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Samolus, or as some copies read Samosum, is said to be derived from two Celtic words, _san_, salutary, and _mos_, pig; denoting a property in the plant which answers to the description of
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Pwcca on Caerphile Castle, and the use of Samolus and Selago by the Druids,
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Pliny, who says the Gauls considered the Samolus as a specific in all maladies of swine and cattle.
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All that can be known respecting the Selago and Samolus, may be seen in
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Samolus, and of the uses to which they were applied: --
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They also ascribed great virtues to the Samolus, which was called _Gwlydd_, mild or tender.
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Several new plants were found in these ravines, a Lythrum, a very aromatic species of Compositae, Samolus in some of the swamps with Typha, which swarms in every ravine and ravinelet, Rubus, Clematis, Bergia,
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Samolus, Ceratophyllum; Salix occurs near the river; apricots, apples, pomegranates, damsons or plums, bullaces, pears, mulberries and raspberries in the gardens.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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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.
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In common with the mistletoe and vervain the Druids held the Selago and Samolus as sacred plants, and never approached them but in the most devout and reverential manner.
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