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to other plants, as the royal fern, the wood betony, etc. -- Herb Gerard (Bot.), the goutweed; -- so called in honor of St. Gerard, who used to be invoked against the gout. Dr. Prior. -- Herb grace, or Herb of grace. (Bot.) See Rue. -- Herb Margaret (Bot.), the daisy. See Marguerite. -- Herb Paris (Bot.), an Old Wo…

A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.

A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture.

An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias).

nse. -- Horse parsley. (Bot.) See Alexanders. -- Horse purslain (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America (Trianthema monogymnum). -- Horse race, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. -- Horse racing, the practice of racing with horses. -- Horse railroad, a railroad on which the cars a…

Knapweed.

A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue- shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue.

A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed.

en touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common garden balsam.

that which lies between. England and Scotland is divided only by the interjacency of the Tweed. Sir M. Hale.

hed; investment; clothing; covering. While we yet have on Our gross investiture of mortal weeds. Trench.

era, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird.

rming jelly in ornamental shapes. -- Jelly plant (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed (Eucheuma speciosum), from which an excellent jelly is made. J. Smith. -- Jelly powder, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly.

The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.

A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson.

A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil.

a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare); knotweed.

Producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the milkweed. See Latex.

An annual weed (Polygonum Persicaria), having a lanceolate leaf with a dark spot in the middle.

A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp.