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A bsinfhium, dlbida, ambk/ua, anethifblia, An- 

 nua, armeniaca, arragon&nsis, Balsdmita, bi- 

 ennis, camphorata, carmpistris, c. alpma, cana, 

 canadensis, canSscens, caucdsica, caudata, cha- 

 mozmelifdlia, coarctata, crithmifdlia, desertdrum 

 2, dracunculoides 3, fasciculata, fragrans, gna- 

 phalioides, herbacea, hirsuta, Jiispdnica, humi- 

 lis 4, incisa, inculta, inodora 5, inslpida, inte- 

 grifblia, japbnica, laciniala, Jongifdlia, mexi- 

 cana, mollissima, monogpna, •montevidinsis, 

 neglicta, nutans, odoratissima, paluslris, parvi- 

 flbra, pauciflbra, procira, procumbens, serrata, 

 Sieversidna, subcaniscens, tenacelifdlia, viridir 

 fdlia, vulgaris. 



Arth&nia. The meaning unexplained. Linn. 

 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. GrapMdacece. Curious 

 species, growing from a quarter of an inch to 

 three inches high, and found chiefly on the 

 bark of old trees. — astroidea, iliclna, impollta, 

 lurida, Itfncea, obscura, Swartzi&na. 



Arthr^ticus, gouty, swollen. 



ARTHROPHtfLLUM, Boj. See Phyllarthron. The 

 Arthrophyllum of Blume is a genus of Aralia- 

 ceous plants of no great beauty, all natives of 

 Java ; but no species has yet, that we are 

 aware of, been introduced. The name is de- 

 rived from arthron, a joint, and phyllon, a 

 leaf ; in reference to the jointed leaf-stalks. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Afalihcece— hut the 

 genus so named by Bojer belongs to Orescen- 

 tiacem, and is referred to Phyllarlliron. 



Arthrop&dium, R. Brown. Derived from 

 arthron, a joint, and pous, a foot ; the foot- 

 stalks of the flowers being jointed. Linn. 6, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. Some species of 

 this genus are very pretty, as A. minus and 

 fimbriatum ; others are ornamental ; and the 

 whole succeed in sandy loam and peat, and 

 increase freely by divisions or seeds. Synon- 

 ymes: 1, A. minus; 2, AntMricwm pendulum. 

 See Slypdndra. 



cirratum . . Wht. 6, G. Her. P. 3 N. Zealand 1821 

 fimbriatum . Wht. 7, G. Her. P. 1J N. Holland 1822 

 minus . . . Wht. 7, G. Her. P. 1J N. Holland 1823 

 paniculatuml Wit. 8, G. Bl. P. 3 N. S. Wales 1800 

 pendulum 2 . Wht. 7, G. Her. P. 1J Teneriffe . 1816 



Arthrostemma, Pavon. From arthron, a joint, 

 and stemon, a stamen ; their stamens or con- 

 nectives being jointed. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Melastmnacece. Beautiful plants, growing 

 about two feet high, with rose or lilac-coloured 

 flowers ; they grow in loam, mixed with a little 

 peat, and increase from cuttings. Synonyme : 

 1, Rhixia versicolor. 



fragile . . Rose pur. 7, S. Ev. 8. 2 Mexico . . 1846 

 versicolor . Pink . . 8, S. Ev. S. 2 Brazil . . 1825 

 nitidum . Pa. lilac . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 B. Ayres . 1830 



Artichoke. See Ctfnara. 

 Articulate, ) . . . -, , . ... 

 Articulated, pointed, having joints. 



Articulations, the places where one thing is 

 jointed with another. 



ArtocarpACEjE. An order separated from Ur- 

 ticaceas, including the Bread-fruit (Artocarpus), 

 the Bread-nut (Brdsimum) ; all the species 

 abound in milky juice, and in some cases is 

 rich and wholesome, as in the QalactodAndrmi ; 



in others, however, it is extremely poisonous, 

 as in the Upas poison (Anliaris toxicaria). 

 Ap-tocArpus, Linn. From artos, bread, and 

 carpos, fruit ; in allusion to the well-known 

 name and uses of the bread-fruit. Linn. 21, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Artocarpacece. To this genus 

 belongs the bread-fruit tree of the South Sea 

 Islands. They are difficult to cultivate in this 

 country ; a light rich loamy soil is best adapted 

 to them. Sweet says, ' ' they have been gene- 

 rally treated too tenderly, and not allowed 

 sufficient air. They appear to be of the same 

 nature as the fig, to which they are nearly al- 

 lied. Large cuttings root freely in a pot of 

 sand, plunged under a hand-glass, in a moist 

 heat, with all their leaves entire ; if the leaves 

 are shortened, it is a great chance if they suc- 

 ceed." For further particulars respecting this 

 very valuable genus, see Loudon's Encyclopedia 

 of Plants. 

 incisa . . . Wht. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 50 S.Seals. 1793 



nucifera . . Wht. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 50 E. Ind. . 1793 

 integrifdlia . Wht. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 60 E. Tnd. . 1778 



heterophtflla Wht. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 60 E. Ind. . 1778 



Arum, Linn. Formerly aron, supposed to be an 

 ancient Egyptian word. Linn. 21, Or. 9, Nat. 

 Or. Aracecs. This genus contains some very 

 handsome species, while others are only useful 

 on account of their medicinal qualities ; the 

 flowers have generally a very disagreeable 

 smell, hence they are not favourites ; they all 

 succeed in common soil, and increase with 

 little trouble from offsets. Synonymes : 1, Bia- 

 rum gram.ine.um ; 2, B. tenuifolium. See also 

 Ac6ntias, Aglaonema, Ambrostnia, Amorpho- 

 phdllus, Anther&rus, Arisdsma, Arisarum, 

 Bi&rum, Caladium, Colocdsia, Cryptocoryne, 

 Dieffenbdchia, Dracunculus, Monstira, Pel- ' ' 

 tdndra, Philodindron, Remusatia, Sauroma- 

 tum, Syngbnium, Typhbnium and Xanthbsoma. 

 atro-rabens . . Brn. . 7, H. Her. P. 1 K. Amer. 1758 

 divaricatum . . Grn. . 7, 8. Tu. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1769 

 nagellif5rme . . Brn. . 5, 8. Her. P. 1 Bengal . 1819 

 gramineum 1 . Brn. . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Maurit. . 1823 

 hederaceum . .Pur. .6,Epiphy. 6 W. Ind. . 1793 

 Indicum . . . Brn. . S. Ev. S. 4 China . 1824 i » 

 italicum . . Ltyel. 6, H. Her. P. 1£ Italy . 1B83 

 integrifWium . Grn. . 6, 8. Ev. S. 3 . 1825 



marginatum . 8. Her. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1820 



macrorhlzon. . Grn. . 8. Tu. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1803 

 minutum , . Pur. . 7, S. Tu. P. \K Ind. . 1802 

 obtusil&bum . . 8. Her. P. 2 . 18-24 



orientale ... . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Tauria . 1820 



palmatum . . H. Her. P. 1$ . 1825 



pentaphyllum . 8. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1818 



pictum . . H. Her. P. 2 Corsica . 1800 



polyphyllum . 8. Her. P. 1 S.Amer . 1818 



ramosum ... . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 3 . 1810 



ringens ... . 6, G. Her. P. J Japan . 1800 



earmentbsum . Pur. . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . 1835 

 tenuifdlium 2 . Wht. . 6, H. Her. P. 1 8. Eur. . 1570 

 triphyllum . Bm. . 6, H. Her. P. J ST. Amer. 1664 

 zebrlnum .Brn. . 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1664 

 venosum . . . Pur. . 3, 8. Her. P. 1$ . 1794 



maculatum. 



Aruncus. See Spir&a Aruncus. 



ArundIna, Blume. From arundo, a reed ; re- 

 semblance of the stems. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchidacece. These slender-stemmed 

 plants produce flowers almost equal in size and 

 beauty to GattUya. They require the orchida- 

 ceous stove ; and on account of the smallness 



