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confounded with canach^ the bog-cotton.) It means any fra- 

 grant shrub, pretty, beautiful, mild, soft. 



Caorag leana {Lychnis flos-aiculi) — Ragged robin. Caorag, a 

 spark ; and leana, a marsh. 



Caor con ( Vibimium opiilus) — Dogberry. Caor, a berry ; con, 

 dog. 



Cerrucan {Danciis carota and Shwi sisartnn) — Skirrets. Name 

 applied to the roots of these and the next plant. 



Curran earraich l^Potentilla ansei'ina) — Silver - weed ; wild 

 skirret (page 19). 



" Mil fo thalamh, cuirain Earraich." 

 Underground honey, spring carrots. 



"Exceptional luxuries. The spring carrot is the root of the 

 silver-weed." — Sheriff Nicolson. 



Coirean coilleach {LycJniis diurna) (page 8). 



Collaidin "ban {Fapaver) — White poppy (page 4). 



Corran lin (Spergula arvensis) — Spurrey. 



Cuirinin {Nymphcea) — Water-hly. 



Daileag {Phoejiix dadylifei-a) — The date-tree. 



Dearag thalmhainn i^Fnmaria officinalis) — Fumitory. From 

 dearg, red ; thalamh, earth, ground. 



Dearcan dubh {Ribes nigrum) — Black currants. For dearc see 

 page 45. 



Deochdan dearg {Trifoliicm pratense) — Red clover. 



Driuch na muine {Drosera rotiindifolia) — Sun-dew. Driiich, 

 dew; and na muine of the hill. 



Dun, lus {Scrophula?-ia nodosa) — Figwort, the high plant. 

 According to Bede dun means a height in the ancient British 

 language ; hence the terminations of names of towns, don and toji. 



Eabh (yPopulus tf-emula) — Aspen. The Gaelic for Eve. 



Eanach {Nardus stricta). 



Easdradh {Filices) — Ferns. 



Eidheann mu chrann {Hedera helix) — The ivy (page 28). 



" Gach fiodh 's a' cboille 

 Ach eidheann mu chrann a's fiodhagacli. " 



Every tree in the wood 



Except 17^ and bird-cherry tree. 



Feathlog fa chrann [Lonicera periclymennm) (page 34). 

 Fib {Vacciniujn vitis idoea) — Whortleberry. 

 Pineal gkreugach {Trigonella) — Greek fennel. 

 Fiodh almug {Santalum album) — Sandal-wood. 



