Vitis vinifera — Vine. Gaelic : cranii Jiofia, fio7ian. Irish : 

 fion, wine. Greek : foiv-ov. Latin : vin-uin. Fioii dearc, a grape. 



Geraniace^.. 



(From Greek yepavog, geranos, a crane. The long beak that ter- 

 minates the carpel resembles the bill of a crane ; English : crane- 

 bill. Gaelic : C7'ol) priachain (Armstrong), the claw of any 

 rapacious bird.) Lus-gnd-ghorm. (M'Kenzie.) Evergreen plant. 



Geranium Robertianum — Herb Robert. Gaelic and Irish : 

 righeal cuil {kom righe, reproof, and cuiljUy, gnat, insect), the fly 

 reprover. Riaghal cidl, also rial chuil^ that which rules insects ; 

 Earbull righ {earbidl^ a tail). 



" Insects are said to avoid it." — Don, 



Ruidel, the red-haired. Liis an Eallan, the cancer weed. 

 Righeal righ. Irish : righean righ, that which reproves a king 

 (righ, a king), on account of its strong disagreeable smell. 

 Welsh : troedrydd^ redfoot. Llysie Robert, herb Robert. 



G. sanguineum — Bloody cranesbill. Gaelic : creachlach dearg, 

 the red wound - healer {creach, a wound). Gerajiium Roberti- 

 anum and Gera7iium sangui^ieum have been and are held in 

 great repute by the Highlanders, on account of their astringent 

 and vulnerary properties. 



OXALIDACE^. 



(From Greek o^vs, oxys, acid, from the acid taste of the leaves.) 



Oxalis acetosella— Wood-sorrel. Gaelic : samh, shelter. It 

 grows in sheltered spots. Also the name given to its capsules. 

 Also summer. It may simply be the summer flower. 



*' Aig itheach saimh,^' eating sorrel. 



Seamrag. Irish : seami'og (shamrock) {seam, mild and gentle), 

 little gentle one. Referring to its appearance. 



" 'L.Q-seami'agaji 's le neonainean, 



'S'gach lus a dh'fheudain ainmeachadh 



Cuir anbharra dhreach boidhchead air." — M'Intyre. 



With wood-sorrel and with daisies, 



And plants that I could name, 



Giving the place a most lieautiful appearance. 



Surag, the sour one ; Scotch : sourock (from the Armoric sur, 

 Teutonic stier, sour). Welsh : surafi y gog, cuckoo's sorrel. 



