Flower-Names and Bird-Names 
Hoi ly — contin ued. 
French — Houx. 
Greek — ’A-ypiav. 
Italian — Agrifoglio, Alloro, Spi- 
noso. 
Spanish — Acebo agrifolio. 
Portuguese — Agrifolio azevinhb. 
Dutch — Stikpalme, Chrishom, 
Stovtidse. 
Honesty, Pennyflower, 
Moonwort, Sattin Violet, Silver- 
plate, Lunary, Platewort, Bob- 
bonack, Bulbonack. 
Latin — Lunaris biennis, Viola 
lunaris. 
French — Monnaie du Pape, M6- 
daille des Indes, Herbe aux 
Lunettes, Lunaire. 
German — Mondratite. 
Spanish— -Luna yerba. 
Italian — Lunaria. 
Honeysuckle, Honi- 
SUCkle. Caprifoly, Wood- 
bind, Ladies’-fingers, Wood- 
bine, Lily among Thorns, 
Eglantine. 
Anglo-Saxon — Hunigsucle. 
Latin — Lonicera periclimenum. 
Greek — ilepiK kv^ivov. 
Italian— Caprifoglio, Madreselva, 
Vincibosco. 
Spanish — Madreselva. 
French — Chevrefeuiile. 
Portuguese — Madresylva. 
German — Geissblatt, Je langer 
je lieber, Specklilie, Hahnen 
fiisslein. 
Dutch— Geitenblad, Mammetjes- 
kruid, Weeuwtjes, Gewoone, 
Caperfoely. 
H O US el e ek —continued. 
Italian— Barba de Giove, Sem- 
previva 
Portuguese — Sempreviva. 
Spanish — Sempreviva de Tejados. 
German — Hauslauch (supposed 
to keep a house from lightning). 
Transylvania — Donnerkraut. 
Dutch — Huislook. 
Danish — Huuslog. 
Swedish— Huuslok, 
Bohemian — Netresk. 
(The Wall Stonecrop (Sedum 
acre) is known in France as 
Petite Joubarbe, and in 
Spanish as Sempreviva menor. 
In German it is Kleines Haus- 
wurz. A quaint old Sussex 
name for the yellow variety 
is, “ Welcome home, husband, 
be he never so drunk. ”) 
Hungarian — Hazizold . 
Polish — Rozchodnik wielki. 
Russian— Tschesnokdikoi. 
Hurtberry. Whortleberry 
Huckleberry, Whurt, Bilberry, 
Blaeberry, Myrtleberry, Wim- 
berry, Blackworts. 
Latin — Vaccinium myrtillus. 
German — Preiselsbeere, Heidels- 
beere. 
French — Myrtille. 
Spanish — Arandano. 
Icelandic — Blaber . 
Italian — Mora di rova, Prugnolo 
di rova. 
Danish — Bollebar. 
German — Stechpalme, Stech- 
baum, Waldistel, Halsendorn, 
Stecheiche. 
Swedish — Jernek, Christorn. 
Polish — Ostrokzow, Kzewina. 
Russian — Waesoscheld, Ostro- 
krof. 
Houseleek, Ayegreen, Sen- 
green (evergreen), Bird bread, 
Jupiter’s - eye, Bullock’s - eye, 
Jupiter’s-beard. 
Latin — Sempervivum tectorum. 
French — Joubarbe des toils, Pain 
d’oiseau. 
Iris, Flag, Flower de Luce, 
Orrice, Blue Seggin (from 
Anglo - Saxon saeg, small 
sword). 
Latin 
French 
Italian— Iride fiordaliso. 
j-Iris. 
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