

AK is TI' DBS The name of a renowned Athenian. 



AR KAN si A' NVM Arkansan, from Arkansas. 



AK ME' RI A Derivation unknown. 



A RUN' DO Latin arundo, a reed. 



As PAK' A GUS From sparrasso, to tear; on account 

 of the strong prickles with which the plants of some of 

 the species are armed. 



As PAR A GO i' DBS Resembling the Asparagus. 



As PE RU' LA Diminutive of asper, rough ; in allusion 

 to the slight roughness of the leaves. 



As' TER From aster, a star; from the resemblance of 

 the flowers to a star. 



As TIL' BE From a, privative, and stilbe, brightness; 

 not shining. 



A TO MA' RI A From atontus, an atom ; in allusion to 

 the numerous little dots upon the petals. 



A TRI PI.I ci FO' LI A <\ short) Atriplex-leaved ; leaves 

 like the Atriplex : Atriplex is the botanical name of a 

 culinary vegetable commonly called Orache. 



A TRO coc ci' NE A (\ short) From atcr, black, and 

 coccineus, scarlet ; very dark scarlet. 



A TKO SAN GUIN' E A From afer, black, and sanguin- 

 eus, bloody, blood-colored, blood-red ; very dark blood 

 red or very dark crimson. 



A TKO vi o LA' CE A From atrr, black, an&violaceus, 

 violet-colored ; very dark violet-colored. 



Ar RAN TI A' CA Pertaining to the Orange, Orange- 

 colored ; Aurantium, (from aurcits, golden, or gold- 

 colored,/ is the name of one species of the Orange. 



Au RA' TUM, Au' RE A From aurcus, golden. 



Au RI' cr LA I'i short) Latin, auricula, the ear. 



Au TUM NA' LIS Autumnal. 



A YE' NA Latin, avena, oats. 



A /.<>' RI CA Pertaining to the Azores ; from the Azore 

 Islands. 



A zu' RE A From the Persian lajaward, lapis lazuli, 

 a blue color; of a sky-blue, resembling the clear blue 

 color of the sky. 



BAR BA' TUS Having a beard, bearded. 



BA' KER i Named after Mr. linker. 



BAL SA Ml' NA The Arabic name is bs.lassan, whence 

 probably Balsamina, Balsam has sprung. 



BAL SA MI NA' CE x, A natural order, of which the 

 Balsam is the type. 



BAR CLAY A' NA Referring to Mr. Barclay. 



BAR TO' NI A In honor of Dr. B. S. Barton, a botanist 

 of Philadelphia. 



BES SE RI A' NA Named after Dr. Besser, a Russian 

 Professor of Botany. 



BEY' RICH i i. 



Bi' COL OR (i short) Two colored. 



BIG NO' NI A In memory of Abbe Bignon, Librarian 

 to Louis XIV. 



Bit; NO NI A'CE.K The name of a natural order, of which 

 the Bignonia is the leading representative. 



Boc co' NI A In honor of Paolo Boccone, M. D., a 

 Sicilian monk. 



BLOOM ER i A' NUM In reference to Mr. Bloomer, an 

 amateur botanist of San Francisco, California, in honor 

 of whom a species of Lily was named. 



BOM BY ci' NUS From bombyx, the silk worm ; silky. 



BON DU CEL' LA From the French bonduc, and traced 

 through other languages to the Greek pontikon, the 

 pontic nut or Filbert ; the Filbert grew extensively in 

 Pontus, and was made an article of commerce. The 

 Bonducella tree is a species of Guilandina in the East 

 Indies ; it produces a three-cornered pod, somewhat 

 resembling a little Filbert with its husk on. The Bon- 

 ducella is cultivated as a stove plant, and has flowers 

 of a peculiar yellow color, and probably because the 

 flowers of Statice Bonducella are of a similar shade of 

 color this name has been given to it. 



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Bo RA GI NA' CE x. The name of a natural order, of 

 which the Borage is a familiar representative. 



BOK BO NI EN' sis From the Isle of Bourbon. 



Bou VAR' DI A In memory of Dr. Bouvard, Superin- 

 tendent of the Royal Paris Botanic Garden. 



Bow I EN' sis, Bow' i i In memory of J. Bowie, a col- 

 lector of plants for the Kew Gardens, London. 



BRA CHY co' ME From brachys, short, and kouic, 

 hair ; in allusion to the down or pappus with which 

 the seed is crowned. 



BKA CHYR RHJN' CHUM From brachys, short, and 

 rynchos, a beak or snout. 



BRAC TE A' TUM Bracteate ; furnished with bracts. 



BRI' ZA From brizo, to nod ; on account of the quak- 

 ing character of the spikelets. 



BRI zx FOR' MIS Briza-shaped. 



BRI zo PY' RUM From brizo, to nod, and pyros, 

 wheat. 



BRO' MUS So called from bromos, the Greek name for 

 the wild oat. 



BRO WAI/ LI A Named in honor of J. Browallius, 

 Bishop of Abo. 



BKI:' NE us Brown. 



BUL BO co' DI UM From bulbos, bulb, and kodion, 

 wool ; the bulb is wrapped in a wooly covering. 



BUR RID GI A' NUM, BUR RID' GI i. 



BUYCK' i i. 



CA CA' LI A From kakos, pernicious, and //, exceed- 

 ingly ; this is a very ancient name, and has probably 

 been transferred to this plant from some other, so that 

 the significance of the name does not now apply 



CA LAB' RI CA Calabrian; from Calabria. 



CA LA' DI UM Meaning unknown. 



CA LAM' PE us From kalos, pretty, and ampelis, a 

 vine. 



CA LAN DRI' NT A, (i short) In honor of J. L. Calan- 

 drini, a German botanist. 



CAL CE o LA' RI A From calceolus, a small shoe ; in 

 allusion to the form of the corolla. 



CA LEN' DU LA Named from calende, the first day of 

 the month ; so named because in its native hab- 

 tats it may be found in flower during the calends of 

 each month, or, which is the same thing, during even- 

 month of the year. 



CA LEN DU LA' CE us Calendula-like; like the Calen- 

 dula. 



CAL i FOR' NI cus Californian. 



CAL LI OP' sis From kallistos, beautiful, and opsis. 

 the eye. 



CAL LI RHO' E A Greek mythological name. 



CA LY CAN' THUS From kalyx, a calyx, and anthos, a 

 flower ; in allusion to the colored calyx resembling 

 petals which are not present in this class 



CA LYF 7 so A nymph, daughter of Attas, who ruled in 

 one of the islands of the Sicilian Sea, and who enter- 

 tained Ulysses. 



CAM PA' NU LA This name is a diminuitive of cain- 

 pana, a bell ; from the resemblance of the corolla to a 

 little bell. 



CAM PA NU LA' CE x. The name of a natural order rep- 

 resented by the Campanula. 



CAM PA NU LA' TA Campanulate, or bell-shaped. 



CA NA DEN' SE Canadian. 



CAN DE LA' BRUM Candelabrum is the Latin name for 

 Candlestick or Chandelier, which was commonly 

 made with branches or arms. 



CAN ui DIS' si MA Superlative of white ; whitish. 



CAN' NA From the Greek kanna, a cane, a reed. 



CA PI TA' TA Capitate ; having a head. 



CAP PA RI DA' CE x. A natural order, a typical plant 

 of which is the Caper-bush or Caper, (Capparis.) 



CAR DA MI NI FO' LIA Cardamine-leaved. 



