Edelweiss ( edel wis or adel vis )

[Ger., noble white.] (Bot. ) A perennial plant, Leontopodium alpinum, native of high mountain ranges in Europe. It grows to the height of 6 or 8 inches, and produces dense clusters of small yellowish flowers, surrounded by beautiful whorled oblong leaves, which are almost covered with a thick down of pure white. It is gathered for sale by the Swi peasants and plucked by tourists to such an extent that fears have been entertained of its extermination in the Alpine region. It is sometimes cultivated in gardens. E'denburg, in Pennsylvania , a borough of Clarion co., 20 miles S. of Oil City; on P. & W. R. R.; has a number of oil wells, machine shops, and a planing mill. The post-office is KNOX. Pop . (1897) about 800.