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AMELLÜS, Willdcnow. A name employed by
V irgli, for a fine flower found on the banks ol'
the river Mella. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or
Asteràcem. Interesting species, succeedino-weli
in a loamy soil, ami cuttings planted under a
glass root freely. Synonymes: 1, Sideránthus
spmuldsus; 2, S. villòsus.
Lychnìtis . . Violet 7, G. Bv. Tr. 1 C. G H iros
villòsus 2 .' •. YV ellow S, H. Her. IP".- 12 MMIiSsSsOoUuRrIi .; 1U81N1
AMENTÀCEÌE. Exogenous plants bearing flowers
lu catkins, and divided by some modern botanists
into six orders-called Casuarinàcece,
Setulacecc, Altingiàcece, Salicàccce, Myricàcece,
and Jiiceagnacece.
AMENT, A catkin mode of inflorescence : as
AMENTUM, the Hazel and Willow.
AMENTALES. See Ameniàcecc.
AMERICAN ALMOND. See Brabèjum
AMERICAN ALOE. See Agàve americana.
AMERICAN CHINA ROOT. See SmMax
AMERICAN COWSLIP. See Bodecátheon.
cá^NIT^ CRANBERRT. See Oxycòccus macro-
AMERICAN CRESS. See Barhárea pràcox
AMERICAN EBONY. See Amertmnum Ébenvs.
AMERICAN GAMBOGE. ^^Bllypéricumhaccàtum.
AMERICAN MARMALADE, ñe^Àchrasmam-mòsa.
AMERÍMNÜM, Patrick Browne. A Greek name
lor the house-leek ; derived from a, privative
and Tnenmna, care ; in allusion to the little
attention the plant requires. Linn. ]6, Or
b, JNat. Or. Vahcmm. Ornamental shrubs
Synonymes: 1, Pterocàrpus Amerímmmi ; 2,'
BrPa Ebenus, Pterocàrpus glabra, P. biixl
Jolius, Aspalathns arhoréscens j for culture &c
see Pterocàrpus.
BrowiiM 1 . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 10 W Ind líQR
Ebenus 2 . . Yellow . 5 S. Ev. S. 5 w' li"d ' 1¿40
stngulosum . White . 5,' S. Ev. S. 10 TrinWad ! ì m
AMETHfsTEA, Willdcnow. The name is given
in al usion to the colour of the flowers, from
amethi^ios, tlie amethvst. Linn. 2, Or 1
^ a t . Or. Lamiàcece. A pretty blue-flowerecì
r i c í o K i d "
Cierùlea. . .Blue . 7, H. A. 1J Siberia .1759
AMETIIYSTINOUS, violet-ooloured
AMHÉRSTIA, Wallich. In honour of the Et
Hon. Countess Amherst and her daughter
Lady Sarah Amherst ; the zealous friends and
promoters of every branch of Natural History,
but especially Botany. Zm«. 17, Or 4 Nat Or
S w u " ; r^ ^® Ob ;cTfirit bicame
known to Dr. Wallich through the medium
oi_ a Mr. Crawford, in August, 1836, who
originally discovered it near Martabaii, in the
f á J ^ t " ^ ' gentleman afterwards
found It, as he himself states, "growing near
a decayed Kioum (a sort of monastery) together
with numerous individuals of Jonèsia
Asòca and fc férrea ; it was profusely
ornamented with pendulous racemes of large
vermihon-coloured blossoms, unequalled in
the flora of the E Indies, and perhaps not
surpassed m magnificence and elegance in any
part of the v^ovlá."-Wallich's Plantar Asia-
AMM 2 9 AMP
ticcB Rariorcs. The ground, he states, was
strewed even at a distance with its flowers,
which^ are daily ofl'ered to the images in thè
adjoming caves. He transported it to the
Botanic Garden, Calcutta, where it was seen by
Mi;. J. Gibson, plant collector for the Duke
of Devonshire, who very fortunately succeeded
in bringing a plant alive to the collection at
Lhatsworth. It delights in a rich strong loam
and maybe propagated by cuttings of the halfnpened
wood, planted in sand, under a glass
in heat, by ringing the stems of the old plant'
or by seeds. '
nòbilis . . . Rich ver. 5, 8. Ev. T. 40 E. Ind. . 1837
AMIÁNTIIIUM, ffraij. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or
Mdanthàcem. ^oa Eelònias '
Am^^A Humboldt and Bonpland. In memory
0.. « physician. Linn. 16,
01. 6, Nat. Or. Fabàcea,. This interesting
ever^-een climber delights in open loamy soiL
and increases readily from cuttings.
zygómeris. . Yellow 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 Mexico . 1826
AMIRÒLA, Persoo7i. Derivation unknown. Linn.
^I'nf ^''P^^^àcece. An ornaniental
tree, thriving m peat and loam, and
" i S ' Synonyvie : 1, Lagünea
^ • • • S. Ev. T. 24 Peru . . 1824
AMMÁNNIA Linn. In honour of John Ammanii,
a physician and botanist at St. Petersburg}!.
Lmn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythràcel
Species of no beauty; for culture, &c., see
Balsamina. '
verticillata . White 8, H. A. 1 Guinea . 1819
JVftiaca auriculàta, baccifera, cáspica,
debilis diffusa, húmilis, latifòlia, 7nultiflòra
octándra, pentándra, racemósa, ramòsior, rotiindifòha,
rubra, sangidnolénta, viridis, Wormskiòldii.
AMMI Linn. The plant delights to grow in
sandy places, hence the name from ammos
^ r i i - Nat. Or. Apiácec¿.
Weeds of the simplest culture. Synonyine :
1, Biimum acaule. acaiile 1, anethifòlium,
Boeberi daucifòlium, ferulajfòlium, glaucifò- "
hum, màjus. Visnaga.
AMMOBIÜM, R. Brown. Derived from ammos
sand and bio, to live; in reference to th¿
situation where the plants grow. Linn 19
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteràcem. Pretty species oí
the easiest culture.
alàtnm . . . White 6, P. Her. P. 2 N. Holl 1822
plantagineum . White s! G. Her. P. 2 N. HolL li?
AMMÓCHARIS, Ha. Am,nos, sand, and càairo,
to delight. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryl-
Itdaceoi. See Brunsvigia.
AMMODÉNDRON, Fischer. Ammos, sand and •
dendron, a tree ; situation. Linn. 10, Or 1
Nat. Or. Fabàcem. Synonyme : 1, 's6phor'a
argéntea. ^
Sievérsü 1 . . Purple 6, H. Ev. S. 3 Siberia . 1837
AMMOGETON, De Candolle. Ammos, sand, and
geton, near ; situation. Linn. 19, Or. 1 'Nat
Or. Asteràcece. '
soorzonerifòlium . Yel. 5, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1834
love. Linn. 3, Oi.
should be
S à U : Ä 6, H. EV. S. i N. Azner.
í h f i n í i i o r Grains of Paradise are the
seeds of Grana-Parad^i^ ^^^ ^^^^
aculeàtum . . Orange . 5 | tiei -1 - ^^^^
Af7feUi . .Pmlc. • I 8 Madagas. 1822
angustifòlium Bed . . C | He.- i . s ^ _ ^g^g
aromáticum . y^^' I' | p 2 E. Ind. . 1820
Cardamòmum Pa^ brn. 6 b. Hei- r . ^^
Clùsii . . -YeUof^J-lg^^-p 3 W.Africa 1854
llánielu . . . Y^red^- | 3 Bengal . 1819
dealbatum . White . 4, 0. g c Madagas.
G r à n a - P a r a d l s i Red . . 3, 8 . aer. r ^^^^^^
P T a n d i f l ò r u m . White . 7, 8 . wer. x.
fatifòlium . . Pur, yel. 6 | . Her. P. 1 b ^^^ ^
máximum . . White . 6 | Her ^ ^^ _ jgW
serlceum . • White . 7, S. Her . I 1 ^ _
subulàtum . . Yellow . 4, | . Her. P. d tí g^^^ _ ^^^^
Ä t u m - . :^íet^w:t;ISer:P.2E.lnd 1S.7
hulhíferum, Pythdnium halbíferum, Caládiuin
I u l h l f m A. campanulátum, Tácca phal-
EoJürgkii,
árgUi; 3, D. zeyUnicwm; 4, Vmcontium
poiyvhyllum. ^ „ p 21 E Ind. 1813
bulbíferus 1 . Red . 4 | . Her. P. 2i m ^^^^
campanulátus 2 Purple 4, S. Her. l . i | ^^^^
S S n l u s 4 : : » : í : Í : H l r . P . l | india. 1759
i S l t o D » ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Y o - Ot
dcsmos, a bond. Linn. d, Oi. iNat. ui.
i S S p s i t Mic/^«^^- These plants resemble
^ S v i n e hence the name from arrápelos a
vine and ovsis, resemblance. Linn 5, Or 1,
N ¿ ' 0 fiíáU This genus, of interesting
S a n t s comprehends the Virginian creeper so
2, o. quinquefdhus.
bi' pinnáta . P-r^u r . grn. 8O, HTT. DTiep. 8S 115 N. A^m^e^r . 1^7g0^0^
c o k n t a 1 . Pur . grn. 5, H. De. b . ^ ^^^^ ^^^^
S u " ' ' • Pur. | m . Í De. CI. 60 N. Amer. 1806
VlLeuuiuui . . - ' -^-r , r\
I - s t ^ ' ^ s h i b ^ S r i i i t ^ e
S e T r n rich light loam, and easily propagated
K cf t tSS planted in sand under a glass 111
S u à t a . . .Yellow. B. Ev. S E. I i «
AMÒKPHA, Linn. Th-iam^xs
privative, and morphe, form ,
require the protection oi a mat m severe
woVer. Synonymes: 1, A. nana, ¿, A.
VuUscens ; microprna^ Missouri . I8I2
canésoens . . Blue. 7 F. De. b. 6 ^^^ _
cròceo-lanàta. Pur. . 7, | De. ft. 0 _ ^^^^
fràgrans . . Pur . . 7, H. De. | « ^^^^ ^„^^
fruticósa .. . Pur. . 7, H. De. ft. 0 ^^ ^ ^gia angustifòlia.Pur. .b.H.De. 8. 0
c«,riilea . Blue. 6, H. De. | 0 ^^^^
emarginàte . Pur . . 7, H. ue. | Carolina .
microphyUa. Pur. . b, H. De ». ^ _ ^g^^
glSbra . . . Pur . . 7, P. Her. r . 0 ^g^g
Lrbàcea 2. . Blue . 7 P. Her. P. . CaioUna ^ ^^^^
Lewlsii . . . Pur . 7, P. De. S. 4 ^ ^ ^^^^
« b y l l a . P u . 8, Da. | ^^ .
AMOBPHOPHALLUS, Blume
figured, and phallos, form of spadix. L^nn. 21,
o f 7 Nat. Or. Aràcea,. Culture the same as
for tropical Arums. Synonymes: I, Arum
icr, a n a m u uuivo xii.
AmFKiBIOOS, growing eittar i . or out of th.
water. Th e ' n a m e is ae"™"!
pod:is both onnn tthhee rrooo ts and on tne stemb.
S a l " ¿ c i d u o u s tSiners ; for culture &c see
"Si^a Synonymes: I, GiPci^com6sa; 2,
, „ 0 . 0 1 0 . ; Amer. 1781
comosa 1. i r -4- ^
AMPHfcOMi