EXPLANATION 



OF 



THE CHARACTERS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND INDICATIONS 



USED IN BOTANICAL AND FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 



Habit. 



^ Deciduous tree. 



I Evergreen. 



J^ Palm tree. 



it Deciduous shrub. 



St Evergreen shrub. 



J* Deciduous under.shrub. 



tt Evergreen under.shrub. 



_J Deciduous twiner, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 %_ Evergreen twiner, lig. or 



herb. 

 _t Deciduous climber, lig. or 



herb. 

 fl_ Evergreen climber, lig. or 



herb. 

 Sic Deciduous trailer, lig. or 



herb. 

 l> Evergreen trailer, lig. or 



herb. 

 ^ Deciduous creeper, lig. or 



herb. 

 f(„ Evergreen creeper, lig. or 



herb. 

 ^ Deciduous herbaceous plant. 

 £ Evergreen herbaceous plant. 

 Ml Grass. 

 tS Bulbous plant. 

 ■jf, Fusiform-rooted plant. 

 ^ Tuberous-rooted plant. 

 ^ Aquatic. 

 jg Epiphyte. 



Dm-ation and Habitation. 

 A Perennial. 

 Q) Biennial. 



Annual. 



1 I Bark, or moist, stove. 

 I Dry stove. 



I I Greenhouse. 



I Frame. 



(23 Bark stove perennial. 

 7VI Dry stove perennial. 

 lAI Greenhouse perennial. 

 Al Frame perennial. 

 Ol Bark stove biennial. 

 TTBl Dry stove biennial. 

 iO)| Greenhouse biennial. 

 ^0)| Frame biennial. 

 trn Bark stove annual. 

 T71 Dry stove annual. 

 iDI Greenhouse annual. 

 _Q| Frame annual. 



Popular Character. 



ag agricultural. I clt cultivated 

 cl clothing. I in its na- 



tive coun- 



p poisonous. 



Spot 



spotted. 



Umb umber- 



try. 



pr pretty. 



St 



striped. 



coloured. 



cu curious. 



rk for rock- 



Str 



straw. 



V violet. 



cul culinary. 



work. 



Su 



sulphur 



Va varie- 



de delicate. 



ro robust. 



Tan 



tan-co- 



gated. 



dy dyeing 



spl splendid. 





loured 



Ve vermi- 



plant. 



tm timber tree. 



Taw 



tawny. 



lion. 



ec economical. 



un uninterest- 



Test 



testace- 



Vy veiny. 



el elegant. 



ing. 





ous. 



W white 



esc esculent. 



w weed, abun- 



Tran transpa- 



Wsh whitish. 



fr fruit tree. 



dant in 





rent. 



Y yellow. 



fra fragrant. 



cultivated 







Ysh yellowish 



gr grotesque, 

 m medicinal. 



soils in its 

 native 





Native Country. 



or ornamental. 



country. 



C. G 



. H. Cape of Good Hope. 







E. Ind. East Indies. 



Heii 



%ht. 



N. Amer. North America. 



fit floating. 





N. Eur. North of Europe. 





N. Holl. New Holland. 



Colour of Flower. 



N. S 



. W. New South Wales. 







S. Amer. South America. 



Ap apetal- 



G green. 



S. Eur. South of Europe. 



ous. 



Gl glaucous. 



V. Dr. L. Van Diemen's Land. 



jErug aerugi- 



Go golden. 



W. 



[nd. West Indies. 



nous. 



Gsh greenish. 







B blue. 



Gy grey. 





Propagation. 



Bd blood. 



Hoa hoary. 



B by budding. 



Bh blush. 



L light. 



C 



cuttings. ' 



Bk black. 



La lake. 



D 



division of the plant. 



Bksh blackish. 



Ld livid. 



G 



grafting. 



Br brown. 



Lem lemon-co- 



I 



inarching. 



Bri brick- 



loured. 



L 



layers. 



coloured. 



Li lilac. 



Ls 



leaves. 



Brsh brown- 



Lu lurid.' 



O 



offsets. 



ish. 



O orange. 



R 



division of the root. 



Bsh bluish. 



Och ochrace- 



S 



seeds. 



Bt bright. 



ous. 



Sk 



suckers. 



C crimson. 



Ol olive. 





Soil. 



Cebs caesious. 



Oliva olivace- 





Ch chestnut. 



ous. 



aq. 



wafery places. 



Ci citron. 



P purple. 



CO. 



common garden soil. 



Gin cinereous- 



Pa pale. 



c.p. 



common peat or bog. 



Cop copper- 



Pk pink, or 



h. 



heavy rich clay. 



coloured. 



rose. 



h.l. 



heavy loam. 



Crea cream- 



PI pellucid. 



1. 



loam. 



coloured. 



R red. 



l.p. 



loam and peal, most loam. 



D dark. 



Ro rosy. 



It. 



light vegetable soil. 



Din dingy. 



Rsh reddish. 



lt.l. 



light loam. 



Dl dull. 



Ru rufous. 



m.s. 



moist soil. 



Dp deep. 



Rus russet. 



P- 



peat. 



F flesh. 



Rust rusty-co- 



p.l. 



peat and loam, most peat. 



Fer ferrugi- 



loured. 



r. 



rich garden soil. 



nous. 



S scarlet. 



r.m 



rich mould. 



Fi fiery. 



Saf saffron. 



ru. 



rubbish. 



Fla flame- 



Sil silvery. 



s. 



sand. ■ ' ;;v4,;_.. 



coloured. 



Smo smoky 



s.l. 



sandy loam. 



Ful fulvid. 



ash-co- 



s.p. 



sandy peat. 



Fus fuscous. 



lour. 



S.p.1 



sand, peat, and loam. 



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 Banks«a 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/csin ; those which have been applied to plants by the classic writers of 

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

 word is in Roman, and in Roman where the rest of the word is in Italic, as Vyrus. 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 

 Ptederia Llngun Boj., or Ptsderia Lingun £oJ. 



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