkinson (Parad. 68) says, ‘ The cnp doth 
very well resemble the chalice, that in former days with us, and be- 
yond the Seas, is still used to hold the Sacramentall Wine, that is with 
a narrower bottome and a wide mouth.’ N. incomjparahilis is the 
species referred to. 
Champion. A spelling of Campion, not uncommon in old books. 
‘ Champions are of several sorts, and many plants are called Lychnis.’ 
Flora, by John Pea (1676), p. 149. Perhaps Lychnis chalcedonica was 
more particularly so called — ‘ Flower of Bristol, Champion, or Non- 
such.’ The Flower Garden, by Wm. Hughes (1683), ed. iii. p. 23. 
Chaney Ash, Cytisus Lahurniun, L. — Ches. (Delamere). 
Chariot and Horses. Aconitum Napellus, L. — Herts. (Hitchin). 
See Venus’ Chariot drawn by two doves. 
Charlick. Sinapis arvensis, L. — Hants. F. D. S. Gloss, 
Chase-the-devil. Given as a name for Nigella, damascena, in 
Cameron’s Gaelic Names of Plants, p. 3. 
Cheat. (2) Camelina sativa, L. — Nhamp. ‘ In this Countrey ’tis 
call’d Dutch Flax and CheaV Morton, Nat. Hist. Nhamp. 
Cheese, add Kent. 
(2) The receptacle of Carduus lanceolatas , L. — Dumfries (Moffat). 
Cheese-and-bread. Young shoots of Cratcegus Oxyacantha, L. — 
Yks. (Almondbury). E. D. S. Gloss. Cfr. Bread-and-Cheese. 
Cheese-cake. (2) add Yks. (Cleveland). 
Cheese-rennet, add Ireland (Co. Donegal). 
Cheiper. Iris Pseudacorus, L., ‘so called, because children make a 
shrill noise with its leaves.’ Roxh. Jamieson. 
Cherry, Hog. See Hog-Cherry. 
Ches-seed Weed. Bromus secalinus, L. — Herts. Ellis, Modern 
Husbandman, iii. 1. 50. Chess, Ib. viii. 304. Chess-grass, New Experi- 
ments, 71. 
Chibbals. add Wore. (Upton-on-Severn), E. D. S. Gloss. ‘ Onions 
grown from bulbs.’ 
Chickens. Saxifraga umhrosa, L. — Dev. Friend. Cfr. Hen-and- 
Cbickens. 
Chickweed. (2) Given as a name for Galium Aparine, L. — (Herts 1) 
in Ellis, Modern Husbandman, viii. p. 302. 
^ (3) Lamium amplexicaule, L. — ‘It is thought to be wholesome for 
sick birds, whence called Chickweed.’ Thielkeld. 
