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" Atjiis mar an ceiiclna loiugiieas liiram a ghiulain or u (Jpliir, agus 

 ru mhoran i\.o fhiodh almtiig.''' — (Stuart) i Kings x. ii.' 



The navy of Hiram brought in from Ophir gold and great plenty of 

 Almug trees. 



Fionnach {Naniiis stricta) — Tvom jionn^ wliite. 



Fiuran and giuran {Heradeiint spondyliuni) — Cow-parsnip. 



Fofannan min {Sonchus oleraccus) — Sow-thistle. Yorfofannan, 

 ^QQfot/ia/i/ian (page 38). 



Forr dris {Rubus rubiginosd) — Sweet-briar. 



Fuaim an t' Siorraigh [Fumaria officinalis) — Fumitory. Fuaim, 

 sound ; an f Siorraig/i, of the sheriff! Probably only a humorous 

 play on the words '^fumaria officinalis T . •. 



Furran (Qiiercns fobur) — The oak. 



Gairleach co\\2Ji6. {Erysimum alliaria) — Jack by the hedge; 

 meaning hedge garlic. 



Gairteog (Pynis mains) — Crab apple. From garg, sour, bitter. 



Gall pheasair (Z/z/Z/z/zj-)— Lupin (see page 16). 



Gall uinnseann {Pyrus aria) — Quickbeam tree. 



Gearr bochdan {Cakile mariiinia) — Sea gilly -flower. 



Glaodhran [Oxalis and Rhinanthns crista-galli) — Meaning a 

 "rattle." Dictionaries give this name to wood-sorrel; in Bread- 

 albane it is applied generally to the yellow rattle. 



Glocan {Prunns padus) — Bird-cherry. Glocan or glacan, a 

 prong or fork. 



Goirgin garaidh (Allium ursinuni) — Garlic. 



Goirmin searradh {Viola tricolor) — Pansy; heart's-ease. 



Gran arcain {Ranunculus ficaria) — Lesser celandine. Arc, a 

 cork, from its cork-like roots. 



Leamhnach {Potentilla tormentilla) — Common tormentil. 

 Name in Gaelic, meaning "tormenting,'' from which ^Weann- 

 arlach''' probably is a corruption (see page 19). 



' > {Cotyledon umbilicus) — Navel-wort. 



Lochal mothair {Veronica beccabunga) — Brook-lime. 



Lusra na geire-boirnigh {Arbutus uva-ursi) — Red bear berry, 

 the plant of bitterness. Geire, bitterness ; and boirnigk, femi- 

 nine. '^Qt ^^ ineacan easa fiorine^ 



Lus na meala mor {Malva sylvestris) — The common mallow. 



Lus mor. Also applied to Verbascum t/iapsus, Mullein, as 

 well as to the foxglove {Digitalis). 



Lus ros {Geranium Robert ianum) — Herb Robert ; crane's-bill ; 

 the rose-wort. 



