Lus an lonaidh {Angf/iai syh'fslris) — Wood angelica. Lon- 

 aidh is the piston or handle of the churn. The umbelliferous 

 flower has much the appearance of that implement. The com- 

 mon name in Breadalbane (see page 31). 



Lus an t' seann duine — The old man's plant. Name given in 

 some places to " southernwood," Artemisia abrofa/iinn. 



Lus na seabhag — Hawkueed. 



Meacan easa beanine {Pceo/iia) — Female paeony. 



Meacan easa fiorine {Fieo/iiiì)~ìsld.\e paeony. Old botanists 

 used to distinguish between two varieties of this plant, and named 

 them male and female. This was a mere fanciful distinction, 

 and had no reference to the real functions of the stamens and 

 pistils of plants ; but yet there existed a vague idea, from time 

 immemorial, that fecundation was in some degree analogous to 

 sexual relationship, as in animals — hence such allusions as 

 " Tai-b/i, coille" " Dair na coille" (see page 68). 



Meilise {Sisymbriu^n officinale) — Hedge mustard. 



Neandog chaoch {Lamiiim) — Dead nettle ; blind nettle. 



Onn. Some authorities give this name to Ulex europcea, as well 

 as to Eiioiiyiiiiis. Welsh, chwyn — hence Scotch and English u<hiii. 



Pea^air tuilbh {Orobiis tuberosns) — Bitter vetch. 



Ponair churraigh {Mcuyauthes) — Marsh trefoil, meaning the 

 marsh-bean, bog-bean. 



Pis phreachain ( Vicia sativa) — Pis =^ peas. FrcacJian, a ravenous 

 bird. 



Raibhe ( Raphaniis) — Radish. 



Ramasg — Applied to various species of Fiici, from ram, a 

 branch, an oar = oar-weed. 



Reagha maighe, I / 1 ■ • / a \ w- \ 1 



.„ . , } {oaiuciiia t'liropcei/s) — \\ ood-samcle. 



Reagaim and raema j 



Reilige, reilteag {Gei-anium Robaiiauum) — From reil or rciil, 

 a star. 



Rian roighe {Geranium Robertianum) — Crane's-bill. 



Ros mall {Ait/um rosea) — Hollyhock. 



Rotheach tragha {Crambe marititna) — Seakale. 



Searbhan muic {Cic/iorium endiva) — Endive. 



Seircean mor (Arctium lappa)— Bmaock. 



Send {Hypericum). 



Sibhin {Scirpus lacnstris)—V>v\x\\%\\. 



Siode, lus {Lychnis flos-ciiculi) — Ragged Robin ; meaning the 

 silk- weed, from its silken petals. 



Son duileag (Lapsana communis) — Nij>ple-wort. Son, good ; 

 duiieaL!', a leaf. 



