alyssum

[In Fr. aly e; Port. & Ital. ali o; Sp. ali so; Lat. aly on; Gr. ἄλυσσον ALYSSUM. (alru on), a plant used as an antidote to the bite of a mad dog: a, priv., and λυσσᾶ ( lu a ) Alwaid-amalgam = rage, madne . Or a plant used to cure hiccup à, priv., and λύζω ( luzō ) = to have the hiccup.] Aly on Madwort. A genus of plants belonging to the order Bra icaceæ, or Crucifers. A. saxatile , popularly called Gold dust, is a showy plant with bright yellow flowers. It flowers early in the season. It, with other species, is sometimes used to decorate rockeries on the margin of walks in gardens. Sweet Aly um is Glyce or Koniga maritima. [KONIGA.]