JACOBITES

Brit. supporters of fallen | royal house of Stewart; with the death of Cardinal York, in 1807, the male line ended. The present representative is Marie, wife of Prince Louis of Bavaria; she fs now considered lawful queen (Mary III. and IV.) by Brit. ‘legitimists.’ | roa JACOB’S LADDER, or POLEMONCG » a species of Polemoniaceze found in temperate climates, and of rare occurrence in Britain. It is a perennial herb which attains a height of one to two feet, and bears blue or white flowers. The popular name {fs given to the plant because of the ladderlike arrangement of the leaves. (1863), English humorous writer; his Many Cargoes, 1896; brought him immediate fame; since then has pub. The Skipper’s Wooing, Sea-Urchins, The Lady of the Barge, Odd Craft, Night Watches, 1914; etc.; joint-author of play Beauty and the Barge, 1906.