Stray Leaves from a Border Garden 
Delphinium (White)— cont. 
Dutch — Luiskruid. 
Danish— Luusurt. 
Swedish— Staffansfroe, Lusoert, 
Polish — Gnidosz, Ziele. 
Devil’s-bit. Scabious, Blue- 
bonnets, Bluecaps. 
Latin— Morsus Diaboli. 
Swedish — Diefwuls bett, Baets- 
mans myssa (Boatman’s cap or 
mutch). 
German — Teufels abbiss. 
Italian — Scabbiosa gallinella. 
Dock (Water). Dock, Docken, 
Cushycows, Water-patience. 
Latin — Rumex hydrolapathum. 
French — Patience d’eau, Parelle 
de Marais. 
Italian — Lapazio d’acqua, Idro- 
lapazio. 
Spanish — Hidrolapazo. 
Portuguese— Labaca major. 
German — Wasserampfer, Was- 
sermangold. 
Dutch— Water patigh. 
Danish — V andskreppe. 
Swedish— Vatnsyra. 
Elder. Bour-tree, Barral, Boon- 
tree, Aller, Dwarf Elder, Dane- 
wort. 
Anglo-Saxon, Eller, from Anglo- 
Saxon, o&ld ; Danish, ild ; 
Swedish, eld , fire, probably 
used for firing ; “eld ” fires was 
an old name for “bonfires.” 
Latin — Sambucus. 
French— Sureau. 
German — Hohlunder, Holder, 
Flieder, Zwergholunder (Dwarf 
Elder). 
Italian — Sambuco, Sambugaro, 
Spanish — Sauco. 
Portuguese— Sambugeiro. 
D utch — Vlierboom . 
Danish — Hyld. 
Swedish — Floeder. 
Bohemian — Ber. 
Polish — Bzowy. 
Russian— Busina. 
Elde r — continued. 
Arabic — Ukti, Khaman. 
Greek — ’A kti). 
Chinese — U -chu-yu. 
Elm. 
Anglo-Saxon — Elm. 
Latin — Ulmus. 
Greek — rTreAea. 
French — Orme. 
Italian— Ormo. 
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German — Ulme. 
Dutch — Olm. 
Danish \ A , 
Swedish J Alm * 
Polish — Ilm. 
Russian— Ilim. 
Turkish— Kasagatsch. 
Forget-me-not. 
Mouse- 
ear, Think-me-on, Scorpion- 
grass. 
Latin — Myosotis. 
German — Vergiss mein nicht. 
French — Myosotis, Nem’oubliez 
pas. 
Swedish — For gat mig icke. 
Danish — Forglemm mig icke, 
Kioerminde. 
Italian— Scordio, Non ti scordar 
di me. 
Foxglove. Witchfinger, Fox- 
finger, Fingerwort, Thimble- 
flower, Bludie-bells, Dog’s-lugs, 
F oxter-leaves, Deadmen’s-bells, 
King’s Ellwand, Bludiefingers. 
(Anglo-Saxon name was Foxes- 
gliew, probably because it was 
shaped like an old Anglo-Saxon 
musical instrument which had 
little bells hanging from it. 
Our word Foxglove is probably 
from this. ) 
Norwegian— Reve bjelde (Fox- 
bell), and Reve leika (Fox- 
music), Fingerbol. 
German — Waldglockchen, Fin- 
gerkrafit, Ptirpiir Fingerhilt, 
Fingerhtitbliime. 
Swedish — Fingerborrsoert. 
Danish— Rod fingerhilt. 
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