The Flora of Glamorgan. 5 



In addition, the Herbals in Williams' " Faunula Grustensis," 

 1830 ; " Geirlyfr Caerfallwch," 1850 ; and " Gaelic Names of 

 Plants," by Cameron, 1883, have been collated. 



The number of ancient Cymric names of plants is small ; 

 as in all other languages they are confined to those economically 

 useful or medicinal. During the Norman period some were added. 

 Following upon the Renaissance many names were imported 

 from English, and perhaps Dutch, sources. In recent Welsh 

 Herbals, very many names are simply translated from English 

 works ; a large proportion of these are not here inserted. A 

 few local names are added. 



During the period covered by the works above-named, changes 

 have taken place in Welsh orthography. Names are given as 

 they occur in the lists quoted from." 



The second line is intended to express the general distribution 

 and type of habitat by the use of as few words as possible. In 

 general, four words must suffice. The first of these, chosen 

 from the following three — common, local, rare — is used to 

 indicate the frequency of habitats, or places where the species 

 may be found. The second, chosen from the following three — 

 abundant, frequent, scarce — is used to indicate the frequency of 

 the occurrence of individuals in the habitats. The third, 

 chosen from Watson's well-known terms — native, denizen, 

 colonist, alien—shows, what claim the species has to 

 inclusion in the Flora, and gives its status. The fourth, 

 adopted from Watson's Cybele Britannica, Vol. I., pp. 65, 66, 

 — septal, sylvestral, &c. — sufficiently describes the kind of habitat 

 in which the species normally occurs. 



Many objections can be urged against this abbreviated 

 method of record, and especially against the terms actually 

 selected. The new oecological nomenclature is scarcely an 

 improvement on that of Watson. A more elaborate system 

 would perhaps have served better, however, had the County 

 been more systematically worked. 



The third paragraph is reserved for the detailed distribution 

 or local records, and for special notes on points of interest. 



