Vi 
Gleditschia, 167; G. triacanthos, 168. | 
Globularia, 114. 
Glumerule, meaning of the term, 23. 
Gloxinia, 132. 
Glumacee, 67. 
Glumes, meaning of the term, 24. 
Gluten, nature of, 40. 
Glyceria canadensis, 69. 
Glycine, 166. 
Glycosma, 147. 
Glycyrrhiza glabra, 166, 168. 
Gnaphaliee, 137. 
Gnetacez, 88; gnetum, 89. 
Gnidia, 104. 
Golden club, 73. 
Gomphia, 173. 
Gomphrena, 110. 
Gonolebee, 125. 
Goodeniacee, the goodenia family, 
133; goodenie, ib. 
Goodyera, 85. 
Gooseberry family, the, 149. 
BS -foot, 110 ; the goose-foot family, 
09 
Gopherwood, 90. 
Gordonia, 186. 
Gorteriez, 137. 
Gossypium herbaceum, &c., 190. 
Gouamee, 171. 
Graminee, 67. 
Grangea, 136; grangeinee, ib. 
Grape, 52; grape sugar, 40. 
Grass of Parnassus, 193. 
Grasses, the, abundance of, 67; the 
yellow-eyed grass family, 77; blue- 
eyed grass, 82. 
Gratiolez, 116. 
Greenbrier family, the, 86. 
Green-heart timber, 107. 
Grevillea, 105. 
Grewia, 187. 
Grielum, 163. 
Gronovia, 166. 
Grossulacez, 149. 
Ground nuts, 167. 
Groundsel, 43. 
Guaiacum family, the, 173. 
Gualteria, 200. 
Guava, 158. 
Guettardez, 141. : 
Guevina avellana, 105. 
Guilandina, 167. 
Guilielma, 77. 
Guinea-corn, 67, 68. 
Gulf weed, 42. 
Gum, two forms of, found in the vege- 
table Kingdom, 39; gum henzoin, 
129; gum arabic, gum senegal, Bar- 
bary gum, 168; gum elemi, 169; 
gum guaiac, 175. 
Gumiac, 100, 167; gum-tree, 102. 
Gundelia, 135. 
Gunnerae, 48. 
Gustavia, 158. 
Gutta percha, 41, 127. 
Guttiferze, 183. 
Gymnadenia, 85. 
Gymnema lactiferum, 125. 
Gymnoeladus canadensis, 168. 
Gymnoscyphus repens, 62. 
Gymnosperme, 87. 
Gymnospermia, 53, 114; gymnosper- 
mee, 135. 
Gynarium saccharoides, 68. 
Gynostomacee, 63. 
Gyrinopsis, 104. 
Gyrocarpee, 160. 
Gyrophora, 48, 61. 
Hackberry, 97. 
Hematoxylon campeachianum, 168. 
Hemodoraceer, 81. 
Hair-grass, 69. 
Hairs,- various characters, positions, 
compositions, arrangements, and 
forms of, 7; different names given 
to surfaces, according to the deve- 
lopment and nature of the, 8; cir- 
culation of fluids in, ib. 
Hakea, 105. 
Halenia, 122. 
Halesia, 129. 
Halophytes, 43. 
Haloragacez, 156; haloragis, ib. 
ee 147; hamamelee, 
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INDEX TO BOTANY 
Hameliea, 141. 
Hand plant. the, of Mexico, 189. 
Hare-bell family, the, 132. 
Hare’s foot fern, 65. 
Haschisch, the, of the Arabians, 97. 
Hawthorn, 44. 
Hazel-nut, 92. 
Heart’s ease, 193. 
Heart-wood, 13. 
Heat, the operation of, on plants, 2. 
Heath family, the, 130; heather, 131; 
the cape heath, ib. 
Hedeoma, 115. 
Hedera helix, 144. 
Hedychium, 83. 
Hedyosmium, 94. 
Hedyotidez, 1415; hedyotis, ib. 
Hedysareze, 166 ; ‘hedysarum, ib. 
Heleniez, 137. . 
Heliamphora, 198. 
Helianthes, 136. 
Helianthez, 136; helianthus, 139, 
Helianthemum vulgare, 194. 
Helichrysez, 137. 
Heliconia, 82. 
Helictereze, 188; helicteres, 189. 
Helinus, 171. 
Heliophile, 197. 
Hcliopsidez, 136; heliopsis, ib, 
Heliotropez, 119; heliotropium, ib. 
Hellebore, white, of 
whence procured, 79; black, 203. 
Helleboree, 202; helleborus niger, 203. 
Helonias officinalis, 79 
Helwingiacee, 91. 
Hemianthus, 116. 
Hemicarpha, 7]. 
Hemichleenee, 71. 
Heinimeridee, 116. 
Hemlock, water, 147. 
Hemp tribe, the, 97; hemp, 98; hemp 
nettle, 115. 
Henbane, 118. 
Henna, 161. 
Hepatic, 61; hepatica, 202. 
Herb Paris, 86. 
Herd’s 8 grass, 69. 
Hermannia texana, 188 ; ; hermanniee, 
ib. 
Hermerocallidee, 79. 
Hernandiee, 104. 
Herniaria glabra, 43. 
Herpestis, 116. 
Hesperidium, the, definition of, 35. 
Heteractis, 137. 
Heteranthera, 78. 
Heterocomee, 135. 
Heteropappee, 135. 
Heterothalamee, 135. 
Heterotropa, 102. 
Heuchera, 149. 
Hibisceee, 189; hibiscus esculentus, 
190. 
Hickory nuts, 91. 
Hieracium, 138. 
Hippiez, 137. 
Hippocastaneacee, 181. 
Hippocrateacew, the 
family, 183. 
Hippomane, 99. 
Hippophae, 105. 
Hippuris, 156. 
Hiree, 182. 
Hoarhound, 115. 
Hohenbergia, 80. 
Holcus, 70. 
Holly family, the, 127, 
Hollyhock, the, 190. 
Holothrichidee, 85. 
Homaliacee, the homalia family, 102. 
Honey locust, the, 168. 
Honeysuckle family, the, 142. 
Hop, the, 97, 98. 
Hor deaceze, 68 ; 
disticum, 69. 
Horkelia, 163. 
Hornbeam, 92. 
Hornwort family, the, 96. 
Horse tails, 66; economical uses of, 
ib. 
Horse-chestnut family, the, 181. 
Horse-radish, 197; the horse-radish 
| tree, 165. 
Hottoniez, 112. 
House-leek family, the, 151. 
Houttuynia, 94, 
hordeum vulgare and 
the ancients, 
hippocratea 
Hoya carnosa, 125. 
Huanaca, 145, 
Huckleberries, 130. 
Hugonia, 176. 
Humboldt, remarks of, upon the rela- 
tion between altitude and vegeta- 
tion, 49. / 
Humulus lupulus, 97, 98. 
Hundred year aloe, the, 81. 
Hunemanniee, 198. 
Hunteria, 124. 
Hura, 99. ° 
Hyalolepis, 137. 
Hybrids, origin of, 32. 
Hydnum auriscalpium and squama- 
tum, 60. 
Hydrangee, 149. 
: Hydrastis, 202. 
Hydrocera, 177. 
Hydrocharidacee, 85. 
Hydrocleis, 74. 
Hydrocotylez, 145. 
i a dena 120; hydrophylium, 
Hy Be aiaiy LLB hyerophiles, ib. 
Hymenomycetes, 60. 
Hymenopappus, 137. 
Hymenophyllee, 65. 
Hymenothalamee, 61. 
Hyoscyamee, 117; hyoscyamus niger, 
118. 
Hyoseridez, 138. 
Hypanthodium, the meaning of the 
term, 23. 
Hypericacee, 184; hypericum perfo- 
ratum, 185. 
Hyphene thebaica, 76. 
Hyphomycetes, 60. 
Hypnacee, 63. 
Hypocheridee, 138, 
Hypolytree, 71. 
Hypopitys, 131. 
Hypoxidacew, the hypoxis family, 80. 
Hyssop, the, of scripture, 195. 
Iceland moss, 61. 
Idiothalainee, 61. 
Jguanura, 77. 
Ilex aquifolium, &c., 128. 
llicineze, 127. 
Illecebrew, 152; illecebrum, ib. 
lilicieze, 201; illicium anisatum, ib. 
Tlysanthus, 116. 
Impatiens, 177. 
Indehiscent synacarpous fruits, defini- 
tion of, 34. 
India-rubber, 100. 
Indian millet, 65; Indian corn, 70; 
Indian shot, 82; Indian pipe, 131; 
Indian cress family, 176. 
Indigo, 167, 168; Chinese, 197; indi- 
gofera, 166. 
Inenchyma, or spiral cells, 3. 
Inflorescence, or the arrangement of 
flowers in the axis, 22; two kinds 
of—indefinite or axillary, and defi- 
nite, 23. 
Tnocarpus, 104. 
Integument, the general, of plants, 6. 
Inula helenium, 139; inulez, 136. 
Tnuline, nature of, 39. 
Involucre, general and partial, 24. 
lonidium, 193. 
Tonopsidea, 8&5. 
Tpecacuanha, 142, 
Ipomeea, 120. 
Iresine, 110. 
Jriartia, 77. 
lridacez, the iris family, 82; economi- 
cal] uses of, ib. 
Tronwood, 128. 
Isabella grape, 179. 
Isanthus, 115. 
Isatideze, 196; isatis tinctoria and in- 
digotica, 197 
Tsertieze, 141. 
Isochilidez, 85. 
Tscetes, 63. 
Isolepis, 72. 
Ysonandra gutta, 127 
Isostemones, 151. 
Itea virginica, 149. 
Iva, 136; ives, ib. 
Ivory, vegetable, 77. 
Ivy, the, 144, 178. 
Ixia, 82. 
