an dia'Icasi^^ the mother of the dulse, as if the dulse had sprung 

 from it. 



Corallina officinalis. — Gaelic : coireall (M'Alpine). Latin : 

 coralliuiii, coral. Liuean. It was used as a vermifuge. 



Polysiphonia fastigiata. A tuft of this sea-weed was sent to 

 me with the (iaelic name Fraoch tnàra, sea -heather, written 

 thereon. 



Hemanthalia lorea. — The cup-shaped frond from which the 

 long thongs spring is called aiomlach, or iomleach {ioni/eag, the 

 navel), from the resemblance of the cup-shaped disc to the 

 navel. Dr Neill mentions that in the north of Scotland a kind 

 of sauce for fish or fowl, resembling ketchup, is made from the 

 cup-like or fungus-like fronds of this sea-weed. 



Halydris siliquosa. — Gaelic: roineach j/ihanx, the sea -fern. 

 (In the Isle of Skye.) 



Chorda filum — Sea-laces. In Shetland, Lucky Minny's lines ; 

 Ayrshire, dead men's ropes. Gaelic : gtlle mii leann (or mu 

 Don), — gille, a young man, a servant ; lion, a net. Lightfoot 

 mentions that the stalks acquire such toughness as to be used 

 for fishing lines, and they were probably also used in the manu- 

 facture of nets. At all events it is a great obstacle when trawl- 

 ing with nets, as it forms extensive sea-meadows of long cords 

 floating in every direction. In some parts langadair is given to 

 a "sea-weed, by far the longest one." This one is frequently 

 from twenty to forty feet in length. 



Sargassum vulgare (or bacciferum)— Sea-grapes. Gaelic : iur- 

 iisgar (sometimes written tn/sgar, from fnis, gather), from turns, 

 a journey. This weed is frequently washed by the Gulf Stream 

 across the great Atlantic, with beans, nuts, and seeds, and cast 

 upon the Avestern shores. These are carefully gathered, preserv- 

 ed, and often worn as charms. They are called nibhcan sithein, 

 fairy eggs, and it is believed that they will ward off evil-disposed 

 fairies. The nuts are called cnofhan-spninge, and most frequently 

 are Dolichas nrens and Mimosa scandens. To CalUthamnion 

 Plocaniium, &c., and various small red sea- weeds, such as adorn 

 ladies' albums, the Gaelic name stnhcan is applied. 



Confervse, such as Enteromorpha and Cladophora. Gaelic 

 and Irish : lianach or linnearach {linne, a pool). Martin de- 

 scribes a plant under the name of linarich — "a very thin, small, 

 green plant, about eight, ten, or twelve inches in length ; it grows 

 on stones, shells, and on the bare sands. This plant is applied 

 plasterwise to the forehead and temples to procure sleep for 



