12 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. A. Millefolium L. Europeand Asia, naturalized in U. S. Yar- 



row, (Yarroway, Yerrow) Milfoil, Tiiousand-leaf, Thousand- 

 leaved Clover, Green-arrow, CamilJ, Cainmock*, Dog-daisy 

 (xordolobo, Nosebleed, Bloodwort, Carpenter' s-grass, Sanguinary, 

 Soldiers' Woundwort, Old-man's-pepper, Tansyj; Ger. Schaf- 

 garbe, Schafgrippe, Gachelkraut, Feldgarbe; Fr. Millefeuille, 

 Herbe aux Charpentiers. The jiowerimj plant or floiveis, Sum- 

 mitates (Flores) millefolii s. Aeliillese. Stiniulant tonic, 

 vulnerary, astringent, diuretic. 



b. A. moschata, Jacq. ( Ptarmica moschata DC.,) Switzerland. 



Iva; Ger. Iva, Genippkrauter; Fr. Genepi blanc. The plant, 

 Herba ivae, H, genippi veri, stimulant, autispasmodic. 



c. A. iiobilis L. Central and Southern Europe. Noble Y'arrowj^ 



Ger Edelgarbe, Edelschafgarbe. Considered more active than 

 common Yarrow. 



<1. A. Ptarmica Ij. Europe and Asia, nat. in U. S. Sneezewort 

 (Neesewort), White Tansy, Sneezewort Yarrow or Tansy, Goose- 

 tongue; Wild, European or Bastard Pellitory, Fair-maid-of- 

 France, Seven-yeays-love; Ger. Bertramgarbe, Bf-rtramskraut; 

 Fr. Herbe a Eternuer. Moot sternutatory, acrid, sialagogue. 

 [Other European sppcies used like A. Millefolium are (e. ) A. 

 ageratum L., Maudlin Tansy, (f. ) A. atrata L., Iva, (g. ) 

 A. nana L., Dwarf Iva.] 



19. ACHLYS, DC. - Achlys. - Berberidaceie. 



From Greek, "mist." Scapose herbs. Two known species, 

 one in Japan; 1 in U. S. 



20. ACHRAS. L. - - Sapodilla. - - Sapotaceae. 



Greek name of a wild Pear. A tree. One species -pnly. 



a. A. Sapota L. (Sapota Achras Mill. ) Tropical America. Sapo- 

 dilla, Sapodilla Plum, Naseberry. Bark, (Jamaica bark,) 

 astringent, febrifuge. Seeds aperient, diuretic. The tree is said 

 to jneld also chicle gum. See Mimusops. 



21. ACHROANTHES, Raf. 1808. Adder' s-mouth. Orcliidaceae. 



From Greek "green flowered." Syn. Microstylis, Nutt, 

 1818. Low perennials with racemes of small flowers. About 

 40 species; 4 in XJ. S. 



22. ACHYRACHAENA. Schauer. Achyrachaena. Compositae. 



From Greek, "chaffy fruited." Annual herb, the rather 

 large heads nearly rayless. One species, California. 



23. ACLEISANTHUS, A. Gray. Acleisanthus. Nyctaginacea). 



From Greek, with "flowers not enclosed." Herbs, some 



shrubby. About 6 ipecies, warmer region N. America; 5 in 



southwestern l^. S. 



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24. ACNIDA, L. - Water-hemp. - Amaranthaceae. 



From Greek, "stingless." Syn. Amaranthus, in part. An- 

 nual herbs resembling Amaranth. About 5 species, all of 

 Eastern N. America and West Indies. 



