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The Irish Spurge has been used in Kerry and other parts 

 to stupefy fish. A small creel filled with the bruised 

 plants is placed in the river, and for several miles 

 down stream its effects are noticeable. The juice is 

 used as an application for warts. 



Mercurialis Perennis. Bog's Mercury. PfAife.dc t)t\AtAf. 



Mercurialis Annua. French Mercury. PfiAifeAC lAt\L&. 



URTICACEAE. 



Ulmus Montana. Wych Elm. teAtfiAn ; LeAi-h. 



Humulus Lupulus. Hop. SAit-rjt\Aic ; tionntuiti ; SeAj* tuf ; 



tup ah LeAnriA. 

 Urtica Dioica. 



Great Nettle. 

 Urtica Urens. 



Small Nettle. 



Parietaria Officinalis. WallPellitory. •peAttfAovo; lur- Atit)AllA; 

 mioncAf (TTleAncuf) CAi-pt. 

 All the members of this order are diuretics. Parietaria 

 Officinalis is given for its laxative effect and as a safe 

 diuretic. 



neAtincog; fleAtincA ; CAotfAil. 



MYRICACEAE. 



Myrica Gale. Bog Myrtle. fUroteog ; rUTDeog. 



CUPULIFERAE. 



Betula verrucosa. Dwarf or Knotty Birch. Deit CAttpAiseAC. 



Betula Pubescens. Common Birch. t)eit. 



Alnus glutinosa. Alder. peAtmog ; -peAtm-A. 



Coryllus Avellana. Hazel. Colt. 



Quercus Robur. Oak. "Oai|\ (Tli rw CoiUe). 



The fruits of the oak, acorns (meAftiA "OAtxAiJe, "DeAticAn, 



etc.), are said to produce wasting in cattle. Irish 



literature contains frequent references to the swine 



fattened on acorns in the forests. 

 The mistletoe (Viscum album) > OT\uA'6Uir>, or Uite-lce, 



and the oak are intimately connected with Druidism. ' 



