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North Uist, v.c. 110 



Braggir : Fucus sp. according to Ray (1724) 

 Flamula Jovis : Ranunculus flammula 

 Linarich : Sea plant, perhaps Enteromorpha sp. 

 Shunnish : Suinas or Shunas. Ligusticum scoticum 



Alexander : Smyrnium olusatrum. This was probably a garden escape; it is not 

 found wild in v.c. 110 today. It was once widely used as a pot-herb and Sibbald 

 mentions it in his list of Scottish Garden Plants. 



Barra, v.c. 110 



Gurran-Petris : Daucus carota. In Gaelic Curran = carrot 



Skye, v.c. 104 

 Oak 



Groundsel : Senecio vulgaris 



Corkir : Lichen. Probably Corkin which is Lecanora tartarea 



Crostil : Another Lichen. Martin may have meant Crotal or Crottle - Parmelia 



omphalodes. Both these lichens are used for dyeing cloth. 

 Slake : Seaweed 

 Dulse : Rhodymenia palmata 

 Alga marina : Tangle - Laminaria digitata 



SoAY (Soa Brettil - Martin), v.c. 104 

 Mertillo : Vaccinium myrtillus 



Red Garden Currant : Rihes spicatum ? This is the only Ribes species recorded 

 for V.C. 104 



EiLEAN Nan Gillean - near Kyle of Lochalsh (Ilan Nan Gillin - Martin), v.c. 105 

 Erica baccifera : Empetrum (Ray, 1690) 



GuiLLAMON - near Scalpay (Gilliman I - Martin), v.c. 104 

 Erica baccifera : Empetrum (Ray, 1690) 



RoNA, v.c. 104 



Erica baccifera : Empetrum (Ray, 1690) 

 Mertillus : Vaccinium myrtillus 



An t-lASGAiR- near Rudha Hunish, v.c. 104 



Scurvy Grass : " Of an extraordinary size, and very thick." Cochlearia officinalis. 



MiNGAY I - near Vaternish Pt. (Mingoy - Martin), v.c. 104 

 A red, short type of dulse 



GoLONSAY, v.c. 102 



Erica baccifera : Empetrum (Ray, 1690) 

 Juniper 



Cat's Tail : In the south of England - Devon, Hampshire, Sussex - this is the name 

 for catkins of hazel or willow. In Aberdeenshire Eriophorum vaginatum and E. 

 angustifolium are called Cat's Tail. Prior (1863) says it is the name for Phleum 

 pratense or Typha latifolia. The latter is the name given by Lightfoot (1777) and 

 is the plant most likely meant by Martin. 



