AC2E 



AOE 



taxifulia 



tetragdna 



tomentdsa 



tortudsa . 



trapezoldes 



trich6des 



trigonocarpa 



trinervata 



tristis 



umbehata 



umbr6sa . 



uncinata 



uncinif61ia 



undulsefdlia 



urophyUa 22 



vaga . . 



vemista . 



vera . . 



verniciflua 



verticiUata 

 angusta 15 

 latifdUa 16 



veatlta . . 



villdsa . . 



viminalis . 



virescens 



virgata . . 



viridifldra . 



viridiramis . 



viscidula 21 



vomerifdrmis 



WaUichiana 



xylocarpa 



.Tel. 

 . Wht. 

 . Wht. 

 . Yel. 

 .Tel. 

 . Pa. y. 

 . Tel. 

 . Tel. 

 . Yel. 

 .Yel. 

 .Yel. 

 . YeL 

 . Yel. 

 . Yel. 

 . Pa. y. 

 .Wit. 

 . Pink 

 . WM. 

 .Yel. 

 . Yel. 

 . Yel. 

 . Yel. 

 . Tel. 

 . WM. 

 .Yel. 

 .Yel. 

 Yel. 



5, G. Ev. S. 



6, H. Ev. S. 



7, 8. Ev. S. 

 5, S. Ev. S. 

 4, G. Ev. S. 



S. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 



4 N. Holl. . 1823 

 25 Caraccas . 1820 

 2a E. Ind. . 1816 



6 Jamaica .1824 



4 N. Holl. 

 10 Peru . 



8 N. Holl. 



6 N. Holl. 

 G. Ev. S. 18 N. Holl. 

 G. Ev. S. N. Holl. 

 25 N. HolL* 



4 N. 8. W. 



6 Swan R. 



4 N. HoU. 



6 Swan E. 



G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 

 G. Ev. S. 



Ev. T. 40 Brazil . 

 7, S. Ev. T. 6 S. Amer. 



7, S. Ev. T. 12 Egypt . 



4, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Holl. 



i, G. Ev. S. 10 V. D. L. 



4, G. Ev. S. 10 N. Holl. 



4, G. Ev. S. 10 N. HoU. 



6, G. Ev. S. 6 N. HoU. 



1810 

 . 1818 

 . 1824 

 . 1820 

 . 1S2S 



1819 

 . 1824 

 . 1819 

 . 1846 

 . 1824 

 . 1836 

 . 1818 

 . 1816 

 . 1596 

 . 1818 

 .1780 

 . 1780 

 . 1780 

 . 1820 

 . 1800 

 . 1820 



, Tel. 



.Tel. 



. WM. 



Tel. 



xylophyUoldes Tel. 



7, S. Ev. S. 6 Jamaica 



4, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. 

 7, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. . 1820 



5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. HoU. . 1824 

 . W. gn. 6, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. . 1823 

 . Tel. 4, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1816 



3, G. Ev. S. 12 N. S. W. . 1844 

 , G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1818 



4, 8. Ev. S. 20 E. Ind. . 1820 

 4, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1820 



G. Ev. S. 



AcJfcNA, Linn. From. dkaina, a thorn ; in allu- 

 sion to the thorns or bristles on the calyx or 

 fruit. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sanguisorbaceoe. 

 Humble, shrubby, curious plants, growing 

 well in sandy loam and peat. Cuttings will 

 root planted in soil, and protected by a frame 

 or hand-glass. Synonymes : 1, Ancistrum ad- 

 scSndensj 2, An. arginteum; 3, An. latebrdsum. 

 adscendens 1 . Green 5, H. Her. P. 1 Magellan 1822 

 argentea 2 . . Green 5, H. Her. P. 2 Chile . . 1822 

 elongata. . . Green 6, P. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . 1827 

 laevigata . . . Green 7, G. Her. P. 1 Magellan 1790 

 latebrdsa 3 . . Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1822 

 lucida . . . Green 5, H. Her. P. \ Falk. Is. . 1777 

 mageUahioa . Yel. 5, G. Her. P. \ MageUan 1823 

 myriophyUa . Green 5, H. Her. P. 1 Mendoza . 1828 

 ovalif&Ha . . Green 5, H. Her. P. \ Peru . . 1802 

 ovlna .... Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 IV. HolL . 1818 

 pinnatffida . . Green 5, G. Her. P. \ Chile . . 1822 

 Sanguisdrbas . Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Zeal. . 1796 

 sericea . . . Green 5, G. Her. P. 1 Pt. Desire 1824 

 splendens . . Green 5, G. Ev. S. 1 . 1838 



AcALYPHA, Linn. From a, privative, kalos, 

 pleasant, and aphe, touch. Linn. 21, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Euphorbiacece. 'Worthless species of 

 the easiest culture. — alopeeuroidea, braohystd- 

 ehya, caroliniana, eiliata, colorata, cuspidata, 

 diversifdlia, hispida, indica, inUgrifblia, laevi- 

 gata,, macrostdchya, mdllis, paucifldra, polystd- 

 chya, prunifolia, riptans, rubra, scabrdsa, vir- 

 gata, virginica. 



AcANGA. See Brom&lia Acdnga. 



AcANTHACEiE. A natural order of plants, chiefly 

 tropical, consisting of soft-wooded herbs, un- 

 dershrubs, and shrubs ; many of them very 

 beautiful. 



Acanthitjm. See Onopbrdwm Acdnthium. 



Acantholimon, Boiss. From akanthos, a 

 spine, and limon, sea lavender. Leaves and 

 bracts. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Plantagi- 

 nacece. Plants resembling the Sldtice and 

 requiring similar treatment. They are in- 

 creased by division of the roots, and grow 



in any light rich soil. Synonyme: 1, Sl&tice 



ararati. 



glumaceum 1 . Hose 5, P. Ev. P. i Armenia . 1845 



Acanthon^ma, Hooker. From akantlws, a 

 spine, and nema, a filament ; from the spine- 

 like form of some of the filaments. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cyrtandracece. Plants resem- 

 bling in habit the species of Streptooarpus, and 

 requiring similar treatment. They are in- 

 creased by division of the roots, 

 strigdsa . Dk. pur. 5, S. Her. P. J W. Africa 1861 



AcANTHOPHfppiUM, Blwm. The meaning of 

 the name is not explained. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchidacece. A. bicolor is a very 

 curious and rather rare plant; in habit it 

 much resembles a Oeodbrum, only it has 

 pseudo-bulbs instead of tubers, while its rich 

 flowers are produced from near the base of the 

 shoots. A. striatum is much inferior. They 

 will thrive well with the same treatment as 

 BUtia, provided they have a greal; deal of heat 

 and moisture during the growing season. Sy- 

 nonyme : 1, A . javinse. 



bicolor . . Yel. red 6, S. Epi. | Ceylon . 1833 

 javanicum 1 . Cr. rose 8, S. Epi. 1J Java . 1844 

 striatum . White 6, S. Epi. f Nepal . . 



uylhetense . . White 6, S. Epi. I Sylhet. . 1837 



Acanthospermum. From akanthos, a spine,, 

 and sperma, a seed. , Linn. 19, Or. i, Nat. 

 Or. Asleracem. — XanthcMes. 



Acanthostachys. From akanthos, a spine, 

 and staehys, a spike. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Bromeliaceai. Plants easily cultivated in the 

 stove, with a soil composed of equal parts of 

 sand, decayed wood, and rotten leaves. .They 

 are propagated by suckers stuck in a hot-bed. 

 Synonyme : 1, HohenMrgia strobildcea. 

 strohilacea 1 . Bed y. 6, S. Her. P. 4 Brazil . . 1840 



Acanthus, Linn. From akanthos, a spine, 

 some of the species being spiny. Bear's 

 Breech, Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aeanthaoece. 

 Coarse, yet stately, herbaceous plants, flou- 

 rishing in almost any soil or situation, and 

 increased by division or by seed with great 

 facility. A. nubllis is said to be emollient*; 

 and it is conjectured that the leaf of this plant 

 furnished the ancients with the elegant Acan- 

 thus leaf of their architecture. See Dilivaria. 

 carduifdUus . Blue 8, G. Her. P. 3 C. G. H. . 1816 

 hispanicus . White 8, H. Her. P. 3 Spain . . 1700 

 ilicifbUus . S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . 1759 



m6Uia . . . Pur. w. 8, H. Her. P. 3 Italy . . 1548 

 nlger . . . White 8, H. Her. P. 3 Portugal . 1759 

 spinosissimus Pur. w. 8, H. Her. P. 3 S. Eur. . 1629 

 spindsus . . Pur. w. 8, H. Her. P. 3 Italy . 1629 



AcARNA, Willdenow. Theophrastus describes 

 a thistle under that name. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Asteracece. Insignificant plants, 

 void of any known merit, and of the easiest 

 culture in common soil. Synonyme : l,Atrdc- 

 tylis cancellata. — cancellata 1, gummifera. 



Acatjlis, without a stem. 



Accessory, something added to the usual 

 number of organs. 



Accrete, grown together. 



Accumbent, lying on something else. 



Acer, Linn. The word, in Latin, signifies 

 vigorous, or sharp, and comes from ac, meaning 



