I04 pFant Tsore, Tsjcge'r^/, cmi, "bijric/". 



Dill has also the reputation of counteracting the enchantments 

 of Witches and sorcerers — 



" The Verdain and the Dill 

 That hindreth Witches of their will." 



St. John's Wort {Hypericum), the Fuga Damonum of the old 

 writers, is a plant detested by Witches, who are scared when in its 

 neighbourhood. 



" St. John's Wort, scaring from the midnight heath 

 The Witch and Goblin with its spicy breath." 



Herb Paris, according to Matthiolus, takes away all evil done 

 by witchcraft ; Pimpernel is potent to prevent it ; and Angelica 

 worn round the neck will defeat the malignant designs of Witches, 

 who moreover, it is satisfactory to know, detest the Bracken Fern, 

 because if its stem be cut, there will be found therein the mono- 

 gram of Christ. Flowers of a yellow or greenish hue, growing in 

 hedgerows, are also repugant to them. 



In the Tyrol there exists a belief that by binding Rue, Broom, 

 Maidenhair, Agrimony, and ground Ivy, into one bundle, the bearer 

 of the same is enabled to see and know Witches. 



