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The Latin and Greek 
In our catalog we have many of the botanical names in Latin and Greek, because of the fact that our business © 
is an international business with world wide connections. Whatever nationality the seed seller or seed buyer 
may be, he will understand the Latin and Greek botanical names. Without an international language, seedsmen 
in all parts of the world would not know what they were buying, in other words, these names in Latin and Greek 
tell the botanical structure of the plant and also the colors are made known. Coccineum is known as scarlet, 
Grandiflora—large flowered, and Pumillium—small or small flowered. Nana—dwarf, Minimum—-smallest. Sem- 
pertlorens—everblooming, etc. 
We list here below the few names that are in constant use and hope that they will help you to make your 
selections. 
arvensis—common in fields 
acaulis—stemless 
_affinis—related 
album—white 
alpinum—from high mountain: 
alternifolius—alternate leaved 
amellus—home on the hillside 
anethoides—dill-like 
angustifolia—narrow-leaved 
argenthea—silvery 
arenaria—sand loving 
auricula—ear-shaped 
auratum—golden 
aurantiacus—orange-yellow 
arborescens—tree-like 
atrococcineus—dark scarlet 
autumnalis—fall blooming 
azurea—sky blue 
biennis—biennial 
barbatus—bearded 
caespitosa—tuft forming 
coronaria—for use in wreaths 
cordifolius—leaves heart shaped 
columbaria—colombo-pigeon. 
cyanus—blue 
coerula—dark blue 
coelestis—almost divine, sky blue 
cruenthus—bloody 
cephalotes—head-shaped 
capitata—like a head, clustered 
caudatus—tail-like 
corollata—garlanded 
coccineum—scarlet 
callilepis—charming 
calycanthema—two calyxed 
candidissima—whitest 
caesius—steel blue 
chalcedonicum—scarlet 
digitata—fingered 
dioica—dual 
dealbata—whitish 
deltoides—shaped like a D 
dissitiflora—profusely blooming 
damascena—from Damascus 
elatior—tall 
elegans—ornamental 
eximium—outstanding 
excelsior—stately 
falcatus—sickle-shaped 
flmbriata—fringed 
floribunda—floriferous 
fragilis—fragile 
frutescens—shrubby 
flexuosus—twisted 
flore pleno—double flowered 
flammula—flaming red 
grandiflora—large flowered 
grandis—great 
gracilis—slender 
glaucum—grayish 
gymnocarpa—smooth seeded 
glomerata—bunched 
globosa—globular 
humiis—low, humble 
hispida—shaggy 
hybridum—mongrel 
heterophyla—diverse leaved 
incana—grayish 
indivisa—indivisible 
insignis—remarkable 
lusitanicus—from Portugal 
luminosa—luminous 
latisauama—broad-scaled 
latifolia—broad leaved 
lutea—yellow 
longifolia—long leaved 
lignosa—woody, shrubby 
laevis—smooth 
lanceolata—lance shaped 
lucidus—shining 
monstrosa—unusual 
muricata—soft spined 
maxima—largest 
major large, great 
macrophyla—large leaved 
maritimus—from the coast 
magnifica—great 
multiflora—many flowered 
maculata—spotted 
muricata—roughened 
montana—mountain (adjective) 
minimum—smallest 
microphylla—small leaved 
mirabilis—admirable 
margaritacea—pearl-like 
moschata—musk scented 
malacoides—bad shaped 
nana—dwarf 
napellus—root beet-shaped 
nebulosa—cloud-like 
noctiflora—night blooming 
nigrescens—blackish 
nivalis—snowy 
nudicaulus—smooth-stalked 
nobilis—comely 
neglectus—overlooked 
nemorosa—home in rocky soil 
ovatus—egg. shaped 
oblongata—oblong 
orientale—oriental 
officinalis—medicinal : 
occidentalis—western, European 
ptarmica—sneeze causing 
podaryifolia—dense leaved 
paniculata—irregularly branched 
persicifolia—peach leaved 
picta—picturesque 
pycnostachya—long spiked 
pudica—bashful 
procumbens—trailing 
pennata—feather-like 
pulcherrima—very beautiful 

Abbreviations 
pulchellus—charming 
pungens—sharp, pungent 
plumarius—teaseled, feather-like 
pseudo—misleading, false 
pompon—beautiful 
praecox—early 
palustris—from swamps 
pumillum—little 
pyramidalis—pyramid like 
patulus—outstretched 
patens—open 
polyphyllus—many leaved 
rupestris—gravel loving 
rotundifolium—round leaved 
recta—upright 
rostratum—beak possessing 
retusus—notched at the apex 
ritro—circular 
repens—creeping 
ramosum—many branched 
rubrum—red 
rosea—rose pink 
rugosa—wrinkled 
suaveolens—fragrant 
saxatile—home in the woodland 
stolonifera—spreading—stooling . 
speciosa—gorgeous 
sylvestris—from woods 
sanguinea—blood red 
spica—spike 
scariosa—rare 
semperflorens—everblooming 
sempervirens—evergreen 
sempervivum—ever alive 
serrata—saw toothed 
sinnuata—wavy 
superbus—magnificent 
simplex—single 
stricta—straight, rigid 
saxatile—indigenous to rocks 
setosa—bristly 
tomentosa—velvety 
tenuifolium—slender-leaved 
trichophylla—hair leaved. 
tinctorius—dye producing 
tomentosa—velvety 
uliginosum—dampness loving 
uvaria—bunched 
veris—spring flowering 
versicolor—changing color 
virgatum—switch-like 
vulgaris—common 
vaccaria—found in pastures 
venosa—veined 
variabilis—changeable 
villosum—hairy 
vera—true, genuine 
vernalis—youthful, spring (adj.) 
verticillatus—whorled 
viridia—green 
Figures mentioned are the number of seeds per ounce. 
The key letters of course are for ‘A’ annual, “’P’”’ perennial, '’T’ tender, 
“H" Hardy, ‘TR” trade packet, 
“* Star’ indicates best variety, '’C’’ climber, 
"H.H" half hardy, ‘Bi’ ‘bi-annual, ‘’W.R.” wilt resistant. 


