202 POPULAR NAMES 



ST. BENNET'S HERB, see HERB BENNET. 



ST. CATHARINE'S FLOWER, from its persistent styles re- 

 sembling the spokes of her wheel, Nigella damascena, L. 



ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HERB, see HERB CHRISTOPHER. 



ST. DABOEC'S HEATH, from an Irish saint of that name, 

 a species found in Ireland, Menziesia polifolia, Jus. 



ST. JAMES'S WORT, either from its being used for the 

 diseases of horses, of which this great warrior and pilgrim 

 saint was the patron ; or, according to Tabernsemontanus, 

 because it blossoms about his day, the 25th July, which 

 may have led to its use in a veterinary practice upon male 

 colts at this season ; Senecio Jacobsea, L. 



ST. JOHN'S WORT, from its being gathered on the eve of 

 St. John's day, the 24th June, to be hung up at windows 

 as a preservative against thunder and evil spirits, whence 

 it was called Fuga daemonum, and given internally against 

 mania, Hypericum perforatum, L. 



ST. PATRICK'S CABBAGE, from its occurrence in the West 

 of Ireland, where St. Patrick lived, the London pride, 



Saxifraga umbrosa, L. 



ST. PETER'S WORT, of the old Herbals, the cowslip, from 

 its resemblance to St. Peter's badge, a bunch of keys, 

 whence G. schlussel-blume, Primula veris, L. 



ST. PETER'S WORT of modern floras, from its flowering on 

 his day, the 29th June, Hypericum quadrangulum, L. 



SALAD, or SALLET, CORN-, from it being eaten as a salad, 

 and growing in corn-fields, Valerianella olitoria, Poll. 



SALAD BURNET, a burnet eaten with salad, 



Poterium sanguisorba, L. 



SALEP, Mod. Gr. o-aXerri, Pers. sahaleb, the plant from 

 which salep is made, Orchis latifolia, L. 



SALIGOT, Fr. saligot, a sloven, or one who lives in dirt, 

 from its growing in mud, a plant that Lyte tells us (p. 536) 

 was found in his time " in certayne places of this countrie, 

 as in stues and pondes of cleare water," Trapa natans, L. 



