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JEvides, Orchid. 

 Affrostis, Gram. 

 Ammobium, Oompo. 

 Anodendron, Apocyn. 

 Apium, Umbel. 

 Aponogeton, Naiad. 

 Arenaria, Caryophyll. 

 Blyxa, Hydrochar. 

 Dendrobium, Orchid. 

 Dendrochihmi, Orchid. 

 Dilivaria, Acanth. 

 Epidendrmn, Orchid. 

 Episcia, Gesner. 

 Geophila, Rubia. 

 Halocharis, Ohenopod. 

 Halopyrum, Gram. 

 Haloragis, Halorag. 

 Heleocharis, Cyper. 

 Heleochloa, Gram. 



IV. Habitat Names. 

 Helosciadium, Umbel. 

 Herpestes, Scroph. 

 Hydriastele, Palm. 

 Hydrilla, Hj^drochar. 

 Hydrobrymii, Podost. 

 Hydrocotyle, Umbel. 

 Hydrolea, Hydrophyll. 

 Hydrophylax, Rubia. 

 Hydrotrophus, Hydrochar. 

 Hygrophila, Acanth. 

 Hygrorhiza, Gram, 

 llysanthes, Scroph. 

 Limnanthemum, Gentian . 

 Limiiophila, Scroph. 

 Limnophyton, Alisma. 

 Limodorum, Orchid. 

 Limonia, Ruta. 

 Mariscus, Cyper. 

 Naias, Naiad. 



Nemophila, Hydrophyll. 

 Neptunia, Leg. M. 

 Nerimn, Apocyn. 

 Xomaphila, Acanth. 

 Nymphesa, Nymph.* 

 Oreodoxa, Palm. 

 Origanum, Labiat. 

 Oroperium, Gram. 

 Oroxylum, Bignon. 

 Parietaria, Urtica. 

 Petroselinum, Umbel. 

 Phrynium, Scitamin. 

 Pistia, Arac. 

 Potamogeton, Naiad. 

 Ranunculus, Ranuncul. 

 Salicornia, Ohenopod. 

 Salix, Salic. 

 Salsola, Ohenopod. 

 Typha, Typha. 



V. Names connected with Geography. 



Aberia, Bixa. 

 Adenium, Apocyn. | 

 Carica, Passifl.f 

 Citrus, Ruta. 

 Coffea, Ruta. 

 Cressa, Convol. 

 Cydonia, Rosa. 

 Eleusine, Gram. 

 Guidia, Thymel. 



Heliconia, Scitam. 

 Howea, Palm. 

 Iberis, Crucifer. 

 Lycium, Solan. 

 Medicago, Leg. P. 

 Melhania, Stercul. 

 Moringa, Moring. 

 Nepeta, Labiat. 

 Nessea, Lythr. 



Obione, Cheno. 

 Opuntia, Cact. 

 Ougeinia, Leg. P.| 

 Punica, Lythr. 

 Sapindus, Sapind.§ 

 Tamarindus, Leg. 0.§ 

 Tamarix, Tamar. 



VI. Miscellaneous Groups of Descriptive Names. 



A.- 



Abelmoschus, Malva. 

 Agapanthus, Lil. 

 Asphodelus, Lil. 

 Bellis, Compo. 

 Calacanthus, Acanth. 

 Caianthe, Orchid. 

 Calliandra, Leg. M. 

 Callicarpa, Verben. 

 Oallichroa, Compo. 

 Calligonum, Polygon. 

 Calliopsis, Compo. 

 Callistemma, Dipsa. 

 Callistemon, Myrt. 

 Callistephus, Compo. 

 Calonyction, Convol. 

 Calophanes, Acanth. 

 Calophyllum, Gutti. 

 Calosanthus, Bignon. 

 Calotropis, Asclep. 



-Names indicating heuuty or 

 Charieis, Compo. 

 Clianthus, Leg. P. 

 Cosmos, Compo. 

 Oosmostigma, Asclep. 

 Dsemonorops, Palm. 

 Diauthus, Caryo. 

 Epicharis, Melia. 

 Eragrostis, Gram. 



Eucharis, Amaryll. 



Evodia, Ruta. 



Gaura, Onagr. 



Gloriosa, Lil. 



Glycicurpus, Anacard. 



Glycine, Leg. P. 



Glycosmis, Ruta. 



Gratiola, Scroph. 



Hedychium, Scitam. 



Hedyotis, Rubia. 



Hemerocallis, Lil. 



sweetness.^ 



Lamprachsenium, Compo- 

 Lychnis, Caryo. 

 Melica, Gram. 

 Melilotus, Leg. P. 

 Meliosma, Sabia. 

 Mirabilis, Nyctag. 

 Moschosma, Lab. 

 Myristica, Myrist. 

 Myroxylon, Leg. P. 

 Myrsine, Myrsin. 

 Nectandra, Laur. 

 Ocimum, Lab. 

 Osmanthus, Olea. 

 Phajus, Orchid. 

 Phlogacanthus, Acanth. 

 Phlox, Polemon. 

 Roupellia, Apocyn. 



* A water-nymph is meant. || After Aden, 



t Erroneously so named. J After Ujiain. § After India. 



1 Sweetness refers to sweetness of taste as n ell as smell. 



