Pionnach {Nai-Jus strida) — Yxom fioiin^ wliite. 



Fiuran and giuran {Heradeiiin spoiidyUinii) — Cow-parsnip. 



Fofannan min [Sondius ola'accits) — Sow-thistle. Yox fofaunaii, 

 i^tit fof/ia/uian (page 38). 



Forr dris {Rubus rubigiuosa) — Sweet-briar. 



Fuaim an t' Siorraigh {Fuinaria offidnalis) — Fumitory. Fiiaiiii, 

 sound ; an f Siorraigh, of the sheritT! Probably only a humorous 

 l)lay on the words '■'fiimaria officinalis ^ ^ .-m 



Furran {Qucrciis robi/r) — The oak. 



Gairleach coUaid {Erysiuuuii alliaria) — Jack by tlie hedge ; 

 meaning hedge garlic. 



G-airteog {Pyrns i/ialus) — Crab-apple. From garg, sour, bitter. 



Gall pheasair {Li/pi/n/s) — Lupin (see page 16). 



Gall uinnseann (Pyz-z/s aria) — Quickbeam tree. 



Gearr bochdan {Cakik mariiiiiia) — Sea gillyflower. 



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

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

 albane it is applied generally to the yellow rattle. 



Glocan {Primus fadus) — Bird-cherry. Glocan or glaia/i, a 

 prong or fork. 



Goirgin garaidh {Allimn ///•-»■////////)— Garlic. 



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



Gran arcain {Kaìiiinculìis Jicaria) — Lesser celandine. Arc, a 

 cork, from its cork-like roots. 



Leamhnach {Pottntilla tornicntilla) — Common tormentil. 

 Name in Gaelic, meaning "tormenting," from which '■Wcauii- 

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



'. \ iCofylcdoii uuibilici/s) — Navel-wort. 

 Loan cat j 



Lochal mothair ( Veronica beccabiinga) — Brook-lime. 



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

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

 nine. See '■'■ nicacan casa Jiorine." 



Lus na meala mor {Mah-a sykrstris) — The common mallow. 



Lus mor. Also applied to Vcrbascuni thapsus, Mullein, as 

 well as to the foxglove {Digitalis). 



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

 the rose-wort. 



