Ar is ti' des — The name of a renowned Athenian. 
Ar KAN SI a' num — Arkansan, from Arkansas. 
Ar me' ri a — Derivation unknown. 
A run' do — Latin arundo, a reed. 
As par' A Gus — From sparrasso, to tear; on account 
of the strong prickles with which the plants of some of 
the species are armed. 
As PAR A GO i' DES — Resembling the Asparagus. 
As PE Ru' LA — Diminutive of asper, rough ; in allusion 
to the slight roughness of the leaves. 
As' TER — From aster, a star; from the resemblance of 
the flowers to a star. 
As til' BE — From a, privative, and stilhe, brightness ; 
not shining. 
A TO ma' ri a — From atomus, an atom ; in allusion to 
the numerous little dots upon the petals. 
A TRi PLi CI Fo' LI A (i short) — Atriplex-leaved ; leaves 
like the Atriplex ; Atriplex is the botanical name of a 
culinary vegetable commonly called Orache. 
A TRO coc ci' NE A (i short) — From ater, black, and 
coccineus, scarlet; very dark scarlet. 
A TRO SAN guin' e A — From ate?-^ black, and sanguin- 
eus, bloody, blood-colored, blood-red ; very dark blood 
red or very dark crimson. 
A TRO VI o la' ce a — From atrr, black, -scviAviolaceus , 
violet-colored; very dark violet-colored. 
Au RAN Ti a' CA — Pertaining to the Orange, Orange- 
colored ; Aurantium, (from atireus, golden, or gold- 
colored,) is the name of one species of the Orange. 
Au ra' tum, Au' re a — From aureus, golden. 
Au ri' cu la (i short) — Latin, auricula, the ear. 
Au tum na' lis — Autumnal. 
A ve' na — Latin, avena, oats. 
A zo' RI CA — Pertaining to the Azores ; from the Azore 
Islands. 
A zu' RE A — From the Persian /«/Vi;7m7'<7', lapis lazuli, 
a blue color; of a sky-blue, resembling the clear blue 
color of the sky. 
Bar ba' Tus — Having a beard, bearded. 
Ba' ker I — Named after Mr. Baker. 
Bal sa mi' na — The Arabic name is balassan^ whence 
probably Balsamina, Balsam has sprung. 
Bal sa MI na' CE — A natural order, of which the 
Balsam is the type. 
Bar clay a' na — Referring to Mr. Barclay. 
Bar to' ni a — In honor of Dr. B. S. Barton, a botanist 
of Philadelphia. 
Bes SE ri a' NA — Named after Dr. Besser, a Russian 
Professor of Botany. 
Bey' rich i i. 
Bi' COL or (i short) — Two colored. 
Big no' ni a — In memory of Abbe Bignon, Librarian 
to Louis XIV. 
Big no ni a' ce ^ — The name of a natural order, of which 
the Bignonia is the leading representative. 
Boc co' ni A — In honor of Paolo Boccone, M. D., a 
Sicilian monk. 
Bloom er i a' num — In reference to Mr. Bloomer, an 
amateur botanist of San Francisco, California, in honor 
of whom a species of Lily was named. 
Bom by ci' nus — From bombyx, the silk worm ; silky. 
Bon du cel' la — From the French bonduc, and traced 
through other languages to the Greek po7itikon, the 
pontic nut or Filbert ; the Filbert grew extensively in 
Pontus, and was made an article of commerce. The 
Bonducella tree is a species of Guilandina in the East 
Indies ; it produces a three-cornered pod, somewhat 
resembling a little Filbert with its husk on. The Bon- 
ducella is cultivated as a stove plant, and has flowers 
of a peculiar yellow color, and probably because the 
flowers of Statice Bonducella are of a similar shade of 
color this name has been given to it. 
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Bo ra gi na' ce m. — The name of a natural order, of 
which the Borage is a familiar representative. 
BoR BO NI en' sis — From the Isle of Bourbon. 
Bou var' di a — In memory of Dr. Bouvard, Superin- 
tendent of the Royal Paris Botanic Garden. 
Bow I en' sis. Bow' i i — In memory of J. Bowie, a col- 
lector of plants for the Kew Gardens, London. 
Bra CHY co' me — From brachys, short, and ko7!/c, 
hair; in allusion to the down or pappus with which 
the seed is crowned. 
Bra chyr rhin' chum — From brachys, short, and 
rynchos, a beak or snout. 
Brac te a' tum — Bracteate ; furnished with bracts. 
Bri' za — From brizo, to nod ; on account of the quak- 
ing character of the spikelets. 
Bri for' mis — Briza-shaped. 
Bri zo py' RUM — From brizo, to nod, and pyros, 
wheat. 
Bro' mus — So called from broiiios, the Greek name for 
the wild oat. 
Browal'lia- — Named in honor of J. Browallius, 
Bishop of Abo. 
Bru' ne us — Brown. 
BuL BO co' Di um — From biilbos, bulb, and kodion, 
wool ; the bulb is wrapped in a wooly covering. 
Bur rid gi a' num, Bur rid' gi i. 
Buyck' I I. 
Ca ca' LI A — From kakos, pernicious, and/zVj:;?, exceed- 
ingly ; this is a very ancient name, and has probably 
been transferred to this plant from some other, so that 
the significance of the name does not now apply 
Ca lab' ri ca — Calabrian; from Calabria. 
Ca la' di um — Meaning unknown. 
Ca lam' PE lis — From kalos, pretty, and aiiipelis, a 
vine. 
Ca LAN DRi' ni a, (i short) — In honor of J. L. Calan- 
drini, a German botanist. 
Cal ce o la' ri a — From calceolus, a small shoe ; in 
allusion to the form of the corolla. 
Ca len' du la — Named from calende, the first day of 
the month ; so named because in its native hab- 
tats it may be found in flower during the calends of 
each month, or, which is the same thing, during every 
month of the year. 
Ca len du la' ce us — Calendula-like; like the Calen- 
dula. 
Cal I for' ni cus — Californian. 
Cal LI op' SIS — From kallistos, beautiful, and opsis, 
the eye. 
Cal LI RHo' E — A Greek mythological name. 
Ca ly can' thus — From kalyx, a calyx, and anthos, a 
flower ; in allusion to the colored calyx resembling 
petals which are not present in this class. 
Ca lyp' so — A nymph, daughter of Attas, who ruled in 
one of the islands of the Sicilian Sea, and who enter- 
tained Ulysses. 
Cam pa' nu LA — This name is a diminuitive of cam- 
pana, a bell ; from the resemblance of the corolla to a 
little bell. 
Cam pa nu la' ce x. — The name of a natural order rep- 
resented by the Campanula. 
Cam pa nu la' ta — Campanulate, or Ijell-shaped. 
Ca na den' se — Canadian. 
Can de la' brum — Candelabrum is the Latin name for 
Candlestick or Chandelier, which was commonly 
made with branches or arms. 
Can di dis' si ma — Superlative of white ; whitish. 
Can' na — From the Greek kanna, a cane, a reed. 
Ca pi ta' ta — Capitate ; having a head. 
Cap pa ri da' ce ^ — A natural order, a typical plant 
of which is the Caper-bush or Caper, (Capparis.) 
Car da mi ni fo' lia — Cardamine-leaved. 
