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A OLOBSAJtT OF DEVONSHIRE PLANT NAMES. 33 gence from my good friend Dr. Anthony Salter of Exeter, that he having found it in some places neaie unto him, could understand of the countrey people no other name thereof, or propertie appropriate unto it, but knavery^ which whether they named it so in knavery or knew any use of knavery in it, I neyther can leame nor am much inquisitive thereafter." — Park. Theatr, 1219; quoted by Britten, p. 290. Labubntum, a common vulgarism for Ldbumum. Lad's Lovb, Artemida Abrotanum^ L. A common name for Southernwood. {Of. Britten, p. 293 Prior, p. 131.) Miss Plues gives Lads' Love and Lasses' Delight," which is similar to the Devonshire form given under Kiss-me. Lady's Boots, (I) Lotus eomicidatuSf L. (See Trans, Devon. Assoc xiii 209.) Li my work on Flower Lore (Messrs. Swan Sonnenschein, and Co., London) I have devoted a whole chapter to the discussion of flowers bearing the name of " Our Ladie." (2) Oypripedium GcUceoliis, L. (See Boots-and-Shoes, Stook- ings-and-Shobs.) Lady's Eabdbofs. The common garden Fuchsia. Still em- ployed by the older people, but not so commonly as of yore. (Britten, p. 294.) Lady's Grass. The variegated form of PTicUaris arundinacea, L. It is usually known as Lady's Bibands" or ** Lady's Laces." (Britten, pp. 295, 296.) Lady's Lint, Stdlaria Holostea, L. *' Probably from the white threads in the centre of the stalk&" — Britten, p. 295. More probably from the whiteness of the flowers, like a patch of lint ready for a wound. Lady's Pinoushion, Oorydalis lutea^ DC, or Fumaria lutea^ L. The Tellow Fumitory ; a name in common use at Chudleigh. Lady's Shook, (1) Convdvidus septum, L. {Cf. Britten, p. 297.) (2) Cardamine pratensisy L. Very general name for this flower, but more usually known in South Devon as Milky Maid, which see. (Prior, p. 132.) Lamb-in-a-Pulpit, Arum maculatum, L. Given on the authority of Britten, p. 297. (See Pabson-in-thb-pulpit.) Lambs. Flowers of j£sculus Hippocastanum, L. (Britten, p. 299.) I do not vouch for this name or the next on my own authority. Lamb's Gbbss, Cardamine hirsuta, L. (Britten, p. 297; Earle, p. 31.) Lamb's-tails, (1) Catkins of Corylus Avdlana, L. (Cf. Cat-o'- nine-tails and Gat'b-tail. Cf. Britten, p. 298.) (2) ScUix Caprea, L. These names are general Lamb's-tonoub, (1) Stachys lanata, L. The leaves of which are also called Mouse's £ab and Donkey's £ab, which see. (2) Chenqpodium cdbum, L. (Britten, p. 298.)