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haNtatJ .... . 7, s. Ev. Cl. Cuba . . 1822 
hirta .... Purple . 6, 0. Her. P. Chio . . 1759 
ladica .... Purple . 7i S. Ev. CL E. Ind. . 1780 
labiosS .... Pur.gm.yL7> S. Ev. Tu. Brazil. . 1821 
longa .... Purple . 7, H. De. Tr. S. Eur. . 1548 
maxima . . . Purple . 7, S. Ev. CL N. Spain . 1759 
odoratlsslma . . Purple . 7^ S. Ev. CL Jamaica . 1737 
pallida . . . .Whtpur. H. Her.P. Italy . .1640 
pandiiriformls . . S. Ev. CL Caraccaa . 1823 
Pistolochia . . . Purple . 7, H. De. Tr. S. Eur. . 1597 
ringens .... Pur. gm.yL7, S. Ev. CL Brazil. . 1820 
rotunda. . . . Drk. pur. . 7, G. Her. P. S. Eur. .1596 
sacoata .... Purpsh. red 9, S. Ev. Tu. Silbet . . 1829 
sagitUia . . .Purple .7. H. Her.P. N-Amer. .1819 
sempervirens . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. Tr. Candia . 1727 
Serpentarla . . Drk. pur. . 7. H. De. Tr. N. Amer. . 1632 
Sipho .... Yel. bm. . 7, H. De. CL N. Amer. . 1763 
eurinamensis, 2 . Yellow . S- Ev. CL Surinam . 1823 
tomentosa . . . Purple . 7, H. De. CL N. Amer. . 1799 
triflda .... Green . . S. De. Tu. Caraccas . 
trUobata . . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. CL S.Amer. . 1775 
ARtsTOTtijA, Wiltdenorv. In memory of the celebrated 
Aristotle. Linn. 1 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Philadelphaeece. 
This as a shrub is showy, but its flowers have little 
beauty. In a warm situation it grows freely, in 
common soil, and ripened cuttings soon take, as do 
also layers. It produces a berry. 
Macqui .... Wbt gm. 6, H. Ev. S. Chile . . 1735 
variegata . . Wbt. gm. 5, F. Ev. S. Gardens 
Armeniaca, ^ Toumefort. Named from the apricot 
being originally from Arm^n/a. Linn. 12, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Amygdalea. A genus of valuable fruit 
trees, as is at once apparent from its containing the 
well-known apricot. The species all thrive well 
in a rich loarny soil, and are best increased by 
budding on kind free-growing plum stocks. A. 
vulgaris, or common apricot, produces a round, 
yellow, firmish-fleshed fruit, little less esteemed 
than the peach or nectarine ; it is used fresh from 
the tree at the dessert, and is also made into jellies, 
preserves, &c. ; from the clarijfied juice the Chinese 
make lozenges, which, dissolved by water, yield a 
grateful beverage ; the nut yields a kind of oil, and 
the young shoots a fine golden colour to wool. 
Synonymes : 1. Primus brigantiaca. 2. P. dasycarpa. 
3. P. sibirica. 4. P. armeniaca. 
brignntliicil, 1 . . Pink . . 3, H. De. S. S. Eur. . . 1819 
dasycSrpA. 2 . . White . . 4, H. De. T. . 1800 
pcTsicifOlIS . . Pink . . 4. H. De. T. . 1800 
sibiTica, 3 . . . Pink . . 4, H. De. S.' Siberia . . 1788 
vulgiriH, 4. . . White. . 4, H. De. T. Levant . .1548 
cordit'OlIA . . White . . 3, H. De. T. Levant . . 1548 
ovalifOlIA . . White. . 3, H. De. T. Levant . .1548 
ArmerTa, Willdcnow. Armeria is the Latin name of 
Sweetwilliam. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Plumbagi- 
nacea. These plants though dwarf are handsome, 
and well adapted for ornamenting rock- work; they 
may also be growm in pots, in sandy, open, rich 
soil. A. imlgaris, or common thrift, is considered 
next to box the most valuable for edging walks, 
borders, &c. Synonyme : \. Statice armeria, 
aUiicM .... White . . 6, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1798 
alpInS .... Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Carinthia . 
arenkrlit . . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. France . . 
cephalutes . . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1800 
denticulsta . . Flesh . . 6, H. Her. P. Naples . . 1816 
diantboldes . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1810 
fasoiculaU . . . Purple . 7. G. Ev. S. Portugal . 
hlrta . . . .Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Africa . 1820 
hSmllls .... Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1817 
iuniperifaiu . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1818 
IktifOlIi. . . .Lgt. red . 7, H. Her. P. Alearbia .1740 
littoralls . . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 
marltima, 1 . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
montank . . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Scotland . 
pinifhllk ... Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Portugal 
plantagInW . .Red . . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . .1818 
pungens . . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1818 
scorzoneraefolik . Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1816 
Tulgarls .... Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Europe . . 
ArmillarTs, like a bracelet. 
ArxTca, Linmeus. Derived from amakis, a lamb’s 
skin, because of the likeness of the leaves. Linn. 19, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Compositce. The species are dwarf 
and interesting. A. montana is a powerful sternu- 
tatory, and has besides many and important medici- 
nal properties. Synonyme: \. A. montana. 
Clfisn .... Yellow . 7, H. Her.P. Switzerl. . 1819 
cordatk .... Yellow . 7, H. Her.P. Switzerl. . 1819 
cdrsick .... Yellow • 7> H. Her.P. Corsica . . 1824 
DorOnlctUn . . Yellow . 7> H. Her.P. Austria . 1816 
glacialla . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1823 
helveuck, 1 . . Yellow . 7, H. Her.P. Switzerl. . 1819 
lanlgkri . . .Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. luly . .1827 
montana . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her.P. Europe . .1731 
scorpioidgs. . . Yellow . 7, H. Her.P. Austria . 1710 
Arnopogon, Wiildenom. Taken from arnos, lamb, 
and pogon, beard ; in allusion to the bearded seeds. 
Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compositce. These are 
pretty flowering plants, and easily cultivated ; the 
seed merely requires sowing in the border, and 
treating as other annuals. Synonymes: 1. Urosper- 
mum capense. 2. V. Dalechampit.' 
Ssper .... Yellow . 7, H. A. MontpeL . 1774 
capgnsis, 1 . . . Yellow • 7, H. B. C.-G. H. . 1818 
DalechampH, 2 . Lgt. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 1739 
picroides . . . Yellow . 7, H. A. S. Eur. . 1683 
Arracacha, Bancroft. The name given to the plant 
by the Spaniards in South America. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Umbelliferce. Perennial South American 
herbs of a salubrious quality, extensively cultivated 
for culinary purposes, and propagated by planting 
pieces of the root, in each of which is an eye or 
shoot. Synonyme: 1. Conium arracacha. 
esculenta, 1 . . Brush . . 7, S. Tu, P. Santa Fe. . 1823 
Ar5ma, the spicy quality of a thing. 
ArrhbnatherOm, Palish de Beauvois. Derived from 
arrhen, male, and ather, a point ; the male spikes 
being furnished with awns. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Graminece. Species of grass, of great use, 
though but little beauty ; cultivation easji Syno- 
nymes : \. Holcus avenaceiUfAvenaelatior. H. Holcus 
bulbosus, AvSnd bulbosa. 
aven&cgum, 1 . . . Apetal . . 6, Grass. Britain . . 
muticum . . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. Scotland . 
bulbbsum, 2 . . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. Germany . 
ArrOsus, gnawed, bitten. 
Arrow-grass, see Triglochin. 
Arrow-head, see Sagittaria. 
Arrow-root, see Maranta. 
ARTABdTRfs, R. Brown. This name was suggested 
by the curious tendril belonging to the peduncle, 
by which the growing fruit is suspended on the 
nearest support ; from aratao, to suspend, botrys, 
grapes. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Anonacece. This 
species is very ornamental, CTowing about six feet 
high, and is easily cultivated in sandy loam, mixed 
with a little peat, and propagated from ripened 
cuttings in sand, under a glass. Synonyme: 1. A. 
hexapetala. 
odoratissimk . . Brown . 7. S. Ev. S. China . . 1758 
Artaxema, D. Don. A tooth is home on one side of 
each of the longer filaments; whence the name, 
from aratao, to support, nema, a filament. Linn. 
14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. ScrophiUariaceae. This is an 
interesting planr, with the aspect of a mimulus, 
producing large shoivy blossoms. It hM been 
treated in the greenhouse, but will succeed in the 
open border in summer, in loam and peat ; seeds. 
Synonyme : 1. Torenia scabra. 
fimbriktum . . Pa. blue . 8, G. Ev, S. Moreton B. 1830 
Artetia, Linneeus. In honour of Peter Artedi, a 
Swedish naturalist, one of the first who attempted 
to divide umbelliferous plants into genera. Linn. 
5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbelliferae. An uninteresting 
species, of the simplest culture — squamata. 
ArtemTsia, Linneeus. Artemis, one of the names of 
Diana ; the plant is said to have been named after 
Diana, on account of its being used in bringing on 
precocious puberty. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Compositce. Some species of this genus are pretty, 
others merely ornamental, while some are wholly 
uninteresting; their silvery leaves have a showy 
efiFect in rock-work, for which places they are vvel'l 
suited ; they grow in almost any soil, and are in- 
creased readily from divisions, cuttings, and seeds. 
A. chinensis, and some other species, yield the 
moxa of China, a substance used as a cautery, by 
burning it upon parts affected with gout and rheu- 
matism. In India A. indica is considered a power- 
ful deobstruent and antispasmodic ; and the leaves 
of A. maderaspatana aie esteemed a valuable sto- 
machic medicine. Synonymes: 1. A. caucasica. 
2. A. leucanthemifolia. 3. A. nutans, cernua. 4. A. 
rupestris. 5. A. Redowskii. 6. A. inodora. 7. A. 
glacialis,rup€stris. 8. A. rupestris. 9. A. splendens. 
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