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Amellus, Willdenow. A name employed by 

 Virgil, for a fine flower found on the banks of 

 the river Mella. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Astcrdcece. Interesting species, succeeding well 

 in a loamy soil, and cuttings planted under a 

 glass root freely. Synonymes: 1, Siderdnfhus 

 spinulbsus ; 2, S. viUbsus. 



Lychnltis . . Violet 7, G. Bv. Tr. 1 C. G. H. . 176S 

 spinuldsus 1 . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. 2 Missouri . 1811 

 villosus 2 . . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. 1 Missouri . 1811 



AmentAce.se. Exogenous plants bearing flowers 

 in catkins, and divided by some modern bo- 

 tanists into six orders — called Casuarinacece, 

 Beluldcecc, Altingidcem, Salicdcece, Myricdceos, 

 and Elceagnacece. 



Ament, j A catkin mode of inflorescence ; as 



Amentum, \ the Hazel'and Willow. 



Amentales. See Ament&ceas, 



American almond. See Brabijum. 



American aloe. See Agdve americdna. 



American china root. See Srnilax. 



American cowslip. See Dodecdtheon. 



American cranberry. See Oxyciccus macro- 

 cdrpus. 



American cress. See Barbdrea prcecox. 



American ebony. See Amerimnum fcbenvs. 



American gamboge. See Hypericum baccdtum. 



American marmalade. SeeAchrasmammdsa. 



AmerJmnum, Patrick Browne. A Greek name 

 for the house-leek ; derived from a, privative, 

 and merimna, care ; in allusion to the little 

 attention the plant requires. Linn. 16, Or. 

 6, Wat. Or. Fabacece. Ornamental shrubs. 

 Synonymes: 1, Pterocdrpus Amerimnum ; 2, 

 Brpa Ebenus, Pterocarpus glabra, P. buxi- 

 fdlius, Aspdlathus arboriscens ; for culture &c, 

 see Pterocarpus. 



Browuei 1 . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 10 W. Ind. . 1793 

 Ebenus 2 . . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. . 1840 

 strigulosum . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Trinidad . 1817 



AMETHfSTEA, Willdenow. The name is given 

 in allusion to the colour of the flowers, from 

 amethystos, the amethyst. Linn. 2, Or. 1, 

 Wat. Or. Lamidceae. A pretty blue-flowered 

 annual ; it grows in peaty soil, and produces 

 abundance of seed, 

 cserulea . . Blue . 7, H. A. 1J Siberia . 1759 



Amethystinous, violet-coloured. 



Amhkrstia, Wallich. In honour of the Rt. 

 Hon. Countess Amherst and her daughter 

 Lady Sarah Amherst ; the zealous friends and 

 promoters of every branch of Natural History, 

 but especially Botany. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacece. This truly noble object first became 

 known to Dr. Wallich through the medium 

 of a Mr. Crawford, in August, 1836, who 

 originally discovered it near Martaban, in the 

 E. Indies ; the former gentleman afterwards 

 found it, as he himself states, "growing near 

 a decayed Kioum (a sort of monastery) to- 

 gether with numerous individuals of Jonisia 

 Asbca and Uisua firrea ; it was profusely 

 ornamented with pendulous racemes of large 

 vermilion-coloured blossoms, unequalled in 

 the flora of the E. Indies, and perhaps not 

 surpassed in magnificence and elegance In any 

 part, of the world."- WallicWs Plantoz Asia- 



tics Rariores. The ground, he states, was 

 strewed even at a distance with its flowers, 

 which are daily offered to the images in the 

 adjoining caves. He transported it to the 

 Botanic Garden, Calcutta, where it was seen by 

 Mr. J. Gibson, plant collector for the Duke 

 of Devonshire, who very fortunately succeeded 

 in bringing a plant alive to the collection at 

 Chatsworth. It delights in a rich strong loam, 

 and may be propagated by cuttings of the half- 

 ripened wood, planted in sand, under a glass, 

 in heat, by ringing the stems of the old plant, 

 or by seeds, 

 ndbilis . . . Kioh ver. 5, S. Ev. T. 40 E. Ind. . 1837 



Amianthit/m, Gray. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Melanthdceoz. See Helbnias. 



AMfciA, Eumboldt and Bonpland. In memory 

 of J. B. Amici, a noted physician. Linn. 16, 

 Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fabacece. This interesting 

 evergreen climber delights in 'open loamy soil, 

 and increases readily from cuttings. 

 zyg6meris. . Yellow 6, S. Ev. CL 10 Mexico . 1826 



Amir6la, Persoon. Derivation unknown. Linn. 

 21, Or. 9. Nat. Or. Sapinddcece. An orna- 

 mental tree, thriving in peat and loam, and 

 increased by cuttings. Synonyms : 1, Lagunea 

 nitida. 

 nitida 1 . . . S. Ev. T. 24 Peru . . 1824 



AmmAnnia, Linn. In honour of John Am- ' 

 mann, a physician and botanist at St. Peters- 

 burgh. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lytkraceas. 

 Species of no beauty ; for culture, &c, see 

 Balsdmina. 



verticillata . White 8, H. A. 1 Guinea . 1819 



mgyptlaca, auriculata, baccifera, cdspica, 

 dibilis, diffusa, humilis, latifblia, multifldra, 

 octdndra, pentdndra, racemdsa, ramdsior, ro- 

 tundifolia, rubra, sanguinolinta, viridis, Worm- 

 shic-ldii. 



Ammi, Linn. The plant delights to grow in 

 sandy places, hence the name from aminos, 

 sand. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apidcece. 

 Weeds of the simplest culture. Synonyme: 

 1, Bunium acahle. acaule 1, anethifdlium, 

 Boeberi, daucifolium, ferutefdlium, glaucifd- 

 linm, majus, Visnaga. 



Ammobitjm, R. Brown. Derived from cummos, 

 sand, and bio, to live ; in reference to the 

 situation where the plants grow. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcem. Pretty species oi 

 the easiest culture. 



alatum . . . White 6, P. Her. P. 2 N. Holl. . 1822 

 plantagineum . White 8, G. Her. P. 2 N. Holl. . 1827 



Amm6charis, Ha. Aminos, sand, and chain, 

 to delight. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryl- 

 liddcem. See BrunsiAgia. 



Ammodendron, Fischer. Aminos, sand, and 

 dendron, a tree ; situation. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. Synonyme: 1, SSpIiora 



Sieversii 1 . . Purple 6, H. Ev. S. 3 Siberia . 1837 

 Ammogeton, De Candolle. Ammos, sand, and 

 geton, near ; situation. Linn. 19, Or.' 1, Nat. 

 Or. Asterdcem. 

 scorzonerif&lium . Yel. 6, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1834 



