EXPLANATION 





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THE CHARACTERS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND INDICATIONS 



USED IN BOTANICAL AND FI.ORICULTURAL NOTICES. 



Habit. 



^ Deciduous tree. 



j Evergreen. 



i Palm tree. 



ats Deciduous shrub. 



at Evergreen shrub. 



jt Deciduous under.shrub. 



M, Evergreen under-shrub. 



_g Deciduous twiner, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 J_ Evergreen twiner, lig. or 



herb. 

 _| Deciduous climber, lig. or 



herb. 

 g_ Evergreen climber, lig. or 



herb. 

 jk Deciduous trailer, lig. or 



herb. 

 !U Evergreen trailer, lig. or 



herb. 

 ^ Deciduous creeper, lig. or 



herb. 

 ♦„ Evergreen creeper, lig. or 



herb. 

 ;^ Deciduous herbaceous plant. 

 ^ Evergreen herbaceous plant. 

 Ml Grass. 

 tS Bulbous plant. 

 ;(; Fusiform-rooted plant. 

 i^ Tuberous-rooted plant. 

 ^ Aquatic. 

 j^ Epiphyte. 



Duration and Habitation. 

 /^^ Perennial. 

 Q) Biennial. 



Annual. 



1 I Bark, or moist, stove. 

 I Dry stove. 



I I Greenhouse. 



J Frame. 



IZ3 Bark stove perennial. 

 7\\ Dry stove perennial. 

 lAI Greenhouse perennial. 

 Al Frame perennial. 

 Ol Bark stove biennial. 

 TSI Dry stove biennial. 

 iO)| Greenhouse biennial. 

 .0)1 Frame biennial, 

 rm Bark stove annual. 

 TTI Dry stove annual. 

 iQI Greenhouse annual. 

 Ql Frame annual. 



Popular Character. 



ag agricuUural. I clt cultivated 

 cl clothing. I in its na- 



tive coun- 

 try. 



cu curious. 



cul culinary. 



de delicate. 



dy dyeing 

 plant. 



ec economical. 



el elegant. 



esc esculent. 



fr fruit tree. 



fra fragrant. 



gr grotesque. 



va medicinal. 



or ornamental. 



p poisonous. 



pr pretty. 



rk for rock- 

 work. 



ro robust. 



spl splendid. 



tm timber tree. 



un uninterest- 

 ing. 



w weed, abun- 

 dant in 

 cultivated 

 soils in its 

 native 

 country. 



Height. 



fit floating. 



Colour of 



Ap apetal- 

 ous. 

 .SIrug serugi- 

 nous. 

 B blue. 

 Bd blood. 

 Bh blush. 

 Bk black. 

 Bksh blackish. 

 Br brown. 

 Bri brick- 

 coloured. 

 Brsh brown. 



ish. 

 Bsh bluish. 

 Bt bright. 

 C crimson. 

 Czes cjesious. 

 Ch chestnut. 

 Ci citron. 

 Cin cinereous 

 Cop copper- 

 coloured. 

 Crea cream- 

 coloured. 

 D dark. 

 Din dingy. 

 Dl dull. 

 Dp deep. 

 F flesh. 

 Fer ferrugi- 

 nous, 

 fiery. 

 Fla flame- 

 coloured. 

 Ful fulvid. 

 Fus fuscous. 



Fi 



Flower. 



G green. 



Gl glaucous. 



Go golden. 



Gsh greenish. 



Gy grey. 



Hoa hoary. 



L light. 



La lake. 



Ld livid. 

 Lera lemon-co- 

 loured. 



Li lilac. 



Lu lurid. 



orange. 

 Och ochrace- 



ous. 



01 olive. 

 Oliva olivace- 

 ous. 



purple, 

 pale, 

 pink, or 



rose, 

 pellucid, 

 red. 

 rosy, 

 reddish, 

 rufous, 

 russet. 

 Rust rusty-co- 

 loured. 

 S scarlet. 

 Saf saffron. 

 Sil silvery. 

 Smo smoky 

 ash-co- 

 lour. 



P 



Pa 



Pk 



PI 



R 



Ro 



Rsh 



Ru 



Rus 



Spot spotted. 



St striped, 



Str straw. 



Su sulphur 



Tan tan-co- 

 loured 



Taw tawny. 



Test testace- 

 ous. 



Tran transpa- 

 rent. 



Ve 



Umb umber- 

 coloured. 



V violet. 

 Va varie- 

 gated. 



vermi- 

 lion. 

 Vy veiny. 

 W white 

 Wsh whitish. 



Y yellow. 

 Ysh yellowish 



Native Country. 

 C. G, H. Cape of Good Hope. 

 E. Ind. East Indies. 

 N. Amer. North America. 

 N. Eur. North of Europe. 



New Holland. 



New South Wales. 

 S. Amer. South America. 

 S. Eur. South of Europe. 



Van Diemen's Land. 



West Indies. 



N. Holl. 

 N. S. W. 



V. Di. L. 

 Vf. Ind. 



Propagation. 

 by budding, 

 cuttings. 



division of the plant, 

 grafting, 

 inarching, 

 layers, 

 leaves, 

 offsets. 



division of the root, 

 seeds, 

 suckers. 



Soil. 



watery places. 



common garden soil. 



common peat or bog. 



heavy rich clay. 



heavy loam. 



loam. 



loam and peat, most loam. 



light vegetable soil. 



light loam. 



moist soil. 



peat. 



peat and loam, most peat, 

 r. rich garden soil, 



r.ra. rich mould, 

 ru. rubbish. 

 s. sand, 



s.l. sandy loam, 

 s.p. sandy peat, 

 s.p.l. sand, peat, and loam. 



aq. 



CO. 



c.p. 



h. 



h.l. 



I. 



l.p. 



It. 



lt.l. 



m.s. 



P- 



p.I. 



The systematic names of plants are accented as in the Hortus Britannicus. The derivations of the 

 genera are given, and the specific systematic names literally translated, any explanatory words 

 accompanying such translation being printed in Italic. Those names, whether of genera or species, 

 which are commemorative, as Banksia in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, are distinguished by having 

 the subjoined letters in Italic where the rest of the word is in Roman, and in Roman where the rest 

 of the word is in Italic, as Bdn/csia ; those which have been applied to plants by the classic writers of 

 antiquity are distinguished by having the initial letter in Italic, as PJ rus, where the rest of the 

 word is in Roman, and in Roman where the rest of the word is in Italic, as Fyrus. All words, 

 generic or specific, of unknown derivation, or aboriginal names, are wholly in Italic or wholly in 

 Roman, according to the letter in which the preceding or following matter may be printed, as 

 PffidSria Llngun Boj., or Ptcderia Lfngun B(tj. 



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