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115/46). This John was buried at Washing- borough 30 April, 1640. and his son William succeeded him at Heighington. but sold his lands there en a ninety-nine years' lease, in 1651. to one Humphrey Powell, and was buried at Washingborough 31 Dec., 1670. He had a son Thomas, baptized at Washing- borough 1 June, 1645. The members of this family owned real estate, and were Univer- sity men and lawyers, so that it is doubtful whether any of their descendants could become such skilful workers in wood in two or three generations, besides the fact that this family had moved to Lincolnshire. In 1908 1 wrote an account of this Chipping- dale family from 1579 for ' The Pedigree Register ' (vol. i. pp. 98-100), but was unable to carry it further than the last- named Thomas, born in 1645. The will of George Chippingdale of Lincoln in 1579 (from which it started) showed that the family came originally from Skipton-in- Craven, and were next at Lincoln, whence they went to Leicester. They then went to Blackenhall, and finally to Heighington in co. Lincoln. It is therefore, in my opinion, improbable that any of this family were Ancestors of the cabinet-maker.

W. H. CHIPPINDALL, Col.

HISTORY OF CHURCHES IN SITU (11 S. vi. 428, 517). I can recall the following, seen within the last twelve years. In cases where leaflets or pamphlets are mentioned it does not necessarily follow that these are etill provided.

Newbury, Berks. History of building illuminated and framed : hung at west end of church.

Chaddleworth, Berks. Written descrip- tion of church in the porch.

Great Yarmouth (St. Nicholas' ). In 1900 there was a supply of four -page leaflets, with skeleton plan and description of building.

Darlington. Architectural description of church, by Mr. J. P. Pritchett (from a pamphlet reprinted from Jour. Brit. Archseol. Assoc., 1886) ; framed and hung in nave.

Norton - on - Tees. Written history and description hung up in the church.

Pittington, co. Durham. Written history

d description hung up in the church.

Chester (St. John's). Architectural and historical description of church, mounted on cards for visitors.

Ormskirk, Lanes. Supply of leaflets de- scribing building.

Aughton, Lanes. Printed description, framed and hung in porch.

Wigan, Lanes. Supply of leaflets describ- ing church.

Middleton, Lanes. A booklet (price 2d.), by the late Canon Cleworth, is supplied. Purchasers put money in a box provided for that purpose.

Warton, Lanes. A plan of the church, coloured according to periods of building, hangs at west end.

Birtsmorton, Worcestershire. Single copy of a pamphlet on church and manor pro- vided for use of visitors.

The value of these leaflets and descriptions naturally differs, and some of the statements made in them may be open to question.

F. H. C.

"APIUM" (11 S. vi. 489). The word " celery " is, no doubt, apt to suggest the highly cultivated variety, so that in a victor's wreath it may seem ludicrous, and remind us of the revellers in the .parody, who crowned themselves with rare mustard and cress from the salad-bowl. But is celery, after all, so far removed from its near relation, parsley ?

Here is what may be found in two of the latest books of reference :

(t , parsley, Petroselimun aativum." Dr. H. B. Tristram in 'A Companion to Greek Studies,' ed. by Leonard Whibley, Cambridge, 1905, section 'Flora,' p. 39, 60.

" Celery (apium), a semi-aquatic native plant, im- proved by cultivation. The Romans only grew it for its foliage, used in garlands, 'nectendis apium coronis,' Hor. ['Odes/ IV. xi. 3]. Columella says, ' praecipue aqua laetatur, et ideo secundum t'ontem commodissime ponitur ' [xi. 3, 33]." Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer in ' A Companion to Latin Studies,' ed. by J. E. Sandys, Cambridge, 1910, section ' Flora,' p. 80.

The question of the exact English equiva- lent for the apium and crkkivov of the ancients belongs not so much to scholar- ship as to local and historical botany.

EDWARD BENSLY.

The Romans named parsley apium, either because their bee (apis) was specially fond of the herb, or from apex (the head of a conqueror, who was crowned with it). Apium is also said to be derived from the Celtic apon (water), related to Sansk. apya (that which grows in water), Fr. ache, Ger. Eppich, It. appio, Sp. apio. The ancient name of parsley, of which the elery is a variety. The parsleys are botanically named Selinon, and by some verbal accident through the middle letter n in this word being changed into r, making it seliron. or in the Italian celeri our celery (which is parsley) obtained its title