ACA ACE 
ACE ACH 
laevieaU • . . Green . 7. G. Her. P. Maeell. . 1790 
laciJa .... Green . 5, H. Her. P. FalL Is. . 1777 
mneeUanica . . Yellow . 5j G. Her. P. Magell. . 18^3 
myrioplivlla • • Green . 5, H. Her. P. Mendoza . 1828 
ovalifolii . . . Green . 5, H. Her. P. I’eru . .1802 
ovina .... Green . 6, H. Her. P. N. HoU. . 1818 
pinnatiflda . . Green . 5, G. Her. P. Chile. . . 1822 
Sanguisorbx . . Green . 6j H. Her. P. N. Zeal. . 1796 
Acalypha, Linn. From a, privative, kalos, pleasant, 
and ajphe, touch. Linn. 21, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Euphor- 
biaceoe. Worthless species of the easiest culture, 
for which see genus Abildgaardia — alopecurotded, 
brachystachya, carolinidnay ciliatd, cuspidutd, diver- 
sifOlld, hispldd, indicd, integrijblld , lasvigdtd, ma- 
crostdchyd, mOllis, paucijlord, polystdchyd, pruni- 
fSlld, riptunSy rubrdy scabrosdy virgdtdy vir^nlcd. 
AcANTHOPHippiUM, Blum. The meaning of the name 
is not explained. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchi- 
daceoe. A. bicolor is a very curious and rather rare 
plant; in habit it mucli resembles A. geodorumy 
only it has pseudo-bulbs instead of tubers, while 
its rich flowers are produced from near the base of 
the shoots. A. striatum is described as being very 
much inferior. They will thrive well with the 
.same treatment as Bletiuy provided they have a 
great deal of heat and moisture during the growing 
season. 
bicOlCr .... Yel.-red . 6, S. Epi. Ceylon . . 1833 
striatum .... White . 6, S. Epi. Nepal . . 
sylbetense ... White . 6, S. Epi. Syihet . . 1837 
Acanthus, Linn. From akanthUy a spine, some of 
the species being spiny. Bear’s Breechy Linn. 14, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acanthaceae. Coarse, yet stately, 
herbaceous plants, flourishing in almost any soil or 
situation, and are increased by divisions or by seed 
with great facility. A. mollis is said to be emol- 
lient; and it is conjectured that the leaf of this 
plant furnished the ancients with the elegant Acan- 
thus leaf of their architecture. 
caxduifOlius . . Blue . . 8, G. Her. P. C. G. H. .1816 
liispamcus . . White . 8, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1700 
ilicifolius . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . 1759 
mollis . . .Pur. wht. 8, H. Her. P. Italy . .1548 
niger .... White . 8, H. Her. P. Portugal . 1759 
spiuosissimus . Pur. wht., 8, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 1629 
spinosus . . . Pur. wht., 8, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1629 
Acarna, WilldenoTV. Theophrastus describes a thistle 
under that name. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compo- 
sites. Insignificant plants, void of any known me- 
rit. For culture and propagation, see genus Abuta. 
Synonyms : 1. Atraetylis cancellata — cancelldtd 1, 
gummifera. 
Acaulis, without a stem. 
Accessary, something added to the usual number of 
organs. 
Accrete, grown together. 
Accumbent, lying on something else. 
Acer, Linn. The word, in Latin, signifies vigorous, 
or sharp, and comes from ac, meaning a point, in 
Celtic. The name is used to designate this genus on 
account of the wood having formerly been much 
sought after for manufacturing into heads of pikes 
and lances. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aceraceae. 
For the most part beautiful trees, of considerable 
size, generally employed in forming avenues or 
the back of shrubberies. The soil they delight 
most to grow in is open sandy loam, in which also, 
cuttings will strike freely in the open air ; or by 
layers put do%vn in the autumn they may be in- 
creased ; but all the best plants are obtained from 
seed, wMch should be sown soon after gathering. 
From the sap of A. saccharinum the North Ameri- 
cans make a very good sort of sugar, in consider- 
able quantities ; other species possess, more or less, 
in the sap this saccharine property. Synonymes : 
1. A. eriocarpon. 2. A. sempervirens. 3. A. spica- 
tum. 4. A. striatumy hybridum. 
, » austriacum . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. Austria 
barbatum . . . Gm. yel. . 4, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1812 
camptstrg . . . Gm. yel. . 5, H. De. T. Britain . 
coUinum . . Gra. yeL . 5, H. De. T. France . . 
variegatum . Gm. yeL . 5, H. De. T. Britain . 
circinatum . . Gm. yeL . 4, H. De. T. Columbia . 1827 
creticum ... . 5, H. De. S. Levant . . 1752 
dasycarpQm, 1* . Gm. yeL . 4, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1725 
heterophyllum, 2 Gm. yel. . 6, H. Ev. S. Levant . . 1759 
hybridum . . . Green . . 4, H. De. T. Amer. hyb. 1790 
ibericum . . . Green . . H. De. T. Asiatic G. . 1826 
lobatum . . . Green . . H. De. T. Siberia . . 1820 
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macrophyllum . Green . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1826 
montanum, 3 . . Gm. yel. . 4, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1750 
monspessulanum Grn. yel. . 5, H. De. S. France . . 1739 
nl^m .... Gm. yel. . 4. H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1812 
oblongum . . . Gm. wht. F. Ev. T. Nepal . . 1824 
obtusatum . . . Gm. yel. . 5, H. De. S. Hungary . 1825 
obtusifOlIum . . Gm. yeL . 5, H. De. S. Crete . . 
opalifOlium . . Gm. yeL . 5, H. De. S. France , . 1823 
opalus .... Gm. yeL . 5, H. De. T. Italy . .1752 
palmatum . . . Green . . H. De. T. Japan . . 1820 
pennsylvanlchm, 4 Grn. yel. . 6, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1755 
platanoides . . Gm. yeh . 6, H. De. T. Europe . . 1683 
laciniatum . . Gm. yeL . 6, H. De. T. Europe . . 1683 
Lobelli . . . Grn. yel. . 6, H. De. T. Naples . . 
Variegatum . Gm. yel. . 6, H. De. T. Europe . 1683 
Psetld6-f-latanu8 Gra. yel. . 4, H. De. T. Britain . . 
purpureum . Purple . 5, H. De. T. 1828 
subobtusum . Grn. yeL . 5, H. De. T. 
variegatum . Gm. yeh . 4, H. De. T. Britain . . 
rtibrum . . . Red . , 4, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1656 
saccharinum . . Yellow . 4, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1735 
tataricum . . . Gm. yeh . 5, H. De. T. Tartary . 1759 
Aceras, Robert Brown. From a, privative, and ke- 
rasy horn, on account of the spur being absent. 
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceas. A very curious 
species, rather troublesome to cultivate. A light 
loamy soil, mixed with chalk, delights it most, and 
it can only be increased by seeds. 
anthropOphOra . Green . . 6, H. Ttu P. England 
secundiliora . . Violet . 7, F. Tu. P. S. Eur. . . 1829 
Aceratium, Decandolle. Derived from a, privative, 
and kerasy a horn; implying that the anthers are 
destitute of horns. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. EIko- 
carpacece. An interesting species, grown in peat 
and loam ; multiplied from cuttings, 
oppositifolium . White . . S. Ev. S. Amboyna . 1818 
Acerose, fine and slender, with a sharp point. 
Acetarious, any thing belonging to the salad tribe of 
plants. 
Acetose, sour, tart, acid. 
AciiiliJla. Linn. Named after Achilles, a pupil of 
Chiron, and the first who used the plant so called 
in medicine. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteraceacy 
or Composites. Showy, free-flowering species, suc- 
ceeding well in any common soil, and readily in- 
creased by dividing the roots. A. tomentosa is, by 
its bright yellow flowers, well suited for ornament- 
ing rock-work. The dried leaves of A. Ptarmica, 
powdered, and taken up the nostrils, excite sneez- 
ing. A. moschata is sudorific and acrid, and makes 
a wholesome food for cattle. Synonymes: 1. A. 
serrata. 2. A. amhigua. 3. A. JiliciJ'olia. 4. A. 
ochroleuca. 5. A. helvetica. 
abrotanifcM . Yellow . 7j H. Her. P. Levant . 1739 
acuminata . . White . 8, H. Her. P. . 1830 
regyptlaca . , Pa. yel. . 8, G. Ev. S. Levant . 1640 
Ag^ratum . . Yellow . 9, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1570 
albldS . . . .Pa. vel. . 7. H. Her. P. . 1819 
alpina . . . White . 9, H. Her. P. Siberia . 1731 
anglica, 1 . . Wliite . 8, H. Her. P. Britain 
anthemoldes . Pa. yeL . 7» H. Her. P. 
asplenifolla . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1803 
atrata .... White . 8, H. Her. P. Austria . 1596 
aured .... Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Levant . .1739 
auriculata . . Yellow . 7» H. Her. P. A. Minor . 1827 
biserrata . . . Wliite . 6, H. Her. P. Albania . 1820 
chamaem^llfOlIa White . 7» H. Her. P. France . . 1825 
Claverma . . White . 6, H. Her. P. Austria . 1656 
coarctata ... Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 1816 
compacta . . Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. . 1803 
coronopifolia . Pa. yeL . 7> H. Her. P. Levant . . 1823 
cretica ... White . 7, H. Her. P. Candia . .1739 
cristata . . . White . 7> H. Her. P. Italy . . 1784 
crithmifolia . . White . 7. H. Her. P. Hungary . 1804 
decolbrans . . Wht. yeh 7, H. Her. P. . 1798 
decumbfns . . Yellow . 7« H. Ev. Tr. Kamtsch. . 1816 
Eupatorlum, 3 . Yellow . 7» H. Her. P. Casp. sho. . 1803 
falcata . . . Pa. yeL . 7> H. Her. P. Levant . . 1739 
Gerber! . . .Pa. yeL . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . .1821 
glomerata . . Yellow . 7» H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1818 
grandiflora . . Wliite . 7» H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1818 
Herba-rota . . White . 7> H. Her. P. France . . 1640 
holoserlceH . . White . 8, H. Her. P. Parnassus . 1817 
imbricate . . Yellow . 7. H. Her. P. Persia . . 1818 
impatlens . . White . 8, H. Her. P. Siberia . .1759 
lanata . . . White . 7, H. Her. P. . 1804 
leptophyllit . . Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. Tauria . ,.1816 
ligtistlea . . . White . 7. H. Her. P. Italy . . 1791 
lingulata . . . White . 7» H. Her. P. Hungary . 1815 
macTophylia . White . 7. H. Her. P. Italy . . 1710 
micranthS . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1805 
microphyUa . . White . 8, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1800 
MiUefdllum . . White . 8, H. Her. P. Britain 
mongbllcd . . White . 7» H. Her. P. Siberia . .1818 
