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17, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Fiwnariacem. This in- 

 teresting climbing species requires to be sup- 

 ported by stakes ; it succeeds well in common 

 soil, and increases readily from seeds sown in 

 a damp situation. Synonyme : 1, Cor$dalis 

 fungbsa. 

 cirrh&sa 1 . . Wit. 8, H. 01. B. 15 N. Amer. 1778 



Adnate, adhering ; applied to parts of different 

 whorls adherent one to another, and to anthers 

 when they are attached to the filaments by their 

 whole length. 



Ad6nis, Linn. It is said that this plant sprung 

 from the blood of Adonis when wounded by a 

 boar, alluding to the blood-red colour of the 

 flowers of many of the species. Adonis is 

 stated to have been a great favourite with 

 Venus. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Ranun- 

 culhcecB. Pretty, free-flowering species ; espe- 

 cially A . vernalis and A . autumn&lis, both of 

 which are favourites in the flower-garden. 

 They all succeed well in any common soil ; 

 the annual species are easily increased from 

 seeds, and the perennial either from seeds or by 

 dividing the roots. Synonymes : 1, A . miniata ; 

 2, A. vernalis, Mentzelii. 



sestivalis 1 . . Scar. 6, H. A. 1\ S. Bur. . 1629 



apennlna 2 . . Tel. 4 H. Her. P. 1 Alp. Eur. 

 autumnalis . . Crim. 7, H. A. 1 Britain, co.fld. 



citrtna . . Oran. 6, H. A. 1 S. Bur. . 1819 



davurica. . .Tel. 4, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia .1827 

 distdrta . . . Yel. 4, H. Her. P. 1 Naples . 1827 

 flammea . . . Tel 6, H. A. 1 Austria . 1800 



flava .... Yel. 6, H. A. 1 S. Eur. . 1800 



mierocarpa . . Flesh 6, H. A. 1 Spain . 1824 



pyrenaiea . . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. li Pyrenees 1817 

 sibirioa . . . Yel. 4, H. Her. P. 1 "Siberia . 1S27 

 vernalis . . . Yel. S, H. Her. P. 1 Europe . 1829 

 volgensis . .Yel. 6, H. Her. P. 1 Volga. .1818 



Adoxa, Linn. Derived from a, privative, and 

 doxa, glory ; alluding to the want of show in 

 the flowers, these being of the same colour as 

 the leaves. Linn. 8, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Aralicuxce. 

 The plant is very dwarf and interesting, flou- 

 rishing best under the shade of trees ; it is 

 -increased by offsets. 

 Moschatelllna . Gn. yel. 4, H. Tu. P. J Britain, woods 



Adult, full-grown. 



Auuncous, crooked, twisted, or hooked. 



Adventure bay pine. See PhyMocladusrhom- 



AdysETON . See A lyssum. 



JE&BMkA, Ruiz, and Pavon. From aichme, a 

 point, in allusion to the rigid points on the 

 calyces. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bromeli- 

 dcece. Very showy plants, thriving in a com- 

 post of rich fibrous loam and leaf-mould, and 

 increased by suckers. Synonyme: 1, Pit- 

 calrnia suaveblens. 



discolor . . Scpur. 6, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil. .1844 

 fuleens . . .So. blue 9, S. Her. P. 1 Cayenne . 1842 

 Melindnii . . Scarlet 6, S. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. 1860 

 Mert&sii . . Gn. red 3, S. Her. P. H Demerara 18S0 

 mucroniflbra. Yellow 9, S. Her. P. 1 Peru . . 

 suaveSlens 1 . Pink 4, S. Her. P. 2£ Brazil. . 1838 

 spectabilis . Scarlet S. Her. P. 



iEcfDlUM, Pers. Taken from aiJcion, a wheel, 



■ and ados, like ; like pustules. Linn. 24, Or. 

 9, Nat. Or. Uredinacece. These plants are 

 found upon the leaves of other vegetables, and 

 one of them is known to agriculturists under 



the name of red gum. This species usually 

 grows inside the glumes of the calyx, under 

 the epidermis, which, when the plant is ripe, 

 bursts, and emits a powder of a bright orange 

 colour. It does not appear to be materially 

 injurious to the grains. Before the cuticle which 

 covers the fungus bursts, it has much the 

 appearance of a pustule upon the human body, 

 — Loudon's Ency. of Plants.— albescens, Allil, 

 Ari, Sehenis, Berberidis, Bunii, C&lthos, can- 

 eelldiwm, conffrtum, ayrnutwm, Epilbbii, Eu- 

 phorbias, Geranii, Grossulcwice, Jacobcece, lacera- 

 tum, Leguminosarum, leucosp&rmum, Minthce, 

 Orbbi, Periclymeni, Plmi, Prendnthis, Pri- 

 mulas, quadrifidum, Ranunculacearum, Rhdm- 

 ni, rubtllum, Soldanillm, TardxouA, ThaMctri, 

 Tussil&gmis, Vrtlcm, Valerianacedrum, Viola- 

 rum. 



^geeIta, Persoon. Derived from aigeiros, a 

 poplar ; the species being first discovered on 

 it. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Mucoracefe. 

 Exceedingly minute productions, found gene- 

 rally on dead wood— cdndida, setosa. 



2EaiCEB.AS. From aix, aigos, a goat, and Jceras, 

 a horn. Fruit. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Myrsinacece. The cultivation is easy ; the 

 soil most suitable is a mixture of loam, heath- 

 mould, and saud : and cuttings of the half- 

 ripe wood, root in sand under a glass, in a 

 little heat. 



us . . White 4, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Holl. . 1824 



jEgilops, Linn. Goat's eye. Supposed to be 

 useful for a disease of one corner of the eye ; 

 hence the name. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gra- 

 min&ceoe. Uninteresting hardy species of grass 

 of the simplest culture. Synonyme : 1, JS. 

 triuneidlis. — caudata, cylindrica, hystrix, 

 ovata, squarr&sa, triaristata 1, triuncialis. 



^Eginbtia, Roxb. Named in memory of Paul 

 JSginette, a celebrated physician. See Lipo- 

 stoma campanuliflbra. 



2EgIfhila, Linn. A favourite of goats, hence 

 the name, aix, a goat, and philos, dear. Linn. 

 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Verbenacece. , Handsome 

 species, delighting in open loamy soil, and 

 propagated from cuttings in sand under a 

 glass in heat. 



arborescens . White S. Ev. S. 3 Trinidad. 1823 



diffusa . . . Yellow 7, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. . 1824 

 elata . . . .Pa. yel. 8, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. . 1823 

 fcetida . . . Lilac 7, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. . 1820 

 grandifl6ra. . Yellow 11, S. Ev. S. 3 Havanna 

 martinieensis . White 9, S. Ev. B. 6 W. Ind. . 1780 

 obovata . . . Yellow S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. . 18U4 

 trtfida . . . White 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Jamaica . 1826 



jfeGLE, Correa. The word is from cegle, one of 

 the Hesperides. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Aurantictceoe. The fragrant flowers of this 

 ornamental shrub (the Bengal Quince) are 

 succeeded by a fruit resembling an orange, 

 which is thus spoken of by Mr. Don. — " The 

 fruit is much larger than that of Feronia, 

 •eleph&ntvm, and is very delicious to the taste, 

 and exquisitely fragrant. It is not only nu- 

 tritious, but possesses an aperient quality 

 which is particularly serviceable in habitual 

 costiveness ; it contains a large quantity of ex- 

 ceedingly tenacious transparent gluten, which 



