EXPLANATION 



OF 



THE CHARACTERS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND INDICATIONS 



USED IN BOTANICAL AND FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 



Habit. 



^ Deciduous tree. 



± Evergreen tree. 



i Palm tree. 



■M Deciduous shrub. 



S» Evergreen shrub. 



JO. Deciduous under-shrub. 



n. Evergreen under-shrub. 



_2 Deciduous twiner, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 J_ Evergreen twiner, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 _^ Deciduous climber, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 fl_ Evergreen climber, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 Jk Deciduous trailer, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 !U Evergreen trailer, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 ^ Deciduous creeper, ligneous 



or herbaceous, 

 ft^j Evergreen creeper, ligneous 



or herbaceous. 

 ^ Deciduous herbaceous plant. 

 jf Evergreen herbaceous plant. 

 Mi Grass. 

 tS Bulbous plant. 

 % Fusiform-rooted plant. 

 ^ Tuberous-rooted plant. 

 & Aquatic. 

 ^ Epiphyte. 



Duration 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. 

 23 Dry-stove perennial. 

 lAI Greenhouse perennial. 



Al Frame perennial. 

 [TBI Bark-stove biennial. 

 FBI Dry-stove biennial. 

 1(1)1 Greenhouse biennial. 



(Dl Frame biennial 

 fm Bark-stove annual. 

 TTl Dry-stove annual. 

 lOI Greenhouse annual. 



Ol Frame annual. 



Popular Character. 



ag agricultural. I cit cultivated 

 cl clothing. I in its na- 



tive coun- 

 try. 



cu curious. 



cul culinary. 



de delicate. 



dy dyeing 

 plant. 



ec economical. 



el elegant. 



esc esculent. 



fr fruit tree. 



fra fragrant. 



gr grotesque. 



m medicinal. 



or ornamental. 



p poisonous. 



pr pretty. 



rk for rock- 

 work. 



ro robust. 



spl splendid. 



tm timber tree. 



un uninterest- 

 ing. 



w weed, abun- 

 dant in 

 cultivated 

 soils in its 

 native 

 country. 



Height. 



fit floating. 



Colour of Flower. 



apetal- 

 ous. 



IE.x\ig Eerugi- 

 nous. 



B blue. 



Bd blood. 



Bh blush. 



Bk black. 



Bksh blackish. 



Br brown. 



Bri brick-co- 

 loured. 



Brsh brown- 

 ish, 

 bluish 

 bright, 

 crimson. 



Cjbs csesious. 



Ch chestnut. 



Ci citron. 



Cin cinereous 



Cop copper- 

 coloured. 



Crea cream. 



coloured. 



D dark. 



Din dingy. 



Dl dull. 



Ap 



Bsh 



Bt 



C 



Dp 



F 



Fer 



Fi 

 Fla 



Ful 



Fus 



deep, 

 flesh, 

 ferrugi. 

 nous, 

 fiery, 

 flame- 

 coloured 

 fulvid. 

 fuscous. 



G green. 

 Gl glaucous. 

 Go golden. 

 Gsh greenish. 

 Gy grey. 

 Hoa hoary. 

 L light. 

 La lake. 

 Ld livid. 

 Lem lemon-co- 

 loured. 

 Li lilac. 

 Lu lurid. 



orange. 

 Och ochrace- 



ous. 



01 olive. 

 Oliva olivace- 

 ous. 



purple, 

 pale, 

 pink, or 



rose, 

 pellucid, 

 red. 

 rosy. 

 Rsh reddish. 

 Ru rufous. 

 Rus russet. 

 Rust rusty-co- 

 loured. 

 S scarlet. 

 Saf saffron. 

 Sil silvery. 

 Smo smoky 



ash.co- 

 lour. 



Spot 



St 



Str 



Su 

 Tan 



Taw 



Test 



spotted. 



striped. 



straw-co- 

 loured. 



sulphur. 



tan-co- 

 loured. 



tawny. 



testace- 

 ous. 



transpa- 

 rent. 



Umb umber- 

 coloured. 



V violet. 

 Va varie- 

 gated. 



vermi- 

 lion. 

 Vy veiny. 

 W white. 

 Wsh whitish. 



Y yellow. 

 Ysh yellowish 



Ve 



Native Country. 



C. G. H. Cape of Good Hope. 



E. Ind. East Indies. 



N. Amer. North America. 



N. Eur. North of Europe. 



N. Holl. New Holland. 



N. S. W. New South Wales. 



S. Amer. South America. 



S.Eur. South of Europe. 



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



W. Ind. West Indies. 



Propagation. 



B by budding. 



C cuttings. 



D division of the plant. 



G grafting. 



I inarching. 



L layers. 



Ls leaves. 



O offsets. 



R division of the root. 



S seeds. ? 



Sk suckers. 



Soil. 



aq. watery places. 



CO. . common garden soil, 



c.p, common peat or bog. 



h. heavy rich clay, 



h.l. heavy loam. 



1. loam. 



l.p loam and peat, most loam. 



It. light vegetable soil. 



It.l light loam, 



m.s. moist soil, 



p. peat. 



p.l. peat and loam, most peat, 



r. rich garden soil, 



r.m. rich mould, 



ru. rubbish. 



s. sand, 



s.l. sandy loam, 



s.p. sandy peat, 



s.p.l. 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 Banksza 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 Bdvksia.; those which have been applied to plants by the classic writers of 

 antiquity are distinguished by having the initial letter in Italic, as P^rus, where the rest of the 

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

 Psederia Lingun Boj., or Padiria Lfngun Boj. 



