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See Calceolaria.

A European herbaceous plant (Achillea Ptarmica) allied to the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.

A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also Bouncing Bet.

An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (E. passerina).

A name given to several species of crowfoot (Ranunculus) which have spear-shaped leaves.

An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.

Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.

Scurvy grass.

Any euphorbiaceous plant. Lindley.

A kind of ragwort (Senecio Jacobæa).

nt; violent. "A stalwart tiller of the soil." Prof. Wilson. Fair man be was and wise, stalworth and bold. R. of Brunne.

The quality or state of being stalworth; stalwartness; boldness; daring. [Obs.]

The cuckoopint, the tubers of which yield a fine quality of starch.

the genus Stellaria, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. Gray. Water starwort, an aquatic plant (Callitriche verna) having some resemblance to chickweed. -- Yellow starwort, a plant of the genus Inula; elecampane.

A kind of chickweed (Stellaria Holostea). [Written also stitchwort.]

See Stichwort.

Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they are often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara.

The hog's fennel. See under Fennel.

cinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white swallowwort. African swallowwort, a plant of the genus Stapelia.

Any plant of a sweet taste.