and scaradh, to scatter. Fuaim an f Siorraigh, a humorous play 

 on the words "fumaria officinalis." Manx: booa-ghodayn. Main 

 tenagh (Threl) — It is difficult to know the meaning implied in this- 

 peculiar name. By main is probably meant magh, a. field; and 

 by tenagh, our word teine, fire. The field fire, instead of "earth 

 smoke." It grows often in potato and cornfields, with small 

 emerald leaves and pink flowers. A variety of it grows frequently 

 on old thatched roofs, having long fragile stems and small whitish 

 flowers, and is known in some places by the names of Fliodh an: 

 tugha and Fliodh mbr — (Corydalis claviculata). 



CRUCIFERjE. 



(From Latin crvx, cruris, a cross; and fero, to bear, the petals 

 being arranged crosswise). Wallflowers and stocks are examples- 

 of this order. 



Crambe maritima — Seakale. Gaelic : praiseag tragha, the shore 

 pot-herb — from the Irish praiseach, Gaelic praiseag, a little pot (a 

 common name for pot-herbs). Cal na mara, seakale (from 

 Greek, yo.v\o<>; Latin, caulis; German, kohl; Saxon, cawl,~ 

 English, cole or kale; Irish, cal; Welsh, cowl; Manx, caal hraie, 

 shore kale. 



Isatis tinctoria — Woad. The ancient Celts used to stain their 

 bodies with a preparation from this plant. Its pale blue hue was 

 supposed to enhance their beauty, according to the fashion of the 

 time. Gaelic: guirmean, the blue one Irish and Gaelic: glas 

 lus, pale-blue weed. Welsh : glas lys. Formerly called Glastum. 

 "Is glas mo Iuaidh." — Ossian. 

 Pale-blue is the subject of my praise. 



On account of the brightness of its manufactured colours, the 

 Celts called it gwed (guede in French to this day (whence the 

 Saxon wad and the English woad. 



Thlaspi arvense — Penny cress. Gaelic : praiseach feidh, deer's- 

 pot-herb. Irish : preaseach fiadh, a deer's pot-herb 



Oapsella Bursa-pastoris — Shepherd's purse. Gaelic: lus na 

 fola, the blood-weed; an sporan, the purse. Irish: sraidin, a 

 spark or star. Welsh : pwrs y bugail, shepherd's purse (bugail, 

 from Greek /3iikoAos, a shepherd). 



Cochlearia officinalis — Scurvy grass. Gaelic: am maraich. 

 Latin : amarus, bitter. Carran, the thing for scurvy, possessing; 



