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COLONSAY ITS PLANTS, ETC. COLONSAY ONE OF THE HEBRIDES ITS PLANTS THEIR LOCAL NAMESAND USES LEGENDS, RUINS, AND PLACE-NAMES- GAELIC NAMES OF BIRDS, FISHES, ETC. CLIMATE, GEOLOGICAL FORMATION, ETC. BY MURDOCH M C NEILL EDINBURGH DAVID DOUGLAS 1910 - PREFACE A COLLECTION of the plants of his native island was begun by the writer in 1903, during a period of convalescence, and was continued as a recreation, from time to time, as occasion offered. In 1908 the idea of making use of the material accumulated and arranging it for publication was conceived, and to put it into effect a final endeavour was made that season to have the plant list of the island as complete as the circumstances would permit. In preparing the little volume for the press, the lack of works of reference was found a serious drawback. The following publications were found most helpful Bentham and Hookers British Flora Witherings English Botany Camerons Gaelic Names of Plants Hogans Irish and Scottish Gaelic Names ofHerbs, Plants, Trees, etc. Gregorys History of the West Highlands Oransay and its Monastery, by F. C. E. MXeill Colla Ciotach Mac Ghilleasbuig, by Prof. Mackinnon Celtic Monthly, Sept. 1903-Jan. 1904 Geikies Scenery of Scotland Notes on the Geology of Colon- say and Oransay, by Prof. Geikie The Two Earth-Movements of Colonsay, by W. B. Wright, B.A., F.G.S. Sketch of the Geology of the Inner Hebrides, by Prof. Heddle Journals of the Scottish Meteorological Society Address on the Climate of the British Isles, by A. Watt, M.A., etc. Among the many friends who have given generous aid, special thanks are due to two gentlemen in particular r Mr Arthur Bennett, F.L.S., who has named or verified nearly all the Colonsay plants and Professor Mackinnon, of the Celtic Chair, Edinburgh, a native of Colonsay, who kindly read the proof-sheets and corrected the Gaelic names. Others kindly gave help in a variety of ways. Thus Mr E. B. Bailey, who was engaged for several seasons in the Geological Survey of the island, corrected and amplified the chapter on Geology. In determining doubtful species, assistance was received from the authorities at Kew and the following gentlemen Kev. W. Moyle Rogers, F.L.S., Bournemouth Rubi Mr W. Barclay, Perth Rosa Rev. E. S. Marshall, M.A., F.L.S., Taunton Euphrasia, Betula, etc. Rev. E. F. Linton, M.A., Salisbury Mentha, Hieracia, Salix, etc. Mr Charles T. Druery, F.L.S., Acton Ferns the late Rev. W. R. Linton, M.A. Hieracia Rev. G. R. Bullock Webster, F.L.S. Chara, Tolypella. For information concerning the plants of the surrounding islands and assistance in other ways, the writer is much indebted to Mr Symers M. MacVicar flora of Tiree, Eigg, Lismore, etc., Dr Gilmour list of the Islay plants, Mr P. Ewing, F.L.S. Glasgow Catalogue of Native and Estab- lished Plants, Dr MNeill, Medical Officer of the County of Argyll, and others and to Mr Donald MNeill, Lower Kilchattan, and the older inhabitants for information on local matters. The writer trusts that much of the matter contained in the following pages may be regarded as typical of and applicable in many respects to the Western Islands as a whole. He would gladly have entered into greater detail regarding the old-time industries, place-names, topography, traditions, and folk-lore of Colonsay, but the general reader may be of opinion that enough has been said on these matters in a work primarily intended to treat of the flora of the island. KILORAN, COLONSAY, . December 1909. M.M c . CONTENTS CHAP. PAGB 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . 3 2. CLIMATE . . ... 45 3. GEOLOGICAL FORMATION . . . . . 54 4...
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