ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Adonis-fiower. The translation of floff ndords, an early name for 
Adonis autiimnalis, L.— -Merrett’s Pinax (1667). 
Adrelwurt, Pyrethrum Parthenium, L. In an early list of plants, 
MS. Harl. 978.— Hal. Wr. 
Ae-pointed-gairss, from the sharp-pointed leaves. Various species of 
Car ex. Lanarks. Jamieson. 
Aflfadil. Vih anglis affadyll.’ Turn. Lih. ; in Prompt. Parv. (which 
see) Affodylle. Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, L. ‘ A common old form 
of the word, found in Palsgrave, Minsheu, Florio, and Cotgrave.’ 
Hal. Wr. gives Affodell. M. Lat. affodiUus, Lat. asphodelus . — Prior. 
Lyte assigns the name only to Asphodelus, under which Nartheciuni 
' was then included. See Daffodil. — Prior, p. 2. 
Affrican, ‘ a name for a species of marigold.’ — Wr. Tagetes erecta, 
L., which, although a native of Mexico, is usually in our gardens 
called African Marigold. 
Affrodile, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, L. — Ches. Hal. Wr., hut the 
Ches. word is really Hav'rdril. 
Agarick. Originally applied to Boletus laricis, Jacq., which was 
formeily imported from Agaria, in the province ( f Sarmatia, and was 
hence called agaricum ; hut Linnceus employed Agaricus as the name 
* of a large genus of fungi, which in English are known as Agarics . — 
Hal. AVr., Prior, p. 2. 
Agarves, fruit of Cratcegus Oxyacantha, P.-^Mid-Sus., Parish. 
Ag-leaf, i.e. hedge-leaf, from the conspicuous appearance of its leaves 
on hedge-hanks. See Hag-taper. Verhascum Thapsus, L. — S. Bucks. 
Aglet, a corruption of Pr. algidllette, used in Tudor-English. 
Spenser has aygulet (F. Q. ii. 3, 26). See Hares. (1) The catkins 
of Hazel, Corylus Avellana, L. — Lyte, Hal. Wr. ‘ Instead of floures 
hang downe catkins, aglets, or blowings.’ — Ger. 1250. 
(2) Fruit of Cratoegus Oxyacantha, L. — S. Devon. 
(3) The anthers of flowers. The flowers of Plantago major, L., have 
‘ small whitish threads with aglets hanging at the ends of them.’ — 
Park. Theatr. 493. 
Osmunda ‘ hath a long hush of small scaly agletts, as it were, which 
are accounted as the flower and seed.’ — Coles, A. in E., 324. 
Aglet-headed Rush, Scirpus gudustris, L. — With. 
Ag-paper, Verhascum Tkapjsus, L. — S. Bucks. See Hag-taper. 
Agrimony, Agrimonia Eupatoria, L. ‘ Omnes hodie vocant Agrl- 
monyd — Turn. Lib. Palsgrave gives Agremony. — Prior, p. 2. 
Agrimony, Bastard, Dutch, or Hemp, Eupatorium canncdnnum, L. 
See Hemp-Agrimony. 
Agrimony, Hoble, Anemone Hepatica, L. — Lyte. 
Agrimony, Water, (1) Bidens cernua, L., and B. tripartita, L. — Ger. 
Eupatoria was an old name for Agrimony ; and Bidens is called by 
Ger., etc., Eupatorium rannahinum foennina septe7itrionalium, and hence 
was regarded as a kind of Agrimony. 
(2) Eupatorium cannabinum, L. — Mid-Ches. Prior, p. 2. 
