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or Poor Man's Weather Glass, Devil's Bit, and 

 Brooklime. 

 Anchu'sa, Hippocrates. G., anchousa, alkanet, from ancho, 

 I tie together, or constrict ; on account of the medi- 

 cinal powers attributed to it. It was considered good 

 for ulcers, ringworm, lepra, measles, smallpox, and 

 (properly compounded) was " most singular in deep 

 punctures, or wounds made with thrusts," according 

 to Gerard. 



Androm'eda, Linneus. The name of a fabled daughter 

 of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia; she was chained 

 on a rock, that she might be devoured by a sea 

 monster. Some resemblance of conditions was sup- 

 posed by Linneus in the habitats of the Andro- 

 medas, which grew on "turfy hillocks in the midst 

 of swamps frequented by toads, and other rep- 

 tiles." This is rather fanciful, and characteristic of 

 Linneus. 



Anem'one, or Anemo'ne, Dioscorides. From G., anemo, 

 wind ; because it was supposed that the flowers did 

 not expand until beaten by the wind. 

 Pulsatilla, Dodonseus. From L., imlso, I beat ; apparently 

 having reference to the same idea as that mentioned 

 under Anemone. 



Angel'ica, Brunfels. ChwYohlj., angelic ; from its cordial 

 and medicinal properties. 



Antenna'ria. L., antenna, literally an extended thing; 

 from the hairs of the pappus of the sterile florets 

 resembling the antennse of some insects. 



An'themis, Turner. G., anthemis, a flower; from the profu- 

 sion of its blossoms. 

 Cot'ida, Brunfels. Old ofiicinal name Cotula foetida. 



Anthoxan^thum, Linneus. From G., antho, flower, and 

 xanthos, yellow. 



