SCIENTIFIC NAMES 



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glomeratus, clustered 



gracilis, slender 



grandis, large 



hetero-, various; ex., heterophylla, 



leaves of various shapes 

 hirtus, hairy 

 kortensis, garden form 

 humilis, dwarf 

 hybridus, hybrid 

 igneus, fiery 



ilicifolins, holly like leaves 

 incanus, hoary 

 incisus, cut 

 insignis, remarkable 

 IcEvis, smooth 

 latif alius, broad leaved 

 lepto-, thin; ex., leptophyllus, thin 



leaved 

 luridus, pale, sallow 

 iutescens, yellowish 

 macra-, large; ex., macranthus, 



large flowered 

 maculatus, spotted 

 magnificus, distinguished 

 majalis, of May 

 major, large 

 maximus, large 

 micro-, small; ex., micropliylla, 



small leaved 

 minus, smaller 

 mollis, soft, soft hairy 

 mono-, one; ex., monophylla, one 



leaved 

 multi-, many; ex., multijugus, 



many times joined 

 muralis, growing on walls 

 nanus, dwarf 

 natans, floating 

 nemoralis, of the woods 

 nidus, nest 

 niger, black 

 nitidus, shining 

 nivalis, snowy 

 nobilis, famous 

 nudi-, nude; ex., nudicaulis, naked 



stem 

 officinalis, medicinal 

 ornatus, adorned 

 pallidus, pale 

 palmatus, shape of hand 



palustris, march loving 

 panduralus, fiddle shaped 

 parvi-, small; ex., parvi-coronati, 



small crown or trumpet 

 patens, spreading 

 peltatus, attached at center 

 pinnatus, leaflets placed on each 



side, opposite of palmatus 

 platy-, broad; ex., platyphyllus, 



broad leaved 

 plicalus, folded lengthwise 

 plumarius, plumed, feathery 

 poly-, many ; ex., polyanthus, many 



flowers 

 prmcox, very early 

 pratensis, of the meadows 

 pseiido-, not genuine; ex., pseudo- 



tsiiga, false Tsuga 

 pubescens, downy 

 pulcher, handsome 

 pumilis, dwarf 

 piinctalus, dotted 

 pungens, sharp pointed 

 racemosus, flowers in long continu- 

 ous clusters 

 radicans, rooting 

 repens, creeping 

 sativus, cultivated 

 scaber, rough 

 icAiz-, cut; ex., schizophyllus, cut 



leaved 

 sempervircds, evergreen 

 speciosus, good looking 

 squalens, dirty 

 suaveolens, sweet scented 

 tenax, strong 

 tenui-, slender; ex., teniiifolia, 



slender leaved 

 uliginosus, prefers wet places 

 undulalus, wavy 

 uretis, burning, stinging 

 utilis, useful 

 variabilis, many forms 

 vernus, of Spring 

 versicolor, variously colored 

 villosus, soft hairy ' 



virens, green 

 viridus, green 

 vulgaris, common 

 xanthinus, yellow 



