VI 



INDEX TO BOTANY. 



Gleditschia, 167; G. triacanthos, 168. 



Globnluria, 114. 



Glomerule, meaalng of the term, 23. 



Gloxinia, 132. 



Gluraace«, 67. 



Glumes, meaning of the term, 24. 



Gluten, nature of, 40. 



Glyceria canadensis, 69. 



Glycine«, 166. 



Glycosma, 147. 



Glycyrrhiza glabra, 166, 168. 



Guaphalieie, 137. 



Gnetaceie, 88 ; gnetum, 89. 



Gnidia, 104. 



Golden club. 73. 



Gomphia, 173. 



Gomphrena, 110. 



Gonolobeai, 125. 



Goodeiiiacea;, the goodenia family, 

 133; goodenieie, ib. 



Goodyera, 85. 



Gooseberry family, the, 149. 



Goose-foot, 110; the goose-foot family, 

 109. 



Gopherwood, 90. 



Goriionia, 186. 



Gorterie.e, 137. 



Gossypium herbaceum, fcc, 190. 



Gouiuneip, 171. 



GrauiineiL', 07. 



Grangea, 136; grangeine», ib. 



Grape, 52; grape suirar, 40. 



Grass of Parnassus, 193. 



Grasses, the, abundance of, 67 ; the 

 yellow-t'yed grass family, 77 ; blue- 

 eyed grass, 82. 



Gratiolea', 116. 



Greenbrier family, the, 8C. 



Green-heart limber, 107. 



Grevillea, 105. 



Grewia, 187. 



Grielum, 163. 



Gronovia, 166. 



GrossulaceiP, 149. 



Ground nuts, 167. 



Groundsel, 43. 



Guaiacum lamily, the, 175. 



Gualteria, 200. 



Guava, 158. 



Gufltardea-, 141. 



Guevina avellana, 105. 



»juilandina, 167. 



(iuilielma, 77. 



Guinea-corn, 67, 68. 



Gulf weed, 42. 



Gum, two forms of, found in the vege- 

 table kingdom, 39 ; gum benzoin, 

 129 ; gum arable, gum Senegal, Bar- 

 bary gum, 168; gum elemi, 169; 

 gum guaiac, llfi. 



Gumlac, 100, 167; gum-tree, 102. 



Gundelia, 135. 



Gunnera, 48. 



Gustavia, 158. 



Gutta percha, 41, 127. 



Gutlil'erie, 183. 



Gymnadenia, 85. 



Gymnema lactiferum, 125. 



Gymnocladus canadensis. 168. 



Gymnoscyphus repens, 62. 



Gymnospermae, 87. 



Gyninospermia, 53, 114 ; g)mnosper- 

 nieifi, 1.35. 



Gynarium saccharoides, 68. 



Gynostoraacete, 63. 



Gyrinopsis, 104. 



Gyrocarpese, 160. 



Gyrophora, 48, 61. 



llackberry, 97. 



Hiematoxylon campeachianura, 168. 



H<pmodorace;e, 81. 



Hair-grass, 69. 



Hairs, various characters, positions, 

 compositions, arrangements, and 

 forms of, 7; different names given 

 to surfaces, according to the deve- 

 lopment and nature of the, 8; clr- 

 culalion of fluids in, ib. 



Hakea, 10.5. 



Haleuia, 122. 



Halesia, 129. 



Hnlophytes, 43. 



Haloragaceie, 156; haloragis, ib. 



Hamamelidacea;, 147; haraameleK, 

 148. 



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Hamelie», 141. 



Hand plant, the, of Mexico, 189. 



Hare-bell lamily, the, 132. 



Hare's foot fern, 65. 



Haschisch, the, of the Arabians, 97. 



Hawthorn, 44. 



Hazel-nut, 92. 



Heart's ease, 193. 



Heart-wood, 13. 



Heat, the operation of, on plants, 2. 



Heath family, the, 130; heather, 131; 



the cape heath, ib. 

 Hedeoma, 115. 

 Hedera helix, 144. . 

 Hedychium, 83. 

 Hedyosmium, 94. 

 Hedyotideie, 141 ; hedyotis, ib. 

 HedysareiP, 166; hedys<irum, ib. 

 Heleniea-, 137. 

 lleliamphora, 198. 

 Heliuntiieu', 136. 



Heliantheu', 136; helianthus, 139. 

 Helianthemum vulgare, 194. 

 Helichrysea;, 137. 

 Heliconia, 82. 



lielicterea^, 188; helicteres, 189. 

 Helinus, 171. 

 Heliophilea;, 197. 

 Heliopsidea', 136 ; heliopsis, ib. 

 Heliotropea', 119; heliotropium, ib. 

 Hellebore, white, of the aucieuts, 



whence procured, 79; black, 203. 

 Helleborea', 202 ; helleborus uiger, 203. 

 Helonias officinalis, 79 

 Helwingiaceae, 91. 

 Hemianthus, 116. 

 Ilemicarpha, 71. 

 Hemichlcjenea;, 71. 

 Hemimeride«, 116. 

 Hemlock, water, 147. 

 Hemp tribe, the, 97; hemp, 98 ; hemp 



nettle, 115. 

 Henbane, 118. 

 Henna, 161. 



Hepatic», 61 ; hepalica, 202. 

 Herb Paris, 86. 

 Herd's grass, 69. 

 Hermannia texana, 188 ; hermannioa', 



ib. 

 HermerocallideiB, 79. 

 Hernandiea', 104. 

 Herniaria glabra, 43. 

 Herpestis, 116. 



llesperidiura, the, definition of, 35. 

 Heteractis, 137. 

 Heteranthera, 78. 

 Htterocomea', 135. 

 Heteropappcie, 135. 

 Heterollialamea-, 135. 

 IJeterotiopa, 102. 

 Heuchera, 149. 

 Hibiscea;, 189; hibiscus esculentus, 



190. 

 Hickory nuts, 91. 

 Hieracium, 138. 

 Hippieae, 137. 

 Hippocastaneaceae, 181. 

 Hippocrateaceie, the hippocratea 



lamily, 183. 

 Hippomane, 99. 

 Hippophae, 105. 

 Hippuris, 156. 

 llu-iBX, 182. 

 Hoarhound, 11.5. 

 Hohenbergia, 80. 

 Holcus, 70. 



Holly lamily, the, 127. 

 Hollyhock, the, 190. 

 Holothrichidea;, 85. 

 Homaliace«, the homaha family, 102. 

 Honey locust, the, 168. 

 Honeysuckle family, the, 142. 

 Hop, the, 97, 98. 

 Hordeacea;, 68 ; hordeum vulgare and 



disticum, 69. 

 Horkelia, 163. 

 Hornbeam, 92. 

 Hornwort family, the, 96. 

 Horse tails, 66 ; economical uses of, 



ib. 

 Horse-chestnut family, the, 181. 

 Horse-radish, 197 ; the horse-radish 



tree, 165. 

 Hottonieap. 112. 

 House-le^ family, the, 151. 

 Houttuynia, 94. 



Hoya carnosa, 125. 



Huanaca, 145. 



Iluckleberrifs, 130. 



Hugonia, 176. 



Humboldt, remarks of, upon the rela- 

 tion between altitude and vegeta- 

 tion, 49. 



Humulus lupulus, 97, 98. 



Hundred year aloe, the, 81. 



Huneraannieie, 198. 



Hunteria, 124. 



Hura, 99. 



HyalolepLs, 137. 



Hybrids, origin of, 32. 



Hydnum auriscalpium and squama- 

 tum, 60. 



Hy dränge», 149. 



Hydrastis, 202. 



Hydrocera, 177. 



Hydrocharidacea>, 85. 



Hydrocleis, 74. 



Hydrocotyle», 145. 



Hydrophyllaceie, 120; hydrophyllum, 

 ib. 



Hy^rophila, 113; hygrophiles, ib. 



Hymenomyceles, 60. 



Hymenopappus, 137. 



llynienophyllew, 65. 



Hymenothalameie, 61. 



Hyoscyameie, 117; hyoscyamus niger, 

 118. 



Hyoi'erideie, 138. 



Hypanthodium, the meaning of the 

 lerm, 23. 



Hypericacmp, 184 ; hypericum perfo- 

 ratum, 185. 



Hypha^ne thebaica, 70. 



flyphomycetes, 60. 



Hypnacea', 63. 



Hypocliierideie, 138. 



Hypolytrea;, 71. 



Hypopitys, 131. 



Hypoxidaceas the hypoxia family, 80. 



Hyssop, the, of scripture, 195. 



Iceland mos.s, 61. 



Idiothalameie, 61. 



Iguaimra, 77. 



Ilex aquifolium, ice, 128. 



Ilicine;e, 127. 



Illccebrea', 152; illecebrum, ib. 



Illiciea;, 201 ; illicium anisatum, ib. 



Ilysanthus, 116. 



Impatiens, 177. 



Indehiscent synacarpous fruits, defini- 

 tion of, 34. 



India-rubber, 100. 



Indian millet, 6h ; Indian corn, 70 ; 

 Indian shot, 82; Indian pipe, 131; 

 Indian cress family, 176. 



Indigo, 167, 168 ; Chinese, 197 ; indi- 

 golera, 166. 



Inenchyma, or spiral cells, 3. 



Inflorescence, or the arrangement of 

 flowers in the axis, 22; two kinds 

 of— indefinite or axillary, and defi- 

 nite, 23. 



Inocarpus, 104. 



Integument, the general, of plants, 0. 



Inula helenium, 139; inulew, 136. 



Inuline, nature of, 39. 



Involucre, general and partial, 24. 



lonidium, 193. 



lonopsidea?, 85. 



Ipecacuanha, 142. 



Ipomcea, 120. 



Iresine, 110. 



Iriartia, 77. 



Iridace«, the iris family, 82 ; economi- 

 cal uses of, ib. 



Iron wood, 128. 



Isabella giape, 179. 



Isanlhus, 115. 



Isatide.e, 196; isatis tinctoria and in- 

 digotica, 197. 



Isertiese, 141. 



Isochilidea;, 85. 



JscEtes, 63. 



Isolepis, 72. 



Isonandra gutta, 127 



Isostemones, 151. 



Itea virginica, 149. 



Iva, 136; ive«, ib. 



Ivory, vegetable, 77, 



Ivy, the, 144, 178. 



Ixia, 82. 



