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Xismore's Book there occurs a very old poem, ascribed to Caoch 

 O'Cluain (Blind O'Cloan). He described the rowan-tree thus: — 



"Caorthainn do bhi air Loch Maoibh do chimid an traigh do dheas, 

 Gach a re 'us gach a mios toradh abuich do bhi air. 

 Seasamh bha an caora sin, fa millise no mil a bhlath, 

 Do chumadh a caoran dearg fear gun bhiadh gu ceann naoi trath, 

 Bliadhna air shaoghal gach fir do chuir sin is sgeul dearbh.'' 



A rowan tree stood on Loch Mai, 



We see its shore there to the south ; 



Every quarter, every month, 



It bore its fair, well-ripened fruit ; 



There stood the tree alone, erect, 



Its fruit than honey sweeter far, 



That precious fruit so richly red 



Did suffice for a man's nine meals ; 



A year it added to man's life. 



— Translated by Dr. Maclachlan. 



The badge of Clan Maclachlan. 



P. torminalis — Service tree. Craobh chebrais (in Perthshire), 

 alteration of caor, berry, also coarrunn. There are several varieties 

 •of this tree, the most ornamental being P. aria, with deeply 

 lobed leaves, and white beneath. With white flowers and clusters 

 •of berries like the caorrunn, but not so red. The Gaelic name 

 being gall uinnseann, the foreign ash. 



Pyrus Cydonia — Quince tree. Gaelic : craobh chuinnse, corrup- 

 tion of quince, from French coignassa, pear-quince. Originally from 

 •Cydon in Candia. 



AURANTIACE/E. 



Citrus aurantium — The orange. Gaelic : br ubhal, golden 



apple; br mheas, golden fruit; braisd, from Latin aurum. Irish: 



or. Welsh : oyr, gold. 



"'S Phoebus dath nan tonn 

 Air fiamh brensin." — Macdonald. 



And Phcebus colouring the waves 

 With an orange tint. 



Citrus medica — Citron. Gaelic : craobh shitrion. 

 Citrus limonum — Lemon. Gaelic : crann limoin. French : 

 limon. Italian : limone. 



Anacardiaoe. 

 Pistacia lentisus — Mastic tree. Maisteag, from the Greek 



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