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 A GLOSaABY OF DEVONSHIRE PLANT NAMES. 43 England. (King's /Sketches and Studied^ p. 44 ; Frcucf^s Magazine^ November, 1870, pi 600; Prior, p. 176; Brand's Pop. Ant. i. 118, ueq.) (2) Yew. Equally common of old. In Plani-Lore of Shake- ispeare we have an inteiesting exceipt from an old churchwarden's account for a certain parish in Devonshire, in which, during the last century, a yew-tree is spoken of as a palm. I r^^t that I am unable to give the note in extenso. {Of. the foregoing refer- ences ; also Clavis CcUendaria, L p. 278, ^c ) Pak-oakes, Cotyledon Umbilicus, L. From the shape of the leaves. The Navel-wort bears a great variety of names in allusion to this peculiarity. {Cf. Pjsnnt-hats, Penny-pies, &c.) Parslbt Fkrn, (1) Tofiacetum vulgare, L. From the resem- blance of its leaves to parsley ; and by misappropriation of the term. (See Prior, p. 178, and compare Feather Fern, &c.) (2) Polypodium Cambricum mdgare, A beautiftd Welsh fern. Parson-and-Clerk, Arum maculatuTn, L. (See next) Parson-in-the-Pulpit, (1) Arum mcundaium, L. The Sev. J. Pulliblank says (and surely he ought to know) : '*A manifestly good analogy." I heartily endorse his expression. Not so appro- priate is the next (2) Aconitum NapeUuSy L. Probably the name of Monkshood had something to do with associating this flower with parsons ; but it is often diflicult to assign any reason for the appropriation. Parson's Noes, Orchis morio, L. At Ipplepen. Peach ^mjiAi^Campcmulaperdcifcliay L. (Britten, p. 36.) Penny Hats, Cotyledon Umbilicus^ L., or Navel-wort (See next entry.) Penny Pies, Cotyledon Umbilicus^ L. Both this name and the preceding refer, as Pan-cakes also does, to the shape of the leaf. Pennyrinkle, or Pennywinklb. Corruptions of Periwinkle. The first form is influenced by the fact that a common shell-fish is called " Einkle." One of the many instances in which an attempt is made to adapt an unintelligible word to one well-known. Pepper Cress, Lepidium saHvum, L. Usually known as Garden Cress (see Prior, p. 58 ; Britten, p. 128) ; but about Newton Abbot and Plymouth this name is employed on account of the biting nature of the salad, and to distinguish it fi^m Mustard Cress (which see), the two being usually sown together. Pepper Mint, Mentha viridis, L., a mistake which easily occurs. See, hj way of illustration, Mr. Britten's remarks on the word Mint. Me7U?ia piperita, L., is the plant usually known under this name. Peterice. a corruption of Pteris, found chiefly among half- educated gardeners, who affect the Latin names of plants. Pick-pocket, SteUaria Holostea, L. This name is more common in Somerset than Devon f but as the name of Pick-pocket" or  Rck'purse " is usually applied to the Shepherd's Purse (Capsella