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Linnffius says, the roots powdered might sup- 

 ply the place of foreign spices ; it is very 

 aromatic and stimulant. 



Calamus . . Apetal. 6, H. Aq. P. 2 Britain,mrshs. 

 grammeus . Apetal. 2, H. Her. P. J China . 1796 

 terrestris . . Apetal. 6, H. Her. P. 1 China . 1822 



AcoTYLEDdNES. Plants destitute of cotyledons 

 or seed leaves. , 



Acradenia, Kipp. Derived from akros, the 

 summit, an&aden, a gland, top of ovary. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Butaceoe. Little green- 

 house plants, easily cultivated in sandy loam 

 and peat,- and increased by half-ripened cut- 

 tings. Synonyme : 1, Ziiria FrankUnia. 

 Franklinia 1 . Wht. 4, G. Ev. S. 4 V. D. L. . 1S50 



Acre, sharp, pungent. 



AcremONIUM, Link. Derived from akremon, a. 

 branch, in reference to the clustered thecse. 

 Zinn. 84, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytacece. Very 

 curious plants, found growing generally upon 

 dead sticks— f&scum, mrticillatwm, altcrnatwm. 



Acri6psis, Blume. From akros, summit, and 

 opsis, eye. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchid- 

 acece. ' ' Pretty little Epiphytes, with the habits 

 of Sarcdnthus pdllidus." — Bot. Beg. 

 densiflora . Green rose 5, S. Epi. $ Borneo . 1845 

 javanica . . Yellow gn." 5, S. Epi. | Java . . 1840 

 plcta , . W. gn. pur. .5, S. Epi. £ Bantam . 1843 



Acrocephalus, Bentham. The name is derived 

 from akros, summit, kephale, head ; on account 

 of the flowers being on the top of the branches. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiacece. A plant 

 of little beauty; increased from slips, andgrown 

 in sandy loam. Synonyme: 1, Znmvnitzera cap- 

 itata. 

 capitatus 1 . White 7, H. A. 1 China . . 1806 



AcROCLfNiuM, Hook. Derivation of name un- 

 known. Zinn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteraeex. 

 A genus of beautiful everlasting flowers, natives 

 of South- West Australia, and requiring the* 

 same treatment as other half-hardy annuals, 

 atrordseum . . Dark rose 6, F. An. Hybrid . 

 rdseum . . ; . Rose 6, P. An. Australia 1855 



Acroc6mia, Martins. The leaves are in tufts, 

 hence the derivation of the name, akros, top, 

 and home, tuft. Zinn. 21, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 

 Palmacece. This genus comprehends a portion 

 of those majestic species of palms which, by 

 their towering stems and gigantic foliage, soar 

 to the height of thirty or. forty feet, and give 

 a feature of exquisite grandeur to the character 

 of the countries they inhabit. They prefer a 

 light sandy loam ; and to grow them well, an 

 atmosphere very moist and warm is indispens- 

 able. They are increased from suckers. A. 

 aculeata is reported to have a trunk the size of 

 a man's body, and the leaves prickly and longer 

 than those of the Cocos. It produces a fruit 

 the shape and size of a crab, with a thin, 

 sweetish, astringent pulp, within which is a 

 nut inclosing a white sweet eatable kernel. 

 Synonymes: 1, Cbcos aculeata; 2, C. fusifbrmis ; 

 3, Bdctris globdsa-mlnor ; i, Bdctris gldbitsa, 

 Cbcos fusifbrmis. 



aculeata 1 . Yellow S. Palm. 40 W. Ind. . 1796 



fusifdrmis 2 . . Yellow S. Palm. 40 Trinidad . 1731 

 gloh&sa' . . . Yellow S. Palm. 40 St. Vino. . 1824 



guianensis 

 hdrrida 

 minor 3 . 



f Yellow 8. Palm. 40 Demerara 1824 

 . Yellow S. Palm. 40 Trinidad . 1825 

 . Yellow 8. Palm. 20 Trinidad . 1820 

 . Yellow 8. Palm. 40 W. Ind. . 1731 

 . Yellow 8. Palm. 40 Brazil . . 1824 



Flowerless plants, as ferns and 



tenuifdlia 



Acrogens. 

 mosses. 



AcROGLbCHlN, Schrader. Taken from akros, 

 summit, and glochin, spear point. Zinn. 21, 

 Or. 5, Nat. Or. Amarantacece. An insignificant 

 species, grown in any common soil, and in- 

 creased from suckers. Synonyme: 1, Amardn- 

 thus Acroglbchin — chenopodioldes 1. 



AcRONtfCHIA, Forster. From akron, tuft or sum- 

 mit, and onux, a claw, on account of the 

 original species having an incurved point at 

 the top of the petals. Zinn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Aurantidxece. A tall handsome shrub, bearing 

 clusters of white flowers of an exquisite odour, 

 resembling orange blossoms, combined with the 

 aromatic warmth of ginger. Ordinary green- 

 house treatment suits it ; and it may be propa- 

 gated by cuttings, in sand, under a bell-glass. 

 Cunninghami Wht. 7, G. Ev. 8. 7 Moreton Bay 1838 



Acropera, Zindley. From acros, the extremity, 

 and pera, a small sack, because of the saccate 

 appendage at the apex of the labellum. Zinn. 

 20; Or. 1, Nat. Or. OrcMdacece. Very sin- 

 gular and rather pretty plants, prpducing pale 

 yellow, brown and spotted purple flowers in 

 pendent racemes. For culture and propaga- 

 tion, see Stanhbpea. Synonyme: 1, Maxillaria 



Armeniaca . Orange 7, 8. Epi. 1 Nicaragua . 1849 

 cornuta . . Brown 6, S. Epi. 1 Guatemala 1840 

 flavida . . Yellow 6, 8. Epi. 1 Mexico . . 1850 

 Loddigesii 1 Yel. & spot. S, 8. Epi. 1 Mexico . . 1828 

 citilna . . Pale yellow. 8, 8. Epi. | Mexico . . 



Acroph(5rus, Presl. From akros, summit, and 

 phoreo, to bear. Zinn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiacece. A genus of Ferns, nearly related 

 to jDavdllia, and requiring similar treatment. 

 Synonymes : 1, Davdllia hispida ; 2, D. Kbvte 

 Zealdndice. 



afflnis . . . Brown 5, S. Fern 1 Borneo . . 

 hispidus 1 . . Brown 5, B. Fern 1 N". Zealand 



AcROPHYLLUM, Benth. From akros, summit, 

 and phyllon, a leaf, in allusion to the leaves 

 growing at the apex of the branches, above 

 the whorls of flowers. Zinn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Cunoniacece. Very handsome greenhouse 

 plants, flowering profusely during the spring 

 months : of easy culture, and readily increased, 

 by cuttings of the half-ripened wood. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, Acrophyllwm (Weinmdnnia) venbsum. 

 verticillatum 1 Bed. y.3, G. Ev. 8. 3 N. Holl. . 1838 



Acr6pteris, Smith. Derived from alcros, a point, 

 and pteris, a fern. See AspUniv/m. 



Acr<5ptilon. From alcros, a point, and ptilon, 

 a feather. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. 

 See Centaiirea and Serrdtula. 



Acrosfermum, Tode. Derived from akros, sum- 

 mit, and sperma, seed, in reference to the 

 tuniids on the apex of the plant emitting 

 sporules. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredi- 

 naceee. Interesting and minute productions, 

 existing as parasites upon decayed vegetables 

 — comprtssum, cornutum. 



