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\QRIMONIA. 11 — 2. (Rosacea.) [From a^ros, a field, moraos, alone.] 

 eupato'ria, (agrimony, y. Ju. 1\..) cauline leaves interruptedly pinnate, the ter- 

 minal leafet petioled; leafets obovate, gash-toothed, almost glabrous; flow- 

 ers sub-sessile ; petals twice as long as the calyx ; fruit hispid. 2 f. 

 suaveo'lens, (y. Ju. %.) stem very hispid ; leaves interruptedly pinnate; leafets 

 numerous, lanceolate, acutely toothed, scabrous above, and pubescent be- 

 neath ; fruit turbinate, smooth at the base. 5 f. 

 &.GROSTEMMA. 10—5. {Caryophylleoi.) [From the Greek a^ros, field, sjem7«a, garland.] 

 gitfia'go, (cockle, r. J. <v).) hirsute ; calyx longer than the corolla; petals entire. 

 corona'ria, (Au. (^.) tomentose ; leaves lance-ovate ; petals emargmate. Rose 

 campion. Ex. 

 AGROSTIS. 3—2. {GraminecB.) [From o^jos, field.] 

 vulga'ris, (red-top, J. Tj..) panicle with smoothish branches, spreading in matu- 

 rity; outer valve of the corolla 3-nerved; stipule short, truncate. 18 i. 

 alba, (white top, bonnet grass, J. %..) panicle with hispid, spreading, lax 

 branches; outer valve of the corolla 5-nerved ; stipule oblong. 18 i. Var. 

 decumbens, stem decumbent. This variety is considered as a distinct spe- 

 cies by some, and called stolonifcra. 

 AJUGA. 13—1. (LabiatcB.) [From a, without, zugon, yoke, not paired.] 

 chamccpi'thys, (y. J. ©.) leaves 3-cleft ; axillary, solitary, shorter than the 

 leaves ; stem diffused. 

 ALCHEMILLa. 4—1. {Rosacecc.) [A plant formerly in repute among the alchymists.] 

 alpi'na, (A. w. %.) leaves digitate, serrate, white, soft beneath. Ladies' 

 mantle. High mountains. Ver. N. Hamp. 

 ALETRIS. 6—1. (Asphodeli.y [From a Greek word signifying mealy.] 

 farino'sa, (Ju. y. %.) leaves radical, broad lanceolate; smooth, flowers pedi- 

 celied, oblong-tubular ; the perianth when decaying nearly smooth. Sandy 

 woods. N. Eng. to Car. White flowers in a longitudinal spike. Root 

 very bitter. Star-grass, colic-root. 

 aure'a, (Aug. %) flowers yellow, sub-sessile, sub-campanulate. N. J. to Car. 

 ALISMA. 6—13. (Jimci.) [From the Greek a/s, the sea.] 

 planta'go, (water plantain, w, Ju. %) leaves ovate-cordate, acute or obtuse, 

 9-nerved; flowers in a compound verticillate panicle ; fruit obtusely trian- 

 gular. Var. parvijiora, flowers very small ; leaves oval, 5 to 7-nerved, 

 acuminate. 

 ALLIONIA. 4 — 1. {Jasmineca.) [Named in honour of an Italian botanist.] 

 albida, (Ap.) leaves opposite, somewhat scabrous, lance-oblong ; involucrum 



5-cleft. 

 nyctagynia, (Ju. %.) stem erect ; leaves broad-cordate, glabrous, acute ; pe- 

 puncles solitary. 

 ALLIUM. 6—1. {Asphodeli.) [From o/eo, to smell.] 

 cepa, (garden onion, Ju. %.) scape naked, swelling towards the base, longer 



than the terete leaves. 

 schcEiiopra'sum, (cives. Ju. %.) scape naked, equalling the leaves, which are 



terete-filiform. Ex. 

 vima'le, (J. %) stem slender, a little leafy ; cauline leaves rounded, fistulous ; 

 umbelliferous ; stamens alternately tri-cuspidate. Rose-coloured. Intro- 

 duced from N. Scotia. 

 ca7iaden"se, scape-naked, terete ; leaves linear ; head bulbiferous. Meadows, 

 Flowers numerous, rose-coloured. Can. to Vir. 

 ALNUS. 19-^. (Arnentacem.) [From alno, Italian for alder.] 

 serrula'ta, (alder, r-g. Ap. I7.) leaves obovate, acuminate; veins and their 

 axils hairy beneath ; stipules oval, obtuse. 9 f. 

 ALTH.EA. 15—13. (Malvacem.) [From altheo, to heal.] 

 qfficina'lis, (marsh mallows, 7j..) leaves downy, oblong-ovate; obsoletely 



lobed, toothed. Flowers large, purple, near salt marshes. 2 f. 

 rose'a. (hollyhock, J".) stem erect ; leaves rough, heart-form, 5 to 7-angled j 



crenate. Ex. 

 ficifo'lia, (fig-hollyhock, J.) leaves 7-lobed, sub-palmate, obtuse. Ex. 



