all maladies of swine and cattle. {232}But there is not less
difficulty in identifying this plant than in the former case. Some
have thought it the same as the little marsh plant, with small white
flowers, which Linnæus calls Samolus Valerandi, while others
consider it to be the Anemone Pulsatilla. I am ignorant of the
salutary properties of these plants, and must leave it to be decided
which of them has the greatest claims to be considered the Samolus
of Pliny.

G.M.


Is there any English translation of Ælian's _Various History_,
or of the work ascribed to the same author on the _Peculiarities
of Animals_?

East Winch. Jan. 1850.


_Selago and Samolus_.--The Selago (mentioned by "PWCCA," No.
10. p. 157.), in Welsh _Gras Duw_ (Gratia Dei), was held by the
Druids as a charm against all misfortunes; they called it _Dawn y
Dovydd_, the gift of the Lord. They also ascribed great virtues
to the Samolus, which was called _Gwlydd_, mild or tender. All
that can be known respecting the Selago and Samolus, may be seen in
Borlase's _Antiquities of Cornwall_.

GOMER.

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