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I've been asked by someone doing some research what "Robin Run In the Hole" -
clearly from a the context a wildflower - might have been ?

Does anyone know of any sources for this sort of infomation ?

John Crellin
Thu Jul 2, 2009 5:07 pm

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I've been asked by someone doing some research what "Robin Run In the Hole" - clearly from a the context a wildflower - might have been ? Does anyone know of... 		John Crellin
johnrcrellin
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5:07 pm

Grigson's 'An Englishman's Flora' which I've always regarded as pretty comprehensive on old names for plants, doesn't have that name, but does have...
Malcolm Ogilvie
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9:20 pm

Subject: [UKBotany] Victorian wild flower name Geoffrey Grigson's The Englishman's Flora (J.M. Dent, 1955) is the best starting point for researching English...
David Bevan
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The Englishman's Flora by Geoffrey Grigson. Ruth ... From: John Crellin To: UKBotany@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:07 PM Subject: [UKBotany]...
Ruth Dawes
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Thanks all - I will certainly try to get a copy of Grigson...
John Crellin
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Asked a local history friend but all I have had from him so far is; "Nothing in the Rev. C.A. Johns classic 'Flowers of the Field'" Phil ... From: John Crellin...
Phil Luke
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Maybe something in Flora Brittanica? have you tried Googling the name? Colin Jacobs. Professional Writer, Naturalist and Photographer. Beccles Suffolk. V.C...
Colin Jacobs
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It's not indexed in Flora Britannica. Malcolm In message <375913.99277.qm@...>, Colin Jacobs <benacre2001@...> writes ... -- ...
Malcolm Ogilvie
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A google search brings up this reference in The Welchmans Last Petition of 1642 http://eebo.cica.es/datos1/web.e0002/115954/index.pdf The reference is on the...
Hatton, Keith
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Thanks again for all replies and this one has taught me something new about Google. Time was when the words being in the order typed without break would bring...
John Crellin
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Hi Malcolm and thanks I am glad my Google idea proved a winner. Colin Jacobs. Professional Writer, Naturalist and Photographer. Now doing beginners Wildlife...
Colin Jacobs
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Recently had another opinion from a local historian re. your query. He reckons the name is earlier than Victorian, more likely mediaeval, also that it is a...
Phil Luke
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11:42 am

Maybe it belongs to Arum maculatum! Colin Jacobs. Professional Writer, Naturalist and Photographer. Now doing beginners Wildlife Tours in Suffolk and Norfolk. ...
Colin Jacobs
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