ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Deil’s Flower. Veronica Chamcedrys, L. — Dumfr. (Moffat). 
Deil’s Milk. ‘The white milky sap of many plants, called so 
because of its bitter taste.’ Mactaggart, Gallov. Encycl. Cfr. Devil’s 
Milk. 
Delicate Bess. The white variety of Centranthus ruber, DC. Dev. 
Friend. 
D EVIL-IN- A-BUSH. (1) add E. Suss. 
Devil on all sides. Ranunculus arvensis, L. — Yks. (Almondbury). 
E. D. S. Gloss. Cfr. Devil on both sides. 
Devil’s fingers, add (2) The catkins of Popidus nigra, L. — ■ 
Nhamp. (Brackley), Mr. Friend, who has been told it was considered 
unlucky to pick them up. 
Devil’s Guts. (1) add Hants. E. D. S. Gloss. 
(2) add Beds. (Woburn); Line. Joiirn. Hort., Sept. 4, 1878, p. 263. 
(4) Ranuneidus repens, L. — E. Lord. ‘Indicating its troublesome- 
ness, and its habit of throwing out long runners.’ Bot. E. Bord. 
Devil’s Men and Women, add ‘The red berries are men, the 
green women.’ Shropsh. Word-book. 
Devil’s Poker. Tritoina Uvaria, L. — Dev. Friend. 
Devil’s root. Orobanche minor, L. — Kent. ‘From its destructive- 
ness to clover.’ Eochester Naturalist, i. 39. 
Devil’s Snuffbox, add Suss. 
Devil’s SnufF-mill. See Snuff-mill, The Devil’s. 
Devil’s Tether. Polygonum Convolvulus, L. — Ches. (Delamere). 
Devil’s Wood. Sambucus nigra, L. — Derb. 
Dewberry-brier. Rubus coesius, L. — Ellis, Modern Husbandman, 
iv. 1. 77. 
Dew cup. add ‘ In the night it closetli itself together lyke a purse, 
and in ye morning it is found ful of dewe.’ Turn. Herb., iii. 24. 
Dewtry. add Dale (Pharmacologia, 1737) has Dutroy. 
Dey, or Deye Nettle. See Deye Nettle. To the localities given 
under the various forms of this name may be added Roxh. (Kelso). 
Science Gossip, 1876, p. 39. The writer also includes Galeopsis 
versicolor, L. 
Dicky-Dilver. add Is still in actual use in Suff. 
Dig-meat. Lemna minor, L. — W. Ches. Dig is the W. Ches. name 
for a duck. 
Dill-cup. Ranunculus arvensis, L. — Hants. E. D. S. Gloss. 
Dilse. Rhodymenia palmata, Grev. Shetland. Edmonston’s El. 
of Shetland. 
Dirty John, add Also Chenopodium album, L. — W. Ches. More 
frequently called Dirty Jack. 
