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Latin must agree with the generic name in gender. Thus 

 we say Enonymits ai)iiricau-iis , CiniirifiiQci amcriraii-a, Xantlio- 

 xvliDu auicriccui-um . 



Some of the specific names are those of either existing or 

 discarded generic names. When these are used thej^ retain 

 the capital letter and are uninflected. Examples of these are 

 Flannnula, flame colored; CucuUaria, hooded; Shiapislniiii , 

 like Siiiapis, or mustard ; /\ap/ia)iistnn>? , like Nap/iauiis, or 

 radish ; Acctosella, a diminutive of .^rr/osa, sorrel, which itself 

 is from a root meaning sour. 



A large number of specific names are dedicated to distin- 

 guished botanists. If the botanist is the discoverer of the 

 plant it is expressed as a substantive in the genitive singular, 

 such as Fraseri , Ihwtii. If named in honor of some one not 

 the discoverer, it is expressed as an adjective, Nnttallianns. 



The place where a plant is found or from which it first 

 came, furnishes names for a veiy large number of plants. 

 Canadensis, ] 'i/]^iiiiauHS ?i.\\^ A))/criia)ias furnish even for the 

 limited flora of Delaware' County names for about two hun- 

 dred species. 



Like the generic names, the larger number are descriptive 

 of the plants. 



Color gives us a large number, a/ha, white ; rn'ora, black ; 

 vin'dis , green ; fidvus, ffavus and //f/r//s, ^'ellovv ; nibnis, red ; 

 h'ucus, white, etc. 



The place of growth gives us many names, ao^aricns, 

 aorestis and campestris , found in fields ; a/sodcs , in the woods ; 

 aqiiaticus and aqiiati/ns, in or l)y the water : dunieioruni , in 

 thickets; liortoisis , in gardens; ////(Vv/Z/V, by the shore; xlio- 

 i)iosus, in swamps. 



Most of the descripti\-e terms are hard to classify, and a 

 few only will be added ; — "Acau/is, stendess ; usilafissiinus, 

 most useful ; brachvcarpiis and brarlivlobiis , short fruited and 

 short lolled ; fon)iosissii?i/is , most beautiful ; spcctabilis, splen- 

 did ; major, larger ; iiiii/or, smaller ; priniitlafolia , leaf like 

 Piiiimla, or primrose ; inid/raii/is , naked stemmed. Such 



