133 NAMES OF PLANTS. 



East Indies it is called daturo. Linneus gives 

 Datura as both the officinal and the botanical name 

 of Thorn-apple ('Materia Medica'). Camerarius 

 gives Tatula as the name of his second species of 

 " Stramonia." 

 Stramo'nmm, Lobel. The name Stramonia was generally 

 given to the Thorn-apple by the botanists of the 

 sixteenth century, and Lonicerus says that it was so 

 named by the Italians. The derivation is obscure. 

 Dau'cus, Dioscorides. G. name for the plant. "From 

 claio, I burn; on account of its effect in medicine. 

 All the ancient authors speak of daucus, as a heating 

 plant."— Theis. 

 Carol' a, Linneus. Carrot is the English name, and carotte 

 the French. Carotte is also used in German, but is 

 not the usual name. It has been supposed to be 

 of Keltic origin, and to refer to the colour of the 

 root ; car, red. 

 Delphin'ium, Dioscorides. From G. delpliin, a dolphin; 

 on account of the form of the flower. The Del- 

 phinium of Dioscorides was not the Delphinium of 

 Linneus, but the name was used by him. 

 ConsoVida, Fuchs. A name given formerly to Larkspur, 

 and also to Comfrey, Self-heal, Daisy and other 

 plants, in reference to some real or supposed virtue in 

 the healing of wounds. The L. verb consolido means 

 I make solid, firm or compact. See Solidago. 

 Denta'kia, Linneus. From L. dens, a tooth; from the 



tooth-like scales of the root. 

 Dianth'us, Linneus. From G. Di, Jove's, and anthos, 

 flower. 

 Arme'ria, Linneus. A name formerly given to the Sweet 



William pinks. See earlier under Armeria. 

 CaryophyVluSf Linneus. From G. CaryophylloUf the spice 



