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plained myself more fully. Several changes have 

 been made in this article from my remarks in 

 Science-Gossip of last October as more correct ; 

 for instance, I have given restharrow as Ononis 

 spinosa (Lin.) rather than Arvensis following as I 

 have done this time the ninth edition of the 

 London Catalogue of British Plants. These are 

 most of the points I need refer to. I have followed 

 the London Catalogue so far as I could in my 

 classification, and my material has been gleaned 

 from old books (excluding the Cybele Hibernica) 

 and from the Irish people themselves. 



PHANEROGAMS. 

 Ranunculaceae. 



Nead cailleac. nead means " a nest " ; cailleac, 

 "an old woman" or "nun." Therefore "nun's nest." 

 Anemone nemorosa. wood anemone. 



Fearban, " sparkling grass." Balrgin, " a 

 begotten son." Ranunculus repens. creeping 

 crowfoot. 



Flean uisce. Neal uisge, "river ecstasy." 

 Snaite baite, " drowned threads." Leananac, 

 *'favourite"(?). Lionan aban, "a very river snare." 

 Ranunculus heterophyllus. water crowfoot. 



Foloscain. word also means "tadpole." Gruag 

 Muire. gruag, " hair of the head." " Mary's 

 locks." Ranunculus auricomus. goldilocks. 



Toracasbiadain. Ranunculus scleratus. celery- 

 leaved crowfoot. 



Tuile talmuix. tuile, " a flood, rain " ; talman, 

 " earth." Fearban. Ranunculus acris and R. oul- 

 bosus. butter-flower, buttercup, or gold cup. 



Glaisleux, " green grief." Laisair leaxa. 

 lasair, "aflame"; leana, "a meadow." "meadow 

 flame" or "meadow gold." Lonaig, "jester." 

 Rammculus fammula. lesser spear-wort. 



Grain aigein. grain, "loathing." Aigein, re- 

 lated to adan, also " a cauldron." " loathing 

 cauldron." Searraig. Granarcain, modification 

 of Grain aigein. Laca, " a duck." Ranunculus 

 ficaria. pilewort. 



Plubairsix. Bearxan Beiltixe. bearna, " a 

 gap"; Bealtaixe, "a little sun," "May flower." 

 Lus buide Bealtaine. "yellow May flower." 

 Ltrs Mairi, " Mary's plant." Calth-a palustris. 

 meadow bouts. 



Crtjba lusix, "the little bird's-claw flower." 

 Lusan colam, " the little dove herb." Aquilegia 

 vulgaris. Columbine. 



Fuat A madaid. f uat, " hatred " ; madad, " a 

 dog " ; with allaid added, " a wolf." Hence "wolf's 

 bane." Aconitum napellus. wolf's bane. 



Nymphaeaceae. 



Duilleog baite buide. Duilleog is " a little 

 leaf " ; baite, "drowned." " drowned yellow leaflet." 

 Caban aban, " river cup." Liac logar, " hollow 

 spoon." Nympliaea lutea. yellow water-lily. 



Duilleog baite ban, "drowned white leaf." 



Liaglogar. liag, "a blade of an oar"; loga, 

 " splendid." " splendid blade." Nympliaea alba. 

 white water-lily. 



Papaveraceae. 



Beilbag. " prince " or " virtue of the month." 

 Blat na mbodaig. Canleac dearg, "red moth*s 

 cheek." Coccipoide. 1 possibly derived from 

 kokkos, coccum, Lat. for scarlet. Paipin ruad. 

 ruad, " red." " red poppy." Papaver rhoeas. corn 

 rose, headwark. 



Collaidin. collaim, "I sleep." Heb. cholom, 

 " a dream." Paipin. Papaver somniferum. white 

 poppy. 



Ceaxruad or Laca ceaxruad. ceanruad, " red 

 chief." Chelidonium majus. celandine. 



FUMARIACEAE. 



Dearag talman. " earth sadness," suggestive 

 of "all ends in smoke." Fuaix A tsorraig. 

 Caman scarraig. scaraim, " I unfold " ; caman, 

 " common." Fumaria officinalis, fumitory. 



Cruciperae. 



Amaraic. Biolar traga or Traigbiolar. 

 "shore cresses." Coclilearia officinalis, scrooby 

 grass. 



Biorar or Biolar. " cresses." Bior-fier. 

 Bior, "edge of water"; fear, "grass." "brink 

 grasses." Nasturtium officinale, water cresses. 



Gleoran. "jollity." Billar or Biolar gria- 

 GAN. grian, "lake." " lake-side cresses." Carda- 

 mine pratensis. lady's smock. 



Mael isa garb raiteac. Sisymbrium officinale 

 hedge mustard. 



Fineal MUIRE. " virgin's fennel." Sisymbrium 

 sapliia. flixweed. 



Garabog. Gas na conacta. gas, " stalk, 

 stem." Heb. geza. " the Connaught herb." 

 Praiseac garb, "rough pottage." Brassica 

 sinapistrum. chadlock, charlock. 



Cal, " kail." Cadal. Colubairt. " cole- 

 wort." Praiseac buide, " yellow pottage." 

 Brassica oleracea. wild cabbage. 



Lus na pola. fola, " garment " ; lus, " a plant " 

 or "herb." Lus A sparain. sparain, "a purse, 

 pouch." Sraidin, " a lane.'' Bursa bursa-pastoris. 

 shepherd's pouch. 



Praiseac fiad. fiad, "food, meat." Hence 

 " pottage meat." Praiseac na ccaorac. ccaorac, 

 " sheepy," from caor, " sheep." " sheep's food." 

 Thlaspi arvense. penny cress, treacle-mustard. 



Meacan ragum. rag, "wrinkled, stiff"; meacan, 

 " a tap root." Raplianus rajriianistrum. wild 

 radish. 



Meacan ragum uisce. uisce, "water, river." 

 RapJtamts maritimus. water radish. 



Praiseac or Raiteac traga. raiteac, " pride" ; 

 but it may be derived from rait, " fern " or 

 " brake." Hence " shore pride " or " shore brake,' 

 and " shore meat." Crambe maritima. Seakale. 



