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A species of figwort or Scrophularia (S. vernalis), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.

A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.

Bugbane.

See Bishop's-weed.

A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.

A genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.

A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.

A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; -- called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root.

Mullein.

A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.

A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet. Loudon.

A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood.

Precious. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

Precious. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

To deprive of worth; to degrade. [Obs.] Feltham.

An Old World species of Spiræa (S. filipendula), with finely cut leaves.

Danewort.

founded in 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, and taking its name from John Wesley's birthplace, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.

The bittersweet nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet.

A European herb (Swertia perennis) of the Gentian family.