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feminine ; the application of thb term unexplained.
Linn, U, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aristolochiacea;. TJiis
IS a remarkable s^enus of dwarf plants, on account
ot tlieir curious flowers, which are frequently
overlooked among the leaves; it is best to plant
them near the front of borders, on account of tlieir
dwarf character, any common soil suits them, and
portions of the root make young plants. The
leáves and roots o f^. europceum are emetic, cathart
i c , and diuretic,
arifolliim . . .Brown . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. .1823
canadensé . . . Brown . 6, H. Her. P. Canada . . 1713
europ.ttüm . . . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. England .
^anfiifoliuin . . Brown 5, H.Her. P. N. Ainer. . 1820
virginlcum ^ . . Brown . 5, H. Her. P. Virginia .1759
Ascaricida, Cassini. Derived from ascaris, an intestinal
worm, and ccedo, to kill , because of its medical
properties, Lijin, 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Composites.
Interesting, dwarfish annuals, easily cultivated,
With the treatment in common practice for stove
annuals. Synonijmes: 1. Vernoma anthelmintica.
2. V. triplineriña,
anthelmintícfl, 1 . Purple . 8, S. A. E. Ind. » . I77O
triplinérvm, 2 . Purple . 11, S. A. Brazil . . 1825
Ascendent, ) at first trailing on the ground, then
Ascending, J rising erect, forming a curve.
Asci, small tubes, which contain the sporules of
eryptogamous plants.
Ascigerous, having asci.
AsclepXas, Linnau^. The Greek name of the iEsculapius
of the Latins. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or.
Asclepiadacece. Th,is is a genus of tall-growing
herbaceous plants, which thrive best in peat, or
any very l igi t soil. They require a good deal of
room to show their characters, and are readily
propagated by seeds, or dividing the roots. A,
syriaea is very odoriferous, and in Canada, when
in flower, charms the traveller, especially when
passing through woods in the evening. The French
there eat the tender shoots in spring, as we do
asparagus. The natives make a sugar of the
iiowers, gathering them in the morning, when they
are covered with dew, and collect the cotton from
the pods to fill their beds. On account of the
silkiness of this cotton, Parkinson calls it V^irginian
silk. The roots of A decumbens are diaphoretic and
sudorific, and have the singular property of exciting
general perspiration, without increasing the heat
of the body; it is used in Vi rgini a against pleurisy.
A. tuberosa is used in the United States as a mild
cathartic, as a remedy for a variety of disorders.
Synonymes: 1. A. laurifulia. 2. Cynanchum Ipecacuanha.
3. A* connivens. 4. A, purpurascens. 5.
ASC A S P
bnllo, to eject; in allusion to the principal pecuuarity
of the genus. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or.
Fungi. A curious production found chiefly on oid
cow soi\~furfuracSus.
Ascoph6ra, Tode. From askosy a term used to
denote a peculiar kind of receptacle of sporules,
and p/ioreo, to bear. Linn, 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or.
Fungi. This is mere mould, as seen upon old
paste, &c—milcSdD.
AscrnuM, LinncBus. From a, privative, and skyros,
hard; plants soft to the touch. Linn. 16, Or. 8,
Nat. Or. Hypericacece, The species are dwarf and
curious, and succeed well with the treatment given
to Hypericums.
a, G. Ev
7, G. liv,
8, G. Ev,
7, F
8, G
ainplexicaülö
crûx-Andréoe
hypericoîdës
pûmïlûm .
stans . .
Her
Ev.
N. Amer.
N. Amer.
N. Amer.
Georgia.
N. Amer.
1823
1759
1759
1H06
1816
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
A s h - t r e e , see Fraxinus,
Asiatic^poison-bulb, see Crinum asiaticum.
AsiflUNA, Adanson. A name of Canadian origin,
meaning unknown. Linn. 13, Or. <5, Nat. 'Or.
Anonaceoe. Ornamental shrubs, from one to three
feet high; they succeed best in peat and loam, and
are ot easy propagation by layering the branches.
S^jnonyme . Anona triloba.
grandiflòra .
pHrviflörä .
pygmoeâ .
trriöbä, 1 .
A. hybrida.
acuminata, 1
alexiäcä . .
amoenâ . .
amplexicaülis
anCTStifôlïà .
astlimätieä, 2
cinéréà . .
citriföllä . .
ctirassâvïcà .
Slbâ . ,
dêbîlïs. . ,
decûmbêns .
exaltatâ, 3 .
Greeniâua
incamatà. .
LinârU . .
1 iniföliä . .
longiföllä . .
mexicänä. .
nïvéâ . . .
obtusifôlîtl, 4
parviflörä. .
panpércülá .
phvtolaecoïdts
polVstâchj^à .
püíchrá . .
purpurascens, 5
quadriföliä
rôsëà . . .
Tûbra . , .
salicifôlïà .
ayrùtcà . .
tuberö.Hä . .
variée fi tä . .
verticillâtà .
rlTLätS. . . ,
White. . 6, H. De. S. Georgia. . 1820
Bv;own, . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 180G
White . . H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1812
Pa. pur. . 8, H. De. S. China . .1822
AspalathOs, Linnceus. Said to be derived from a
privative, and spaoy to extract ; in reference to the
thorns. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Le<ruminosa:,
All the species are rather ornamental when in
flower. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand, is the
soil „«est adapted for them; and young cuttinffs
of all Will strike in sand, under bell-glasses, but
the glasses must be wiped occasionally, or the
cuttings are very liable to damp o&.^—Don's System
of Gard. and Botany.
7
7:
. Red .
. Green .
. Purple
Red .
. White.
. White .
. Brown
. White.
. Scarlet
. White.
. White.
. Orange
. Purpie
. White .
. Purple
. White .
. White .
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. Wliite .
. White .
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. Red .
• Purple
. White.
. Purple
. Purple
. Wht. red
, Red .
, Red .
White.
Purple
Orange
Wliite .
Wht. gm.
White.
. 7, H.Her. P. N.Amer.
H.Ev. Tw. Ceylon .
. 8 , H.Her. P. N. Amer.
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
. 7, H. Her. P. Mexico .
. 7, S. Ev. Tw. Ceylon .
. /J H. Her. P. N. Amer.
. 7, S. Her. P. N. Amer.
. 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer.
. 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer.
. 7, H. Hex. P. N. Amer.
. 7, H. Tu. P. N. Amer.
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
S. Ev. S.
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Aaer.
. 7, G. Her, P. Mexico .
. 7, H. Her. P. Mexico .
, 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
. 7> G. Ev. . Mexico .
8, H.Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
9, G. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H.Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Hsr. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, G. Her. P. Mexico .
7, H.Her. P. Virginia
7, G. Her. P . Mexico .
7> H. Her. P. N. Amer.
H. Tu. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
7, H.Her. P. N. Amer.
. 1826
. 1816
. 1732
. 1816
. 1817
. 1810
. 1825
. 1818
. 1692
! 1818
. 1731
. 1800
, 1828
. 1710
, 1802
. 1818
. 1816
1821
1820
1774
1817
1812
1825
1732
1820
1824
1825
1817
1629
1680
1597
1759
1820
aiTinïs . .
albèns , .
araneosä .
argèntea .
agparagoïdës
astroîtës
oallösä . .
cündicäns .
carnösä . .
capitata
Chenöpödä .
ciliäris . .
erassiföliä .
ericifôlïà .
galioïdês
genistoîdës .
globösä . .
hispida . ,
hystrîx . .
indïoà . .
laricïnâ. .
mucronata .
multifiörä .
pedunculätä
qninquefôlïâ
serïcéà . ,
spinösä . .
squarrösä .
subulätä .
thvmifôlïa .
uniflôrà. .
. Yellow
. White .
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Orange
. Yellow
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Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
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Yellow
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Ev. S.
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C. G. H.
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C. G. H.
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C. G. H.
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C. G. H.
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C. G. H.
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G. Ev
G. Ev.
G. Ev
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Ev. S. C. G. H.
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7
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7,
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7,
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G. Ev. S.
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Ev. S.
Ev. S.
G. Ev. S.
G. Ev. S,
G. Ev. S.
G. Ev. S.
G. Ev. S.
G. Ev. S.
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C. G. H.
C. G. H.
E.Ind. ,
C. G. H,
C. G. H.
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. 1774
. 1795
. 1759
. 1812
1818
1812
1774
1795
1823
1759
1799
1800
1789
1817
1816
1802
1818
1824
1759
1823
179Ö
1818
1775
1816
1816
1824
1823
1789
1825
1812
Ascöböltjs, Persoon* From (ukoa, a bladder, and
Aspakagus, Linnceus. Derived from a, intensive, and
sparasso, to tear, some of the species bein^ armed
•with strong prickles. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Lthacece. The character and mode of treat ing this
tavourite genus is known by al l ; suffice it to say,
that they are most successful iri good rich l ight soil,
and may be multiplied by seeds or divisions.
acutifCliUs
aethiOpicils
albus .
amàrùs . ' 7
aphyllil»
Äsiäticüs
Broufisonêl!
capènsis
dahùrïcûs
declinatûs
decûmbêns
dependen a
falcâtûs
Wht. grn.
White.
White.
Green .
White .
White.
Green . ,
Green .
Wht gm.
Wht. grn.
White. .
Wht. gm.
F . E v . S.
G.Ev. S.
F.Ev. S.
H. Her.P.
F . E v . S.
G.Ev. S.
H. Her. P.
4, G. Ev. S.
4, H. Her.P.
F . Her. P.
4, G. Her.P.
6, G.Ev
S. Ev,
Spain .
C. G. H.
Spain .
France
S. Eur.
Asia .
Canaries
C. G. H.
Dauria
C. G. H.
C. G. H.
Tw. C. G. H.
S. E. Ind.
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1640
1816
1540
1824
1640
1759
1822
1691
1823
1759
1792
1819
1702
A ? P A S P
flexuösüs . . . Wht . grn. 7. S. Ev, S. C. G. H. . , 1800
hôrrïdns . . . White . . 6, F . Ev. Tw. S. Eur. . , 1800
longiföllös . . . Whi te. . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1827
marltlmüs . . . Groen . . 6, H. Her. P. Caspian . 1823
officinalis . . . Green . • 7. H. Her. P. Eni^land .
plocamoîdës • Teneriffe . ! 1829
racemösus « • . Wht . grn. G. Ev. S. E. Ind. , , 1808
retrofräctüs . . White . . 7, G. Ev. T^v. Africa . 1759
sarmentosas . . Wht . gm. 8, S. E v. Tw. Cevlon . . 1810
scandéiis . . . Green . . G. Ev. Tw. C.'G. H. . , 1795
Smitîiianùs . Teneriffe . . 1829
etipnlacéüs '. White . . G. Ev. T w C.G. H. . , 1821
eubulñtüs . . F. Ev. S. C. G. H. . , 1811
sylvatïcûs . . . Green . . 7. H. Her. P. Hungary , . 1819
verticillârïs . Whi te. . 7. H. Her. P. Caucasus . , 1752
Aspasia, Lindley. From aspazomat, I embrace, in
allusion to the manner in which the column is
embraced by the labellum. Linii. 20, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Orchidacece. Elegant plants, with the aspect of
epidendrum. The flowers of A. variegatum are
deliciously sweet in the morning. For culture and
propagation, see Sianhopea.
epidendroides . . Wht. vel. . S. Epi. Panama . . 1833
variegatá . . . Grn. str. . 2, S. Epi. Panama . . 1836
Aspen, see Populus trémula,
ÁspÉRA, harsh, rugged.
A s p r é l l a , see Ely mus kystrix.
Aspergillus, MichelL From aspergillurtiy because of
its resemblance to the brush with which the holy
water is scattered in catholic ceremonies. Linn. 24,
Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Mere mouldiness,found in
patches upon rotten substances, and damp species
in herbariums—glaUcús, ¡aneüs, penicillatus, virens.
AsperOgo, Linnceus. Derived, on account of its asperity,
from asper, rough. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Boraginacecs. Altogether uninteresting, except in
a botanical point of view,
procümbens . . Blue . . 4, H. Tr. A. Britain . .
AspíÍrula, Linnceus. A diminutive of asper, rough;
leaves. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Stellatos. A. arvensi^
is a mere weed; all the rest of the species
are pretty, and exceptingcíyníznc/f¿ca, remarkable
for thriving under the shade of trees, in moist soiL
The scent of A. odorata is quite pleasant, and has
been used for flavouring wine, perfuming clothes,
&c. An infusion of A. cynanchica is astringent,
and is used as a gargle. A. odorata is diuretic.
Synonymes: 1. A. rivalis. 2. Galium glaucum. 3.
A. repens. 4. Galium humifusum. 5 A, incana.
alpina . .
Apanng, 1
arcadiensis .
aristata
brevifOlIa .
crassifolia .
cynanchlcS
galioides, 2
hirsüta, 3 .
hirta . .
humifiisS, 4
Ircvi^ata
longiflora .
Ion gi folia ,
montana .
nítida . .
odorata . .
pyrenaica .
rígida . .
8c&bra . .
supina . .
taurina . .
tinctoria .
tomentosa, 5
arvSnsís.
Asphüdélíjs, Linnaus. From a, privative, and sphallo,
to supplant; a flower not to be surpassed. Linn.
6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lihacea. These plants are of a
bold aspect, and when in flower very ornamental;
common soil suits them well, and young plants are
obtained without difficulty from the roots.
White . . 7. H. Her. P. Cauca&us , . 1820
White . . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1818
Ked . . 4, H. Her. P. Arcadia . , 1810
Yellow . 7,H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1823
Purple . 7,F. Ev. Tr. Europe . . 1825
White. . 6, H. Her. P. Levant . 1775
Flesh . . 7,H. Her. P. England .
White . . 7,H. Her. P. S. Eur. , '1710
White . . 6,H. Her. P. Portugal . . 1819
Purple . 7.H. Her. P. Pyrenees . . I8I7
White . . 7,H. Her. Tr. Caucasus , . 1818
m i t e . . 6,K. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1775
YeL pur. . 7,H. Her. P. Hungary . , 1821
Red . . 7,H. Her. P. S. Eur. , . 1820
Pink . . 7,H. Her. P. Hungary . , 1801
Pink , . 8,H. Her. P. Greece , 1829
White . . 6,H. Her. P. Britain
Flesh . . 7,H. Her. P. Spain . . ! 1821
Red . . 7,H. Her. P. Greece . 1819
White . . 7,H, Her. P. Italy . . . 1824
Pink . . 6,H. Her. P. Caucasus . . 1821
White . . 6, H, Her. P. Italy . . . 1739
Pink . . 7,H. Her. P. Europe . 1764
Red . . 7, H Her. P. S. Eur. , . I8I7
sestlvus . . .
álbüs . . . .
cíavatüs . . .
créticüs . . .
fißtulösus . , .
intermédíüs . .
lütéüs . . . .
prollférûs. . .
ramöaüs . . .
eibiricüa . . .
tnûrïcû» . , .
Ujnölör . . .
White.
White.
White .
Yellow
White.
White.
YeUow
White .
White.
Pa. vel.
White.
White.
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4. H. Her.
S.
H. Her.
a H. Her,
7, G.
6, H. Her.
8, H.
4, H. Her.
5, H. Her,
6, H. Her.
7, H. Her.
Spain .
S.Sur. .
E. Ind. .
Candia .
S. Eur. .
Canariffi
Sicily .
Armenia
S. Eur. .
Siberia .
Tauria .
Siberia .
1820
1808
1821
1596
1822
1596
1824
1551
1829
1812
1824
A S P A S P
Aspicarpa, Richard. The form of the fruit resembles
a shield; hence the name from aspis, a shield,
and karposy fruit. Linn. 1, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Malpighiacece.
A twining plant of little interest, and
easy cultivation,
ürens . . . . Apetal 7, S. De. Tw. S. Amer. . 1821
Aspidistra, Ker. From aspidiseony a little round
shield; the form of the flower. Linn. 8, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Acoracece. A curious plant, remarkable
for producing its flowers under the surface of the
soil; any common soil; suckers.
iDrida . . . . Purple . 7» S. Her. P. China . . 1822
punctata . . . Purple . 3, S. Her. P. China . . 1824
Aspídiüm, Swarix. From aspidion, a little buckler;
because of the form of the indusium. Linn. 24, Or.
1, Nat . Or. Polypodiacem. One of the pretty and
very inteiesting genera of Ferns. A mixture of
loam and peat, and a sheltered situation, are very
suitable for them; they are multiplied by seeds, or
divisions. Synonymes: Nephrodium aci'ostichoides.
2. N. decompositum. 3. Cyathea dentata. 4 Aspidiuvn
trapezoides» 5. Poly podium fragrans. 6. Nephrod.
uniium.
ucrostichoîdës, 1 . Brown . 7,H. Her. P. N. Amer. .
aculefitüm . . . Brown . 7,H. Her. P. Britain . .
oemùlûm . . . Brown . 7,G. Her. P, Madeira . 1779
alplnüm . • . Brown . 7,H. Her. P, S.Eur. . . 1825
angulärö . . . Brown . 7,H. Her. P. Hungary . 1819
atomàrïûm. . . Brown . 7,H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1820
aurieiilâtûm • . Brown . 7,S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1793
bulbïférûm . . Brown . 7,H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1638
cicutâvlxim. . . Bro^vn . 7, a Her. P. Jamaica 1820
corcHfölitim . Brown . 6, s Her. P. Jamaica 1824
coriâcéûm . . . Brown . 7, G. Her. P. V. D. L. . 1821
ci'istatüm • . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. England .
decompôsïtûm, 2 . Brown . 7, G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1820
dentätüm, 3 . . Brown . Ö,H. Her. P. Wales . .
dilatatilm . . . Brown . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . .
dumetörüm . . Brown . 7. H. Her. P. Britain .
elonf^ätüm . • . Brown . 6, G. Her. P. Madeira 2779
exaltätüm . . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. Jamaica 1793
Fïlix-mâs . . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . .
fragïlé . . . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Britain .
fragrane . . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 3 820
intermëdîûm , . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823
iudivïsûm . . . Bro-wn . 7, S. Her. P. Jamaica 1824
irrlgùiim • . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . .
loljâtûm « , Brown . 7, H. Her. 1\ England .
Lonchîtïs . . . Brown . 7. H. Her. P. Britain .
macrophyllûm . Brown . 8, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1816
marginâÎé . . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 1772
môÛé . . . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. Caraccas 1824
montâniim. . . Brown . 6. H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1819
mucronati) m . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. Jamaica 1820
noveboracënsë . . Brown . 7a H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812
Oreôptërïs . . . Brown . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . .
parasîtïcùm . . Brown 6, S. Her. P. E.Ind. . . 1824
pâtëns . . . Brown . 7, S. Ev. S. Jamaica 1784
pectinatüm, 4 . . Bro^vn . 7, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1820
propínquüm . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1793
pubëscëns . . . Btown . 7, S. Her, P. Jamaica . 1817
rëgïûm . . , , Brown . 7, S. Her. P. Britain .
rhâitïcûm . . , Brown . C,H. Her. P. Britain , .
rhizoph5'llûm . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Jamaica 1820
rîgïdûm, 5 . . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1816
Serra . . . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P, Jamaica . 1819
spinulösCm
Thelfptërïs .
. Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . .
. Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . .
trapezoïdés
trifoliâtûm. .
. Bl-owu . 7, S. Her. P. Jamaica 1824
. Brown . 7, S. Her, P. W. Ind. . 1769
unitûm, 6 . . . Brown . 8, S. Her. P, N. Holl. . 1793
villosûm . . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1793
AsplënïOm, Linnceus. F r om 0, privative, and srilen.
s p l e e n ; its supposed medicinal qual ities. Xinn. 24,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiacccs. For culture, &c..
SQQ Aspidium. Synonymes: 1. A. germanicum. 2.
Nephrodium asplenioides, Aspidium asplenioides. 3.
Polypodium Filix-foemina. 1. Aspidium fontannm,
Polypodium fontanum. 5. Aspidium fontanum,
Halleriy Athyrium Balleri. 6. Nephrodium Filixfo^
mina, Aspidium angustum. 7- A. obhquum. 8.
A. glandulosum, Vallis-clausm. 9. A. rhizophorum.
10. A. acrostichoides.
acütüni . . . . Brown . 4, G. Her. P. Teneriffe . 1818
Adiantum-nigrüm Brown . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . .
alterniföliüm, 1 . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. Scotland »
angustitöliüm . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. .1812
Athyrulm, 2 . . Brown . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823
attenuätüm . . Brown . 7> G. Her. P. N. HoU. , 1824
bipartJtüm. . . Brown . 8, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1820
biseotüm . . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. Jamaica , 1821
brasilifinsä . . . Brown . 7» S. Her. P. Brazil » 1822