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A GLOSSABY OF DEVONSHIRE PLANT NAMES. 31 Daisies, PlantaiDs — are found to exist in contradistinction. (See Hardhrap. Cf. Britten, p. 269 ; Prior, p. 120.) Horse Yiolbt, (1) VioLa eantnoy L. The common Doo Violet, which see. (2) Viola tricolor, L. In Somerset this is one of the regular names for the Pansy, and is employed on account of the flower being a larrje kind of Violet So in C!ornwall coarse kinds of Elm leaves are called "Horse May, to distinguish them from the small- leaved kind. (Trans. Devon. Assoc. xL 137.) HoRTS, Hurts, or Hirtb. Fruit of Vacciniuiu My^rtUlus, L. (See next.) HuRTLB-BBRRY, Voccinium MyrtUlvs, L. Prior says : " Hurtle- beny and Huckle-berry [in Sussex still further corrupted to Huddle- berry], corruptions of Whortle-berry, itself a corruption of Myrtle- berry.* — ^p. 123. (Britten, p. 273.) Around Kewton the cry of " Hurtle-berries " is very common during the summer, when people gather them on the moors, and bring l^em into the neighbouring towns for sale. When they call at the door, they generally shorten the word to "Hurts." Tusser mentions " Hurtdl-berries " among the cultivated fruits of his time. {Cf. Khind's Vegetable Kingdom, p. 347.) Htbroind, a common corruption of Hyacinth. Ice-plant, a name vaguely applied to garden plants with fleshy leaves, espedally to such as are glossy, or look as though they had hoar-frost on them — Houseleek, Stonecrops, &c. It's a kind of ice-plant," the people reply, if you ask the name of these things. I find an American Botany gives " False Ice-plant " as the name of Sedum tematum, I have also heard it applied to Saxifraga sarmentosa, L. Indian Pink, Dianthus chinensisj L. Sometimes called French Pink, Irecind. (Cy. Hyergind.) IvER. (Of. Saver, Trans. Devon. Assoc. xiiL 208.) Jagk-by-the-Hedge, Alliaria officinalis, Andrzj. Garlic- mustard or Sauce-alona (Of. Britten, p. 277; Prior, p. 125; Trans. Devon. Assoc. xiiL 209.) Jacob's Ladder, (1) a garden species of Gladiolus. (Cf. Britten, p. 278.) (2) Delphinium Consolida, L. The Larkspur. I have heard this only around Ipplepen, between Totnes and Newton, but believe it is usual to call either the Monk's-hood or Larkspur by this name elsewhere. (Cf. Prior, p. 125.) The Gladiolus is always so known at Ipplepen. (3) PoUmium ccendeutn, L., and the white variety i^ cUbum, L. In Sussex this is the regular " Jacob's Ladder."