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a, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady. Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.).

The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation.

The common bedstraw (Galium verum); also, a slender-leaved East Indian shrub (Pharnaceum Mollugo), with white flowers in umbels.

A climbing plant with fragrant blossoms (Clematis vitalba).

A kind of broadcloth of light weight, used for women's dresses, cloaks, etc.

An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb.

An herb growing in dense tufts; the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).

The kidney vetch.

Ribbon grass.

A plant of the genus Briza (B. media); a variety of quaking grass.

A slender climbing plant; dodder.

See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus.

A genus of rosaceous herbs (Alchemilla), esp. the European A. vulgaris, which has leaves with rounded and finely serrated lobes.

The European Solomon's seal (Polygonatum verticillatum).

Any orchidaceous plant of the genus Cypripedium, the labellum of which resembles a slipper. Less commonly, in the United States, the garden balsam (Impatiens Balsamina).

A plant of the genus Cardamine (C. pratensis); cuckoo flower.

The harebell.

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

A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. "A renowned dandy and lady-killer." Blackw. Mag.