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"Is mise an fhionain fhior, 

 I am the true vine. — John xv. I. 

 The wild grapes are bitter, and frequently putrid. The reference- 

 in Isaiah v. 2 is to the wild grape. 



" Agus dh' amhairc e dh' fheuchainn an tugadh e mach dearcan fiona, agus 

 thug e mach dearcan fiadhain.'' 



And he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild 

 grapes. 



The dried fruit raisins is mentioned in 1 Samuel, xxv. 18 — 



"'Agus ceud bagaide do fhion dhearcaibh tiormaichte." 

 And a hundred clusters of raisins (dried berries). 



GERANIACE.E. 



(From Greek yepavos, geranos, a crane. The long beak that ter- 

 minates the carpel resembles the bill of a crane ; English : crane- 

 bill. Gaelic: crob priachain (Armstrong), the claw of any 

 rapacious bird). LUs-gna-ghorm. (Mackenzie). Evergreen plant. 



Geranium Eobertianum — Herb Robert. Gaelic and Irish : 

 righeal cuil (from right, reproof, and cuil, fly, gnat, insect), the fly 

 reprover. Riaghal cuil, also rial chuil, that which rules insects; 

 earbull righ (earbull, a tail). 



" Insects are said to avoid it." — Don. 



Ruidel, the red-haired. Lus an eallan, the cancer weed. Righeal 

 righ. Irish: righean righ, that which reproves a king (righ, a 

 king), on account of its strong disagreeable smell). Manx: lus ny 

 freeinaghyn-vooarey, the big pins' herb, from its long carpels : a 

 cure for sore mouth and eyes. Welsh : troedrydd, redf oot. Llysie 

 Robert, herb Robert. 



G. sanguineum — Bloody cranesbill. Gaelic: creachlach dearg, 

 the red wound-healer (creach, a wound). Geranium Robertianum 

 and geranium sanguineum have been and are held in great repute 

 by the Highlanders, on account of their astringent and vulnerary 

 properties. 



OXILIDE^. 



(From Greek 6£vs, oxys, acid, from the acid taste of the leaves). 

 Oxalis aceto&ella — Wood-sorrel. Gaelic: samh, shelter. It 

 grows in sheltered spots. Also the name given to its capsules. 

 Also summer. It may simply be the summer flower. 



" Ag itheadh saimh," eating sorrel. 

 Seamrag. Irish: seamrog (shamrock), generally applied to the 



