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pyrenaicS . . . Yellow . 7> H. Her. P. Pyrenees 1817 
sibWc-a .... Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. Siberia 1827 
▼emails . . . YeUow . 3, H. Her. P. Europe . 1829 
volgeHsIs . . . YeUow . 6, H. Her. P. Volga . . 1818 
Adoxa, Linn. Derived from a, privative, and doxa, 
glory ; alluding to the want of show in the flowers, 
these being ot the same colour as the leaves. Linn. 
8, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Oraliacea. The picuat is very 
dwarf and interesting, flourishing best under the 
shade of trees; it is increased by offsets. 
Moschatellina . Gm. yel. . 4, H. Tu. Her. Britain . . 
Adult, fuU grown. 
Aduncous, crooked, twisted, or hooked. 
iEcipIuM, Pers. Taken from aikion, a wheel, and 
etSo/, like : like pustules. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 
Or. Fungi, These plants are found upon the leaves 
of other vegetables, and one of them is known to 
agriculturists under the name of red gum. This 
species usually grows inside the glumes of the 
calyx, under the epidermis, which, when the 
plant is ripe, bursts and emits a powder of bright 
orange colour. It does not appear to be materially 
injurious to the grains; and it has been found 
upon branded leaves. Before the cuticle which 
covers the fungus bursts, it has much the appear- 
ance of a pustule upon the human body. — Loudon’s 
Ency. of Plants. — AlbBsclns, AllU, Berhiridis, Bilnit, 
Cnlthce, confSrtOm, cornQtQm, Epildbil, Grossularix, 
Jacokxa,laceratflm, LeguTmnosSrUm, leucosplrmtlm, 
Mentha, Pcriclijmenl, Pint, Prenanthls, Primula, 
RanunculaceSrUm, Rhdmni, rubelldm, Tardxici, 
Thallctri, Tussiluginls, Urtlca, VioldrCm. 
JEoXhors, Linn. Supposed to possess a remedy for a 
disease of one corner of the eye ; hence the 
name. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Graminea- Un- 
interesting hardy species of grass of the simplest 
culture. Sjynonyme: AE.triuncldlls Cauddtd» 
cylindrica, hystrix, ovata, squarrUsd, triaristatal , 
triuncialis. 
.SoERiTA, Persnon. Derived from aigeiros, a poplar ; 
the species being first discovered on it. Linn. 24, 
Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Exceedingly minute pro- 
ductions found generally on dead wood — cdndldd, 
setosa. 
.^oTphIla, Linn, A favourite of goats, hence the 
name, aii, a goat, and philos, dear. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Verbenacca. Handsome species delighting 
in open loamy soil, and propagated from cuttings 
in sand in heat, under a glass, 
arborfscens . . White . . S. Er. S. Trinidad . 1823 
diffusA .... YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1824 
elau . . . . Pa. yel. . 8 , S. Ey. S. W. Ind. . 1823 
feetida .... Lilac . . 7, S. Ev. a W. Ind. . 1820 
martiniefnsTs . . AVhite . 9, S. Ev. a W. Ind. . 1780 
obovfita . . . Yellow . a Ev. a W. Ind. . 1804 
trifida .... White . . 6, S. Ev. a Jamaica . 1826 ' 
ASolb, Correa. The word is from agle, one of the 
Hesperides. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aurantiacea. 
The fragrant flowers of this ornamental shrub 
(the Bengal Quince) are succeeded by a fruit re- 
sembling an orange, which is thus spoken of by 
Mr. Don, — ‘‘The fruit is much larger than that 
of Feronia elephantum, a-^d is very delicious to the 
taste, and exquisitely fragrant. It is not only 
nutritious, but possesses an aperient quality 
which is particularly serviceable in habitual cos- 
tiveness; it contain.^ a large quantity of exceed- 
ingly tenacious transparent gluten, whicii may be 
dr.awn out when fresh into fine threads, two or 
three yards in length.” From the rind, the 
Dutch in Ceylon prepare a perfume. 
Marmelos . . . Wht. red. . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1759 
^oopoDiuM, Linn. The resemblance of the leaves 
to a foot, hence the derivation, from aix, a goat, 
and podion, a little foot. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Umbellifera. Common goat- weed. A uoublesome 
: the leaves smell like Angelica, and may be 
eaten in salads. 
Poda^SriA . . "White . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
variegAtA . . . "White . 6, H. Her. P. England 
SooiPOGov, Humboldt. Compounded from aix, a goat, 
and pogon, a beard. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gra- 
minea. Curious species of grass of easy culture. 
P' ailias . . . Apetal. . . 7, Grass. S. Amer. . 1822 
trisetus .... Apetal. . . 7, Grass. S. Amer. . 1822 
AIollanthiJs, Martius. The flowers are subject to 
vary, hence the name from aioUc, to vary, and 
anthos, flower. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Labiata. 
This interesting species delights in sandy loam, 
and is increased freely from seeds, 
suavtblens . . . "White . 7. S. A. Brazil . .1825 
..Equilateral, equal sided. 
Aeranthus, Lindley. From aer, air, and anthos, a 
flower; in allusion to the manner in which the 
plant grows. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacea. 
This is a very singular plant, with large, solitary, 
and scentless flower.s. It requires the same treat- 
ment as Vanda. 
grandiflora . . . Yell. Gm. . 6. S. Epi. Madagasc. . 1823 
Aerides, Loureiro. Named from aer, the air, be- 
cause it possesses the power of living almost entirely 
upon the matter which it absorbs from the atmo- 
sphere. Linn. 20. Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacea. 
The flowers produced by some of the plants are 
delightftilly fragrant, as A. odorata, the flowers of 
which are a rather delicate, light flesh colour, and 
disposed in a loose, drooping spike, from six inches 
to a foot long, which grows from the axils of the 
leaves. For culture and propagation, see Vanda. 
Synonymes : \. Epidendrum subulatum. 2. Aerides 
cornuta, 
affins .... 5. Epl. Svlbet . . 1837 
cyUndriciim, 1 . S. Epi. E. Ind. . . 
odontuchilum . . S. Epi. Svihet . . 1837 
olorAta, 2 . . . Wht. li. . 8, S. Epi. E. Ind. . .1800 
Wightianum . . S. Epi. E. Ind. . . 1800 
.ErDa, Forskahl. Taken from eroua, its Arabic 
name. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amarantacea. In- 
teresting little plants of easy culture. Syno7iyrne : 
1. Celosia lanata. 
iavAnIcA . . . White . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . .1768 
UnAtA, 1 . . . White . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . 1691 
Eruoinous, having a colour like verdigris. 
EscHVNdMKNE, Linn. Derived from aischuno , — 
supposed to be a little sensitive. Linn. I7, Or. 4, 
Nat. Or. Leguminosa, Papilionacea. Ornamental 
plants requiring. Sweet says, “ a strong heat to 
preserve the species through the winter; good 
loam suits them best, and cuttings root in heat 
under a glass.” Synonymes: 1. AS. viscidula. 2. 
JE. prostrata. 
americAnA . . Yrl'ow . 7, S. A. .Tamaica . 1732 
AsperA .... YeUow . 6, S. A. E. Ind. . .1759 
crSpItAns . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Cararcas . 1820 
hispIdA .... Yellow . H. A. N. Amer . 1803 
IndIcA .... Yellow . 6, S. A. E. Ind. . .1799 
pAtulA .... Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Maurit . . 1826 
pendulA . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Maurit . . 1826 
pumllA .... Yellow . 7, S. A. E. Ind. . . 1818 
eenaitlvA . . . White . S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1733 
subvisedsA, 1 . . YeUow . 7, S. A. E. Ind. . 1816 
vincldula, 2 . . Yellow . 7, G. A. Florida . 1816 
EschynantiiCs, Jack. From aischuno, to be ashamed, 
and anthos, a flower. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Cyrtandracea. These are truly beautiful plants, 
and deserving a place in every coWeetion. JE.i>randi- 
Jlora produces its beautiful deep scarlet flowers, 
at the extremity of the young shoots, in clusters of 
from twenty to thirty flowers in each cluster, and 
contrasting well with the thick, fleshy, dark-green 
leaves. It is an epiphyte, and is found to thrive 
best in chopped moss, and broken pots ; it will also 
grow freely upon the old stumps of trees prepared 
for the purpose. E. Roxburghii requires a mixture 
of equal portions of very turfy loam and fresh leaf 
mould, with a little sand, and to be kept in a moist 
shady stove. They are easily increased by 
cuttings. 
grandiflora . , . Scarlet . . 8, S. EpL E. Ind. . . 1837 
Koxburghii . . Scarlet . . 7f S. Ev. £. Ind. . . 1837 
EscClGs, Linn. The name is given to a kind of oak 
which bears an edible fruit, and is derived from 
esra, food or nourishment. Linn 7, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
.^sculacea. Showy trees of considerable magni- 
tude, well adapted for planting singly in parks or 
lawns, having at all times a pleasing appearance, 
but more especially when in flower. A deep 
loamy soil suits them, and they may be increased 
either by layering, grafting, or budding, and 
some produce good seed, by which they can be 
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