NAMES OF PLANTS. 181 



published a history of the plants growing in the 

 neighbourhood of Venice, and died in 1729. 

 Zoste'ra, Linneus. From G. zoster, a girdle, or ribbon; 

 which the leaves somewhat resemble. 



ADDITIONAL. 



I add the following names, which have been inadvertently- 

 omitted. With the exception of Draba, Galinsoga and 

 Pulicaria, they are synonyms of genera already mentioned, 

 which have been adopted in one or other of the four most 

 recent standard works on the British Flora. 



Ape'ra. Applied to a section of Agrostis. A name given 

 by Adanson, and probably without any meaning. 



Brunel'la. The same as Prunella, which see. 



Cyt'isus, Pliny. L., it is uncertain to what plant this name 

 was originally given. The account of Pliny describes 

 it as a valuable fodder plant, but from the varying 

 statements of different ancient authors, it has been 

 supposed that two have been mixed up together as 

 Cytisus, one of which may have been Lucerne, and 

 the other Laburnum. It was at any rate a legu- 

 minous plant. The only British species of Cytisus 

 is the Broom, otherwise called Sarothamnus. 



Dabeo'cia. From St. Dabeoc, an Irish saint; the j)lant 

 (otherwise called Menziesia polifolia) occurs as British 

 in Ireland only. 



Dra'ba. Dioscorides applies the name Drahe, or Arah'is to 

 a kind of Cress. The usual explanation is G. drahe, 

 acrid, from the taste, which, if there is such a word 

 having that meaning, seems plausible enough. Arabis 



