An animal suffering under either of these terrible diseases is a source of infection and contagion to others, for precisely the same reason as a tub of fermenting beer is capable of propagating its fermentation by "infection," or "contagion," to fresh wort.

There is the bear's-breech, from its roughness, a name transferred by some mistake from the Acanthus to the cow-parsnip, and the bear's-wort, which it has been suggested "is rather to be derived from its use in uterine complaints than from the animal.

There is the snake-skin willow and snake's-girdles;snake's-tongue being a name given to the bane-wort (Ranunculus flammula).

When this bird visits its nest, it must have been previously plugged up with wood, to remove which it goes in search of the spring-wort.

Aw 'm noan tellin' yo a wort ov a lie.

It is known as the Glass-wort, being full of a substance useful in making glass.

The Stone-crop and the Penny-wort are well-known plants of this kind.

4. Where would you look for the Stone-crop and Penny-wort? 5.

commends hypericon, or St. John's wort gathered on a Friday in the hour of "Jupiter, when it comes to his effectual operation (that is about the full moon in July); so gathered and borne, or hung about the neck, it mightily helps this affection, and drives away all fantastical spirits."

Patches of wayside took a yellow tinge from the cross-wort galium; others, conquered by ground-ivy or veronica, were purple or blue.

The Saint-John's-Wort delighted me, and even the gaudy Sunflower.

FISCHER, ALFRED. Schöpfungsweben in Wort und Bild.

Height, 10 ft. Commelina Sellowina (Blue Spider Wort, or Day Flower).A

A dwarf evergreen shrub with flowers resembling a white St. John's Wort.

Then they go round the fire singing, and hold a bunch of iron-wort in the smoke, while they say, "No boil on my body, no sprain in my foot!"

558 Gnaphalium Stoechas Narrow-leaved Everlasting l.s. 559 Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel tree c.m. 560 Cineraria maritima Sea Rag-wort l.s. GYNANDRIA PENTANDRIA.

116 Asclepius syriaca Syrian Swallow-wort c.m. 117 - amoena Oval-leaved ditto c.m. 118 - incarnata Flesh-coloured ditto c.m. 119 - sibirica Siberian ditto l.b. 120 - Vincetoxicum Officinal ditto c.m.

492 Hypericum calycinum Great-flowered St. John's-wort c.m.s.

Tall Saw-wort c.m. 503 - coronata Lyre-leaved ditto c.m. 504 - spicata Spike-flowered ditto b.l.

48 Gentiana acaulis Gentianella l. 49 asclepiadea Swallow-wort Gentian l. 50 Bupleurum petraeum Rock Thorough-wax l.

86 Saponaria acymoides Basil-leaved Soap-wort l. 87 superbus Feathered ditto l. 88 pungens Pungent ditto l. 89 alpinus Alpine ditto l. 90 capitatus Headed-flowered ditto l.

Mountain Pepper-wort l.b. 153 Iberis saxatilis Rock Candy-tuft l.b. 154 Alyssum montanum Mountain Mad-wort l. 155 - utriculatum Bladder-podded ditto l. 156 - deltoideum Purple-flowered ditto l. 157 - campestre Small yellow ditto l.

Mountain Pepper-wort l.b. 153 Iberis saxatilis Rock Candy-tuft l.b. 154 Alyssum montanum Mountain Mad-wort l. 155 - utriculatum Bladder-podded ditto l. 156 - deltoideum Purple-flowered ditto l. 157 - campestre Small yellow ditto l.

197 Aster alpinus Alpine Star-wort l.b.

GLASS-WORT, or KELP.