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LATIN INDEX. 



ArcJiangdica. 137. Name of excellence. 



Archemora. 130. A fanciful name. 



Arctostaphylos. 201. Gr., Bear's Grape. 



Arcypfa/uum, 96. Gr., arched leaf. 



Arenaria, 5.~>, (57). Lot., a sand plant. 



Arethnsa, 331. Named for tliat nymph. 



Atyemoue, 32. Remedy for sore eyes'. 



Ansiema, 318. Of unknown meaning. 



Aristida. 388. Zotf.. an ear of wheat. 



Aristolochia. 278. (Jr., good in parturition. 



ARISTOLOCHIACE/E, 278. 



Anneniaca. 102. Originally from Armenia. 



Armcria. 215. Latin for the Sweet-William. 



Armoracia, 41. Native of Armorica. 



Arnica, 188. Lot., lamb's skin. 



Aroma, 112. [the stamina! e spikes awned. 



Arrhenatherum, 396. ?.. male point i. c., 



Artemisia. 1S4. To Artemis, = Diana. 



ARTOCARPE.E, 298. 



Arundinaria, 404. Altered from the next. 



Arnndo, 398. Lat., a reed. Celt., am., water. 



Asarum, 278. Meaning unexplained. 



ASCLEPIADACEJE, 271. 



Ascicpias, 272. Lot., ./Esculapius. 



Ascynim, 48. Or., soft to the touch. 



Asimina, 26. Of unknown meaning. 



Asparagus, 847. ?., tearing: some are thorny. 



ASPII0DEIJLE, 341. [indnsium. 



Aapidinm. 425. Gr., a little shield : sc. the 



Aspleni;im,424. Gr., without the spleen. 



Aster, 161. Lai., a star. 



ASTEROIDE^E, 152. 



Astilhe, 114. Gr., not shining : opaque". 



Astragalus. 94. 6'?'.. tlie vertebra. 



Afragene, 16. Gr., ni^ht-born. 



A triplex, 287. Lai., black and straggling. 



Atropa, 2()4. To Atvopos, one of the Pates who 



AURANTIACE^E, 71. [cut the thread of life. 



Avena. 396. Celt., a/an, to eat ? 



Aycnia, 63. To the Duke of Ayen. 



Azalia, 2:i3. Gr., arid : grows ii! dry places. 



Azolla, 413. Gr.. killed by drought. 



BaccharLs 171. Dedicated to Bacchus. 



Baldwinia, 182. To Dr. Wm. Baldwin. 



IJallota, 24S. Gr., to cast away ; ill-scented. 



BALSA MIXE^E, 67. 



Baptisia, 84. Gr.. to dye. = to color. 



Barbarea, 39. Dedicated to St. Barbara. 



Bartonia. 208. To Dr. B. S. Barton, of Phila. 



Batatas. 259. Indian name of Potato. 



Batis. 303. The Indian name. 



Jialrachium, 19. Gr., the fro-*; amphibious. 



Begonia, 131. To Michael Begon, French, a 



BEGONIACE^E, 131. [promoter of Botany. 



Bejaria, 204. To M. Bcjar, a Spanish botanist. 



Bellis, 105. Lai., bellus, pretty. 



Benzoin. 290. Fragrant like benzoin. 



BKIlBERIDACEjE. 27. 



Bcrberis. 27. The ancient Arabic name. 



Berchemia, 77. To M. Berchem, a French bot. 



Berlandiera, 173. To M. Berlandier, French. 



Beta, 28o. Celt., bell, signifying red. 



Betonica. 249. Veil., bentonic. 



Betula, 308. From beta, its Celtic name. 



BETULACE^E, 307. 



Bidens, ISO. Lai,., two-toothed ; sc. the seed. 



Bigelovia, 169. To Dr. Jacob Bigelow, Boston. 



Bignonia, 218. To Abbe Bignon, librarian to 



BIGNOMACE/E, 218. [Louis XIV. 



Jholia, 161. Gr.. bioo. to live. 



Blechnum. (421) 4->4. Gr.. blechnon. [calyx. 



Blephilia. 215. irt:, eyelash: sc. the fringed 



Blelia. 'i28. To Louis Blet, a Spanish botanu t. 



Blitnm, 286. Gr., Mton,=insipid. [M D 

 Bocconia, 32. To Paolo Bocconc, a Sicilian 

 Boehmeria, 300. To G. R. Bcehmer, German. 

 Boerhaa\ ia. 279. To Boerhaave, (jf Holland. 

 Boltonia. 106. To J. B. Bolton. an English bot. 

 BOKRAGIXACE/E, 250. [in ff ! 



Borrago, 251. Altered from cor a/70=nourish- 

 Borrcria. 147. To J. W. Borrer, F. L. S. 

 Borrichia, 171. To Olof Borrich, Danish. 

 Botrychinm. 418. Gr.. a cluster of grapes. 

 Boussingaultia, 285. To J. B. Boussingault, a 

 Bouteloua, 408. [eel. German naturalist. 



Bouvardia. ItO. To Dr. Bonvard, of Paris. 

 Boykinia. 114. To Dr. Boykin, of Georgia 

 Brachychreta, 1G6. Gr.. short hair : sc. pappna. 

 Brasenia, 29. 



Brassica. 40. Brassic was the Celtic name. 

 Brickellia, 15S. To Dr. Brickell, of Savannah, 

 Brixa, 403. Gr., to nod ; sc. the spikelets. 

 Bri/.opyrum. 402. Briza and pyros (wheat). 

 BROM E LI ACE.E. 3:35. [the Wild Oat. 



Bromus. 397. Gr.. food : anciently applied to 

 Broiifsonetia. 299. To P. N. V. Broiissonet, Fr. 

 Browallia, 221. To J. Browallins. of Abo. 

 Brunella. 2-16. German, a throat-disease. 

 BrnnfeMa. 221 . To Otho Brunsfels. of Mentz. 

 Brunnichia. 280. To P. Brunnich, Danish. 

 Bryonia. Y?fy. Gr., to grow (sc. rapidly). 

 Bryophyllum. 119. Gr.. growinir from the Jcaf 

 Biichnera. 2;i(). T. J. G. Buchner, German. 

 Bnckleya, 291. To S. B. Buckley, Texas. 

 Bnmelia, 210. Greek name of the Ash. 

 Buplenrum, 138. Gr., ox-rib. 

 Bnrmannia. 325. To one Burmann, Germai 

 BUKMANNIACE^E. 325. 

 Bur^era, 72 To Joachim Burser, Naples. 

 BURSERACE^E, 72. 

 BUTTOME^E. 323. 



Buxus, 298. Gr.. dense? sc. the wood. 

 CABOMBE^E, 28. Cabomba. 29. 

 Cacalia. 186. Gr., exceedingly pernicious. 

 CACTACE^E. l:i>. 

 Cakile, 43. The Arabic name. 

 Caladinm, 319. Altered from Calla. 

 Calamagrostis, 386. Calamus-Agrostis. 

 Calamintha, 243. Gr., beautiful Mint. 

 (Jalampeftf, 219. Gr.. pretty vine. 

 Calandrinia, 59. To J. L. Calandrini, Italian. 

 Calceolaria, 222. Lat.. a little ilipper. 

 Calendula, 188. Lat., kalends, the first of th< 

 Calla, 318 (319). (Jr., beautiful. [month 



Calliaslrum,Itil. Gr.. beautiful flower. 

 Callicarpa, 236. Gr., beautiful fruit. 

 CallirrJioe, 60, 61. A Greek name. 

 Callistachys, 100. Gr., beautiful spike. 

 Callistemon, 122. Gr., beautiful stamens. 

 Callistephus, 165. Gr., beautiful crown. 

 CALLITRICIIACE.E. 301. 

 Callitriche. :jfll. Gr., beautiful hair. 

 Calluna. 200. Gr., to sweep: sc. a broom. 

 Calochortus, 343. Gr., beautiful grass. 

 Calonyction. 200. Gr., ''good-night." 

 L'alojthaiies, 234. Gr.,- appearing beautiftiL 

 Calopogon, 3:^0. Gr.. beautiful beard. 

 Call ha, 21. Syncope for calathos, a goblet. 

 CALrYCANTHACE.fi, 25. 

 Calycanthus, 25. Gr.. calyx flower. 

 Calycocarpnm, 27. Gr., calyx fruit. 

 C'alvi>so, 326. Dedicated to that nymph. 

 Calypt ran then, 121. Gr.. calvptra'ilower. 

 Calystegia, 200. Gr., calyx covered. 

 Camassia.W-l Indian, (^uainass. 

 Cauielina, 42. Gr., dvu-1 Flax. 



