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20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacem. A curious 

 little plant growing freely in sandy peat, and 

 increased by offsets — Corallorhiza hiemalis. 

 hiemlle . . Brown . 4, H. Ter. 1 N. Amer. . 1827 



AplopAppus, De CandolU. From aploos, simple, 

 and. pappus, down. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Wat. Or. 

 Asteracece. Plants- of the easiest culture, 

 ciliatus . Yellow . 9, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. . 1S21 



Aplophyllum, Jussieu. From aploos, simple, 

 phyllon, a leaf. The leaves are simple. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutacece. Uninteresting 

 species, of easy culture. Synonymes : 1, Rula 

 dahurica ; 2, R. linifblia ; 3, R. patavina; 

 4, R. pv.oisce.ns; 5, R. sua.mble.ns; 6, R. villbsa 

 — Buxbaiimii, dahiiricum 1, linifolium 2, pata- 

 vmum 3, pubescens 4, suave61ens 5, tubercu- 

 latum, villosum 6. 



Aplotaxis. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aster- 

 acece. Herbaceous plants of easy culture, 

 merely requiring to be planted in the open 

 borders, and increased by division of the roots. 

 Synonymes: 1, Carduus heteromdllus ; 2, 

 Saussurea Frolbvii. 



albescens . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 India . . 1837 

 candicans . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Nepaul . 1820 

 Froldvii . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1827 



Apluda, Linn. Derived from apluda, chaff; 

 the resemblance of the involucres to chaff. 

 Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Oraminaceoo. An 

 uninteresting species, of the easiest culti- 

 vation. Synonyme: 1, Andropbgon involu- 

 cratus — aristata 1. 



Afootnace^s. An order of plants, most of 

 them containing acrid milky juices very poi- 

 sonous. Many bear handsome flowers. 



Apocynum, Linn. Derived from apo, away, 

 and kyon, a dog ; supposed to be mortal if 

 eaten by dogs. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Apocynaceas. Plants of little beauty, but easy 

 culture ; A. androscemifblium is acrid, and. 

 blisters the skin. The stalks of A. cannoMnum 

 afford the North. American Indians a substi- 

 tute for hemp, of which they make twine, 

 bags, fishing-nets, and lines, also linen for 

 their own wear. See Bustegia and Iehnocarpus. 

 androsasmifMium Strip. 8, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1688 

 cannSbinum . . Yel. 8, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1B99 

 hypericifdlium . Wht. 6, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1758 

 venetum . . . Wht. 6, H. Her. P. 2 Adriat. 1. 1690 



Aponogeton, Thun. The name is derived 

 from the Celtic apon, water, and the Greek 

 word geiton, near, ,the species growing in 

 water. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Juncaginaceas. 

 Interesting aquatics, succeeding well if planted 

 in loam and peat, and placed in a tub of water. 

 Offsets or seeds. 



angustifftlium . White . 7, G. Aq. P. J C. G. H. . 1788 

 crfspum . . . White . 8, S. Aq. P. i Ceylon . 1820 

 distaehyon . . White . 6, G. Aq. P. J C. G. H. . 1788 

 junceum . . . White . 8, G. Aq. P. } C. G. H. 1845 

 monostacbyon . Pink . 9, S. Aq. P. | B. Ind. . 1803 



Apophysis, a swelling beneath the theca of 

 mosses. 



Ap6rum, Blume. From aporux, a running- 

 shoot; from the appearance of the plant. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. This 

 genus possesses little to recommend it to the 



lovers of this beautiful tribe. Its insignificant 



flowers are produced from the axils of its 



bright green leaves. It thrives well with the 



same treatment as Vanda. Synonymes: 1, 



Lendrbbium dnceps ; 2, Apbrum indivlsum; 



3, Lendrbbium sareostbmum. 



anceps 1 . Yelsh. all . S. Epi. £ E. Indies 1820 



aloeifolium . S. Epi. £ 



cuspidatum . Yellow st. 5, S. Epi. J E. Indies 1836 



incrassatum . S. Epi. \ 



Le&nis . . . Bed brown 5, S. Epi. $ Singapore 1837 



lobatum . . S. Epi. \ 



macr6stomum S. Epi. 



micranthum . S. Epi. » 



sarc6stomum 3 S. Epi. 



serra .... S. Epi. 



sinuatum . . Yellow . . 4, S. Epi. \ Singapore 1839 



stibteres . . S. Epi. 



AposTASiACE,aB, a small order of Endogens, 



nearly related to terrestrial Orchidacese, and 



natives of the hot woods of India. 

 Apoucouita. See Cassia, Apoucouita. 

 Appendage, that which is attached. 



ApPENDEN£} Kan S in g> a PPi'oaching, pendulous. 



AppendictoIted, } fomi *ed with appendages. 



Appendix, anything attached. 



Apple berry. See Billardibra: 



Apple tree. See Pj)rus Mains. 



Appressed, pressed close to anything. 



Approximate, "I . ^ 



Approximating, ) near to S etn <*. 



Apricot tree. See Armeniaca. 



Apteranthes, Hooker. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asclepiadacea?-. A genus of succulent 

 plants resembling Stapelia in habit, and re- 

 quiring similar treatment. Synonymes: 1, 

 Stapelia Gussoni&na, S. curopcea, Bouchcrbsia 

 Munbayana. 

 Gussoniana, 1 Purp. y. 8, G. Sue. S. I Lampedusa 1832 



Apterous, without the membranous margins, 

 by botanists called wings. 



AptosImum, Brown. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Scrophulariacece. 

 depresmm . Blue . 8, G. Ev. S. 2 J C. G. H. .1836 



AquArtta, Jacq. In honour of B. Aquart, 

 Jacquin's companion in America. Linn. 4, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solandcece. A species of little 

 beauty, and easy culture, 

 tomentasa . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 S. Amer. . .1819 



Aquatic, growing in water. 



Aquifoliaceje. Hollyworts. Evergreen trees 

 and shrubs. Natives of various parts of the 

 world. The Holly is found in Europe. 



AquilariAce^e. Lign Aloes or Agallochum 

 belongs to this order. The species are all 

 natives of the tropical parts of Asia. 



Aqttilaria, Linn. The wood is called bois 

 d'aiglc, or eagle wood, in Malacca ; hence the 

 name from aquila, an eagle. Linn. 10, Or. 2', 

 Nat. Or. Aquilariaeece. An ornamental ever- 

 green shrub, succeeding in loam and peat, and 

 propagated from cuttings, under a glass, in 

 heat. Synonyme: 1. A. ovata. 

 nialaccensis 1 Wht. grn. 3, S. Ev. S. 15 Malacca 1823 



Aquilegia, Linn. From aquila, an eagle ; al- 

 luding to the form of the petal. Linn. 13, 



