Plants
Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:
Soft Brome Grass - Bromus Mollis, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a sample of Soft Brome Grass, Bromus mollis, and a graph showing the plant's growth over different plots of land.
Soft Wooly Grass - Holcus Lanatus, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a sample of Soft Wooly Grass, Holcus lanatus, and a graph showing the plant's growth over different plots of land.
Sorrel Dock - Rumex Acetosa, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a sample of Sorrel Dock, Rumex acetosa, and a graph showing the plant's growth over different plots of land.
Splitting Stems Before Cutting, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a man in a field splitting stems of a plant before cutting in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Sporophore on Young Hevea, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a sprophore growing on a young Hevea plant at half its natural size and cultivated in a laboratory.
Story about an encounter with a fairy while gathering plants for healing, 24 September 1872
Story about the Cailleachag bheag bhiara an fhasaich, 27 May 1869
Story about the Cailleach bheag bhiara an fhasach [Cailleach Bheur or nature goddess] collected from Mary MacMillan, Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The story is based on asking the little old woman questions the answers to which describe her connection between birds, plants, fish and animals and specific places. The text contains annotations and amendments and has been scored through in pencil and in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.
Story and notes about peats, 7 August 1886
Story entitled 'Bhean Shith', 1871
Superstition entitled 'Staoin', 1868
Superstition entitled 'Staoin' [Juniper] stating that juniper had been placed in a ditch to enable Christ to cross it and this is done in South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] to enable cattle and horses to cross over ditches at which they have hesitated.