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LATIN INDEX. 



Archangelica, 137. Name of excellence. 



Archemora. 136. A fanciful name. 



Arctostaphylos. 201. Gr., Bear's Grape. 



Arcyphj/ltum, 96. Or., arched leaf. 



Arenaria, 55, (57). Lat., a sand plant. 



Arethusa, 331. Named for that nymph. 



Artjemone, 32. Remedy for sore eyes. 



Anssema, 318. Of unknown meaning. 



Aristida, 388. Lat., an ear of wheat. 



Aristolochia. 278. Gr., good in parturition. 



ARISTOLOCHIACE^E, 278. 



Artneniaca. 102. Originally from Armenia. 



Armeria. 215. Latin for the Sweet-William. 



Armoracia, 41. Native of Armorica. 



Arnica, 188. Lat., lamb's skin. 



Aronia, 112. [the etaminate spikes awned. 



Airhenatherum, 396. Or., male point i. ., 



Artemisia. 1S4. To Artemis, =Diana. 



ARTOCARPE.E, 298. 



Arundinaria, 404. Altered from the next. 



Aruudo, 398. Lat., a reed. Celt., arn, water. 



Asarum, 278. Meaning unexplained. 



ASCLEPIADACE^E, 271. 



Asclepias, 272. Lat., /Esculapius. 



Ascyrum. 48. Or., soft to the touch. 



Asimiua. 26. Of unknown meaning. 



Asparagus. 847. Gr., tearing; some are thorny. 



ASPHODELKfl, 341. [indusium. 



Aspidium 425. Gr., a little shield; sc. the 



Aspleni;im,424. Gr., without the spleen. 



Aster, 161. Lat.. a star. 



ASTEROID EJE, 152. 



Astilbe, 114. Gr.. not shining ; opaque. 



Astragalus, 94. Gr., the vertebra. 



Atragene, 16. Gr., night-born. 



Atriplcx, 287. Lat., black and straggling. 



At ropa, 2K4. To Atropos, one of the Fates who 



AUR ANTI ACE/E, 71. [cut the thread of life. 



A vena, 396. Celt., atan, to eat ? 



Ayenia, 63. To the Duke of Ayen. 



Azalia. 2(13. Gr., arid; grows 'in dry places. 



Azolla, 413. Or., killed by drought. 



Bacchari*. 171. Dedicated to Bacchus. 



Baldwinia. 182. To Dr. Wm. Baldwin. 



Ballota, 24s. Gr., to cast away ; ill-scented. 



BALSAMINE^E, 67. 



Baptisia. 84. Gr., to dye,=to color. 



Barban-a, 39. Dedicated to St. Barbara. 



Bartonia. 268. To Dr. B. S. Barton, of Phila. 



Batatas. 259. Indian name of Potato. 



Bat is. 303. The Indian name. 



BatracMum, 19. Gr., the frog ; amphibious. 



lV<_'onia, 131. To Michael Begon, French, a 



BKUONIACE^E, 131. [promoter of Botany. 



Bejaria, 204. To M. Bejar, a Spanish botanist. 



Bellis. 165. Lat., bellus, pretty. 



Benzoin. 290. Fragrant like benzoin. 



BERBERIDACE^E, 27. 



Berberis. 27. The ancient Arabic name. 



Berchemia, 77. To M. Berchem, a French bot. 



IVrlandiera, 173. To M. Berlandier, French. 



Beta. 28o. Celt., belt, signifying red. 



Bet oiiica. 249. Celt., beutonic. 



Betula, SOS. From beta, its Celtic name. 



BETULACE.fi, 307. 



Bideus, 180. Lat., two-toothed ; sc. the seed. 



Bigelovia, 169. To Dr. Jacob Bigelow, Boston. 



Bignonia, 218. To Abbe Bignoh, librarian to 



BIQNONIACRiB, 218. [Louis XIV. 



Biotia, 161. Gr., bwo, to live. 



Blecimum, (421) 4'24. Gi\,blechnon. [calyx. 



Blephilia, 245. <.rr., eyelash : sc. the fringed 



Bletia. S28. Ta Louis Hid. a Spanish botanist. 



Blitnm, 286. Gr., Witorc,=insipid. [M D 

 Bocconia, 32. To Paolo Boccoue, a Sicilian 

 Boehmeria, 300. To G. R. Bcehmer, German. 

 Boerhaavia, 279. To Boerhaave, of Holland. 

 Boltonia, 166. To 3. B. Bolton. an English bot. 

 BORRAGINACE^E, 250. [ing? 



Borrago, 251. Altered from cor <70=nourisn- 

 Borreria, 147. To J. W. Borrer, F. L. S. 

 Borrichia. 171. To Olof Borrich, Danish. 

 Botrychium. 418. Gr.. a cluster of grapes. 

 Boussingatiltia, 285. To J. B. Boussinganlt s 

 Bouteloua, 408. [eel. German naturalist. 



Bouvardia, l0. To Dr. Bouvard, of Paris. 

 Boykinia, 114. To Dr. Boykin, of Georgia 

 Brachychajta, 166. Gr., short hair; sc. paimiin 

 Brasenia. 29. 



Brassica, 40. Brasfic was the Celtic name, 

 r.rickellia, 158. To Dr. Brickell, of Savannah 

 Briza, 403. Gr., to nod ; sc. the spikeleti-. 

 Brizopvrum, 402. Briza and pyros (wheat). 

 BROMELIACE/E, 3:. [the Wild Oat. 



Bromus, 397. Gi:, food : anciently applied tr 

 Broussonetia, 299. To P. N. V. Bronssonet, Fr. 

 Browallia. 221. To J. Browallius, of Abo. 

 Brunella. 246. German, a throat-disease;. 

 Brnnfelsia. 221. To Otho Brnnsfels. of Mentz 

 Brunnichia, 280. To F. Brunnich, Danish. 

 Brj-onia. 130. Gr., to grow (sc. rapidly). 

 Bryophyllum, 119. Gr., growing from the leaf 

 Buchnera. 230. T. J. G. Buchner, German. 

 Buckleya. 291. To S. B. Buckley, Texas. 

 Bumelfa, 210. Greek name of the Ash. 

 Bnplenrnni, 138. Gr., ox-rib. 

 Burmannia. 325. To one Burrnann, Germai 

 BL'RMANNIACE^E. 325. 

 Bursera, 72 To Joachim Burser, Naples. 

 I'.rUSERACEJE, 72. 

 BUTTOME.E. 323. 



Buxus, 298. Gr., dense? sc. the wood. 

 CABOMBE.E, 28. Cabomba. 29. 

 Cacalia, 186. Gr., exceedingly pernicious. 

 CACTACE.E, 132. 

 Cakile, 43. The Arabic name. 

 Caladium, 319. Altered from Calla. 

 CalamagrottiB. 38(i. Calamus-A^rostis. 

 Calamintha, 243. Gr., beautiful Mint. 

 Calampella, 219. Gr., pretty vine. 

 Calaudrinia, 59. To J. L. Calandrini, Italian 

 Calceolaria, 222. iMl.. a little tdipper. 

 Calendula. 188. Lat., kalendai. the first of UK 

 Calla, 318 (319). Gr., beautiful. [moi.th 



Oalliastrum,l6l. Gr.. beautiful flower. 

 Callicarpa, 236. Gr., beautiful fruit. 

 Callirrhoe, 60, 61. A Greek name. 

 Callistachys, 100. Gr., beautiful spike. 

 Callistemon, 122. Gr., beautiful stamens. 

 Callistephus, 165. Gr., beautiful crown. 

 CALLITRICHACE^E. :301. 

 Callitriche, 301. Gr., beautiful hair. 

 Calluna, 200. Gr., to sweep ; sc. a broom 

 Calochortus, 343. Gr., beautiful grass. 

 Calonyctiou, 260. Gr., "good-night." 

 Calophanes, 234. Gr., appearing Deautiful 

 Calopogon, 330. Gr., beautiful beard. 

 Caltha, 21. Syncope for calathon, a goblet 

 CALYCANTIIACE/E, 25. 

 Calycanthns, 25. Gr., calyx flower. 

 Calycocarpum, 27. Gr., calyx fruit. 

 Calypso, 326. Dedicated to that nymph. 

 Calyptranthes, 121. Gr., calyptra flower 

 Calystegia, 260. Gr.. calyx covered. 

 Camasftia.'AiA Indian. Quamass. 

 f'amelina. r2 Gr.. dv 'a- 1 Flax. 



