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01-03-2006, 03:41 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 1/3/06 12:56, in article , "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

June Hughes wrote:
[...]
My dog has killed off my bear's breeches, which is a shame. [...]

This caught my attention (among the wise remarks on a subject I don't
get embroiled in, thank you!). I like English names, though like most
people I seem to use them less and less. But this may be the first time
I've seen this one, Bear's Breech[es], used on its own rather than
alongside the Latin _Acanthus_. Does anybody know how this curious name
arose?
I think the name Bear's Breeches comes from the furry appearance that makes
it look like bears' haunches. I'm happy to say I've never been close enough
to a bear to verify that!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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