A pocket botanical dictionary comprising the names, history, and culture of all plants known in Britain; with a full explanation of technical terms / By Joseph Paxton ... assisted by Professor Lindley. A new edition. With supplement containing all the new plants since its appearance.
- Joseph Paxton
- Date:
- 1849
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A pocket botanical dictionary comprising the names, history, and culture of all plants known in Britain; with a full explanation of technical terms / By Joseph Paxton ... assisted by Professor Lindley. A new edition. With supplement containing all the new plants since its appearance. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CoNOcSpMAT.r-?, Dlume. From hums, a cone, and kejiluile, a head ; referrinij to the form of the riovver?'. Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Urticaceir. A curious plant, prou’ing about ten feet high; cultivated in peat and loam, and increased by cutting.s in sand, under a ^lass, in heat. oaucleiflurri*, 1 . Yellow « S. Ev. S. C)iitt.^ong. 1820 CoNOin, cone-shaped. ConopOdTOm, Knell. From kanos, a cone, and podinn, a little foot; f»trm of flowers. Linn. 5, Or, 2, Nat. Or. UmhellifcriB. Plants of little beauty ; may be prown in any common soil, and increased bydivid- inR tlie roots. Synotv/mes: 1. Siton canadense. 2. Myrrhia Claytoni. 3. Dtuiium deniiilatum. ClaytunT, 2. . . tVliite . . 7> H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1806 canadSiiai 1, denuJutflm 3. CoNopsiiOM, re.semhlin^t a gnat. Conospkr.mOm, Sinilk. From Aronoi, a cone, and 5perni/i, a seed. Linn- 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteucees. An ornamental ^enus of plants, thriving well in sandy peat, and readily increased by cuttings in s&jul, under a glass. acinaoifolIQm . .White. . 7. 0. Kv. S. N. Moll. .1324 ccuruldum ... Dlue • • b‘, G. Ev. S. N. Moll. . 1K.'V) edpitStum • . . Itliie . . 7, G. Ev, S. N. Hull. . 1324 aUlpticem ... V/Uite . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Moll. • 1322 ericifollum. . . White. . 7, 0. Ev. S, N. HnH. . I32i' longifOlIum . .White. . 7. G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1324 taxifftlliim . . .White. . 7. G. Ev. S. N. MolL .1324 tenuifoKum « . White. . 7. G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1324 triplinervium. • G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . lU3t) ConostQmOm, SrvaHz. From kono$, a cone, and stoma, a mouth ; the teeth of the theca are united. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Mitsci. A curious species tif moss, found during summer on some of the Scotch mountains. Synonyms: 1. Grimmia conostoma— boreali! 1. CoNosrfiJs, R. Broivn. From Aronoj, a cone, and stylos, a style ; the styles are tinited. Linn. 6, Or. ij Nat. Or. I-hemodoractis. Rather an ornamental genus, growing abovit a foot high ; sandy peat suits them, and they are increased by dividing the roots. BP.il.-At,l ... G. Her. P. N. Hull. . 1820 ■•‘rridfiU . . G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1324 setlgerA .... G. Her. P. N. HolL . IWS CoNSPEBSL's, scattered, or sprinkled. CoNSTBicTED, tightened, or contracted in some par¬ ticular place. CoNTouTCpr.icATB, twisted in plaits. ^ CoxTJiACTBD, narrowed in some particular place. CoNTBAJp:itvA-Hi)OT, 806 DorsUnhl ContrajSrvfi, ConvamAbTa, Linn. From the Latin convallis, a valley ; in allusion to the situation where it grows. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. LiViacerf. The Lily of the Valley is a sweet little plant, thriving in any com¬ mon soil; it will do well in any shady situation where few other plants will succeed; it is multi¬ plied by dividing the roots, mainlln .... While . . 5, H. Her. P. Hritaln . • rn'TS-plcuO . . Wliite . . .*», H. Her. P. Hr t«ii» . , TubrA . . . Flfsh . • 5, H. Her. P. llritHio . . Convex, rising in a circular form. Co-Nvoi.cTB, rolled together, or over each other. C<»Nviii.v0i.08, Linn. Derived from the Latin convol¬ vers, to entwine or wind about; in reference to the habit of tlie plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cou- vulvulacsic. Deing mostly showy plants, the lender spei'ios are well adapteu to stoves and conserva¬ tories: they are best eultivated in loam and neat, and cuttings strike very freely in sand, unner a glass; the half-hardyannu.'il kinds should be sown on a gentle hotbed, aiul when of sutheient si/o planted nut into the 0])en border, the hardy kinds only require sowing in tlie open ground ; the stove ana greenhouse annuals and biennials require to be sown in the stove, and treated as other stove and greenhouse annuals and bieniilHls. 'I'he roots of C. arcriMi's and macrocarpiis abound in a milky |ulcu which is highly purgative, and the roots of C. floriJiis jmd scopnriiis are tised as sternutatories. Sijiiontfuies: 1. V. I’ssndu siculns. 2. C. dccumhens. slhlv.'ntfiB . . Pii. pink . 6, S. Kv. Cl. AIkiw . , 11123 althic.A.k'. . .Pink . • «. M. IK*. Tw. Uvunt .l.Vi? nrlxin'HCi-iU . • 1 * !,!}*! hfrotor. . . .WlU.pur. 7, K 1 w. A. Ukl-ra. . 1313 biciispUlAtilB . . Purplo • 6, M. De. Tw. Dsvkir.i* . lUlU bon^rien^fs . . V/hite . . 7, H. !V. Tw. Chile , . I8I7 hrv'^oiH'fAU&a . I'ink . , 7, G. U*. Tw. China . . iHoo Cromritnsls . . P nk . . 3, G. Ev. Tw. Canaries . l<»‘r) OHntAhr.ctis . . J'ink . . fi, JI. Dc. Tr. S- Enr. . l*i4o chiiicnsls . . . Purple . 7, M. De. T»v. Chin.i . . 1317 ciliAtCia . . . P flu . . 7i Ev. Tw. Cayenne . 1316 Ciioi'in'iin . . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S I.eT<nt . Mi-fO cO'al-fia . . . I’ink . . 6, H. D**. Tw. Cnrsk-a . 1821 Doryenrum . . H-nh . . 7. M. Ue. Tr. Lev-.<nt . iBi'5 ehrxvli-iitua . . ^V'llile. . 7, M. D--. Tr. . 131P elnn^atu- 1 . . While. « 7, M. Tw. A. Canariea . 181.> eiiia'^n&tus . . iNirple . 7. De. Tw. . 1817 erubOSL'ens . Pink , . 7, G. Tw. B. X. 3. W. . IH03 evolvuli.id^*, 2 . Ked . . 7, G. A. S. Knr. . 1H2U farinusus . . Pink . . 5, G. Ev. Tw. Madeira . 1777 di'irldfis . . . Pink . . 8, G. Ev, Tr. Canaries . 1799 GerArdi . . . Pink . . C, H. De. Tr. g. Eur. . (flaher . . . . White. . 5, S. Ev. Tw. (':ivenae . 1806 RuiaiifnsTs . . White. . 7, Ev. Tw. Gn’ana . 1823 Hcnnaiinl-fi . . While. . 3, G. Ev. Tw. P-ru . . 1799 hIrluB .... Blue . . 7, Tr- A. K. Ind. . 1304 liiiperSti . . . Yellow . 7, H. De. Cr. Xaplc* . 1824 l.inii^Du^Os . . White. . 7, H. De. Tw. l,evant . IHIH liiieAr::! , . . Pink . . 6, G. Kv. S. g. Eur. . 1770 HneAtQs . . . Purple . 6, H. De. Tr. S. Eur. . 1770 niacrncArpils . . Purple . 7, Tw. A. S. Anicr. . 1752 muTimiis . . • Pink . . 7, S. Kv. Tw. Ovlon , 1799 ochraeeus. . . Yellow . 7, Ev. Tw. Guioe-A . 1825 ptnnifollus . . Blue . . 8, G. Et. Tw. CanMrtes . 1805 pentapetaloldes . I.i. bine . 7, M- Tr. A. .Majorca . 1789 peotAiithriH , . Li. blue . 8. S. Kv. Tw. E. Ind. . 1808 quinqaefOb'Cis . White. . 7, S. Tw. A. W. Ind. . 1808 rtptans . . . Purpl« . 7, S. Ev. Cr. E. Ind. . 180G salvirollus « . Pink , . 7. H. De. Tr. Palestine . 1825 saxAtilis . . . White. . G. Ev. Tr. S. Eur. . 1796 ScamniAnTA . . Wht. pur. 7, H. De. Tw. Levant . 1596 scnpiirlhs , . . While . , 8, G. Ev. Tr. Cannries . 1733 scrobicuhitus. . Piu red. . S. E-. . Tr. S. Ainer.. 1825 SiblhOrpn . . White. . 7, H. De. Tr. France . 1823 bltfCilus . . . Lt. blue . 7, H. Tr. A. S. Eur. . 1644> Mifl'ruticfisus . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. Tw. Ma<leira . I788 tiliAcens . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. Tw. Kr.iiil . . 1920 tricolor . . . gt'iped . 7, H. A. S. Enr. . 1629 albifinrOs . . White. . 7, H. A. S. Eur. . 1629 ^'erticillutue . . Blue • . 3, S. Ev. Tw. W. Ind. . 1819 arvSnsIs, bogot?nsts, dcnidtns, ,filisa(ills, hirsDtiis, in- tennidlQs, itdllciis, micrdntliiis, miiU{fidfiSf SfrO- tlnfis. CoN^zA, Linn. From Aron^, dust; because St was sup¬ posed to have the power, when it was powdered and sprinkled, of driving away flies, whence the name Flea (Flv)-bane. Linn. 19, dr 2, Nat. Or. Com- positiT. Plants of no beauty. The stove and green- liouse shrubby kinds grow well in loam and peat; >oung cuttings root under a glass. The hardy her¬ baceous kinds grow in any garden soil, and in¬ crease by divisions or seeds. The hardy and tender kinds require the same treatment as other hardv and tender annuals. Synonyms: 1. Conyza Candida, f^enistrUoIdOi . . Yellow . S. Et. S. S. Amer. . 1324 oiloiALl .... Purple . 7> 9. Ev. S. India . . 1759 agypthleil, anuftul, amplsxicafills, arborisefns, nurUil, a cillrirls, bats(im{ffril, blfrfin3,camphor,Jtil, cJndhlil, carolinfnsls, cliinfnsis, cinfr/il, fastigiilttl, Jietldii, grmiiii/hlrd, g/i>Nirr<7M, Goiidar, ineJsd, inu- loUlfs, limoniJ'Ollii \ ,mari/tdnJlcd, paniciililtd, pdtilld, pinnatlt'idd, proUf^ril, pitrpurJscens, righ/d, rugrt.»d, rnptstrls, sa r<7G/lr, Bcr/r^d, sJciild,sOrd'ldd,sfKituldld, sijuarriisd, Tendril, tluipsoldis, verbasciJ'dUQm, vir- gdtd. CoOkTA, v^oHiierjL In memory of the celebrated cir- cumiiRvigator Capt. James C»H»k, U.N., wh«» was hilled in the Sand^vich Islands in 1779. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. .-iHrun/iurfcr. An ornamental stove tree, reqtiiring to be evil tivated in a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood with their leaves on will rwt in sand, under a glass, in a moist heat. A fruit called wampee, which is liighly esteemed in China and the Indian archi¬ pelago, is the produce of this tree. puiictAU . • . White. . S. Ev. T. Chin* • . 1795 CoopfuiTX, Herbert. In compliment to .Mr. Joseph t'oopc'r, one of the most zealous and successful cul¬ tivators of rare plants in this kingdom, and who has liad, for upwards »>f twenty vears.the manage¬ ment of the botanic garden at \^'entworth House, the property and residence of Karl FitzwilHaiu, /.inn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. .•luttjrt///iJa<*Ae. A’ery in¬ teresting flowering bulbs; asandy ctunpost appears to suit them well, with a copious supply of water 1 1](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2933486x_0102.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
