Stray Leaves from a Border Garden 
Groundsel — continued. 
German — Schwelle, Kreuzkraftt. 
French — Seneipon. 
Spanish — Yerbacana. 
Italian — Cardoncello spilliciosa. 
Guelder-rose. snowbaii- 
tree, Marris Elder, Rose Elder, 
Ople, Tisty-Tosty-tree. 
Latin — Viburnum opulus, 
German — Wasserholunderbaum, 
Dutch — Gheldersche Roose. 
French — Boule de Neige. 
Italian — Viburno. 
Harebell. Haresbell, Hairbell, 
Witches’ - thimble, Bluebells, 
Ladies’-thimble, Our Lady’s- 
thimble. 
Latin — Campanula rotundifolia. 
Italian — Campanella giacinto. 
Spanish — Campanula. 
German — Englische Hyacinthe. 
French — Clochette de fee, Cam- 
panule. 
Hawkweed. (So called be- 
cause the Hawks were said to 
clear their eyesight with this 
plant.) 
Latin — Hieracium aurentiacum. 
Hazel-tree. Filbyrd and its 
“ Lambs-tails,” Catkins, Hazel- 
palms, Aiggletts. 
(The Saxon word halsian, to 
foretell, is probably with allu- 
sion to hazel wands being used 
by diviners for water and gold. ) 
Anglo-Saxon— Haesl. 
Latin — Corylus avellana. 
Italian— -Nocciuolo. (Italian for 
Catkins is delightful Fiocchi.) 
Spanish — Avellano. 
French — Noisetier. 
Heath. She-Heather. 
Latin — Erica cinerea. 
Heather. Ling, He-Heather, 
Griggs. 
Anglo-Saxon — Haeft. 
Heather —continued. 
Welsh — Grug cyffredin. 
Irish — Fraogh. 
Latin — Calluna vulgaris. 
F rench — Bruyere. 
Spanish — Brezo. 
German — Heidekratit. 
Italian— Erica. 
Danish "I 
Norwegian VLyng. 
Swedish J 
Hellebore. Christmas-rose, 
Christmas-flower. 
Latin — Helleborus. 
French — Rose de Noel, Pied de 
Griffon, Rose de Serpent. 
German — Christwurz, Rieswurz. 
1 1 ali an — Ellebor o. 
Spanish — Eleboro. 
Hemlock. Hemloke, Homloke. 
Latin— Conium maculatum. 
Greek — Kioi/eiov. 
French — Cigue. 
Italian — Cicuta. 
Spanish— Cicuta. 
Portuguese — Ciguda. 
German — Schierling. 
Dutch — Scheerling. 
Danish — Scharntyde. 
Norwegian — Skarntyde. (A very 
local Norwegian name is Hiin- 
deslyke. ) 
Swedish — Spraedig odoert. 
Bohemian — Bolehlaw. 
Polish — Swinia wesz. 
Russian — Boligalow. 
Hepatica. Poor Johnny, 
Trinity-flower, Liverwort. 
Latin — Hepatica anemone. 
French — Herbe Trinity, Hdpa- 
tique. 
Spanish — Hepatica. 
Holly, Hollen, Holyn, He-Holly, 
She-Holly (prickly and non- 
prickly), Holy - tree, Holm, 
Hulver. 
Latin — Ilex aquifolium. 
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