A DICTIONARY 



OF 



ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 



Abbreviations— S>., species; var., variety ; fl.-pl.,flore-pleno. 



Aar. Alims ghitlnosa 



Aaron. Arum maculatum, 



Aaron's Beard. Hyperlcwm cahjcinum 



Aaron's Rod. Verbasoum TJiaj)sus 



Abbey. Pojmlus alba 



Abele Tree. Pojmlus alba 



Absinth. Artemisia Absinthium 



Abuta-root, or Butua-root. Cissampelos 

 Pareira 



Aeaeia, Clammy. Robinia vlscosa 



Large-leafleted Rose. Robinia hisjjida ma- 



cropltylla 

 Parasol. Robinia umbraculifera 

 Rice's. Acacia Riceana 

 Rose. Robijiia hisjjida 

 Siris. See Siris-Acacia 

 Smooth Tree. Acacia Julibrissin 

 Three-thorned. Gleditschia triacaiithos 

 Two-spiked. Acacia lojihantha 

 Weeping. Gleditschia Bugoti jjendrda 



Aeajou-"wood. The timber of Cedrela bra- 

 siliejisis 



Aeh.-root. Morinda tinetoria 



Ach-weed or Ash-Aweed. jEgo^podiwni 

 Podagraria 



Ache. Ajiium graveolens 



Aehocon Tree, of Peru. Leoniaglycycarpa 



Aconite. The genus Aconitum 

 Common. Aconitum Naj)ellus 

 Indian or Nepaul. Aconitum ferox 

 Winter. Eranthis hyemalis 



Acorn, Sweet. The fruit of Qxicrcus Ballota 



Adam and Eve. Corallorrhiza odontor- 

 rhiza. Applied also to the tubers of 

 various native Orchises, and to the com- 

 mon Arum 

 N. American. Aplectrum hyemale 



Adam's Flannel. Verbascum T/iapsus 



Adam's Weedle. The genus Yucca ; also 

 Scandix Pecten 

 Aloe-leaved. Yucca aloifolia 

 Channelled-leaved. Yucca canaliculata 

 Common. Yucca gloriosa 

 Conspicuous. Yiicca consj)icua 

 Drooping-leaved. Yucca aloifolia var. pen- 



dula and Yticca draconis 

 Flaccid. Yucca Jlaccida 

 Glaucous. Yucca gloriosa var. glaucescetis 

 Grass-leaved. Yucca graininifolia 



Adam's Weedle, Hollow-leaved. Yucca 

 concava 

 Narrow-leaved. Yucca atigustifoUa 

 Oblique-leaved. Yucca obliqua 

 Pointed-tlowered. Yucca acuminata 

 Recm-ved-leaved. Yiicca recurva 

 Reddish-edged. Yucca rtifo-cincta 

 Scalloped-leaved. Yucca cremdata 

 Silvery. Yucca nivea 

 Slender-leaved. Yucca tenuifolia 

 Superb. Yucca sujjerba 

 Thready. Yucca jilamentosa 

 Upright. Yucca stricta 

 Wavy-leaved. Yucca undulata 

 Adam's Needle and Thread. Yucca, 



Jilamentosa 

 Adder-spit. Pteris aquiUna 

 Adder-wort. Polygonum Bistorta 

 Adder's Fern. Polyjwdium rulgare 

 Adder's Flower. Lychnis diurna 

 Adder's Grass. Orchis mascv la 

 Adder's Meat. Arum maculatum 

 Adder's Spear. Oj)hioglossnm vxdgatum 

 Adder's Tongue. Ojjhioglossum vulgatum 



Yellow. Erythronium americamcm 

 Adder's Violet. See Violet 

 Adonis Flower. Adonis axdumoialis 



Pyrenean. Adonis j)yrenaica 

 Aflfadil. Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus 

 African Rubber Tree. See Rubber 

 Agarics. A genus of Fungi 

 Agila-wood. Aquilaria ovata and A. 



Agallochum 

 Ag-leaf. Verbascum Thnpsus 

 Agnes's (St.) Flower. The genus ErinosTna 

 Agrimony, Bastard. Ayeratum conyzoides 

 Common. Agrimonia Eujjatoria 

 Creeping. Agrimonia repens 

 Hemp. Eujjatorlum cannabinum 

 Sweet-scented. Agrimonia odorata 

 Three-leaved. Agrimonia agrimonioides 

 Water. Eupatorium cannabiyium 

 Water Hemp. Bidens ccrnua and B. 

 trij)artita 

 Ague-root. Aletris farinosa 

 Ague Tree. Laurus Sassafras 

 Ague-weed, Indian. Euj)atorium ])erfolia- 



tum 

 Agworm Flower. Stellaria Holostea 



