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grandifibrus 1 . Pur. 7, H. Tr. B. 1 1810 



graveftlens ., . Pur. 7, H. By. S. 1 Crimea . 1820 



erba-bar5ni 2 . Pur. 7, H. Ev. S. 1 Corsica . 1820 



heterophyllus 3 Pur. 6, H. A. i Italy . . 1822 



patavlnus . . Flesh 7, H. B. | S. Bur. . 1776 



purpurascens . Pur. 6, H. B. £ Spam . . 1820 



rotundifbliua . Pur. 6, H. Ev. S. j Spain . . 1830 



suaveblens 4 . Bed 7, H. A. £ Greece . 1S17 



villosus . . . Bed 7, H. A. I Germany . 1817 



vulgaris 5 . . Violet 7, H. A. | Britain, hea. 



Ada, Lindl. Derivation of name unknown. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidcwece. A 

 genus of pretty orchids, with the habit of 

 Br&ssia, and requiring similar treatment to 

 the species of that genus, 

 aurantiaca . . Or. red. 1, S. Bpi. 1 N. Grenada 1863 



Adamia, Wallich. Named in honour of John 

 Adam, M. D., of Calcutta. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Hydrangeacece. Ornamental species, 

 cultivated in peat and loam, and propagated 

 by cuttings. Synonyme : 1, CycmMis sylvdtica. 



cyanea .... Blue 6, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. . 1829 

 hydrangeasformis Blue 6, G. Ev. S. 3 China . 1846 

 sylvatica 1 . . .Pa. blue 6, S. Ev. S. 8 India . 1846 

 versicolor . . . Blue 8, G. Ev. S. 3 China . 1844 



Adam's apple. See M&sa paradisiaca; Citrus 

 Limitti Addmi. 



Adamsia. See PuschMnia. 



Adam's needle. See Yucca. 



Adans6nia, Linn. Dedicated to Michael Adan- 

 son, a celebrated French botanist. Linn. 16, 

 Or. 8, Nat. Or. Sterculiacece. , The largest tree 

 in the world is the Adansouia or Baobab-tree, 

 the trunk of which has been found with a 

 diameter of thirty-feet ; but its height is not 

 in proportion. "It is emollient and mucil- 

 aginous in all its parts. The leaves dried and 

 reduced to powder constitute Lalo, a favourite 

 article with the Africans, which they mix daily 

 with their food, for the purpose of diminishing 

 the excessive perspiration to which they are 

 subject in those climates, and even Europeans 

 find it serviceable in cases of diarrhoea, fevers, 

 and other maladies. The fruit is, perhaps, the 

 most useful part of the tree. Its pulp is 

 slightly acid and agreeable, and frequently 

 eaten ; while the juice is expressed from it, 

 mixed with sugar, and constitutes a drink, 

 which is valued as a specific in putrid and 

 pestilential fevers."— Eooleer, Bot. Mag. 2792. 

 It delights in rich loamy soil, and cuttings of 

 the large ripened wood strike best in a pot of 

 sand, in 'a moist heat, under a glass, 

 digitate . . . White 11, S. Ev. T. 40 Guinea . 1724 



Adder's-tongue. ' See OphiogUssum. 



Adelia, Linn. The common generic name is 

 taken from the minute parts of fructification, 

 and is derived from a, privative, and delos, 

 visible. Linn. 22, Or. 13, Nat. Or. Ewphor- 

 biaceoz. Ornamental shrubs, cultivated in 

 peat and loam, and increased from cuttings. 

 Acidoton . . . Gn. wh. 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica . 1768 

 Bernardia . . Green 7, S. Ev. S. 6 Jamaica . 1768 

 Bicinella . . . Gn. wh. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica . 1768 



Adenandra, Willd. The derivation is from 

 aden, a gland, and aner, a male, or stamen, 

 in allusion to the appearance of the stamens. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutatxm. Beautiful 

 little shrubs, succeeding well in sandy peat, 



mixed" with a little turfy loam, and propagated 

 easily by cuttings from the young branches 

 planted in a pot of sand, under a glass, but not 

 plunged. Synonymes: l,Di6sma linearis; 2, D. 

 marginata ; 3, D. villbsa. See Acmadenia. 

 acuminata . . Wht. 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1812 

 alba .... Wht. 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1800 

 amdana . . . Bed 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1798 

 eoriacea . . . Pink 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1720 

 fragrane . . . Pink 6, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. . 1812 

 linearis 1. . . Wht. 8, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1800 

 marginata 2 . . Pink 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1806 

 speoidsa . . . Pink 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1789 

 multiftora . . Pink 6, G. Ev. 8. 14 C. G. H. . 1T90 

 paucifWra . . Pink 6, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. . 1790 

 umbellate . . Pink 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 

 unifldra . . . Pink 6, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. . 1775 

 villdsa 3 . . . Pink 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1786 



Adenanthera, Linn. The name is derived 

 from aden, a gland, and anthera, an anther, 

 in allusion to a gland on each anther. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece, Mimdsece. Hand- 

 some trees, thriving well in a mixture of loam 

 and peat, and cuttings, with the leaves not 

 shortened, root readily in a pot of sand, plunged 

 in heat under a glass. A. Pavbnia is one of 

 the largest trees in the E. Indies, and its 

 timber is esteemed on account of its solidity ; 

 the leaves are used by the natives in their 

 ceremonies, and the common people eat the 

 seeds. See Prosdpis. 



falcata . . . Yellow 6, 8. Ev. S. 5 E. Ind. . 1812 

 Pavonlna . . TeL wh. 7, S. Ev. 8. 5 E. Ind. . 1759 



AdenAnthos, Labilla. The name is from aden; 

 a gland, and anthos, a flower, in reference to 

 the gland on the flower. Linn, i, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Prote&cece. Handsome species, requiring, 

 like all Prote&cece, great attention in cultiva- 

 tion. They grow in sandy peat, and increase 

 from cuttings in sand under a glass, 

 barbigera. . . Bed 7, G. Ev. 8. 5 Swan B. . 1845 

 cuneata . . . Bed 7, G. Ev. 8. 5 N. Holl. . 1824 

 obovate . . . Bed 7, G. Ev. S. 5 N. Holl. . 1826 

 Bed 7. G. Ev. 8. 6 N. HoU. . 1824 



AdenArium. From aden, a gland. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Caryophyllacece. See Arenaria. 



Abenium, R. and S. Aden, its native place. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat Or. Apocynaceat. Ever- 

 green shrubs, growing easily in sandy peat 

 and loam, and increased readily by half-ri- 

 pened cuttings. Synonymes: 1, Niriwm obi- 

 sum, Pachyp6dium obesum, Oameraria obesa, 

 Adenium obesum. 

 Hdnghel 1 . . Bose gr. 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Aden . . 1845 



ADENOCALf MNA, Martius. From aden, a gland, 

 and ealymna, a covering ; because the leaves, 

 bracts, and calyces are beset with conspicuous 

 pateriform glands. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Bignoniaeece. Cultivation similar to the stove 

 species of Bignonia. Synonyme : 1, Bigndnia 

 comdsa. 



comdsum 1 . . Tel. 10, 8. Ev. Twi. 10 Brazil . 1841 

 nitidum . . . Yel. 10, S. Ev. Twi. 10 Brazil . 1849 



Adenocarpus, Deccmdolle. From aden, a gland, 

 and- karpos, fruit, in allusion to the fruit 

 being beset with glands. Linn. 16, Or. 6, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. "When in flower these are 

 splendid plants, and may be managed like the 

 hardy species of Cytisus. A. folialbsus and 

 franlcenoides must be sheltered in frosty wea- 



