Stray Leaves from a Border Garden 
Butcher’s-broom. Knee- 
holly, Kneeholm, Prickly Petti- 
gree. 
Greek— Kpcivtj ay put. 
Latin — Ruscus Myrtecantha. 
French — Petit Greou (or Little 
Holly), Houx frelon, Fragon 
piquant, Petit Houx. 
Italian— Rusco, Pungi topi (Prick- 
rats). 
Spanish — Brusco. 
German — Stechlicher, Mausdorn, 
Myrtendorn, Mausdornbusch. 
Dutch — Muisdoorn. 
Bohemian — Lesnj myrtus. 
Danish — Musetorn. 
Russian — Menschoi myscheitern. 
Butterbur. Pestweed, Eldin 
docken (because the dried leaves 
used to be used as fuel— elden 
— from the Icelandic eldr). 
Latin — Petasitis vulgaris. 
German — Pestilenzwurz. 
Spanish — Sombrera. 
Campion (Red). Mary’s Rose, 
Gardener’s Delight, Rose of 
Heaven. 
Latin — Lychnis. 
Italian — Licnide. 
French — Oeillet Dieu. 
Dutch — Christes eie. 
German — Himmelsroschen. 
Canary Creeper. Yellow 
Birds. 
Latin — Tropseolum canariense, or 
Peregrinum. 
Spanish — Pajaritos. 
Caraway. Carvy. 
Latin — Carum carui. 
French — Carvi. 
German — Kiimmel. 
Dutch — Kerwey. 
Italian — Carvi. 
Spanish — Alcaravea. 
Celandine, Lesser, swai- 
low-wort, Pilewort, Figwort. 
Latin — Ranunculus ficaria, 
Chelidonium minus. 
Celandine, Lesser— 
Arabian — Memeten. 
Italian — Celidonia. 
Spanish — C eliduefia. 
French — Petite ch&idoine. 
German — Schellkraut. 
Cherry. 
Cherise (Chaucer), 
Mazzard, Merry. 
(Here in Scotland the word 
Bird Cherry, which more 
properly belongs to Prunus 
padus, is sometimes applied to 
Prunus or Cerasus avium, here 
also called Gean, Guienne. 
The French is Guisne and 
Merisier Guignier. ) 
Dutch — Karseboom. 
Latin — Cerasus. 
F rench — Cerisier. 
Spanish — Cerezo. 
Portuguese — Cirieja. 
Italian — Ciriegio. 
German — Kirschbaiim . 
Polish — Wisn. 
Bohemian — Wissne. 
T urkish — Wischna. 
Italian — Visciola. 
German — Weichsel. 
Cherry, Bird. 
Latin — Prunus padus is more 
correctly here Hackwood and 
Hagberry,from the Anglo-Saxon 
haga, a hedge. 
Italian — Amarasche. 
Swedish — Hagg. 
French — Griottier. 
Spanish— Guindal, Garrafa. 
Chrysanthemum. 
Latin — Chrysanthemum. 
German — Goldblume. 
Spanish — Crisantemo. 
French— ChrysantMme. 
Italian— Crisantero. 
Clematis. Virgin’s - bower, 
Traveller’s - joy, Hedgevines, 
Old Man’s Beard. (It is curious 
that in Ettrick, Forfar and Fife 
a traveller is a synonym for a 
beggar !) Ladies’-bower, Vir- 
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