CONTENTS 



PAGE 



History and Principles of Plant Naming - 7 



Pronunciation, Spelling, and Gender - - 23 



Names whose Meanings are not Known - -30 



Medicinal Names - - - - - 33 



Fancy Names - - - - - -38 



Commemorative Names - - - - 4^ 



Names from Place of Origin - - - 44 



Names from Use - - - - - 48 



Classical Names - - - - - 5^ 



Names from Likeness to Animals - - - 53 



Names from Habitat - - - - 57 



Descriptive Names - - - - - 59 



Specific Names - - - - - 78 



Index - - - - - - -87 



