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striikta .... Wht. 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1812 

 siuiveblens . . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Virginia . 1810 



Agrimony. See Agrimdnia. 



Agrofyrum, Palisot de Beauvois. Derived 

 from agros, a field, and pyros, wheat. Linn. 

 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Grammacece. Mere weeds, 

 of the simplest culture. Synonymes: 1, Triti- 

 ewm gigdnteum, T. elongatum ; 2, T. pdnicum ; 

 3, T. pectinatum ; 4, T. ripens. — acutum, 

 angustifolium, canlnum, cristatum, dasy- 

 anthum, densifl6rum, desertbrum, distiehum, 

 elongatum 1, glaucum, imbricaturn, inter- 

 medium, junceum 2, littorale, murieatum, 

 obtusiflbrum, pectinatum 3, pectinifbrme, 

 prostratum, pilngens, ripens 4, arvense, 

 capillare, dumetorum, Leersianum, subu- 

 latum, Vaillantianum, rigidum, rupestre, 

 sibiricum, subulatum, varieg&tum. 



AgrostISmma, Linn. Derived from agros, a 

 field, and stemma, a crown ; in reference to 

 the beauty of the flowers. Linn. 10, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Caryophyllacece: Rose Campion. 

 The species are well adapted for flower borders, 

 where, when in flower, they are very orna- 

 mental. They grow well in any common soil, 

 and increase by division or seeds. Synony- 

 mies : 1, Lpchnis coronaria ; 2, A. per&inans ; 

 3, LQckiiis pyrenaica. 



Bungeitaa . . Scarlet 7, H. Her. P. H Euasia . 1834 

 coronarial. .Bed . 6. H. Her. P. 8 Italy. .1596 

 alba . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Gardens 

 plena . . . Bed . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Gardens 

 decumbens 2 . Crim. . 7, H. Her. P. 1 

 pyrenaica 3 . Pa. rose 6, H. Her. P. i Pyrenees 1819 

 suecica . . . Pink . 8, H. Her. P. | Sweden . 1824 



Agr6stis, Lwm. This is the Greek name for 

 all grasses, from agros, a field. Linn. 3, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Gramdnacece. Bent Grass. Plants 

 of simple culture, 

 alba Apetal 7, Grass li Britain . mar. 



purpurascens . Apetal 7, Grass H Britain . mar. 



vivipara . . . Apetal 7, Grass lj Britain . mar. 

 elegaris . . . Apetal 6, Grass 1 Russia . 1834 

 paueifldra. . . Apetal 7, Grass 1 Switzerland 1824 

 spica-venti . . Apetal 7, Grass 4 England . sa. fi. 

 stolonttera . . Apetal 7, Grass 1 Britain . mo. me. 



angustifolia . Apetal 7, Grass 1 Britain . mo. me. 



aristata . . . Apetal 7, Grass 1 Britain . mo. me. 



latifolia . . . Apetal 7, Grass 1 Britain . mo. me. 



nemoralis . . Apetal 7, Grass 1 Britain . mo. me. 



palustris . . Apetal 7, Grass 1 Britain . mo. me. 

 ccmula, ambigua, dspera, BillardUri, calama- 

 grfstis, capensis, capillaris, dtUlis, dec&mbens, 

 diffusa, dubia, dulcis, Forsteri, fronddsa, 

 gigdntea, hispida, mterrupta, Jurissi, latifolia, 

 littor&lis, maritima, netuldsa, negUcta, pallida, 

 pdtula, plebUa, purpurea, retrofrdcta, spuria, 

 syhdtica, tenilla, Tendrei, tenuifMia, valen&na, 

 varia, variegata, versicolor, veriicillata, vir- 

 ginica, vulgaris. 

 Agrostophyllum, Blume. From agrostis, 

 grass, and phyllon, a leaf ; plant, grass-like. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. OrcMdacea. 

 Khasyanum . . S. Bpi. E. Ind. . 1838 



AGRtrMi, a name given to any kind of lemon by 



the Italians. 

 Agyn&ta, Linn. Possessed of neither style nor 

 stigma, hence the name, from a, privative, 

 and gyne, a female. Linn. 21, Or. 1, Nat. Or, 

 Muphorbiduxce. Uninteresting plants, succeed- 



ing in loam, and increased readily from seeds 

 or suckers — vmpubes, puber. 



Agyrium, Fries. Derived from agyris, a cluster, 

 the species being generally found in crowds or 

 clusters. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Hehiellaceas. 

 Curious dot-like productions, appearing like 

 crusty spots upon dead wood — cdesiwm, rufwm. 



AlKfKlA. See Wahlenbirgia. 



AilAntus, Willdenow. Derived from ailanto, 

 (tree of heaven). Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Xanihoxylacem. The name of one species in 

 the Moluccas, "A. glanduldsa, is a tree which 

 may be compared to a gigantic stag's-horn 

 sumach ; it has very large leaves, unequally 

 pinnate, with footstalks from one to two feet 

 in length ; and numerous flowers in a termi- 

 nating pedicel, which exhale a disagreeable 

 odour. The tree grows very fast, and on very 

 poor soil, especially if it be calcareous. If 

 the bark be wounded a resinous juice flows 

 out, which hardens in a few days. The wood 

 is hard, heavy, glossy, like satin, and suscept- 

 ible of a very fine polish. It is propagated by 

 cuttings of the roots. In general with us the 

 trees bear only male flowers, but in France it 

 has produced both male and female flowers, 

 and fruit twice in ten years." — Loudon's Eney. 

 of Plants. 



exeelsa . . . Green 8, H. De. T. 60 B. Ind. . 1800 

 glandulosa . . Green 8, H. De. T. 20 China. . 1751 



AfRA, Willdenow. Applied by the Greeks to 

 LblAum temulentwm, in reference to the dele- 

 terious qualities of that plant. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Graminacece. Grasses of the simplest 

 culture. Synonyme : 1, Phalaris semineutra. 

 arundinacea . . Apetal . 6, Grass . 1 Cumana . 1817 

 semineutra 1 . Apetal . 7, Grass . 1 Hungary . 1812 



atropu/rpHrea, caryophffllea, flexubsa, glabrdta, 

 humilis, lendigera, pdllens, pulcMlla, refrdcta, 

 versicolor. 

 AlROPSlS, Desvaux. Named from its resemblance 

 to the genus Aira ; from aira, hair-grass, and 

 opsis, like. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Grami- 

 nacece. For culture, &c, see Aira. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Aira brevifdlia; 2, Pba agrostidea, 

 Aira agrostidea. 



brevifolia 1 . Apetal . 7, Grass . 1 Missouri . 1818 

 Cand6Uei 2 . Apetal . 7, Grass . 1 S. Bur. . 1820 

 puleheUa . . . Apetal . 3, Grass . 1 " 1831 



globdsa, obtusata. 



Air-plant. See Airides. 



Ait6nia, Zinn., Junior. In honour of Mr. 

 "William Aiton, the king's head gardener at 

 Kew. Linn. 16, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Meliacece. 

 A pretty and interesting species, thriving well 

 in loam and peat. Cuttings if taken off when 

 young will root in sand, under a glass in heat, 

 if not suffered to remain damp, 

 capensis . . . Pink . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1777 



AlzdoN, Linn. These plants live under almost 

 any treatment ; hence the name is derived 

 from aei, always, and zoon, alive. Linn. 12, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Tetragoniaceas. Not worth 

 growing, except in botanical collections. For 

 culture, &c, see Mesembrydmthemum. 

 canari&se . . Yellow . S, G. A. 1 Canaries . 1731 

 glinoldes . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1774 

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