INDEX TO BOTANY, 
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ABBREVIATIONS, explanation of the 
ordinary, used in botanical descrip- 
tions, 56, 57. 
Abelmoschus esculentus, 190. 
Abies alba, balsamea, &c., 89, 90. 
Abietea, 89; abietinz, ib. 
Abolboda, 78. 
Abrinex, 166; abrus, ib. 
Abutilez, 189; abutilon, ib. 
Acacia, 168, 190; acaciez, 168. 
Acalyphee, 99. 
Acanthacee, 113; acanthus mollis, 
114, 
Acantholepis, 137. 
Acer saccharinum and_pseudo-plata- 
nus, 182; aceracez, 181 
Acerates, 125. 
Achenium, definition of the term, 34. 
Achillea, 137. 
Achimenes, 132. 
Achras, 127.* 
Achyranthes, 110. 
Achyridew, 35. 
Acianthidew, 85. 
Acids, organic, great variety of, in ve- 
getable juices, 41. 
Acnida, 109. 
Aconitum napellus and stcerkianum, 
203. 
Acorex, 73; acorus calamus, ib. 
Acotyledones, characteristics of, 57. 
Acotyledons, 11. 
Acourtia, 138. 
Acramphibrya, 87 
Acrobrya, 55. 
Acrocarpi, 63. 
Acrocomia, 77. 
Acrodiclidiz, 106. 
Acroea, 85. 
Acrogens, or acrogenous stems, 11; 
characteristic features of, 15; gene- 
ral characters of, 57. 
Actza, 203. 
Actinenchyma, definition of, 2. 
Actinospermum, 137. 
Aculei, or prickles, 7. 
Aare digitata, 189; adansoniez, 
8. 
Adenocaulon, 135. 
Adenostemon, 106. 
Adenostylez, 135. 
Adiantum capillus, &c., 65. 
Adlumia cirrhosa, 197. 
Adonis vernalis, 203. 
Adoxa, 144. 
Aesculus pavia, &c., 181. 
Estivation, meaning of the term, and 
different kinds of, 24. 
‘Etheogama, 61. 
Ethusa cynapium, 147, 
Agaricus, 60. 
Agave americana, &c., 81; Agavex, 
ib. 
Ageratez, 135; ageratum, ib. 
Aglaia odorata, 186, 
Agrimonia, 163. 
Agrostemma, 43. 
Agrostidez, 69. 
Agrostis cespitosa and magellania, 48; 
A. vulgaris, 69. 
Air, office of the, with respect to 
plants, 2; nature of air vessels or 
ceils, 6. 
Aira ceespitosa and flexuosa, 48, 69. 
Aizoon, 151. 
Ajugordee, 115. 
Albertinia, 135. 
Albumen, the composition and use of, 
36. 
Alburnum, or sap-wood, 13. 
Sn Ee ee eee EES SSS 
Alder, the, 46, 52, 93, 
Aletris, 81. 
Aleurites laccifera, 100. 
Alga, 57. 
Algarobia, 168. 
Alhagez, 166. 
Alismacez, 74; alismez, 75. 
Alkaloids, or vegetable 
sources of the principal, 41. 
Alkanet root, 119. 
Allegany vine, the, 197. 
Alligator’s pear, 107. 
Allium sativum and cepa, 79. 
Allspice, 158. 
Almond tree, the, 51, 164. 
Alnus, 92; A. glutinosa, 48; A. viri- 
dis, 52. 
Aloe arborescens, socotrina, &c., 79. 
Aloinew, or aloes tribe, 79. 
Alomiee, 135. 
Alonsia, 116. 
Alopecurus, 69, 70. 
Aloysia citriodora, 114. 
Alsinez, 190. 
Alsodeiez, 193. 
Alstonies, 124. 
Alstreemeriee, 81. 
Althoea rosea, 190), 
Altingia, 89. 
Alyssinee, 196. 
Amaranthacee, the amaranth family, 
110; amaranthus, ib. 
Amaryllidacez, the amaryllis family, 
Ambrina, 109. 
Ambrosia, 136. 
Amelanchier canadensis, 162. 
Amelliez, 135; amellus, ib. 
Amentacee, 91. 
Amentum, or catkin, 23. 
Amherstiez, 167. 
Ammi, 145; amminee, ib. 
Ammophila arenaria, 43. 
Amomum, 83, 84, 
Amorpha, 166. 
Ampelopsis quinquefolia, 178. 
Amphiachyris, 135. 
Ampbhibrya, 66. 
Amphigame, 57. 
Amphipogon, 69. 
Amygdalee, 164; amygdalis commu- 
nis, 164, 165. 
Amyridacee, the amyris family, 169, 
Anabasis, 43, 48. 
Anacardiaceze, 170; anacardium occi- 
dentale, ib. 
Anagallidez, 112; anagallis arvensis, 
ib. 
Anamirta cocculus, 200. 
Ananassa sativa, 80; ananassez, ib. 
Anastaticeze, 196. 
Anchoniex, 196. 
Anchusa tinctoria, 119; anchusez, ib. 
Andreeacee, 63. 
Androecium, the, or male apparatus, 
Andromeda, 44, 48, 49, 131; andro- 
mede, 51. 
Andromedee, 131. 
Andropogon sorghum, 68; andropo- 
gonee, ib. 
Androsace septentrionalis, 43. 
Anemone hortensis, the garden ane- 
mone, 203 ; anemonez, 202. 
Anethum, 146. : 
Angelica, 145; angelices, ib. 
Angianthee, 137. 
Angienchyma, or vascular tissue, 4. 
ee 56, 90; angiospermia, 
alkalies, 
Angustura bark, false, 123. 
Animals, difference between the vital 
actions of, and plants, 1, 
Anise, star, 201, 
Anona tribola, cherimolia, &c., 201; 
anonacee, 200. 
Anophyta, 55. 
Anosmia, 147. 
Anserinee, 109. 
Antennaria, 137; antennariex, ib. 
Anthemidez, 137; anthemis nobilis, 
Anther, the, constituent parts and va- 
rious forms of, 28. 
Anthericez, 79; anthericum, ib. 
Antheridia, nature of, 29. 
Antherosperma, 95; antherosperma- 
cee, ib. 
Anthistiria australis, 47, 68. 
Anthocarpous fruits, definition of, 35. 
Anthoceros punctatus, 62; anthoce- 
rotez, ib. 
Anthochlamys, 109. 
Anthodiscus, 180. 
Anthodium, explanation of the term, 
(3) 
Anthosperme, 141; anthospermum, 
ib. 
Anthotaxis, or inflorescence, 22. 
Anthoxanthum, 68; anthoxanthus, 70 
Antiaris toxicaria, 97. 
Antirrhinidez, 116; antirrhinum, ib, 
Antriplices, 109. 
Aphanostephus, 135. 
Aphyllanthee, 79. 
Aphyllon, 117. 
Apios, 166. 
Apium graveolens, 147. 
Aplectrum, 85. 
Apocarpous fruits, definition of, 33. 
Apocyanacee, 123; apocynum, 124, 
Apogon, 138. 
Apostasia, 82. 
Apothecia, 38. 
Apple, the, 162; the wild crab apple, ib. 
Apricot, 164. 
Apteria, 82. 
Aquifoliacez, 127. 
Aquilariaceze, the aquilaria family, 
103. 
Aquilegia vulgaris, 203. 
Arabidew, 196 ; arabis, ib. 
Aracee, 46, 47. 
Arachis hypogea, 167. 
Aralia nudicaulis, 144; araliacez, ib. 
Araucariex, 89. 
Arbor vite, 89. 
Arbutez, 131; arbutus, 47, 48, 131, 
Arceuthobium, 143. 
Archangelica, 145. 
Archil, 61. 
Arctostaphylos, 131. 
Arctotez, 137; arctotis, ib. 
Areca catechu, 77; A. sapida, 48. 
Arecinee, 77. 
Arenaria, 190. 
Arenga, 76. 
Arethuse, 85. 
Argemonee, 198. 
Arinee, 74; arum triphyllum and ma 
culatum, ib. 
Aristolochia serpentaria, sipho, and 
clematitis, 102 
Aristolochiacee, 101. 
Aristotelia, 187. 
Armeria, 43, 112. 
Armeriaca vulgaris, 164. 
Arnottia, 85. 
Arnotto family, the, 194. 
Aroidee, 73. 
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