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AGO 



a bed—; flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 



Asteracece. Synonyme: 1, Qnaphalium aldtum 



— alatum 1. 

 Achyr6nia, Willd. From achuron, chaff, in 



allusion to the chaffy hairs on the branches 



and leaves. Limn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabdcece 



Papilionaceos. The species is of easy culture. 



vill6sa . . . Yellow 7, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Holl. . 1819 

 Achyropappus, De Oand. Achuron, chaff, and 



pappus, down. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 



Asteracece. A plant of little beauty, growing 



in common light soil. 



scbkuhrioldes . Yellow 7, Har. An. 1 Mexico . 1830 

 AcHYROPHORUS, D. Don. Achuron, chaff, and 



phoreo, to bear ; the receptacle being chaffy. 



Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Mere 



weeds, of the easiest culture and propagation. 



Synonymes : 1, Hypochcbris helvetica ; 2, H. 



maculata; 3, H. radicata — helvetica 1, niacu- 



lata 2, radicata 3. 

 Acianthera, Scheid. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Orchidacece. "A small Epiphyte resembling 



a Pleurothdllis." — Bot. Beg, 



punctata . . Greenish 4, 8. Epi. J Brazil . . 1843 

 AciantHUS, Robert Brown. From aMs, a point, 



and anthos, a Jower ; in reference to the bristly 



tips of the flower. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Orchidacece. Brown, small-flowered, tuberous- 

 rooted plants : multiplied by divisions, and 



grown in loam and peat. 



caudatus . . Brown 5, G. Tu. P. 1 N. Holl. . 1824 



exsertus . . Brown 5, G. Tu. P. 1 KT. HoU. . 1822 



fornicatus . Brown 5, G. Tu. P. 1 N. Holl. . 1822 



Acioarpha, Jussieu. From ahis, a point, and 

 karphe, palea ; on account of the palea being 

 spiny. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Calyceracece. 

 A curious dwarf species, succeeding in peat 

 and loam; propagated from divisions. Syno- 

 nyme .- 1, Cryptocarpha spatulata. 

 spatulata 1 . "White 7, S. Her. P. $ Brazil . . 1824 



AcfctJLAR, needle-shaped. 



Acid6ton, Swarts. From aMdotos, pointed ; in 

 allusion to the stinging hairs on the leaves. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Buphorbiacece. A 

 species of no beauty, easily grown and propa- 

 gated :— - urens. 



AciNAClFORM, scimitar-like shaped. 



Acineta, Lindley. From akineta, immoveable — 

 lip jointless. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Or- 

 chidacece. This genus is nearly allied to 

 Peristeria. Synonymes: 1, Periste'ria Barkeri ; 

 2, P. Hwmbbldtii, Bot. Reg., Angulda suptrba, 

 Lindl. ; 3, Neipp6rgia chrysdnfha. 

 Barkeri 1 . . Yellow 6, S. Epi. 2 Mexico . 1843 

 chrysantha 3 . Y. w. or. 5, 8. Epi. 2 Mexico . 1849 

 densa . . S. Epi. 



Humb&ldtii 2 . Pur. brn. 8, 8. Epi. 1 S. Amer. . 1843 

 fulva . . . Copper 3, S. Epi. 2 Venezuela 1842 

 Warczewitzii . Yel. red 7, 8. Epi. 2 8. Amer. . 1849 



Acinodendron. See Micdnia Acinodindron. 



AcfNULA, Fries. From Acinus, stone-like seeds. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Mucoracece. This 

 is one of the plants known to farmers as 

 blight, ergot, or spur, and is in some seasons 

 most destructive amongst corn, especially 

 crops of rye. Clavus. 



Aci&tis, D. Don. From akis, a point, and 



ous, an ear ; in allusion to the petals. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Melastomdcece. Pretty 

 species, particularly aqudtica; may be pro- 

 pagated and grown the same as the genus 

 Meldstoma. Synonymes: 1, RMxia aqudtica. 

 Meldstoma aqudtica.' 2, Meldstoma discolor. 

 aquatica 1 . . W. red 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 8. Amer. . 1793 

 discolor 2 . . W. red 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Trinidad . 1816 



Acis, Salisbury. Taken from Acts, a shepherd, 

 the son of Faunus. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Amarylliddcecs. This is a genus of pretty, 

 dwarf, bulbous-rooted plants, delighting in 

 sandy soil, and multiplied by offsets. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, LtucbjumautvmmaU; 2, L. rbseum ; 

 3, L. tricophyttum. 



autumnalis I . Pink 9, H. De. Bu. j Portugal . 1629 

 grandiflbrus . . Wht. 8, H. De. Bu. i Numidia . 1820 

 r6seus 2 . . . Bed 8, H. De. Bu. i Corsica . 1820 

 trichoph^lhis 3 . Wht. 1, H. De. Bu. £ Spain . . 1820 



AciSANTHERA, Jussieu. Taken from akis, a 

 point, and anthera, an anther, on account of 

 the anthers being pointed. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Melastomdcece. A curious evergreen 

 shrub ; for propagation and culture see Meld- 

 stoma. Synonyme : 1, RMxia aeisanthira, 

 quadrata 1 . . Pur. 2, S. Ev. 8. 3 Jamaica . 1804 



Acmadenia, Bartl. Taken from akme, a point, 

 and aden, a gland ; in allusion to glands on 

 the anthers. Limn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Rutdeece. A handsome little species ; for cul- 

 ture and propagation see Diosnia. Synonyme: 

 1, A dendndra tetragdna. 

 tetragbna 1 . Wht. 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1798 



Acmella, Rich. Taken from akme, a point ; 

 in allusion to the pricking taste of the foliage. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Unin- 

 teresting dwarf trailing species ; merely re- 

 quiringto be sown in the open ground. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Spildnthes Acmtlla. 2, S. repens. 

 See Helibpsis and Zaluzhnea. 

 occidentalis . Yel. 7, H. Tr. A. \\ 8. Amer. . 1825 

 repens 2 . . . Yel. 7, H. Tr. A. \\ Carolina . 1818 

 mauritiana 1 . Yel. 7, 8. Tr. A. lj Mauritius. 1768 



Acmena, Decandolle. Derived from Acmena, a 

 nymph of Venus. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Myrtdcece. An ornamental species ; for cul- 

 ture, &c. , see Tristdnia. Synonyme : 1, Me- 

 irosid&ros fioribunda. 

 floribunda 1 . Wht. 7, G. Ev. 8. 6 N. Holl. . 1788 



AcNiDA, Linn. Taken from a, privative, and 

 knide, nettle ; the plant being like a nettle, 

 but without stings. Linn. 22, Or. 6, Nat. 

 Or. Qhenopodidcece. An uninteresting annual, 

 only requiring to be sown in the open ground 

 and kept clean : — canndbina. 



Acocanthera, Don. From acoce, a mucro, 

 and anthera, an anther ; anthers mucronate. 

 A genus consisting of only a few species, which 

 are included under Oestrum. See Oestrum. 



AcofDiUM. See Trichocintrum. 



Aconite. See Aconitwn. 



AcoNiTUM, Tournefort. The name is given on 

 account of some species being found plentiful 

 about Acone, a .town in Bithynia. Linn. 13, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Ranunculacece. Ornamental, 

 tall, free-flowering, very hardy plants, succeed- 

 ing well under the shade of trees ; increased 



