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LATIN TERMS USED IN BOTANY TO DENOTE COLOUR. 101 
VI.—Ruber embraces the various forms of Rep as a whole: the 
purest being pe siemaa cochineal ; — perhaps identical; while 
kermesinus and chermesinus are the s and coccinellus a lighter tint. 
Pheniceus = scarlet a Tittle dull, aiiasbabicas and scarlatinus being 
the fullest in hue; miniatus, miniac eus, the more orange- -tint of red- 
lead. Varca to towards crimson, that is, with blue instead of yellow 
as the tingeing colour, we have sa sanguineus, sanguinolentus, cruentus, 
cruentatus, haematinus, hematites, hemat titius, hematochroos, and 
hematicus, all cen. i gecesi puniceus is crimson; burrhus, 
oe crimson, pass into erampelinus, atro-carmesinus, atro- 
coccineus, towards en relans defined by some as purplish 
brick-red, but aig brighter in hue; testaceus, brick- ni 9 which 
approaches gilvus, figlinus, terra- cotta ; lateritius, also brick- red; 
still asin in tone, vinaceus, and vinosus, wine-colour. Rosy reds 
are carneus, carneolus, inca natus, flesh-colour; hysginus, distimetl 
redder ; caryophyllaceus, ‘* pink’’-colour; erubescens, blush ; roseus, 
rosaceus, rosellus, rhodellus, rose ; corallinus, coral-red ; sa almonaceus, 
salmonicolor, salmoneus, pink with a dash of yellow; persicus, persi- 
cinus, peach-flower colour. 
Terms used patie are rubescens, rufescens, rufidulus, seni 
rubicundus, rufus or ruffus, sandaricus, sandarichinus, —_ rob 
rubens, rubellus, paiaded rubidus, subrubicund ad 
lateritius, helvolus, the last also ‘used for a yellowish drat, but 
probably pale red, according to the mycological usage of the term; 
russus is also p laced amongst the ill-defined reds by some. 
—Orancz in its full glow is denoted by aurantius, and Fries 
uses aurantiacus as a lighter tint; croceus, crocatus, crocinus, rich 
orange; then we have a doubtful set of names, igneus, a a 
meus, » fammeotas which have been applied to varied tints range, 
yellow, and red; auroreus perhaps should come here, but “ib 3 is also 
ague. Armenia, dull or ange, apricot-colour; gilvus by some 
ranked here, yellower than cinnamomeus ; cr ichasline. the colour of 
a cracknel biscuit; eaialioas, a — tint ; rhabarbarinus, rhubarb 
colour; cupreus and cuprescens, copper-¢ coloured, sometimes with 
imetallie lustre ; : ut = ferrug ugineus and Jerruginosus, rusty ; 
nitelinus, dormouse-colour, ofaceus or tophaceus, 
the colour of ‘ate: col prneus, “ horn- colour,”’ whatever that may be; and 
argillaceus, improperly used for a fawn-coloured clay 
The fulvous tints are given amen: 3 ello 
byssinus is the yellow of raw silk; citrinus, citreus, citrellus, citrinellus, 
the pure yellow of the ripe lemon-rind; lutesie’ isa full strong hue, us 
by Pliny to denote the yolk of egg, hence synonymous Mew 
vitellinus, having a tinge of orange in it. The Greek forms a. 
wvanthus and its diminutive wanthellus; aureus, auricolor, pranti 
chrysellus, chrysitis, express not only the tint but the lustre of gold; 
auratus, gilt; aureolus, golden; luteolus and subflavus, lighter and 
less pure (but scarcely buff, as given by Ridgway) ; electricus and : 
