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\GRIMONIA. 11—2. {RosacecB.) [From ag-ros, a field, jwonos, alone.] 
ewpato'ria, (agrimony, y. Ju. %..) cauline leaves interruptedly pinnate, the ter- 
minal leafet petioled ; leafets obovate, gash-toothed, almost glabrous ; flow- 
ers sub-sessile ; petals twice as long as the calyx ; fruit hispid. 2 f. 
suaveo'lens, (y. Ju. %.) stem very hispid ; leaves interruptedly pinnate; leafets 
numerous, lanceolate, acutely toothed, scabrous above, and pubescent be- 
neath ; fruit turbinate, smooth at the base, 5 f. 
A.GROSTEMMA. 10—5. (CaryophyllecB.) [From the Greek agros, field, s^ewjraa, garland.] 
githa'go, (cockle, r. J. ©.) hirsute; calyx longer than the corolla ; petals entire. 
corona'ria, (Au. J^.) tomentose ; leaves lance-ovate ; petals emiarginate. Rose 
campion. Ex. 
AGROSTIS. 3—2. iGraminea,.) [From ag-ros, field.] 
vulga'ris, (red-top, J. %.) panicle with smoothish branches, spreading in matu- 
rity ; outer valve of the corolla 3-nerved ; stipule short, truncate. 18 i. 
alba, (white top, bonnet grass, J. %.) panicle with hispid, spreading, lax 
branches; outer valve- of the corolla 5-nerved ; stipule oblong. 18 i. Var. 
decumbens, stem decumbent. This variety is considered as a distinct spe- 
cies by some, and called stolonifera. 
AJUGA. 13—1, iLabiatcE.) [From a, without, zugon, yoke, not paired.] 
chamcepi'thys, (y, J, ©.) leaves 3-cleft ; axillary, solitary, shorter than the 
leaves ; stem diffused. 
ALCHEMILLA. 4—1. {Rosacecz.) [A plant formerly in repute among the alchymists.] 
alpi^na, (A. w. %.) leaves digitate, serrate, white, soft beneath. Ladies' 
mantle. High mountains. Ver. N. Hamp. 
ALETRIS. 6—1. (Asphodeli.) [From a Greek word signifying mealy.] 
farino'sa, (Ju. y. %.) leaves radical, broad lanceolate ; smooth, flowers pedi- 
celled, oblong-tubular ; the perianth when decaying nearly smooth, Sandy 
woods, N, Eng, to Car, White flowers in a longitudinal spike. Root 
very bitter. Star-grass, colic-root. 
aure'a, (Aug. %.) flowers yellow, sub-sessile, sub-campanulate. N. J. to Car, 
ALISMA. 6—13. (Junci.) [From the Greek als, the sea.] 
planta'go, (water plantain, w. Ju. %.) leaves ovate-cordate, acute or obtuse, 
9-nerved; flowers in a compound verticillate panicle; fruit obtusely trian- 
gular. Var. parvijiora, flowers very small ; leaves oval, 5 to 7-nerved , 
acuminate. 
ALLIONIA. 4 — 1. (Jasminecn.) [Named in honour of an Italian botanist.] 
albida, (Ap.) leaves opposite, somewhat scabrous, lance-oblong ; involucrum 
5-cleft. 
nyctagynia, (Ju. %.) stem erect ; leaves broad-cordate, glabrous, acute ; pe- 
puncLes solitary. 
ALLIUM. 6—1, iAsphodeli.) [From oZeo, to smell.] 
cepa, (garden onion, Ju, %.) scape naked, swelling towards the base, longer 
than the terete leaves. 
schanopra' sum, (cives. Ju, %.) scape naked, equalling the leaves, which are 
terete-filiform. Ex, 
vinea'le, ( J, %.) stem slender, a little leafy ; cauline leaves rounded, fistulous ; 
umbelliferous ; stamens alternately tri-cuspidate. Rose-coloured. Intro- 
duced from N, Scotia. 
camtZeTi^'se, scape-naked, terete; leaves linear ; head bulbiferous. Meadows. 
Flowers numerous, rose-coloured. Can. to Vir, 
ALNUS. 19-^, iAmentacem.) [From alno, Itahan for alder,] 
s&rrvXa'ta, (alder, r-g. Ap. T^.) leaves obovate, acuminate; veins and their 
axils hairy beneath ; stipules oval, obtuse. 9 f. 
ALTH^aEA. 15—13. (MalvacecB.} [From altheo, to heal.] 
officina'lis, (marsh mallows, leaves downy, oblong-ovate; obsoletely 
lobed, toothed. Flowers large, purple, near salt marshes. 2 f 
rose'a, (hollyhock, stem erect ; leaves rough, heart-form, 5 to 7-angled ; 
crenate. Ex. 
Jicifo'lia, (fig-hollyhock, <^.) leaves 7-lobed, sub-palmate, obtuse. Ex. 
