GLOSSARY 



OF 



GENERIC AND SPECIFIC NAMES. 



All the generic and specific names found in this work are here defined except a few 

 of obscure or unknown meaning and some which have undoubtedly been overlooked. 

 Commemorative names are followed by the names — when known to me — of those thus 

 honored. Specific names are given sometimes in one gender, sometimes in another. The 

 learner must know that, as a rule, if a specific name ends in us, a, or um, it may end in 

 either of the other two to correspond with the gender of the generic name; as. Convol- 

 vulus CaUfornims (^lasculine), Pobjgala Cali/ornica (Feminine), Galium CaUfornicum 

 (Neuter). Or, the specific name may end in is or e, the former agreeing with masculine 

 and feminine generic names, the latter with neuter names. The meaning of each name, 

 where possible, is given in a form suitable for a common or English name of the plant. 



AcHiLLE/EFOLiA, Yarrow-lcaved. 

 AcoNiTurj, the ancient name. 

 Adenostoma, glandular stoma (breathing 



pores). 

 Affinis, near, or related to. 

 Ajugoides, Ajuga-like; i. e., like Bugle, a 



labiate plant. 

 AlbEns, white. 

 Albescens, becoming white. 

 Albicaulis, white-stemmed. 

 Alchemilla, the Arabic name. 

 Alism^folius, Alisma-leaved, i. €., leaves 



like those of "Water Plantain. 

 Allium, the Latin name of Garlic. 

 Alnifolia, Alder-leaved. 

 Amelanchier, the French name, 

 .Americana, American. 

 Am(ENA, charming. 

 Amorpha, without form (flower wanting 



four petals). 



Amplectans, twining or embracing. 



Amplexicaulis, stem-encircled, i. e., by 

 embracing leaves. 



Amsinckia, Wilham Amsinck, of Ham- 

 burg. 



Anagallis, from a Greek word meaning 

 to laugh. 



Anagalloides, Anagallis-like; like Pim- 

 pernel. 



Andersoni, Dr. C. L. Anderson, a Califor- 

 nia botanist. 



Andrewsiana, Dr. Andrews, a pioneer 

 botanist. 



Andrewsii, Dr. Andrews, a pioneer bot- 

 anist. 



Andromedia, in honor of the goddess of 

 that name. 



Anemone, from Greek for wind. 



Angustifolia, narrow-leaved. 



Anserina, from the Latin for goose. 



