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SCIENCE- G OSSIP. 



heile. eile, " prayer," " adoration " ; glas, " green." 

 Ajuga reptans. bugle. 



Chexopodiaceae. 



Elefleog. ele, " vile " ; nig, " weed." Cheno- 

 podium vulvaria. goosefoot. 



Praiseac bratair, ■• brother's pottage." C. 

 bonus-henricus. all-good. 



Praiseac glas. "green pottage." C. ficifolium. 

 fig-leaved goosefoot. 



Praiseac xa balla. " wall pottage." C. 

 murale. wall goosefoot. 



Praiseac fiadaix. "wild meat." C. allium. 

 white goosefoot. 



Ax luib Biatas. luib, "herb"; biatas, "sea- 

 beet." Beta maritima. sea-beet. 



Praiseac xa mara. mara from inuir, " sea." 

 Salicorrda Iterbacea. marsh samphire. 



Ceatrama or Ceatrama caorac. ceatrama, 

 "the fourth"; caora, "sheep." Praiseac mix. 

 "tender pottage." Luaix GRIOLLOG. luain, " loins " ; 

 " fowl's loins." Atriplex Itastata. lamb's-quarters. 

 fat hen. wild orache. 



Loraxthaceae. 

 Guls. viscous. Yiscum album, mistletoe. 



EUPHORBIACEAE. 



Gear xeim. gear, som, " sharp " ; neim, 

 " poison," " stain." Lusax leas-aid. leas, 

 leasac, "blister," "blistered"; "blistering plant" 

 or " inflaming herb." Euphorbia peplis. petty 

 spurge. 



Spuirse Spursa. Euphorbia exigna. milk- 

 weed. 



POLYGOXACEAE. 



Gluixeac dub. glum, "knee"; "black knot 

 grass." Polygonum convolvulus, black bindweed. 



Gluixeac mor or Gluixeac dearg. mof, 

 "great"; dearg, " red." P. persicaria. persicaria. 



Gluixeac beag. beag. " small." P. avieulare. 

 knotgrass. 



Gluixeac tet. tet, " smooth," " soft." P. 

 hydropiper. waterpepper. 



Capog or Capog sraide. capog, any broken 

 leaf; sraide, "lane"; hence "narrow." Bumex 

 conglomeratus. dock. 



Pluirin seaxgax. seangan, "ant" pluirin, from 

 plur, "a flower " ; " little ant-like flower." Samad 

 caora. Sama cairac. caora, " sheep " ; sama, 

 " sorrel." R. acetosella. sheep's sorrel. 



Samad. Samad bo Sealgax, "cow's spleen 

 sorrel." B. acetosa. common sorrel. 



Urticaceae. 



Meaxtog loisxeac. loisneac related to loise, 

 " a flame," " inflamed," of a binning quality. 

 Caoil pail. caoil, "waist"; fail, "fatal." 

 Zfrtica dioica. common stinging-nettle. 



Neaxta xeaxtog. nettle. U. wrens, less 

 stinging-nettle. 



Ailm, letter A. Craob ailmeog. ailmeog 

 leam. Leam or Leamax, Slam ax or Sleamax. 

 leamane, "moth." " butterfly." and leam, " foolish " ; 

 sleamain, " smooth " ; these suggest the name. 

 Zflmus montana. common elm. 



Lusax balla. balla, "wall"; lusan, "a little 

 herb." Mioxtas caisil. miontas, " mint " ; caiseal, 

 " wall." Parietaria officinalis, pellitory. 



Myricaceae. 

 Raideog. Myrica gale, bog myrtle. 



CUPULIFERAE. 



Beat. Beatog. Beit. Crax Beite. Beit, 

 letter B, " birch." Betula verrucosa and others 

 except B. nana, birch. 



Crax fearxa. Fearx. Fearxog. fearn, letter 

 F. Alnus glutinosa. alder. 



Beit xa meara or meas. meas, " sprightly." 

 Crax Faid bill. beech. Feaga. Oruix. 

 Fagus sylvatica. beech. 



Coll crax coilltix. hazel. Calltuix. call, 

 " veil," " hood " ; tuin, surface of a thing ; " the nut 

 whose exterior is hooded." Corylus avellana. 

 hazel. 



Dair. letter D. Farcax. Furrax. Daraig. 

 Omxa. W. Derw. Quercus robur. oak. 



Crax sleamaix. sleamain, " smooth," " slippery." 

 Leamaxbog. leamane, "moth," "butterfly"; bog, 

 " soft," Carpimis betulus. hornbeam. 



Salicixeae. 



Suil. Sail, letter S. Saileac. Crax sailig. 

 Salix ca2)rea. sallow. 



Sl'ileasg. Sailsoilseog. Crax sailig-frax- 

 caig. S. alba, white willow, goslings. 



Biorraide. ;S'. viniinalis. osier. 



Crax crit. Crax criteac. Crax critir. 

 crit, " shaking." Eadad. Eada. letter E. 

 Populus tremida. asp or aspen tree. 



Crax pobuil. Pobuil. Poibleog. Populus 

 alba, abele tree, poplar. 



Orchideae. 

 Magairlix - meadrac. margarla, " stones " ; 

 meadra, " fuddled " with mead ; hence " fool 

 stones." Urac ballac. Orchis mascula. purple 

 orchid. 



I RIDE A E. 



Feleastar. Feleastrom. words relate to Ir. 

 for butterfly possibly, feleacan 1 Iris 2>seu cla corns. 

 water-flag. 



Amaryllideae. 



Lusax cromcix. crom, "bent," "crooked"; 

 cin, "five." Narcissus pseudo-narcissus, daffodil. 



Aroideae. 



Cluas caicin in- Tluascaicix. cluas, "joy,"; 

 caice, " blindness " ; " joy to the blind." Gaoicix 

 cutig. Gacar. Arum maeulatwn. wake-robin, 

 "naked lady" in Tipperary. 



(To be continued.') 



