AMYGDALUS— ANEMONE. 



AMYG'DALUS. 11—1. {tiosacca;.) [Derived 

 frort a Greek word, which signifies to lacer- 

 ate, alluding to the furrows upon the peri- 

 carp of the almond.) 



pe/'sica, (peacb, r. M. Tp.) serratures of 

 the leaves all acute ; flowers sessile, solita- 

 ry. 15 f. Ex. 



na'na, (flowering almond, ^.) leaves 

 ovate, tapering to the base, sharply ser- 

 rate. 3 f. Ex. 



k commu'nh, (almond) leaves serrate, the 

 lower- ones glandular ; flowers sessile, bi- 

 nate. Ex. 



AMY'RIS. 8—1. (TerebintacecB.) [From the 

 Greek, signifying balm or ointment, so 

 called from its use, or smell. Ex.] 

 fxyrida'na, (w. '^ .) leaves ovate, sessile, 

 entire, obtuse ; flower sub panicled. 



gileadenf'sis, (balm of Gilead,) leaves ter- 

 nate, entire ; peduncles 1-flowered. Grows 

 near the Red sea. 



ANAGAL"LIS. 5—1. (Jasminea.) [From a 

 Greek word, signifying to laugh, because by 

 curing diseases it was thought to promote 

 cheerfulness] 



arven^'sin (red chick-weed, scarlet pimper- 

 nel, r. J. 0.), stem spreading, naked, pro- 

 cumbent ; petals entire, flat, with hairs at 

 the margin. S. 



ANCHU'SA. 5—1. {Boragince.) [Greek, to 



strangle.} 



qfficina'lis, (bugloss, y. 14.-) leaves lance- 

 olate ; spikes imbricate, one-sided ; bracts 

 ovate. Ex. 



ANDROCE'RA. 5—1. ISolanea.) [From an- 

 dros stamen, keros a horn, from the coniform 

 appearance of one of the anthers.] 

 loba'ta, (J. ^,) prickly, hirsute ; leaves 

 in pairs, lobe-pinaatifid, segments obtuse, 

 obsoletely crenate, undulated ; i-acemes lat- 

 eral, many-flowered. S. 

 ANDROM'EDA. 10—1. [Eiica.) 



calycnla'ta, (leather-leaf, w. M. ^.) leaves 

 lanceolate-oblong, obsoletely serrulate, sub- 

 revolute, with scaly dots, rust-colored be- 

 neath ; racemes terminal, leafy, turned one 

 way ; pedicels short, solitary, axillary ; 

 calyx acute, 2bracted at the base, bracts 

 broad-ovate, acuminate ; corolla oblong-cy- 

 lindric. Wet. 2 f. 



arbdren, (w. Ju. ^.) leaves oblong-oval, 

 acuminate-serrate, smooth ; panicles termi- 

 nal, many-spiked ; corofla ovate-oblong, 

 pubescent. Mountains. A beautiful tree. 

 50 f. Sorrel-tree. 



marian" a, (J. 1? .) leaves oval, entire, sub- 

 acute at both ends, glabrous, leathery, paler 

 beneath ; flower-bearing branches almost 

 leafless ; peduncles fascicled ; corolla ovate- 

 cylindric; calyx leafy ; anthers beardless; 

 capsule ovate, resembling the form of a 

 pine-apple. One variety has nan-ow-lan- 

 eeolate leaves. 



pniifo'lia, (wild rosemary, r-w. M. '^.) 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, convex revnlute, 

 white, glaucous beneath and hoary-glau- 

 cous iibove ; flowers aggregate, terminal ; 

 corolla sub-globose ; anthers bearded 

 toward tlio top. 1 f. Wet. 



pnnicula'ta, (white bush, peppfir bush, 

 w. J. ^.) pubescent; leaves obovate-lance- 

 olate, acute, sub-entire ; flower-bearing 



branches terminal, panicled, nakedish ; glo 

 merules peduncled ; corolla sub-globular, 

 pubescent ; anthers obtuse, beardless. A 

 shrub running into several varieties. Flow- 

 ers small. 



anguatifo'lia, (A.) leaves linear-lanceolate, 

 acute, with scaly dots ; bracts 2 and minute, 

 acute; racemes terminal, leafy, secund; 

 peduncles solitary, axillary. S. 



rhomboid" alls, flower-bearing branches 

 3-angled ; leaves rhomboid and lanceolate 

 entire, glabrous, terminated by a gland 

 peduncles clustered, axillary. S. 



axilla'ris, (w. Mar. ^ .) leaves oval-lance- 

 olate, acuminate, coriaceous, lucid, with 

 spiny serratures ; racemes axillary, closely 

 flowered ; corolla oblong-ovate ; anthers at 

 the summits 2-horned. 3 f. ^. 



ANDROP"OGON. 3—2. (GraminecE.) [From 



andros, a man, and pogon, a beard, from the 



resemblance of Uttle tufts of hair on the 



flower to a man's beard.] 



scnpa'rius, (broom- gi'ass, Au. 2/.) spikes 

 simple, lateral, and terminal, pedunculate, 

 m pairs ; rachis haiiy ; abortive floret neu 

 ter ; valves aAvned. 



virginf'icus, (bent grass, li.) culm com 

 pressed ; superior leaves and sheaths 

 smooth ; spikes short, 2 or 3 from each 

 sheath, partly concealed at the base ; rachia 

 sub-terete ; abortive flower, a mere pedicel 

 witliout valves ; perfect flowers monan 

 drous. 



fusca'tus, (fork spike, Au. If.) spikes digi- 

 tate, generally by fours ; abortive flower 

 staminiferous, awnle-ss, resembling the per- 

 fect one, the awn of which is sub-contorted. 



nu'tans, (beard-grass, Au. 2^.) panicle ob- 

 long, branched ; nodding spikelets by pairs ; 

 glumes hairy ; awn contorted. 



ANDROSA'CE. 5—1. (Primulacece.) [From 

 anex, a man, and sakos, a shield, so called 

 from its large, round, hollow leaf.] 

 occidental" is, (0.) very slenderly pubes- 

 cent ; leaves (or involucres) oblong-spatu- 

 late, entire ; perianths angled ; capsule 

 shorter than the calyx. S. 



carina' ta, (w. J. Zf.) leaves crowded, Ian 

 ce-ovate, acute, entire, keeled, margin cili 

 ate ; umbels few-flowered ; leaflets of the 

 involucre linear-oblong ; corolla exceeding 

 the ovate calyx ; divisions obovate, entire. 

 Jame.s' Peak. S. 



septentrional" is, (0.) leaves lanceolate, 

 toothed, glabrous, shining ; perianth angled, 

 shorter than the corolla. S. 



ANEM"ONE. 12— 12." (TJani/nciiZacco;.) [From 

 anemos, the wind, so called because the pe- 

 tals e.xpand through the influence of the 

 wind blowing upon the flower.] 

 virginia'na. (wind-flower, g-^v. Ju. 2^.) 

 stem dichotomous ; leaves in threes, 3 cleft, 

 upper ones opposite, Icafets gash lobate 

 and serrate, acute ; pcdniiclcs solitaiy 

 1-flowcred, elongated ; seed oblong, woolly, 

 mucronate, in heads. 18 i. 



nc.moro'aa, (low anemone i-w. M. 2^.) 

 stem l-flowcred ; canline leaves in three.s, 

 5-parted, leafets -wedge-form, ga'sh-lobed, 

 toothed, acute ; corolla 5 to 6 petalled ; seoda 

 ovale, with a short stj'le, hooked. A vari- 



