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juice with milk so as to make it an innocent and safe 

 application to remove freckles and sunburns. W. 



D. anglica, Huds. Long-leaved sundew. Bogs near 

 Loch Colla; rare. July. 



D. longifolia, L. Marshy ground, Bioma-mhor, 

 Machrins. August. 



HALORAGACE.E (The Mare's-tail family) 



Principally aquatic herbs. Hippuris vulgaris (Mare's-tail) 

 has been recorded from Tiree and the Outer Hebrides. 



Myriophyllum, L. 



M. spicatum, L. Water Milfoil. East Loch Fada and 

 Loch Sgoltaire. Per., August. 



M. alterniflorum, DC. Whorled Milfoil. Snathainn 

 Bhathadh, C. A much commoner plant than the preceding ; 

 at the edge of the lochs and in burns. Per., July. 



Callitriche, L. 



C. stagnalis, Scop. Water Starwort. Biolair-ioc. Abun- 

 dant in shallow waters. Formerly used as an ingredient in 

 plasters for promoting suppuration. Per., June. 



C. intermedia, Hoffm. Slow-flowing burn, Kiloran. June. 

 (C. hamulata, Kuetz. A. B.) 



G. autumnalis, L. Autumnal Starwort. Common in 

 the deeper water of the lochs. July. 



LYTHRACE^; (the Loosestrife family) 



The few British representatives of the order are herbs. 

 Some exotic species are valuable for their timber ; others 

 furnish fruit, dyes, etc. The pomegranate (Gran-Abhal) is 

 mentioned in Deuteronomy as one of the products of 

 Palestine. 



