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of their pseudo-bulbs, their season of rest 

 must not be a very ' dry one, -their native 

 habitat being well-shaded places ; during 

 growth, they should be watered liberally, and 

 are readily increased by division. Synonyme : 

 1, CymMdium, bambusifblium. 

 bambusifdlia 1 . purple . 1, S. Bpi. Nepal . . 1839 

 chinensis . . . 5, S. Epi. China. . 1844 



diinya .... Ro.vio. . 8, S. Epi. Singapore 1840 



ArTtndinacea, reed-like. 



Arundinaria, Michaitfc, An alteration of the 

 word arundo, a reed. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Gramindcecs. These plants are only fit for 

 general collections ; their culture is simple, and 

 young plants are obtained from seeds. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Lud6lphia glauciscens, Pdnicmn 



3 1 . Apetal . 6, Grass. 10 E. Ind. . 1818 

 macrosperma . Apetal . 6, Grass. 10 N. Amer. 1809 



AEtJNDO, Beauvois. An ancient name of doubt- 

 ful origin, supposed by some to be from the 

 Latin arundo, a reed ; and by a recent author 

 to be from the Celtic aru, water. Linn. 3, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Gramindcece. These are mere weeds. 

 A. JDdnax, var. versicolor, is regarded by some 

 on account of its striped leaves. A . Ldnax is 

 grown in France and Italy for fishing-rods, 

 fence-wood, training vines to, &c. See Cala- 

 magrdstis, Danthonia, Digraphis, PhragmUes, 

 Pba, and Ps&mma. 



Ddnax . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. 10 S. Eur. . 1648 

 versicolor. Apetal . . 7, Grass. 3 S. Eur. . 1648 

 festucdcea, tinax. 



Asafcetida. See Ferula,. 



AsagrAa, Lindley. In compliment to Dr. Asa 

 . Gray, the author of a Treatise upon North 

 American Melanthacece. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Melanthacece. A plant of but little beauty. 

 The culture and propagation is similar to that 

 of TigHdia. Synonymies : 1, Helbnias offici- 

 nalis ; 2, Veralrum officinale. 

 officinalis . White . 9, F. Bl. P. 1 Vera Cruz. 1837 



AsAKABACCA. See Asarum. 



AsarIna. See Antirrhinum Asarina. 



•Asaktjm, Linn. From a, privative, and saron, 

 feminine ; the application of the term unex- 

 plained. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aristolo- 

 chiacece. This is a remarkable genus of dwarf 

 plants, on account of their curious flowers, 

 which are frequently overlooked among the 

 leaves ; it is best to plant them near the front 

 of borders, on account of their dwarf charac- 

 ter ; any common soil suits them, and portions 

 of the root make young plants. The leaves 

 and roots of A. europceum are emetic, cathar- 

 tic, and diuretic. 



arifdlium . . Brown 6, H. Her. P. J N". Amer. 1823 

 canadense . Brown 6, H. Her. P. J Canada . 1718 

 europ&um . Purple 5, H. Her. P. J Eng. . . wds. 

 grandifdlium Brown 5, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. 1820 

 virginicum . Brown 5, H. Her. P. f Virginia 1759 



AscARiciDA, Oassini. Derived from ascaris, an 

 intestinal worm, and ccedo, to kill, because of 

 its medical properties. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracem. Interesting, dwarfish annuals, 

 easily cultivated, with the treatment in com- 



mon practice for stove annuals. Synonymes-; 

 1, Vernbnia anthelmMica ; 2, 7. triplinirvia. 

 anthelmintica 1 Purple 8, S. A. 1 E. Ind. . 1770 

 triplinervia 2 . Purple 11, S. A. 1 Brazil. . 1825 



Ascendent, ) at first trailing on the ground, 



Ascending, ) then rising erect, forming a 

 curve. 



Asci, small tubes, which contain the sporules of 

 cryptogamous plants. 



AscfoEROUS, having asci. 



Asclepias, Linn. The Greek name of the JEs- 

 culapius of the Latins. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asclepiaddcecs. This is a genus of tall- 

 growing herbaceous and shrubby plants, which 

 thrive best in peat, or any very light soil. 

 They require a good deal of room to show their 

 characters; and are readily propagated by seeds, 

 or dividing the roots. A . syrlaca is very odori- 

 ferous, and in Canada, when in flower, charms 

 the traveller, especially when passing through 

 woods in the evening. The French there eat 

 the tender shoots in spring, as we do asparagus. 

 The natives make a sugar of the flowers, gather- 

 ing them in the morning, whon they are covered 

 with dew, and collect the cotton from the pods 

 to fill their beds. On account of the silkiness" 

 of this cotton, Parkinson calls it Virginian 

 silk. The roots of A. decfimibens are diapho- 

 retic and sudorific, and have the singular pro- 

 perty of exciting general perspiration, without 

 increasing the heat of the body ; it is used in 

 Virginia against pleurisy. A. tuberdsa is used 

 in the United States as a mild cathartic, and 

 as a remedy for a variety of disorders, Syno- 

 nymes: 1, A. laurifllia; 2, Cyndnchum Ipeca- 

 cuanha; 3, A. connivens ; i. A. purpurdscens ; 

 B, A . htfbrida. See Andntherix, Caldtropis, Cy- 

 ndnchum, Ddsmia, Gomphoc&rpus, Gymnema, 

 Sarcostimma, Styldndra, and Xysmalbbium. 

 acuminata Red . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1826 

 alexlaca . Green . H Ev. Tw. 6 Ceylon . 1816 

 am&na . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. 3 N". Amer. 1782 



""caulS"} Eed ' • ' 7 ' H - Her - R 2 N - Amer - 1816 



^oUa*'" } WMt8 ■ 7 ' H ' Her ' P - 3 Mexio ° • 1S1 ? 



^Mca 2~ } Wnite ' 7 > Sl Bv - Tw - 6 Ce y lo » ■ 181* 



cinerea . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1825 



' citrif&lia . "White . 7, S. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1818 

 corntiti 



curassavica Scarlet . 7, S. Her. P. 8 S. Amer. 1692 



alba . . White . 7, 8. Her. P. 3 S. Amer. 



debilis . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1818 



decumbens Orange . 7, H. Tu. P. 2 N. Amer. 1731 



Douglasii . Red gr. . 6, H. Her. P. 1JN. Amer. 1846 



exaltata 3 Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 6 N". Amer. 1800 



Greeniana "White S. Ev. S. 2 . 1828 



incamata . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 H". Amer. 1710 



Linaria . White . 7, G. Her. P. 2 Moxico . 1802 



linifdlia . White . 7, H. Her. P. 8 Mexico . 1818 



longif 61ia . Pa. pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1816 



mexicana . White . 7, G. Her. S. 3 Mexico . 1821 



nivea . . White . 8, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1730 



obtusif&lia Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1820 ' 



parvifldra. White . 9, G. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1774 



pauperculaRed . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1817 



^oides " . } Pur P le 7,H Her. P. 8 N. Amer. 1812 



V °olyT } White • 1 > H ' Her - P - 4 N - Amor - 1825 

 pulohfflla . Straw S. Ev. Tw. Silhet . 1850 



pfilchra . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 



p 5f' i } Purple 7, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1732 



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