BOTANICAL NAMES 15 



^stvum (es-te-vum). 



^Estivalis (es-ti-val-is). Both from L. " aestivus " 



(summertime) ; when the flower blooms. 

 ^Estivation (es-ti-va-shion). The arrangement of leaves 



of flower-bud, which bursts into flower in summer. 

 /Ethusa (ae-thu-sa). G. " Aetho " (to burn); from 



the acridity of the plant. Bot. name, Fool's 



Parsley group. 



Affinis (af-fin-is). L. adj., bordering on or related to. 

 Aggregatum (ag-gre-gat-um). L. Primarily " to 



bring into the flock," hence to add to. 

 Agraphis (a-graf-is). G. " A " (no); " graphis " 



(writing) ; because the petals had no writing-like 



marks upon them as is the case in some other 



hyacinths. 

 Agraria (ag-ra-ri-a). L. " Ager " (a field); hence 



belonging to the land. 

 Agrestis (ag-res-tis). 

 Agrestimim (ag-res-ti-num). Both from L. " ager " (a 



field, or countrified) ; hence wild. 

 Agrimonia (ag-re-mo-ni-a). G. name for " pearl in the 



eye." The plant was supposed to be a cure for 



cataract of the eye. Bot. name of Agrimony 



^group. 

 Agrimony (ag-re-mo-ne). The English rendering of 



Agrimonia. 

 Agropyrum (ag-ro-pi-um). G. " Agro " (wild); 



" pyrum " (wheat); allied to the parents of the 



cultivated wheats. Bot. name for a group. 

 Agrostemma (ag-ros-tem-ma). G. "Agro" (fields); 



11 stemma " (crown); hence crown of the fields. 



Some botanists use this word as a group name for 



a subdivision of Lychnis group. 



