EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND 



SYMBOLS. 



Adv . Ad venti ve . 



Br. British Pharmacopoeia. 



Cort. Cortex. 



Cult. Cultivated. 



Fol. Folia. 



Fr. French name. 



Ger. German name. 



H. Herb. 



(Kew) Name given preference in Index Kewensis. 



P. G. German Pharmacopoeia. 



Nat. Naturalized. 



R. Radix. 



Rh. Rhizome. 



Sp. Spanish name. 



sp. Species. 



Syn. Synonym or Synonyms. 



U. S. United States, (i. e. N. Americ:i, North of Mexico). 



U. S. P. United Sj^ates Pharmacopoeia. 



* Name better applied to another plant. 



t Name improperly applied to this plant. 



X A verbal corruption. 



^ Book name, found in manuals of Botany, etc. 



II Obsolete, vulgar or provincial name. 



