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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![they increase freely from seed. The flower is fra¬ grant, smelling like a primrosc> and is produced at night. chli>T»>'.<'>len . WhLijTTi. • C. B'l. P. Mexico . • 1035 Druiniiirmdn . . WhL rwl • G. Bvu P. Mi'xici* . • 1835 Ci^paIpj’ira, frinn. Derived from the Brazilian name, copailni, and fero, to bear. The balsam of Capevi is the pn>d«ce of this genus. Lirui. lu, Or. 1, Nat. Or. I’aluable species, because of their medical properties. Tliey are best cultivated in sandv loam : ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a glass, in heat. puinnC-H'Is . . . Wliite. . S. T^v. T. Giiiana . . lRf26 officinalis . . , Wliite. . 5». Ev. T. S. Anjer. . 177*1 CoprInTs,/*er«;o/u Named from frojjr/a, dung; spe¬ cies found on dunghills. Linn. 2^, Or. 9, Nat. Or. The species of this genus are found on dunghills, trunks of trees, shady damp places, >S:c. —^/r3jnenf<7rfris, cinfrfiis, comatfttf tinuiisHcfia, ephem^rfis, La^ojn'is, yiticaceuSi rfrf/i#, piliicifis, />/i- ciltUis, ruiUilli^s. CupTis, From Arnp/o, to cut; in allusion to the divisions of the leaves. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Riinuncnlac€<p. A pretty species, well wc»rtlij' of a place in every garden, succeeding well in a bed of peat soil, or grown in pots, and protected in severe weather, increased by divisions or seeds. In the United States, the root of tliis plant is a popular remedy for apthous atfecliuns of the mouth in children. Sfjnonytne: 1. HeUeborus trijolins. trifoliSW, 1 . . lirovvQ . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1782 CoRAtrAiro, like coral. CoRAi TRBK, see Er^ihrtna coTaUodenilr<tn. CoRAi.r.6RHiZA, Sn'urtz. Said to be from knraUion, a coral, and r/tizo, a root. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. OrchitUicece. A genus of curious, bulbous-rooted, perfectly hardy plants. They grow well in peat and loam, and are readily increased by divisions, inn&tit .... Green . . 6, H. Ter. Scotland . miihidorA . . . Gieeu . . 6, H. Ter. N. Amer. . 1824 odnntorhizS . . . Green . . 6, H. Ter. N. Amer. . 1824 CoRAMC POisoN-BCi.B, sec Brunjj'Igfd coranlcil. CoRHfi.ARTA, Hatvvrth. From a little basket; in reference to the shape of the nectary. Linn. 6, Or. JjNat. Or.An ornamental spe¬ cies, thriving best in a light loamy soil in a shel¬ tered simation; it also succeeds well in pots treated as a bulbous frame plant. Synoni/me: 1. A’arm*uj btilbvcodium. »c-niilr)g, 1 . . . Yellonr . 3, H. Bn. P. PortnRal . 1G29 Con< hGrCs,/.inn. From Arore, a pupil, and Aroren, to purge; in allusion to the laxative qualities of C. vdtftriua. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Tiliacetr. A genus of stove shrubs and annuals, of easy cultiva¬ tion. In India, Ashing lines and nets, rice bags, and a coarse kind of linen are made from C ciy- tnUiria. blrti'i* .... Yellow . 7. 8. Kv. S. 8. Amer. . 1820 pilnlabTiB . . . Yellow . 7, I', S. Amer. . IMIK trtdcrs . . Yellow . 7, S. Kv. S. Senegal . . 1H24 acufilngfiHiB^ o-tffulna, cap$ulur}$, hirtfilfis, nliliirluBf tilii/nitgns, irilocnlilns. CoRDATP, fiirmed like a heart. CoaiiATE, when joined by a hyphen to another word, signifies a figure between the two, as cordate-reni- form, a figure between heart-shaped and kidney¬ shaped: eordate-auriculate, having a'n icles at the base, so as tc* give the leaf the figure of a heart. CGroIa, Linn. In honour of E. Cordiis, a (lernian h<jtanist of the sixteenth century. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. An <»rnamental g«*nus, many of the species being fine timber-tree**, upwards of sixty feet high ; best culiivaied in loam and peat, and cuttings rrxit freely in sand, under a glaw, in heat. The flesh ol the fruit of Mtjxa and Sebrn- ipiiii 18 succulent, mncilaginmis, and emollient. Kyiionytnra: 1. Varroniu itlha. 2. E. itlnij’olin. 3. V. antsnafijllifl. 4. F. monnaprnnu. P. Ini/lntn, V. g/e/xMa. fl. V. Hneala. 7. P- martiiiiLenaia. H. P. inirabihnilea. HljJ. 1 . . . .White. •lnir..U.., 2 . .White. BiwxKlitii.fd. 3 . White . eitlhH-u<-<-A . . . Go-en . cor>U1I10B.L 4 . . Wliite. t 07 ] 8. Kv. 8. Tniiidnd K Kv. S. S. Kv. .S. Kanin f'riit 8. Ev, T. Jninah’it . 8. Ev. T. Caou’vBs . 1820 1818 175(1 180U drntAtA . . . . Wliite. S. Kv. T. Ciiracm . 1819 li idiotAmS . . . Pink . 8. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1824 i)illL-liil. . Orange . 4, S. ICv. T. Bahama 1/01) domistlcd . • ■ Orange . S. Ev. T. E. Irid. . . 1 «2(1 pilipticil . . White. . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 18(14 flavvscs^na . . . White . . S. Kv. 8. Guiana . . 1823 Gcrasolifiiilhus . Pink . . 5, 8. Kv. T. W. Ind. . 1789 gloliOsiA, 5 . White . . 8, 8. Ev. 8. Jamaica . 181R grarKlilldrd • . Wliite. . y.o. Ev. 8. 8. Amer. . IH27 Uvls . . . . a-d . . 7, S. Ev. r. Trinidad . I82G linoatA. G . . . White . . 8. Kv. 8. \V. Ind. . 1793 inncrnp'iylU . . White . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1752 maninlcrnsls, ^ . White . . 8, S. Ev. S. Martiniq. . , 1795 mi.-rAntlut . . . White . . S. Kv. T. Guiana . . 1822 mir.iljilriid^s, 3 . White. . 9, S. Kv. T. Ilibpaiiiola . 1798 monnica . . White . . 4. S. Ev. T. E. liid. . . 1799 Mtxa . While. . S. Ev. T. K. Ind. . . , 1G44 nervo'J . . White. . 8. Ev. S. Giiiima . . 1820 iiodAsa . . . White. . 6, S. Ev. 8. Guiana . . , 1803 ohIlqiiA . . . . White . . 8. Ev. T. K. Ind. . . 1818 parvifionl . . . W'liite. . S. ICv. T. Jamaica . . 1819 retiviilAU . . . Yellow S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1820 riigos.-, . . . . Orange . 8. Ev. T. 8. Amer. . 1825 Kelieslctiil . . . White. . 7, 8. Kv. T. W. Ind. . 1728 spiiiLBCens . . . White. 8. Ev. T. E. Ind. . , 1824 CoruToj'rX, heart-lipped. CoROVi.i.vk, ComrnersoH. From korilyle, signifying a club. Linn. G, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacete. Orna¬ mental shrubs, etdtivated in a mixture of peat and loam, or any light vegetable soil; readily increased by suckers. cannfpfolIA. . . S. Kv. 8. X. Holl. . 1820 liemic-hnsA . . S. Kv. S. liuiirhon . 1823 CoRRMA, D. Don. From forewm, a broom ; in allusion to the habit of the plant. Linn. 22, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Etnpetraceif. Antirnamental dwarf shrub, succeed¬ ing well in sandy peat, and increased by layers, fillia. 1 . . . . Apetal . 4, H. Kv. 8. Purtiigal . 1774 CoremTCbi, A'cee. From fcoremn, filth : found there. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. I-'iiiif'i. A very minute fungus, fourfd on old paste, he.—{'fiiricOm. Coreopsis,Fmm A'orM, a bug, and epsu, ap¬ pearance; becatise of the resemblance of tlie .seeds. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat Or. Ompo-iUit. A very pretty genus of plants, the stove perennial kinds gr<iw freely in any rich light soil,and cuttings roiit under a glass ; some of the hardy kinds are tall growing plants well adapted to the hack of fiower borders, <ir vacant places in the shrubbery, some of the smaller species are very handsome, and mas be planted near the front; they are ini-reased by divi¬ sions of the roots. The hardy and tender annuals and biennials require the same treatment as other hardy and tender annuals and biennials. Alhil . . . . While . 6, S. Kv. Tw. .Tiiinaica . 1G99 (tngiistirttllil . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1778 nrufit'l. . • . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Cirol'.na . Bi'irea . . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1785 aiiric'ilAtA . Yellow . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1GJI9 I'liri'AntliA . . 5>lh)W . H, S. H. W. Ind. . 1752 (■(irnnAt.i . . . Vel. hrn. 7. H. Her. 1’. Mexico 18.85 rraniiifiilTA . . Yellow . 9, H. Her. 1'. Carolina . 178(; ilic'hotdina . . Yellow . 9, H. Her. P. narolii.a . 1827 divornifiilhi . . llllHld . 7, H. A. N. Amer. 1833 fvriila'foWA . . Yellow . lO, F. Her. P. Mexico 1799 iilifiillA . . . 5'ellow . , 8, H. A. Texas . . 1835 griiiidiUhrA . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 182G inribA . . . . Yellow . Ifl, S. Kv. Tw.W. Ind. . iiitvgrifollA . . \ el low . 7. H. Her. 1*. ('arolinii . lancenlAhl . . 5 ellow . H, H. B. Coroliim . 1724 latilOllA . . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1786 IhneTpeN . . . Yellow , 4, H. A. Texas . . 18.15 rvi’hiiis . . . 5’ellow . 7. 8. Tw. A. W. Ind. . 1 792 Kvnili'iUil . . . 5 ellow . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1812 tvIMIllAlU. . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. J*. N. Amer. 1789 IrifliiiiiDrriiiA . . Yellow . 8, H. B. N. Jersey 1818 vvrtivillAtA . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amur. 1759 nmpl^xiciirilfa. (’oKi'opsis, see ('/irt)aoaf?ninii1. PoRiAcpuus, thick, tough, like leather. CoiiiAMiKR, see Citriilnilrfiw. ContANimrM, lliifl'viiinn. From koris, a hug; alluding l<» the smell »if the leaves. Linn. .5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Vmln-ltijcrff. A spei'ies of liille beauty, which onl^ requires to hesou n in the open ground. 'I'he truit i« a well-known warm, and agreeable aromatic. MUIvOm . . . Wliita . G, 11. A. Knglitnil . (aiRtXiiTA, Linn. From corimn, a hide. Linn. 22, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Coriarimete. Ornamental shrubs,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2933486x_0103.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
