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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![A POCKET BOTANICAL DICTIONARY. ABI ACA ACA ACA A BIES, ?ee Piuus. l\ AniiJvjAARnlA, V/ihl. After Pntfessor Abild- ^ard, of Copi'nhayen. Linn. 3, Or. 1. Nat. Or. Cyperaceie. AV'ortfiless dw;irf species of j;ra«s-like plants! increased by division, and grown in any common soil. monnst.icliy. . . Apefal . • fi, Oms*. N. Holl. . . 1310 tri.iAcliya . . . Ap.t.il . . (i, Qiam. N. Holl. . . 1824 Abortion, iinperf -ct or untimelv development. Abruma, L/nn. From »i, privative, and 6roma,food; unfit to be eaten. Linn. 18, Or. 1, Nat. Or. SVercu- li'tcea. Handsome free-dowering species of easy culture, deligliting in a compost of loam and peal. Propagated with ease from seeds, or cuttings. The bark of A. aii^usta furnishes a very tough fibrous tissue, suited tor manufacturing into cordage. au^Q-u . . . Purple . . 8, S. Kv, T. E. In<iie-« . 1773 f*au0»4 . . . Purple . . 8, is Ev. T. N. S. W. . IHilU ABRONfA, Jussieu. From ahroSt delicate ; referring to the involiuTum. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Nijeta- ffinacea. Handsome trailing plants, multiplied by division, and grown in sandy peat. Synuni/me: 1. Tricratus admitaiUis. melllfer# . . . MTiile . 7» H- D**. Tr. Califurji’n , IRSfl umhelUia, 1 . Red . . 4, H. Ev. Tr. Ciilifuniia , 1023 Abrupt, blunt, broken off. Abrupti.Y'Pinnate. Pinnate leaves, terminating with¬ out an odd leaflet. ABitPs, Linn. P'rnm ahros, soft; in allusion to the delicacy of the leaves. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminosoe. This pretty climbing species (Wild Liquorice) must have a strong heat to enable it to fiower H'ell. It delights in loam and peat, and is propagated readily from cuttings, in sand, under a glass. The roots have the property of the liquorice of the shops, while the seeds, if eaten In any quan¬ tity, produce violent headache. pre^siArlus . . P<i. pur. . 4, & De. cl, W. Indies . 1680 AbCtX, Aublet. From Ahuula or AhiUo, its name in Guiana. Linn. 23, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Men!8permacp<B. An ornamental evergreen climber. Loam and peat, division.^. From the branches of this plant a drink is niade by the natives of Cayenne, and used by them against obstructions of the liver. rufCfrC'Os . . Orn. YrlL . . S.Kv.el. Guiitnu . . 1830 I AcacTX, Ttecker. From nr, a point, or nkazOt to sharpen; many of the species having thorns or prickles. Linn. 2.3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leginninoste, i Alimoseip, ^’e^J' ornamental plants «»f neat growth, j and elegant foliage. All grow well in sandy loam , and peat, and cuttings taken off at a joint root freely in sand, under a glass ; portions of the strong roots planted in soil, in heat, leaving t)ic points out, produce young plants; hut tlie best plants are obtained from seed. The hardy sqiecies require to be slightly jirotected in severe weather. 'I'lie hark of some species funnshes t)ie tanning principle in a p-ieai degree, nariicnlarly A. nrnhiiii •, the nark of which is largely used in tanning Icallier, and is in I India regarded os a powerful tunic. Gums are ‘ ( 1 ) yielded in considerable quantities bv some species; and in India an intoxicating principle is obtained from other species. Synonymes: I, A. acicularis. 2. Mimosa tnriuosa. 3. A. strigoaa. 4. M. gief\ff(g. 5. A. proslraia. 6. A. viseosa. 7. A. atolonijera. 8. .V. marginata. 9. A. Jloribunda. 10. A. linearis. cans. 14. A. verticillata. nbictlnS aeabltincarp^ ncitntliO dliA BCApulvCnsU affinls . . alAtA . . Ain^rA . . amu‘n& . . AacC'ps . . angulfttu . angiihtifOlIA ariilili-A . • arbOreti . . arcnlinit . • armnUl . . Arropl;fll/l . nsparaf^uUles fispenl . . HancroftiflaA bifiOrA . . bioervfitA . bivenOsA bracbvAcdnthi bratiili.'nala hrevifolIA brevIp^B Hrrtwiiei, 1 Hriiiirin} . hrexifl^lTA . HiiiinnnnifinA Ot-lilfi . . tVlfrA . . cafamifAirA cnniUiculAUl caracanAnA cassinldi;H . Cfltvcbn . centrophtlU CeratAnlA . clirysosticIn'B ciliAtA. .3 eiiierAfiffiiB coehb flrT» . cnnclniiA . ConcordiAnA cnnfirlA . cniit<<rtA . vopallliiA • curiflpeA . crirnTfn‘rA . inriinilln'rrtlld CoiirrantiAnA crQKBicAriiA i-rnBHifi»vaIi ('ycUiplB • dnvic«tfAlI& denlbAtA , deetpli'tit . f.rtrmArei docArrvits . sima. 12. A. hnpressa. 13. M. iiigri- . ambigua. 15. M. veiticillata. 16. M. . Yollmv . 5, 0. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1323 . Pa. rod. . s. Ev. 8. N. Spain . 18.22 . WhitP . . s. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1823 . White . . s. Ev. S. Aeapiilco . 1825 . Yellow . 6, Ev. S N. Holl. . 1H22 . Vellnw . 5. (j. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1803 . White . . s. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1016 . Yellow . 5, O. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1R2D . Yellfiw . 5, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1820 . Yellow . 6, a. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1820 . Yellow . 4, 0. Ev. 8. N. 8. W. . 1816 . White . . s. Ev. 'r. E. Ind. . . 1820 . I'ink . .. s. Ev. i. JaniaicK . 1768 s. Ev. 8. Garnccas . 1816 . Yellow . 5, 0. Ev. 8. N. Holl. . 181*8 0. Ev. T. Nepal. . . 1818 . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. 8. N. Holl. . 1018 . Yellow . 6, G, Ev. 8. N. Holl. . 1B24 S. Ev. i'. Jamaica . Yellow . 5, 0. Ev. 8. N. Holl. . 1803 . Yellow . 5, 0. Kv. 8. N. Holl. . 1834 . Yellow . 5, 0. Er. S. N. Holl. . 1824 S. Ev, ’i'. s. Amcr. . 1824 8. Ev, 'J'. Brazil . . 182.5 . Yellow . 6, G. Er. S. N. Hnl]. . 1820 . Yellow . 0. Ev. S. N. S. W. . Yflb.w . 6, 0. Ev. 8. N. S. W. . 1786 . Yellow . 5, 0. Ef. 8. N. Holl. . 1824 . Yellow . 4, (}. Ev. 8. N. Holl. , 1824 S. biv. S. Ovlon . . 1818 . Yellow, . 8. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1773 . Yel. wht. . 0. Ev. T. C. G. H. . 181)0 . Yellow . 5. G. Ev. S. N. HolU . 1823 . Yellow . 5, G. Kv. 8 N. Holl. . 1824 . Purple, . S. Ev. 8. Cnraccas . 1817 . 8. Kv. T. . 1820 . Pn. vel. . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1780 . AVlnto • . s. Ev. Jamaica . 1818 . White . . s. Ev. T. S. Amcr, . 18110 8. Ev. T. Mnnrit.. 1824 . Yellow . fi. G, Ev. 8. N. Hull. . 1M(:3 . YelhiW . f>, 0. Ev. 8. N. Holl. . 1824 . Yellow . 5, G. Kv. .S. N. Holl, . 1818 . White . . . .•<. Ev. 8. K. Ind. . . 1823 H. Kv. T. E. Ind. . . 1818 . Yellow . 4, <i. Kv. S. N. Holl. . 1824 . While . . 8. Hv. T. Hrutil . . 1825 8. Kv. 3-. . 1825 . Yellow . 6, G. Kv. 8. N. Holl. . 182.5 . Pa. yelL . 8. Kv. T. S. Amer. . 1602 8. Kv. S. N. Africa . 1817 {■•. Kv. 3\ ('nnnrieB . 1818 . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. 8. N. Holl, . 1824 . Yellow . f>, 0. Kv. 8. N. H(.ll. . 1824 . Yellow . b, G. Kv. 8. N. Holl. . 1824 . Yellow . fi. G. Ev. 8. N. Hull. . 1817 . Yellow . 5, G. Kv. 8. N. Holl. . 1823 . Yellow . 4, G. Kv. 8. N. Holl. . lht*3 . Yellow . fi, G. Kv. K N. HoM. . 18311 . Yellow . fi, G. Ev. S. N. 8. W. . 1780](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2933486x_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
