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AGRIMONIA. 11—2. (Rosacea.) [From agros, a field, monos, alone.] 
eupato'ria, (agrimony, y. Ju. 94-.) cauline leaves interruptedly pinnate, the ter¬ 
minal leaf'er petioled; leafets obovate, gash-toothed, almost glabrous; flow¬ 
ers sub-sessile ; petals twice as long as the calyx ; fruit hispid. 2 f. 
suaveo'lcns , (y. Ju. 9}..) stem very hispid ; leaves interruptedly pinnate; leafets 
numerous, lanceolate, acutely toothed, scabrous above, and pubescent be¬ 
neath ; fruit turbinate, smooth at the base. 5 f. 
AGROSTEMMA. 10—5. (CaryophyIlea.) LFrom the Greek agros, field, stermna, garland.] 
git-ha 1 go, (cockle, r. J. <|h) hirsute ; calyx longerthan thecorolla; petals entire. 
corona 1 via, (Au. tf.) tomentose ; leaves lance-ovate ; petals emarginate. Rose 
campion. Ex. 
AGROSTIS. 3—2. (Graminece.) [From agros, field.] 
vulga'ris, (red-top, J. AO panicle with smoothish branches, spreading in matu¬ 
rity; outer valve of the corolla 3-nerved; stipule short, truncate. 18 i. 
alba, (white top, bonnet grass, J. AO panicle with hispid, spreading, lax 
branches; outer valve of the corolla 5-nerved ; stipule oblong. 18 i. Var. 
decumbens, stem decumbent. This variety is considered as a distinct spe¬ 
cies by some, and called stolonifera. 
AJUGA. 13—1. (Labiatce.) [From a, without, zugon, yoke, not paired.] 
chamcepi'thys, (y. J. <v).) leaves 3-cleft; axillary, solitary, shorter than the 
leaves; stem diffused. 
ALCHEMILLa. 4—1. (Rosacea.) [A plant formerly in repute among the alchymists.] 
alpi'na, (A. w. AO leaves digitate, serrate, white, soft beneath. Ladies* 
mantle. High mountains. Yer. N. Hamp. 
ALETRIS. 6—1. (Asphodeli.) [From a Greek word signifying mealy.] 
farino'sa, (Ju. y. AO leaves radical, broad lanceolate; smooth, flowers pedi- 
celled, oblong-tubular ; the perianth when decaying nearly smooth. Sandy 
woods. N. Eng. to Car. White flowers in a longitudinal spike. Root 
very bitter. Star-grass, colic-root. 
aure'a , (Aug. A ) flowers yellow, sub-sessile, sub-campanulate. N. J. to Car. 
ALISMA. 6—13. (Junci.) [From the Greek als, the sea.] 
planta'go, (water plantain, w. Ju. AO leaves ovate-cordate, acute or obtuse, 
9-nerved; flowers in a compound verticillate panicle ; fruit obtusely trian¬ 
gular. Yar. parviflora, flowers very small; leaves oval, 5 to 7-nerved. 
acuminate. 
ALLION1A. 4—1. (Jasminece.) [Named in honour of an Italian botanist.] 
albida, (Ap.) leaves opposite, somewhat scabrous, lance-oblong ; involucrum 
5-cleft. 
nyctagynia, stem erect] leaves broad-cordate, glabrous, acute; pe- 
puncles solitary. \ 
ALLIUM. 6—1. (Asphodeli.) [From oleo, to smell.] 
cepa , (garden onion, Ju. AO scape naked, swelling towards the base, longer 
than the terete leaves. 
schxnopraJsum, (cives. Ju. AO scape naked, equalling the leaves, which are 
terete-filiform. Ex. 
vinea’le , (J. A) stem slender, a little leafy ; cauline leaves rounded, fistulous; 
umbelliferous ; stamens alternately tri-cuspidate. Rose-coloured. Intro¬ 
duced from N. Scotia. 
canaden"se , scape-naked, terete; leaves linear; head bulbiferous. Meadows. 
Flowers numerous, rose-coloured. Can. to Yir. 
ALNUS. 19—4. (Amentacece.) [From alno, Italian for alder.] 
serrula'ta , (alder, r-g. Ap. f>.) leaves obovate, acuminate; veins and their 
axils hairy beneath ; stipules oval, obtuse. 9 f. * 
ALTHiEA. 15—13. (Malvaceae.) [From altheo, to heal.] 
officina'lis , (marsh mallows, AO leaves downy, oblong-ovate; obsoletely 
lobed, toothed. Flowers large, purple, near salt marshes. 2 f. 
rose'a, (hollyhock, J'.) stem erect; leaves rough, heart-form, 5 to 7-angled i 
crenate. Ex. 
jpcifo'lia, (fig-hollyhock, JA leaves 7-lobed, sub-palmate, obtuse. Ex. 
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