The Scottish Naturalist. 167 



Persia. 



( Lilacs, though apparently uninjur- 

 ed from the effects of the win- 

 ter, and flowering well, have 



o . , • suffered much from the cold 



157. Syruiga vulgaris. . . ^ . . ■,• ^ 



->' -^ <=> o J ^ wet summer commg mimediate- 



ly after it, especially the white 

 varieties, which in many in- 

 stances have been killed. 

 ,, persica, Uninjured. 



( 7i? be continued. ) 



THE GAELIC NAMES OF PLANTS. 

 By JOHN CAMERON. 



{Coiitimicd from p. 124.) 



Nasturtium officinalis — Water-cress. Gaelic, biolair, a dainty, 

 or that which causes the nose to smart, hence agreeing with 

 nasturtiian (Latin : nasus, the nose, and tortus^ tormented). Dur- 

 lus, — dur, water, and lus, plant. Dobhar-lus., — dobhar, water. 

 Welsh : berwyr dwfr, water-cress. The Gaelic and Irish bards 

 used these names indefinitely for all cresses. 



" Sa bhiolair luidneach, shliom-chluasach. 

 Glas, chruinn-cheannach, chaoin ghorm-nealach ; 

 Is i fas glan, uchd-ard, gilmeineach, 

 Fuidh baiT geal iomlan, sonraichte." — M'Intyre. 

 Its drooping, smooth, green, round-leaved water-cress growing so radiantly, 

 breast-high, trimly; under its remarkably perfect white flower. 

 '^ Dobhmch bhallach mhin." — M'Intyre. 

 Smooth-spotted water-cress. 



Barbarea vulgaris — Winter cress. Gaelic and Irish : treabh- 

 ach, — treabh, a tribe, tillage; or from traigh, the sea -shore, 

 strand. 



Sisymbrium sophia — Flixweed. Gaelic : JiJieal Mhuire^ the 

 Virgin Mary's fennel. Welsh : piblys, pipe-weed. 



Erysimum alliaria — Garlic mustard, Sauce-alone. Gaelic : 

 garbhraitheach, rough, threatening. Irish : gairelach collaid ; 

 gairleaz, garlic, and collaid, hedge garlic. Bo-coinneal., cow 

 candle. 



Cheiranthus Cheirii — Wallflower, gilly-flower. Gaelic : lus leth 

 an samhraidh^ half the summer plant. Irish : the same. Welsh : 

 bloden gorphenaf, July flower or gilly-flower. Wedgwood says 

 gilly-flower is from the French girqflee. 



