SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR. 3^3 



124. ANCHtJSA,L. - Alkanet. - Boraginaceae. 



The ancient Greek name. Herbs. About 30 species, Old 

 World. 



a. A. officiiidlis L. Europe. *Bugloss (from Greek, meaning ox- 

 tongue), Ox-tongue, Garden Alkanet or Orcanet; Ger. Ochsen- 

 zungenkraut; Fr. Buglosse (Codex, which includes also (b) 

 A. Itdlica L., Italian or Small Bugloss. ). Plant demulcent 

 diaphoretic. ' 



125. ANCISTROCARPHUS,Gray. Ancistrocarphus. Compositfe. 



From Greek, * 'fishhook chaflf". Syn. Sty Iodine, in part. 

 Low canescent annual with small glomerate flower-heads. One 

 species, California. 



ANDA. See JOANNESIA. 

 ANDIRA. See YOUACAPOUA. 



126. ANDRACHNE, L. Andrachne. Eiiphorbiaceae. 



Syn. Lepidanthus, in part. Herbs or shrubbv plants with 

 small axillary flowers. About 10 species; 1 in U." S. 



127. ANDROGRAPHIS, Wall. Andrographis. Acanthaceae. 



Syn. Justicia, in part. Herbs, some suflTrutescent. About 

 20 species, tropical Asia. 



a. A. paniciilata Nees. (J. paniculata Burm. ). India. Kariyat, 

 Creyat. Herb bitter, tonic. 



128. ANDROMEDA, L. Wild Rosemary. Ericaceae. 

 Name from Greek mythology. A small evergreen shrub 



with acid foliage. One species, (U. S. ) 



a. A. Polifolia L. Northern Europe, Asia and N. America, south 

 to N ew Jersey and Michigan , W^ild or Marsh Rosemary, Marsh 

 Holy-rose, Moorwort. Plant reputed poisonous. 



129. ANDR()p6G0N, L. Beard-grass. Gramineae. 

 From Greek, "man beard", the staminate flowers having 



awns. Syn. Vetiveria, in part. Tall grasses. About 150 

 species; 36 in U. S. 



a. A. Calamus Royle. Central India. The Sweet Calamus of the 



ancients. Source of the Ginger-grass oil of Nemaur ( F. von. 

 Mueller). 



b. A. cilrdtus DC. India. Lemon-grass, Verbena-grass. From. 



this and some allied species are distilled the oils used in per- 

 fumery as grass oil, oil of verbena, oil of spikenard (Mueller). 



c. A. Ndrdiis L. India. Nard-grass, Spikenard*. Source of 



Citronella oil, called also by names under (b). 



