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Arctium, Linn. From arktos, a bear ; in allusion to 
the rough bristly fruit. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Compositce. Mere weeds, of the simplest culture. 
The seeds of A. Bardana are diuretic, diaphoretic, 
and gently purgative. Sijnonymea : 1. A. tomentosa. 
2. A. major — Bardana 1, Lappd 2, minus. 
Arctopus, Linn. From arktos, a bear, and potu, a 
foot; alluding to the spines which beset the plant, 
and which have been com.pared to the claws of a 
bear. Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbelliferte. An 
interesting species, which should be grown in a 
mixture of peat, sand, and loam, and it may be 
increased by dividing the plant or by seeds, 
echinatus . . . Green . . 5, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1774 
Arctostaphyl6s, Adanson. Derived froirr arktos, a 
bear, and staphyle, a grape ; in allusion to the 
roughness of the fniit. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Ericacece. Interesting species ; for culture, &c. 
see Arbutus. Synonymes : \. Arbutus alpina. 2. A. 
Uva-ursi. 
alpina, 1 . . . Flfsh . . 4, H. De. Tr. Scotland 
Uva-OrsT, 2 . . White. . 4, H. Ev. Tr. Hritain . . 
tomentosa . . . White . . H. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1826 
Abctotreca, Wtndland. From arktos, a bear, and 
theke, capsule ; so named from the roughness of the 
fruit. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Composite. Orna- 
mental species, grown in turfy loam, or loam and 
peat, and increased by divisions. Synonyms; 1. 
Arctotis scapigera. 
hirta .... Yellow . 7, G. Her. P. G G. H. . 1820 
rSpens, 1 . . .Yellow . 7, G.Her. P. C. G. H. .1793 
Arctotis, Linn. Derived from arktos, a bear, and 
ous, tin ear; shaggy fruit. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. 
Or. Composites. Showy interesting species ; for 
culture, &c. see Arctotheca. 
ncaulis . . . . YeL red- . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1759 
aninistifOUd . . Purple . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1739 
arboresc^ns . . Wht. pnk. 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
argfntea . . . Oranjje . 8, G. B. G G. H. . 1774 
Sspera .... Yellow . *■, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1710 
auredla .... Orange . 8, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1710 
auriculiU . . . YeUow . 7, G. Ev. S. G G. R . 1795 
bTcOldr .... Wht. red . 7, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1H12 
Cineraria . . . Yel. oran. 7, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1824 
cuprea .... Yel. pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1823 
decumbens . . . Yellow . 8, G. Her. P. G G. H. . 1790 
decurrens . . . Wht. red . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1794 
elStlOr .... Yel. pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
fastuosA . . . Oran, red . 6, G. B. C. G. H. . 1795 
fliccida .... Wht red . 6, G. A. G G. H. . 1794 
glabrftta . . . YeL pur. . 6, G. Ev. S. C. 0. H. . 1820 
glaucophvlla . . YeL pur. . 7, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1794 
grandiHoia . . Pa. yel. . 5, G. B. C. G. R . 1774 
maculita . . . Wht oran. 6, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1812 
melanocicla . . Wht pur. 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
paniculAU . . i Wht red . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
plantaginea . . Orange . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1768 
repUns .... Wht red . 8, G. Her. P. G G. H. . 1795 
revoluU . . . Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. G G. H. . 1820 
rdsea .... Pink . . 9, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1793 
speciosa . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1812 
spinulosa . . . Orange . 6, G. A. G G. H. . 1795 
equarrosa . . . Oran. pur. 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1825 
tricdl.ir .... Wht red . 6, G. Her. P. G G. H. . 1794 
undulata . . . Orange . 5, G. Her. P. G G. H. . 1795 
virgata .... YeUow . 7, H. A. G G. H. . 1816 
Arccatkd ^ bow’, forming an arch. 
ArcyrTa, Persoon. So called from arkys, a net ; 
alluding to the net-like appearance of' the fibres. 
Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Extremely small 
productions, found upon rotten wood. Synonyms: 
1. Trichia demidata,Jlava, incarnata, Isucocephala, 
_ puniesa 1. 
ARDENS, bright, glowing, burnished. 
ArdTsia, Swartz. A name derived from ardis, a 
spear-point ; tdluding to the acute segments of the 
corolla. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat Or. Myrsinacscs. 
Mostly hmdsome free-flowering species, of easy 
culture, succeeding well in a mixture of loam and 
peat ; cuttings root freely in sand, plunged in heat, 
under a glass ; or they may be increased from por- 
tions of the root, planted in a pot of mould leaving 
the points out, and plunged in a brisk bottom-heat. 
Synonymes 1. Icacorea guianensis. 2. Ardisia ere- 
nata. 3. Myrsine Heberdenia. 4. Ardisia erenulata. 
6. A. umbeUata. 6. A. pyramidalis. 
aenminatiS, 1 . . . 7, S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1803 
eanalicuUtd . . . 7, S. Ev. S. . 1821 
canariensis . . Red . . 7, O. Ev. S. Canaries . 1820 
colorata . . . Red . . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1816 
complanaU . . Pink . . S. Ev. S. Penang . . 1824 
coriacea . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. AntiUes . 1824 
crenulaU . . . Red . . 7, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1809 
Slogans, 2 . . .Red . . 8. S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1809 
excelsa, 3 . . .Red . . 7, G. Ev. T. Madeira . 1784 
hymenandrS . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. Silhet . . 1828 
hamlUs .... Red . . 7, S. Ev. S. Oeylou . .1820 
lanceolata . . . Red . . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
lateriflora . . . White . . S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1793 
lentiginosa, 4 . . White aU S. Ev. S. China . . 1814 
Uttoralis, 5 . . Red . . 7. S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1809 
macrocarpa . . Flesh . . G. Ev. S. Nepal . . 1824 
odontophyUa . . Salm. red . 7, S. Ev. S. Bengal . . 1834 
paciculata, 6 . . Red . . 7, S. Ev. T. E. Ind- . . 1818 
pnbescens ... . 7, G. Ev. S. . 1820 
punctata . - . White . . 7, s. Ev. S. China . . 1823 
pyramidaUs . . Red . . 7, S. Ev. T. SanU Crur. 1818 
serrulata . . .Red . . 7. S. Ev. S. AY. Ind. . 1821 
solanacsa . . . Red . . 8, S. Ev. & E. Ind. . . 1798 
thyrsifldra . . . Pink . . G. Ev. S. Nepal . . 1824 
tinifelia ... Red . . 7, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1(<2D 
AbddIna, Linn. ^ In honour of Pietro A rduini, curator 
of the economical garden of Padua. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Apocynacece. This pretty species may be 
treated as recommended for Carissa. 
bispindai . . . Wliite . . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1760 
ArecII, Linn. When an old tree, it is called in 
Malabar areec, when quite young, Perynga. Linn. 
21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Palmaceas. This most beau- 
tinil genus of palms succeeds best in light sandy 
loam, and can be increased only from seeds. The 
well-known Betel Nut is the fruit of A. Catechu, 
and remarkable for its narcotic or intoxicating 
power ; from the fruit is prepared a kind of spurious 
etttechu. Ainslie, 1 — 65. It seems tome, however, 
doubtful whether the intoxicating effect of the 
Betel Nut, which is cut in slices, folded in the 
aromatic leaves of the Betel pepper Nut (Piper 
Betel), and chewed in the mouth like tobacco, is 
not owing to the Piper leaf, in which it is wrapped 
when eaten, rather than to any special property of its 
own — Lindley’s Introd. to the Nat. Syst., 2nd Edit. 
CfiWchQ .... White . . Palm. E. Ind. . . 1690 
criniti AVhite . . Palm. S. France . 1824 
exSlfs Palm. W. Ind. . .1823 
humnis . . . .White . . Palm. E. Ind. . .1814 
lutescens .... White . . Palm I. France . 1824 
MSnicot .... Palm. S. Amer. . 1822 
mont&na .... Palm. S. Amer. . 1820 
oleracea .... White . Palm. W. Ind. . . 1656 
riibra Palm. Mai.riL . . 1823 
triSndra .... Palm. E. Ind. . . 1825 
AremOnTa, Decandolle. Said to be altered from 
Agrimonia. Linn. 8, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Rosacece. 
Merely ornamental ; for culture, &c. see Agri- 
mimia. Synonyms: 1. Agrimonia agrimonoides. 
agrimondidfs . . Yellow . 7. H. Her. P. Italy . . 1739 
ArenarTa, growing among sand. 
ArenarTa, Linn. From arena, sand; referring to 
the sandy situation in which most of the species 
are found. Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Alsinaceae. 
Diminutive plants, of the easiest culture. Syno- 
nymes: 1. A. Villarsii. 2. A. macrocarpa. 3. A. 
sibirica* 4. A. fastigiata. 5. A. Hnijlora. 6. A. 
Jilifolia, 7. A. glaberrima. 8. A. marginata. 9. 
A. marina. 10. A. androsacii. i\. A. eherlerifolia. 
12. A. heteromdlld. 13. A. pungens. 14. A. vis- 
cosa. 
austrlSca, 1 . . Wliite . . 7, H. Her. P. Austria . 1793 
balearlca . . . White . . 7, H. Ev. Tr. Majorca . 1787 
brevicaulls . . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Alp. Eur. . 1823 
caespitds^ . . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . l>-26 
calvcln^ . . . White. . 7, H. A. Barbary . 1816 
calycuUta . . . White. . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1817 
c.-inad£nsl8 . . . Red . . 7, H. A. N. Amer. . 1812 
canescens, 2 . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. . 1817 
capillacdd . . . AVhite . , 7, H. A. Piedmont . 1819 
capmarts3 . .White. . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia .1820 
cherlerioldes . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. France 
cUiatA .... White . . 6, H. Her. P. Ireland 
coimbricenals . . White . . 7, H. A. Portugal . 1817 
dahuried . . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Dahuria . 1824 
ddnsa .... White . . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1824 
fasciculate, 4 . . White. . 7, H.. A. Scotland . 
filifdlla .... White . . 7, H. Her. P. Arabia . 
formosS .... White . . 6, H. Her. P. Dahuria . 1824 
Gerardi, 5 . . Wliite . . 6, H. Her. P. Franee . 1822 
glanduldse . . . Purple. . 6, H. A. Europe . 1820 
glomerate . . . White . . 7. H. A. Tauna . 1818 
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