seamar b/iàn, the fair gentle one (see Oxa/i's) ; written also sameir, 

 sio?nrag, seamrag, seamrog. Wood-sorrel and clover are often con- 

 founded, but seamar bhàn is invariable for white clover, and for 

 Trifolium procumbens, hop trefoil, samhrag bhuidhc^ yellow 

 clover. 



" Gach saitneir neonean 's masag." — M 'Donald. 

 Every clover, daisy, and berry. 



"An t-seamrag mxiQ 's barr-gheal gruag, 

 A's buidheann chuachach neoinein." — M'Lachuinn. 

 The green white-headed clover. 

 The yellow-cupped daisy. 



The badge of Clan Sinclair. 



T. pratense — Red clover. Gaelic : seamar chapuíll^ the mare's 

 clover. CapiiU, from Greek KaySaAX-/;?, a work-horse. Latin : 

 caballiis, a horse. Tri-bilean, trefoil, three -leaved. Welsh: 

 tairdaien, the same meaning. Meillonem, honey wort, from mel, 

 honey. Gaelic : sùgag, Scotch sookie, the bloom of clover, so 

 called because it contains honey, and children suck it, 



T. minus — Small yellow clover. Gaelic : seangau, small, 

 slender. 



T. arvense — Hare's-foot clover. Gaelic : cas maidhiche (Arm- 

 strong), hare's foot. 



Lotus corniculata — Bird's-foot trefoil. Gaelic : barra miiis- 



lean, — barra, top or flower ; mislean, anything that springs or 



grows. 



" Glacag w/i/i-iiwrtf/?."— Macfarlane. 



A grassy dell. 



Anthyllis vulneraria — Kidney vetch, or Lady's Fingers. 

 Gaelic : mcoir Mhuire, Mary's fingers ; cas an uai?i, lamb's foot. 



Vicia^ sativa — Vetch. Gaelic and Irish : fiatghal, nutritious 

 (from \x\u\fiadh, now written biadh, food) ; peasair fiadhain, wild 

 pease ; peasair chapuill, mares' pease. Welsh : idhys, edible 

 pease. Irish : pis fcadhain, wild pease ; pis dubh, black peas. 



v. cracca — Tufted vetch. Gaelic : pesair nan Inch, mice 

 pease ; /d-i-iz/r (Latin, pisiim ; Welsh, /_ví; French, pois, pease), 

 are all from the Celtic root pis, a pea. 



V. sepium — Bush vetch. Gaelic : peasair nam prcas, the bush 

 peas. 



LathyTus pratensis — Yellow vetchling. Gaelic : peasair 

 bhuidhe, yellow peas. Irish : pis b/iindhe, yellow peas. 



1 Vicia (from givig, Celtic, whence Greek fiiKiov, Latin 7-ida, French vesce, 

 English i'í'/í-/^.— Loudon. 



