astronomy, a fixed star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Leo.

Cor-melle, a noted plant, common in the Highlands of Scotland. Its roots dried are the support of the highlanders in long journeys, amidst the barren hills destitute of supports of life; and a small quantity, like the alimentary powders, will for a long time repel the attacks of hunger. Infused in liquor it is an agreeable beverage, and like the Nepenthe of the Greeks, exhilarates the mind. From the similitude of found in the name, it seems to be the same with chara, the root discovered by the soldiers of Caesar at Dyrrachium, which steeped in milk was such a relief to the famished army. Or we may reasonably believe it to have been the Caledonian food described by Dio, of which the quantity of a bean would prevent both hunger and thirst; and this, says the historian, they have ready for all occasions.