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 28 A GLOSSARY OF DEVONSHIRE PLANT NAMES. « is the same as haw, the hawthorn being the hedge^om. this coincidence may not, however, be due to the magical craft of the witch, but only to the habit of those presumed to be such, of sitting imder tiie hedges." It is, however, more than probable that kag (witch) and hag (haw or hedge) have no etymological connexion. (Earle, IxviiL pp. 20, 21.) Haibif, Hairouoh. (Cf. Hayriff.) Hauje, Goryhis Avdlana, L. " The al having the same sound as in Malice^ not as in Fcdm. A labouring man stated in my hearing that he had put an 'alae 'andle into his hammer. — W. P.'' (Trans, Devon. Assoc ix. 131 ; Britten, p. 240.) Mr. Elworthy says this is the invariable name in Somerset In the north of England it is Hazzle(rhymes with Dazzle)^ &c, (Of. Nut-all.) Halves, fruit of Whitethorn (Cratasffus Oxycanthaj L.). " Hips and Halves" is a common name in the west of England, but more particularly in Somerset, perhaps, than in Devon. (See Eglbt, Hav, Haw, and Hip.) Hardhead, (1) Plantago laneeolata, L. The flower-heads are used as soldiers or fighting-cocks by chOdren everywhere^ (2) Centaurea nigra, L., more commonly called Horse Hard- head (which see). {Of. Britten, p. 240.) Called ^'Loggerheads" in Noith Bucks. Harebell, SeUla ntdans, Sm., also known as Hyacinthut rumscriptus. "We have also the blue *hare-belL'" (Borders of the Tamar and Tavy, i. p. 274 ; Prior, p. 102 ; Britten, p. 34. Contrast Earle, p. 60.) The White Hyacinth is also known by the same name. (Of. Flowers and their Teachings, p. 136.) In some parts of Devon, however, it is called White Bluebell (which see). (See Trans. Devon. Assoc, xiii. 207-8, where this correction will be found to apply.) In American botanical works Hyadnthus racemosus is called '' Hare-bell Hyacinth." Hav, Avevia sativa, L. Halliwell says this is the Devonshire pame for the spikelet of the Oat, and adds that Oats when planted are said to be haved. He refers to Eeliq. Antiq. ii. 80. I have often heard the name " oils," " ailes," or " hoyles,*' but not " havs." In Dorsetshire, however, the name seems to be stUI in use. (Britten, p. 245.) In Kent and other south-eastern counties we find Whitethorn berries called '^ H^ves," so that there is some concision between the words. (Cf. Halves.) Haw, fruit of Gratcegus Oxyacantha, L. We hear of "Hips and Haws," "Hips and Halves," and many other forms. The names are very indifferently used. Sometimes the compound expression is applied to the Whitethorn fruit alone, which at other times is called " Eglet," the fruit of the wild Rose being called by the compound term. Strictly speaking, of course, "Hips" are the fruit of the Rose, and " Haws," " Halves," or " H&ves," the fruit of the Whitethorn. These terms are sometimes applied to
 * Haw," as the name for the Oat or for the ear. I have heard