The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
   anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and
   hig-taper.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. Hag-taper.] (Bot.)
   A plant of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Thapsus); the
   common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.] Hijera