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I in SI I PLANT NAMES, 

 By John 11. Barbour, M.B. 



i Continued from pag> B3.) 

 TlLIACEAE. 



Teile. Teileag. Tilia vulga/i-ls. Lime or linden, 

 Lineae. 



Caolac. caol, "slender, subtle." Caol mios- 

 acan. Miosacan means "fairy flax." "slender 

 fairy flax." Lion a mban sick, lion, "flax"; 

 mban, " hand " = " flax lit for fairy hands." 

 .MitisAC. See above, mios, month. CEOLAG. 

 Linum catharticum. purging flax. 



LlN. Linum usitatissimum. common flax. 



Geraniaceae. 



Biad-ur-eunain. biad, "food"; eun, "fowl, 

 bird " ; ur, " first, best." " best bird's meat." 

 BlLLEOG xa xku.v. Billeog, syn. Duilleog, " leaflet" 

 = '• eve-closing leaflet." Samad coille. Sama 

 pearna. Sama, '■' sorrel " ; coille, " sylvan " ; fearn, 

 "pleasant" = " sylvan or pleasant sorrel." Seam- 

 sog or Seamrog. Oxalis acetosella. wood sorrel, 

 coocoo sorrel (King's and Queen's Co.). 



Creactac, " brushwood." RlAN RIG, " road spy." 

 Earbull rig. earbull, " tail " ; rig, " royal." Rial 

 cuil, •' road fly." Rigean rig. Riagal cul. 

 RlGEAL cuil. (These appear to be all corruptions 

 of other forms, and meanings are suggested by 

 those given above.) Rianroige. Ruidel. Reilge. 

 reilge is gen. of reileasg, " a church " or " church- 

 yard." Geranium robertianvm. Herb Robert. I 

 am inclined to think that more than one species is 

 called by these Irish names, but any plants sent to 

 me from different parts of the countty have been 

 this species. 



Ilicineae. 



Cran cuilin. cuilean cuil, "wicked" = "W. 

 celyn." Ilex aqwifolium. holly. 



Celastrineae. 



FEORAS. Oir (letter O). Euonymvs europacus. 

 spindletree. Pegtree (Queen's Co.). 



RHAMNEAE. 



Ramdroigean. droigean, "thorn-tree." Ram- 

 ragan, "stiff branch." Rliannnys catliarticvs. buck- 

 thorn. 



Sapindaceae. 



Cran ban, ban, " white." CRANFION. fion, 



"pale." FlRCRAN, fir, "white, pale." CRAN 

 BCICE. Acer pscnilo-pltildiiiiK. sycamore. 



Cran maplais. Acer campestre. common 

 maple. 



Gran geanmcu. Aeseulm hijypoeastanuvi. 

 horse-chestnut. 



Legtjminoseae. 



Aiteann. ait, "sharp." Attin. Thine, 

 "letter T." On. XJlex europaevs. whin. 



Ballan, ballan, "shell, husk." Giolcao 



sIjEIBe. giolac, "a place where bro grows" or 



" a broom." Sleib. "mountain." Ci/stisus sco- 

 'jDirius. broom. 



SREANG BOGA, or Ho., or S. TRIAIN. Sreang 

 is '-a string," "fibre*"; boga, ,- a bow"; triain, 

 " a third part " ; hence "bow strings," or " a third 

 part fibrous"). Triantaran. Ononis spinosa, Linn, 

 commock. 



Lt/sna Mealla. meala, "honey." SEAMAR 

 Capuil. capull, "horse," and seamar, "trefoil." 

 '/'/■/ 'fill in in //ritfr/tse. red clover. 



.Seamar. Seamar ban. Tri folium repens. white 

 clover. 



Feaxtog-greugac. feantog, "nettle." Greu- 

 gais, "Greek." TrUjonclla purpwrascen*. fenu- 

 greek. 



Pesseir capuil or Pis capuil. Pesseir dub. 

 Pesseir preacain. pesseir and pis, "pease"; 

 capuil, "horse"; dub, "black"; preasac, "pot- 

 tage " ; horse pease, " black pease," etc. Vida 

 saliva. Vetches. 



Pis buide. buide, "yellow." LatJiynts praten&it 



PESSEIR-TUIBE. tuibe, " straw," " thatch " ; 

 "thatch pease." Lathyrus montanus. heath- 

 pease. 



Crura eain. cruba, "claw"; ean, "bird." 

 Lotus corniculatus. bird's-foot trefoil. Crowfoot 

 (Queen's Co.). 



(To be continued.) 



The Birkbeck Institution.— This Institution, 

 which is in Bream's Buildings. Chancery Lane, audi 

 has now completed 77 years of educational work in 

 the metropolis, commences its new session on Mon- 

 day, October 1st. There are both day and evening: 

 courses of study, which comprise the various, 

 branches of Natural Science, Mathematics, classical 

 and modern Languages, Economies, Commercial 

 Subjects, Law, Mental Science, Music, and An. 

 The courses provide for the examinations of the 

 University of London in the faculties of Arts, 

 Science, and Commerce, those of the Conjoint 

 Board, Civil Service, etc. The report for the last 

 session shows that during the year 50 students 

 passed some university examination, while large 

 numbers gained successes at various public exami- 

 nations. The Institution has had many additions 

 to its appliances in recent years, and the physical. 

 chemical, and metallurgical laboratories are now 

 very thoroughly equipped. The day classes pro- 

 vide courses in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and 

 Mathematics, for the Science Degrees of London 

 University. There are also day classes in Lan- 

 guages. .Music, and Shorthand. The School of Art 

 is open both day and evening. During the rei -- 

 considerable additions and improvements have 

 been made by the aid of a gift of 2,000 guineas 

 from Mr. K. Ravenscroft, to commemorate hiscom- 

 pletion of a membership of 50 years A new read- 

 ing room, a new magazine room, and a social room 

 have been provided ; a well-appointed metallurgical 

 laboratory has also been added. 



