AMA AMA 
AMB AMI 
from the bulbs. Synonymes : 1. A. spectubilis. 2. 
A. vittata, HarrUoni. 3. A. maraneruis. 
amabills . • • Varieg. . 6, G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
amolna .... Red . . 6, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
atrdrubens . . . Drk. red . 8, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
au^std .... Scarlet . 12, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
aullc£ .... Gm. scar. . 7, H. De. BL Brazil . . 1810 
plat\'X)$tAU . . Orange . 8, S. De. BL Brazil . . 1824 
Belladonna . . Red . . 7, H. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
pallida . . . Flesh . . 8, H. De. BL W. Ind. . 1712 
campanulata . . Pur. scar, ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
canaJiuulaU . . Scarlet . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
coccinea . . . Scarlet . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
compacta . . . Red . . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
consanguInSa . . Orange . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
eostata .... Strip<^ . 8, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
erispifldra . . . Scarlet . 6, G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
crocata .... Vennil. . 4, S. De. BL Brazil . . 1815 
regina . . . Scarlet . 6, S. De. BL Hybrid . .1810 
delecta .... Dark red . ft G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
decora .... Striped . 7, S. De. Bl. Hybrid . . 1821 
dlscdldr .... Striped . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
equestrls . . . Scarlet . ft S. De. BL W. Ind. .1710 
majbr . . . Scarlet . ft S. De. BL W. Ind. . 1710 
plena . . . Scarlet . 8, S. De. BL W. Ind. . 1809 
expansa . . . Dark red . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
Forbesu . . . Pur. whL 7, G. De. BL ft G. H. .1823 
purpt'iraa . . Purple . 7, G. De. BL C. G. H. . 1823 
fnrmosissima . . Dark red . 7, G. De. BL N. Amer. . 1658 
fulg^da . . . Vermil. . 4, S. De. BL Brazil . .1810 
vitUta . . . Violet . . 4, S. De. BL Hybrid . .1820 
glaucescens . . Red . . 7, G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
grandiflora . . . Striped . 5, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
Hobdn .... Scarlet . 8. G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
ignescens . . . Flame . . 6, G. De- BL Hybrid . . 1822 
imperialls . . . Scarlet . 8, G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
intermedia . . . Striped . 8, S. De. BL Brazil . . 1821 
Johnsbnl, 1 . . Striped . 5, G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1810 
kermeslna . . . Carmine . 6, S. De. Bl. Brazil . . 1833 
mscrantha . . . Red . . ft G. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
miiltistriata . . Striped . 8, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
nervifoUa . . . Pur. red . 8, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
pallescens . . . Pur. red . 7, S. De. BL C. 0. H. 
patentisslma- . . Crimson . 8, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
patens .... Purple . ft S. De- BL Hybrid . . 1821 
phoenlcsa . . . Purple . 6, S. D«- Bl. Hybrid . .1822 
princeps . . . Scarlet . 8, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
prIncIpTs . . . Scarlet . ft S. De. BL Brazil . .1830 
psittacina . . . Grn. scar. 7, De- Bl. Brazil . . 1816 
pudica .... Pink . . 6. G. De. Bl. C. G. H. . 1795 
pOlchra .... Pur. wht. 6, G. De. Bl. Hybrid . .1823 
punctata . . . Pa. red . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
purpurascens . . Purple . 6, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
quadrIcdlOr . . Striped . 8, & De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
recurvata . . . Striped . 5, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
recurvifldra . . Red . . 8. S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
reginae .... Scarlet . 6, S. De. BL America . 1725 
pulveruISnta . Scarlet . 5, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1820 
vittau . . . Scarlet . 5, S. De. BL Hybrid . .1820 
reticulata . . . Scarlet . 4, S. De. Bl. Brazil . . 1777 
retiflara .... Scarlet . 6, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1022 
retinerria . . . Scarlet . 5, S. De. BL W. Ind. . 1822 
rlngena .... Red whL ft S. De, Bl. Hybrid . . 1821 
rfinea-alba ... Red wLL ft S. De. Bl. Hybrid . . 1821 
rubescens . . . Red . . 4, S. De. Bl. Hybrid . . 
rubicunda . . . Red . . 6, S. De, BL Hybrid . . 1823 
rubrd-crOcaa . . Red saiF. ft S. De. Bl. Hybrid . . 1822 
rugosa .... Striped . 5, S. De. BL Hvbrid . . 1821 
rutlla .... Scarlet . 4, S. De. BL Brazil . . 1815 
sexmaculata . . Copper . ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
spathacaa . . . Red . . 8, S. De. Bl. Hybrid . . 1821 
splendens . . . Scarlet . 5, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1820 
stenantha . . . Red . . 4, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
striatiflora . . . Striped . 7, S- De. Bl. Hybrid . . 1821 
striatifOlia . . . Purple . ft S. De. BL Brazil . . 1815 
stylosa, 3 . . . Red . . 4, S. D*. Bl. Maranhao . 1821 
Bubbarbata . . . Scarlet . ft S. De. Bl. Brazil . . 1823 
BiUcaU .... Striped . 5, S. De. BL Hybrid . .1821 
Buperba .... Striped . 5, S. De. BL Hybrid . .1821 
tortuliilura . . . Scarlet . 6, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
tortuosa . . . Gm. scar. . 8, S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1822 
undulseflora . . Pur. wht. ft S. De. BL Hybrid . . 1821 
yarial.llls . . . Red wht 6, S. De. BL C. G. H. .1821 
variegata . . . Striped . 6, S. De. Bl. Hvbrid . . 1821 
versIcdlOr . . . Varieg. . 9, S. De. Bl. Hybrid . .1821 
vittata .... Striped . 4, G. De. BL C. G. H. . 1769 
major . . . Striped . 6, G. De. BL C. G. H. . 1774 
vitUfera . . . Striped . 4, S. De. BL Hybrid . .1823 
Accedfns, S,dvind, A. certnd, AndersSnTi, Annesleyand, 
attenuatd, bldnda, bractedtd, brev{flora, brev'^fblid, 
calyptrAta, carnescSns, Colvillt, consobrind, cfiprSd, 
diotcd, Jldmmid, fulvd, imbUtd, lateritid, linedtd 2, 
minidtd, mutubills, nervOsd, obscSrd, pallida, pallii- 
JlOrd, putveruUntd, P. longipeddnciildtd, pumtliS, 
solandrcejiord, S. purpurdscint, S. rubrd- striata, 
tatdricd, tticOlbr, Vallilt, venbsd, W*llsidnd. 
i Amasonia, Linn, In memory of Thomas Amason, 
i 
1 
an American traveller. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Verbenacece. These are interesting plants, and may 
be successfully grown in sandy loam, and increased 
from suckers. Synonyms : \. Talygala campestris. 
erecta, 1 . , . Yellow . 9, S. Her. P. Maranh. . 1823 
punlcsa . . . Yellow . 9, S. Her. P. Trinidad . 1825 
Ambiguous, doubtful or uncertain. 
AmbrOsIa, Linnaeus. A poetical name, expressive 
of the food of the heathen gods. Limu 21, Or. 5, 
Nat. Or. Compositae. Uninteresting species, of the 
simplest culture. Synonyms: \. A. absinthifolia — 
artemisiaefUlld, cximanBnse, sldtiOr, hstsruphylld 1, 
inisgrifOlid, maritimd, paniculdtd, trij'idd. 
AmelanchIrr, Mtdieus. According to Clusiiis, this 
is the only Savoy name for the IVIedlar. Linn. 12, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Pomacsas. These ornamental free- 
flowering bushes, make a gay display when stand- 
ing in the distant part or pleasure-groimd. For 
culture, &c., see Cotonsastsr. Synonymes : 1. 
Mespilus canadensis, Pyrus sanguinea, 2. Mespilus 
Amelanchier. 
BotryapTum . . tVhite . . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1746 
ovalis .... White. . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1800 
sangulnaa, 1 . . AVhite . . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1800 
vulgaris, 2 . . . White. . 5, H. De. S. S. Eur. . . 1.596 
Amelt-Cs, Willdenom. Employed by Virgil, for a tine 
flower found on the banks of the river Mella. 
Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Composites. Interesting 
species, succeeding well in a loamy soil, and cuttings 
planted under a glass root freely. Synonymes; 1. 
Sideranthus spinulosus. 2. S. villosus. 
Lychnitta. . . Violet . . 7, G. Ev. T. C. G. H. . 1768 
spInulAsus, 1 . . Yellow . ft H. Her. P. Missouri . 1811 
rilloBus, 2 . . Yellow . ft H. Her. P. MisBouri . 1811 
Ament, 1 A catkin, mode of inflorescence; as the 
Amentum, j Hazel and Willow. 
American aloe, see Agave Americana. 
American cowslip, see Dodecatheon. 
AmerImnum, Patrick Browne. A Greek name for the 
house-leek ; derived from a, privative, and merimna. 
care ; in allusion to the little attention the plant 
requires. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Leguminosie. 
Ornamental shrubs ; for culture, &c., see Ptero- 
carpus. 
BrowniT . . . White. . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1793 
Btrigulosum . . White. . & Ev. S. Trinidad . 1817 
Ameth^stEa, Willdenow. The name is given in 
allusion to the colour of the flowers, from amethy- 
stos, the amethyst. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat Or. LaLiatae, 
A pretty blue-flowered annual ; it grows in peaty 
soil, and matures an abundance of seed, 
camlea. . . . Blue . . 7, H. A. Siberia . . 1759 
Amethysttkous, violet-coloured. 
AhherstIa, Wallich. In honour of the Rt. Hon. 
Countess Amherst and her daughter Lady Sarah 
Amherst ; the zealous friends and promoters of 
every branch of Natural History, but especially 
Botany. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminosae. 
This truly noble object first became known to Dr. 
Wallich, through the medium of a Mr. Crawford, 
in August 1836, who originally discovered it in 
Martaban, the E. Indies ; the former gentleman 
afterwards found it, as he himself states, “growing 
near a decayed Kioum, (a sort of monastery,) to- 
gether with numerous individuals of Jonesia Asoca 
and Mesua ferrea ; it was profusely ornamented 
with pendulous racemes of large vermilion-coloured 
blossoms, unequalled in the flora of the E Indies, 
and perhaps not surpassed in magnificence and 
elegance in any part of the world.” — Wallich’s 
Plantce Asiaticae' Rariores. The ground, he states, 
was strewed even at a distance with i^ flowers, 
which are daily offered to the images in the ad- 
joining caves. He transported it to the Botanic Gar- 
den, Calcutta, where it was seen by Mr. J. Gibson, 
who very fortunately succeeded in bringing a plant 
^ive to the collection at Chatsworth. It appears 
to delight in a rich strong loam, and may be pro- 
pagated by cuttings of the half-ripened wood, 
planted in sand, under a glass, in heat; or by 
ringing the stems of the old plant. 
nCblUs .... Rich ver. . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1837 
AmicI?, Humboldt and Bon^land. In memory of J. 
B. Amici, a noted physician. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. 
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