ylofer"--a horse, a golden spur,
or a clove gilliflower.

PIG-NUTS.

_Caliban._

I prythee let me bring thee where Crabs grow;
And I with my long nails will dig thee Pig-nuts.

_Tempest_, act ii, sc. 2 (171).

Pig-nuts or Earth-nuts are the tuberous roots of Conopodium denudatum
(_Bunium flexuosum_), a common weed in old upland pastures; it is found
also in woods. This root is really of a pleasant flavour when first
eaten, but leaves an unpleasant taste in the mouth. It is said to be
much improved by roasting, and to be then quite equal to Chestnuts. Yet
it is not much prized in England except by pigs and children, who do not
mind the trouble of digging for it. But the root lies deep, and the
stalk above it is very brittle, and "when the little 'howker' breaks the
white shank he at once desists from his attempt to reach the root, for
he believes that it will elude his search by sinking deeper and deeper
into the ground" (Johnston). I have never heard of its being cultivated
in England, but it is cultivated in some European countries, and much
prized as a wholesome and palatable root.

PINE.

(1) _Prospero._

She did confine thee,

* * * * *

Into a cloven Pine;

* * * * *

It was mine art,
When I arrived and heard thee, that made gape
The Pine and let thee out.

_Tempest_, act i, sc. 2 (273).

(2) _Suffolk._

Thus droops this lofty Pine and hangs his sprays.

_2nd Henry VI_, act ii, sc. 3 (45).

(3) _Prospero._

And by the spurs plucked up
The Pine and Cedar.

_Tempest_, act v, sc. 1 (47).

(4) _Agamemnon._

As knots, by the conflux of meeting sap,
Infect the sound Pine and divert his grain
Tortive and errant from his course of growth.

_Troilus and Cressida_, act i, sc. 3 (7).

(5) _Antony._

Where yonder Pine does stand
I shall discover all.

* * * * *

This Pine is bark'd
That overtopped them all.

_Antony and Cleopatra_, act iv, sc. 12 (23).

(6) _Belarius._

As the rudest wind
Th