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Rural people knew much about the flowers and animals in the country although usually were referred to by local names rather than the Latin or national names.
| Barbers brushes |
Teasel |
| Bread and Cheese |
Mallow |
| Bull daisies |
Ox-Eye |
| Butter and Eggs |
Narcissus |
| Cankers |
Berries of the dogrose |
| Cammocks |
Dried stems of the wild parsley |
| Come haste to the wedding |
Alyssum |
| Cow Mumble |
Hogweed |
| Five Fingers |
Primula |
| Gipsy Rhubarb |
Burdock |
| Grandfather Greybeard |
Clematis |
| Guttrich |
Dogwood |
| Hogknife |
Iris |
| Huntsmans Cap |
Iris |
| Jack at the garden gate |
Viola and heartsease |
| King Cups |
Marsh marigold |
| Lady's bonnets |
Columbine |
| Ladies Fingers |
Kidney Vetch |
| Lambs tails |
Hazel catkins |
| Milkmaids |
Meadow bitter cress |
| New Years Gift |
Winter aconite |
| Nip Noses |
Antirrhinum |
| Pigs Totles |
Birds Foot Trefoil |
| Ready Money |
Honesty |
| Red Hot Poker |
Torch Lily |
| Runaway Jack |
Ground ivy |
| Shirt Buttons |
Stitchwort |
| Sweet Betsy |
Saxifraga |
| Sweethearts |
Galium Aparine |
| Sention |
Groundsel |
| Travellers Joy |
Clematis |
The source of this information was copies of the East Anglian magazine circa 1900 and 1901 supplemented by the memories of local older people.
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