104 NAMES OF PLANTS. 



Anthris'cus, Pliny. Derivation of the name unknown, but 

 given by Pliny to a plant probably allied to this 

 genus. 

 Cerefolium, Dodon^eus. Old officinal name for Chervil. 

 It is mentioned by Lonicerus, Camerarius, and other 

 writers of that time. Linneus (Materia medica) 

 gives it as the officinal equivalent for Scandix, and 

 calls this plant (Sp. pi.) Scandix Cerefolium. It is a 

 Latinised form of Cheer oijhylliim, which see. 



Anthyl'lis, Dioscorides. From G., antli, flower, and 

 ioiilos, down ; from the downy calyces. 



Antirkhi'num, Theophrastus. G. name referring to rhin, 

 a nose ; because of the shape of the flowers. One of 

 the English names is Calf's-snout. 

 Oi'oiitlum, Dodon?eus. An old name for Snap- 

 dragon. 



Apar'gia. G. name for some uncertain Aveed which sprung 

 up ci'po, from, argia, idleness (of the cultivator) ! — 

 Hooker and Arnott. 



A'piuM, Pliny. L. for celery; from G., (qnon, parsley, 

 water-parsley, &c. 



Ac^uile'gia, Tragus. From L., aquila, an eagle ; whose 

 claws the nectaries have been supposed to re- 

 semble. 



Ar'abis, Dioscorides. The Arabis of Dioscorides was not 

 one of our British Cresses. 

 Tiirri'ta, Clusius ; who called this plant Turrita major. 

 The name Turritis, which was also formerly used for 

 this plant, was applied by Linneus to Turritis glabra, 

 which see. 



Ar'butus, Pliny. L. name for the Strawberry-tree. 



Une'do, Pliny. Another L. name given to the same 

 plant; because, according to Pliny, the fruit is so 

 bad that an, one (onl}-), edo, 1 eat. 



