ACiE ACE
taxifòlia
tetragòna .
tomentósa .
tortuósa . .
trapezoides.
trichòdes .
trigonocàrpa
trincrvàta .
tristis . .
umbellata .
umbròsa. .
iincinàta
iincinifòlia .
unduleefòlia
urophj^lla 22
vaga . . .
venústa . .
véra . . ,
Yerniciflúa .
verticilUUa .
angústa 15
latifòlia 16
vestita . .
villósa . ,
vimìnìtlis
virésceiis .
virgàta . .
viridiflora .
viridiràmis .
viseidúla 21
vomerifòrruis
"Wallichiàna
xylocàrpa
5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Holl. . 1823
6, H. Ev. S. 25 Caraccas . 1820
7, S. Ev. S. 20 E. Ind. . 1816
6, S. Ev. S. 6 Jamaica . 1824
4, a Ev. S. 4 N. Holl. . 1810
Pa. y. 4, ^S. Ev. S. 10 Peru . . 1818
Yel. 5, G. Ev. S. 3 N. HoU. . 1824
4, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Holl, . 1820
8, G. Ev. S. 18 N. Holl. . 1828
4, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. 1819
4, G. Ev. S. 25 N. Holl. . 1824
5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. S. W. . 1819
4, G. Ev. S. 6 Swan R. . 1846
5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Holl. . 1824
Pa. y. 3, G. Ev. S. 6 Swan R. . 1836
Wht. 6, S. Ev. T. 40 Brazil . . 1818
Pink 7, S. Ev. T. 6 S. Amer. . 1816
Wht. 7, S. Ev. T. 12 Egypt . . 1596
Yel. 4, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Holl. .1818
4, G. Ev. S. 10 V. D. L. . 1780
4, G. Ev. S. 10 N. Holl, . 1780
4, G. Ev. S. 10 K HoU. . 1780
6, G. Ev. S. 6 JSr. HoU. . 1820
7, S. Ev. S. 6 Jamaica . 1800
4, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1820
7, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. . 1820
5, G. Ev. S. 4 N, HoU. . 1824
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W. gn; 6, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. . 1823
Yel. 4, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H.
Yel. 3, G. Ev. S. 12 N. S. W.
Yel. 4, G. Ev. S. N. HoU.
Wht. 4, S. Ev. S. 20 E. Ind.
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xylophyUoldes Yel. G. Ev. S.
AC^NA, Linn. From akaina, a thorn ; in allusion
to the thorns or bristles on the calyx or
fruit. Linn, % Or. 1, Or. Sanguisorbàcece.
Humilie, shrubby, curious plants, growing
well in sandy loam and peat. Cuttings will
root planted in soil, and protected by a frame
or hand-glass. Synonymes: 1, Ancîstrum adscéndms;
2, A71. argénteicm; 3, An. latehròsum.
adscéndens 1 . Green 5, H. Her. Ç. 1 MageUan 1822
. Green 5, H. Her. P. 2 Chile . . 1822
. Green 5, F, Ev. S. 2 Mexico . 1827
. Green 7, G. Her. P, 1 Magellan 1790
. Green 5, H. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1822
. Green 5, H. Her. P. \ Falk. Is. . 1777
. Yel. 5, G. Her. P. ^ MageUan 1823
. Green 5, H. Her. P. 1 Mendoza . 1828
. Green 5, H. Her. P. ^ Peru . . 1802
. Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. HoU. . 1818
. Green 5, G. Her. P. ^ Chile . . 1822
, Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Zeal. . 1796
. Green 5, G. Her. P. 1 Pt. Desire 1824
. Green 5, G. Ev. S. 1 . 1838
argéntea 2 .
elongàta. .
lasvigàta. .
latebrósa 3 .
lùcida . .
magellànica
myriophyUa
ovallfòlia
ovina . . .
pinntvtifida .
Sanguìsòrbse
sericéa . .
spléndens .
ACALYPHA, Linn. From a, privative, Jcaios^
pleasant, and aphe, touch. Linn. 21, Or. 1,
ISTat. Or. EupliorUàceoe. Worthless species of
the easiest culture.—alopecuroidea, hrachystâohya,
caroliniàna, dliàta, colorata, mspidàta,
diversifòlia, hispida, indica, integrifòlia, loevigàta,
oìiacrostàchya, mollis, pauciflòra, polystâchya,
prunifòlia, rêptans, rubra, scabrósa, virgàia,
virginica,
ACÂNGA. See Bromèlia Acânga.
ACANTHÀCEÌE. A naturai order of plants, chiefly
tropical, consisting of soft-wooded herbs, nndershrubs,
and shrubs ; many of them very
beautiful.
ACANTHIUM. See Onopòrdnm Acanthium,
ACANTHOLÌMON, Boiss. From akanthos, a
spine, and limon, sea lavender. Leaves and
bracts. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Plantaginàcece.
Plants resembling the Stâtice and
requiring similar treatment. They are increased
by division of the roots, and grow
in any liglit rich soil. Synonyme1, Stdtice
arardti.
gluni^ceum 1 . Rose 5, F. Ev. P. i Armenia . 1845
AcANTl-lONiiiMA, Ilooker. From aJcanthos, a
spine, and a filament ; from the spinelike
form of some of the filaments. Liiin. 14,
Or. 2, ITat. Or. Cyrtaiidrdcece. Plants resembling
in habit the species of Streptocdrpus, and
requiring similar treatment. They are increased
by division of the roots.
strig6sa . . Dk. pur. 5, S. Her. P. J W. Africa 1801
AcANTl-lOPHfppiUM, Blum. The meaning of
the name is not explained. Linn. 20, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Orchiddcece. A. blcolor is a very
curious and rather rare plant; in habit it
much resembles a Geoddrum, only it has
iseudo-bulbs instead of tubers, while its rich
owers are produced from near the base of the
shoots. A. stridtnm is mnch inferior. They
will thrive well with the same treatment as
BUtia, provided they have a great deal of heat
and moisture during the growing season. Synonyme:
1, A. javense.
bicolor . . . Yel. red 6, S. Epi. | Ceylon
Jav¿ínicum 1 . Cr. rose 8, S. Epi. Java .
s t r i a t um . . Whi te 6, S. Epi. | Nepal .
sylhet(5nse . . Whit e 6, S. Epi, i Sylhet.
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spine.
ACANTHOSP:^RMUM. From aJcanthos, a
and sperma, a seed. Linn. 19, Or. 4
at.
Or. Asterdcece.—Xantholdes.
ACANTHOSTICHTS. Fj-om akanthos, a spine,
and stachys, a spike. Linn. 6, Or. 1, ISTat. Or.
Bromclidcem. Plants easily cultivated in the
stove, with a soil composed of equal parts of
sand, decayed wood, and rotten leaves. They
are propagated by suckers stuck in a hot-bed.
Synonymc: 1, Hohenbergia strobildcea.
strobn^cea 1 . Red y. 6, S. Her. P. 4 Brazil . . 1840
ACANTHUS, Linn. From akanthos, a spine,
some of the species being spiny. Bear's
Breech, Linn. 14:, Or. 2, iTat Or. Acanthdcece.
Coarse, yet stately, herbaceous plants, flourishing
in almost any soil or situation, and
increased by division or by seed with great
facility. A. mollis is said to be emollient ;
and it is conjectured that the leaf of this plant
furnished the ancients with the elegant Acanthus
leaf of their architecture. See Dilivdria.
carduifoHus . Blue 8, G. Her. P. 3 G. G. H. . 1816
hispiinicus . White 8, H. Her. P. 3 Spain . . 1700
ilicif61ius . . S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. 1759
mdlHs . . . Pur. w. 8, H. Her. P. 3 Italy . . 1548
niger . . . Whi t e 8, H.Her . P. 3 Portugal . 1759
spinosissimus Pur. w. 8, H.Her . P. 3 S. Eur. . 1629
spin6su3 . . Pur. w. 8, H. Her. P. 3 Italy . . 1629
AC IRNA, Willdenow. Theophrastus describes
a thistle under that name. Linn. 19, Or. 1,
ISTat. Or. A sterdcece. Insignificant plants,
void of any known merit, and of the easiest
culture in common soil. Synonyme : l,AtrdGtylis
cancelldta.—QddiQQVikU 1, gummifera.
ACAULIS, without a stem.
ACCESSORY, something added to the usual
number of organs.
ACCRETE, grown together.
ACCUMBENT, lying on something else.
ACER, Linn. The word, in Latin, signifies
vigorous, or sharp, and comes from ac^ meaning
ACE ACH
a point, in Celtic. The name is used to designate
this genus on account of the wood having
formerly been much sought after for manuiacturino
into heads of pikes and lances. Linn.
23 Or 1, Nat Or. Acerdcece. For the most
part beautiful trees, of considerable size, generally
employed in forming avenues or the back
of shrubberies. The soil they delight most to
grow in is open sandy loam, in which also
cuttings will strike freely in the open air ; or
by layers put down in the autumn they may
be increased; but all the best plants are
obtained from seed, which should be sown
soon after gathering. From the sap of A.
saccharinum and other species, the North
Americans make a considerable quantity of
very good sugar. Bynonymes : 1, A. eriocdrpon,
tomentòsum, glaùcum, mrginidnum,
Tùbrum; 2, A. sempervìrens; 3, A. spicdtum ;
4, A. stridtum, lipbridum; 5, laurifòlinm.
See negHndo.
austriacum. . Green 5, H. De. T. 30 Austria .
barbàtum . . Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 15 N. Amer .1812
campestre. . Gn. y. 5, H. De. T. 25 Britain, hedges
auitriacum . Gn. y. 6, H. De, T. 25 Austria . 1812
collinum. . Gn. y. 5, H. De. T. 25 France . .
hebecàrpum Gn. y. 6, H. De. T. 25 Britam, hedges
nànum . . Gn. y. 6, H. De. S. 4
variegàtum . Gn. y. 5, H. De. T. 25 Britain, gardens
caudàtum . . Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 50 N India . 1845
circinàtum . Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 40 Columbia . 1827
cr^ticum . . Gn. y. 5, H. De. S. 4 Levant . . 1752
dasycàrpum 1 Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 25 N. Amer.
disséctum . . Gn. y. 5, H. De. T. 30 Japan .
heterophyl- | ^ ^ 4 Levant .
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: Green 4, H. De. T. 20 Amer. hyb. 1790
Gn. y. 5 H. De. T. 40 Caucasus . 1838
. Green 5, H. De. T. 40 Asiatic G. .1826
Gn. y. 2, H. De. T. 40 Nepal . . 1840
. Green 5, H. De. T. 20 Siberia .
macrophyllum Green 5, H. De. T. 30 N. Amer.
montànum 3 . Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 25 N. Amer.
monspessu- 5 ^ j^q^ g_ g France .
lànum . ' ^ . ^r *
nigrum. . . Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 40 N. Amer.
oblòngum 5 . Gn. w. l , F. Ev. T. 20 Nepal .
o b t u s l t um . Gn. y. 5, H. De. S. 8 Hungary
obtusifòlium . Gn. y. 5, H. De. S. 4 Crete .
Opalus . . . Gn. y. 5, H. De. T. 50 Italy .
opulifòlium . Gn. y. 5, H. De. S. 12 France .
- - • . Green H. De. T. 20 Japan .
• Gn. y. 5, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer.
hybridum .hyrcánium
ib^ricucn .
laìvigàtum
lobàtum
palmàtum.
pennsylvánicum
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plabanoldes
laciniàtum
Lobèlii
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keras, horn, on account of the spur being
absent. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. OrcMddcem.
Yery curious plants, rather troublesome to
cultivate. A light loamy soil, mixed with
chalk, delights them most, and they can only
be increased by seeds. Synonyme: 1, Orchis
secundiflòra, Óphrys densiflòra.
antbropópbora Green 6, H. Tu. P. f England eh. fi.
secundiflòra . Violet 7, F. Tu. P. i S. %nr. . 1829
ACERITIUM, BecandoUe. Derived from a, privative,
and keras, a horn ; implying that the
anthers are destitute of horns. Linn. 11, Or.
1, Nat. Or. Tilidcem. An interesting species,
grown in peat and loam ; multiplied from
cuttings.
oppositifòlium White 6, S. Ev. T. 20 Amboyna 1818
ACEROSE, fine and slender, with a sharp point.
ACETARIOUS, any thing belonging to the salad
tribe of plants.
ACETOSE, sour, tart, acid.
ACETOSÈLLA. See Rùmex Acetosèlla, and OxàUs
Acetosella.
ACETABULIFOKMIS, saucer shaped,
ACHÀNIA, Swartz. From akanos, closed ; corolla
does not expand wide. See genus Malva^%scns,
to which the species of ^cMmit properly belong.
ACHILLÈA, Linn. Named after Achilles, a
pupil of Chiron, and the first who used the
plant so called in medicine. Linn. 19, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. Asterdceoi. Showy, free-fiowering species,
succeeding well in any common soil, and
readily increased by dividing the roots. A.
tomentósa is, by its bright yellow flowers, well
suited for ornamenting rock-work. The dried
leaves of A. Ptdrmica, powdered, and taken
up the nostrils, excite sneezing. A. moschhta
is sudorific and acrid, and makes a wholesome
food for cattle. Synonymes : 1, serrata; 2,
A. ambigua; 3, A. filicifolia ; 4, A. ochroleüca;
5, A. helvética; 6, A. amàna; 7, A.
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Gn. y. 6, H. De. T. 50 Europe .
. Gn. y. 6, H. De. T. 30 Europe .
. . Gn. y. 5. H. De. T. 50 Naples . ^
variegatum . Gn. y. 6, H. I>e. T. 25 Europe .
Pselido-Pla- j ^^ ^ D^. T. 50 Britain, hedges
puTptreum ! Pur . 5, H. De. T. 50 Seedling .1828
l^ubobtHsum Gn. y. 5, H. De. 50 Britam, gardens
variegatum . Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 50 Britam, gardens
rubrum . . Red 4, H. De. T. 20 N. ^ e r . . 1656
saccharinum . Yel. 4, H. De. T. 40 K Amer. . 1735
s t r i a t um . . Green 5, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. . 1755
tat^ricum . . Gn. y. 5, H. De. T. 20 Tartary . 1759
Yillosum . . Gn. y. 4, H. De. T. 50 Kamaon .1850
AC^PHALXJS, a privative, and kephale, a head.
ACERI C E ^ , an order of fine hardy trees, suitable
for park and pleasure garden scenery, of which
the common sycamore and the maple are representatives.
All the larger species abound in a
saccharine sap, from which the fine crystalline
sugar of North America is prepared. They all
grow in moderate climates.
ACERAS, Robert Brown. From a, privative, and
amoena>
abrotanifòlia .
acuminata. .
segyptìaca . .
Ageràtum . .
albicaùlis . .
álbida . . .
alpina . . .
ànglica 1 . .
anthemoldes .
asplcnifòlia
a t r à t a . , .
aurea . . .
auriculàta . .
biserràta . .
chamsemelifòlia
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coarctàta . .
compácta . .
coronopifòlia .
erètica . . .
cristàta . . .
crithmifòlia .
decolòrans. .
decúmbens .
Eupatòrium 3.
faicàta . . .
GérbM . , .
glomeràta . .
grandiflòra. ,
flòre-pièno ,
Hérba-ròta. .
holosericca
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2 Levant . 1739
1 1830
1 Levant . 1640
2 S. Eur. . 1570
n Caucasus 1836
1 1819
^ Siberia . 1731
I Britain, fields
i j N- Amer. 1803
2 Austria . 1596
1 Levant . 1739
1 A. Minor 1827
I J Albania . 1820
• Wht. 7, H. Her. P. | Prance .1825
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Austria
S. Eur.
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1803
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Levant
1 Candia
i Italy .
X Hunga r y 1804
1 1798
h Kamtsch. 1816
2 Casp. Sh. 1803
i Levant . 1739
Siberia . 1821
1 Caucasus 1818
1 Caucasus 1818
1 Gardens
^ France . 1640
J Parnass.. 1817