72 ACORUS—AGAVE. 
ACORUS. 6—1. (. Aroidea .) [From hove, the pupil, because it was esteemed good for disorders 
of the eyes.] 
caV'amus , (sweet flag, g-y. J. 7J..) spike protruding from the side of a sword- 
form leaf-iike scape. Water or wet grounds. Root strongly aromatic. 2 f h 
ACTiEA. 12—1. ( Ranunculacecb .) [From Actr.on, the hunter.] 
america 1 na, (bane berry, w. 7].) leaves twice and thrice ternate; racemes 
ovate; petals shorter than the stamens; berries ovate-oblong. Var. 1 .alba, 
(red cohosh,) petals truncate; pedicels of the fruit thicker than the pe¬ 
duncle; berries white. Var. *2. rubra t petals acute, pedicels of the fruit 
slender,, berries red. 2 f. 
ACTINOMERIS. 17—3. ( Corymbifercc ,.) [From akt.in^ a ray, 7neris j part.] 
kelianthoi'des, (y.) leaves lanceolate, acute, serrate white villose beneath, co¬ 
rymb simple, compact; stem winged. S. 
ADIANTIJM. 21—1. ( Filiccs .) [From, a , nob and diaina , to grow wet, because its leaves are 
not easily wet. 
peda , lum ) (maiden hair, J. 2 J..) frond pedate, with pinnate branches ; leafets 
halved, upper margin gashed—barren segments toothed, fertile ones entire ; 
stipe capillary, very glabrous. Woods. 1 f. 
ADONIS. 12—13. ( Ranunculcieecb .) [Said to have been consecrated by Venus to the memory 
of the beautiful Adonis.p 
autumna'lis , (pheasant’s eye, Au. #.} flowers 5, to 8 -pet ailed ; fruit sub-cylin- 
dric ; petals erose or emarginate. Ex. 
ADOXA. 8—4. ( Saxifraga,) [From the Greek a, without, and doxa, glory.] 
moschatelli'na , (g.) peduncles 4-do we re d; filaments united at the base in 
pairs ; anthers round. S. 
JESCHYNQMENE. 16—10. ( Leguminoscb .> 
liis n pida , (false sensitive plant, y-r. Ju. 0.) stem herbaceous, erect; petioles 
and peduncles hispid; leaves in many pairs; leafets linear, obtuse; ra¬ 
cemes simple, 3 to 5-flowered ; legumes with. 6 ; to 9 hispid joints. Marshes. 
Penn, to Car. 
viscid"ula, (y. 7J.) stem procumbent, viscid, slender ; leafets 7 to 9 -obovate ; 
peduncles about 2-flowered, legume hairy ; joints deeply notched. Sandy 
grounds. 3 f. S. 
iESCULUS. 7—1. (Acera.) [From the Latin esca, food.] 
hippocas"tanum , (horse chestnut, w. J. T 7 .) leaves digitate, with about 7 divi- 
-sions ; corolla 5-petalled, spreading ; flowers in a panicled pyramid. 15? 
f. Ex. 
glabra , (buck-eye, y-w. May. T^.) leaves quinate, smooth ;- leafets ovate acu¬ 
minate ; corolla 4-petalled, spreading, with the claws as long as the calyx ; 
stamens longer than the corolla ; capsules echinate. Woods ; a small tree 
with flowers in panicled racemes. Penn, to Miss. 
macrosta'chya , (Ap. T 7 .) leaves in 5 divisions, downy beneath ;- raceme very 
long; corolla 4-petalled, expanding ; stamens long. Beautiful shrub. 6 f. 
iETHUSA, 5—2. (Umbellifera.) [A Greek word signifying beggarly.] 
divarica'ta , (w. #.) stem erect, slender ; leaves biternate ; segments narrow* 
linear; umbels terminal, without involucres; partial umbels, 3 to 5-flower¬ 
ed ; fruit hispid. 
cyna'pium , leaves bi and tri-pinnate, dark green ; segments ovate, lanceolate; 
umbels terminal. Road-sides. Flowers white, in many-rayed umbels, 
very poisonous. 1 f. Fool’s parsle}^. 
AGARICUS. 21—6. ( Fungi.y [The name is said to have been given in consequence of the re¬ 
semblance of the plant to a mineral called Agaricus, which is soft and spongy in its texture.] 
campes"tris, pileus fleshy, flattish, having dark, yellow scales; lamella be¬ 
coming yellowish red; stipe short; the ring-volva rather incomplete. This, 
is the common eatable mushroom. 
AGAVE. 6—1. ( Bromelia .), [From a Greek word, signifying beautiful.] 
virgin"ica, (y-g. A S) stemless, herbaceous ; leaves with cartilaginous serra- 
tures; scape simple; flowers sessile. Scape 6 f. Flowers fragrant. Rocky 
banks. Penn. t 6 Car. False aloe.. 
