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A DICTIONARY OF 
(2) Alchemilla vulgaris, L. — Lane. (Preston), both from Science 
Gossip, 1882, p, 164. 
(3) Plantago major, L. — Derh. 
Lamb’s-tails. add (3) Lycopodluin clacatum, L. — Sal. (Cluu). 
Shropsh. Word-book. 
Lamb’s-toes. (2) add RutL IS[. & Q. 6tli S. vi. 237. 
Lamb’s-tongue. (3) add Sal. (Wellington). Shropshire Word-book. 
(6) Stachys lanata, L. — Dev. Friend. 
Lammint, or Lamb-mint. (1) Mentha viridis, L. — Dev. Friend. 
(2) Mentha piperita, L. — Dev. Friend. 
Land-briars. ‘ Long tangle(i shoots of Riihas fndlcosusj Sal. 
(Wellington). Shropshire Word-book. 
Langley-Beef. Helminthia echioides, L. — Herts. Ellis, Practical 
Farmer (1759), ed. v. p. 55; and in Modern Husbandman. 
Lantern Leaves. West. ‘ Eam’s claas or Lantern Leaves, Butter- 
cups.’ Pulman. Ranunculus repens, L. 
Lathe, add ‘A thistle or weed of any kind.’ Som. Hal. 
Lavender Corn should he Lavender-Cotton. In Phil. Trans, xiv. 
778 (1684), it is written Laven-Cotton. 
Laver. (4) add. Sold in London under this name for sauce with 
roast mutton. 
Lawyers. (2) add Leic. ‘ Country lawyer j E. D. S. Gloss. 
Lazarus Bell. FrUillaria Meleagris,!^. — Dev. (Crediton). ^Lazarus 
hell seems to have been originally “ lazar’s bell,” and the flower must 
have been so-called from its likeness to the small bell which the 
“ lazar ” was bound to wear on his person, so that its tinkling might 
give warning of his approach. The checked, scaled marking of the 
flower also suggested a connexion with the leper ; and “leopard lily ” 
is no doubt to be explained as “leper’s lily.”’ Trans. Devon. Ass. 
1877. 
Lemfeg. add Hants. E. D. S. Gloss. 
Lentils, add (2) Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, L. — Dev. Friend. 
Leopard’s Lily. Fritillaria Meleagris, L. — Dev. (Crediton). See 
Lazarus Bell. 
Lily, Easter. Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, L. — Dev. Friend. 
Lily, Harvest. Convolvidus sepiuin, L. — Surr. (Epsom). 
Linarich. add Mr. Cameron gives the Gaelic and Irish name as 
lianacli- or linnearach, from linne, a fool, and says that Martin in his 
Western Isles describes a plant under this name as ‘very thin, small, 
green, about eight, ten, or twelve inches in length; it grows on 
shells, stones, and on the bare sands. The plant is applied plaster- 
wise to the forehead and temples to procure sleep for such as have a 
fever, and thev say it is eflectual for the purpose.’ (Gaelic Plant 
Names, 103.) 
