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
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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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    At.iiOrnOm, the young wood before it comes to h proper consistence. AixjJiRMTi.f.A, Linn. The word is from Alkemch/eh, its Arabic name. Linit. 4, Or. 1> Nat. Or. Romcett. I\Iany of the species are ornamental, and well adapted for planting near the front of borders, or for adorning rock-work. They succeed well in any common soil, if not over-wet, and may be increased from seeds or divisions. A. vulgaris is astringent, and slightly tonic. S^uonymes: 1. A. arvetiaia, Aphnnes ari'snxis. 2. Alchemi/fti vnnitanu. alplnft . . . Gr»«n . . d, H. Her. P. BriUin • cnpensls ... Green . . 6, G. Her. P. <'• G. H. . 1818 flxsa .... Green . . 7, H. Her. P. SwJtzerl. . 1026 hybrids, 2 . • Green . . 7, H. Her. P. BritAin . pentAph5'Il& . . White . 7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1784 piibesci-ns . . Green . , 7» H. Her. P. Caucasus • 1813 sericeft . . . Green . . 7, H. Her. P. Caiiea-us . 1813 SibbiildisefOlia . W'hite . 6, G. Her. P. iMexiio . . 1823 vuluarls . . . Green . . 7i H. Her. P. Britain . glnbril . . . Green . . 7« H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1817 vtiriegdtil . • Green • . 7t H. Her. P. Britain • • Aphiin?8 1, cornucopioides, Aicina, Cavanilles. Named in honour of Fr. Ign. Alcina, a Spanish naturalist. Lhtn. ID, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Cumposi(<t. A species of little interest and easy cultivation—Perjulintd. Ar/:voNTnIuM, A^iirdh. So called, from Halkioneion, the foam of the sea, among which the plants referred to this genus are naturally produced. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat, Or, A!g(e» This also is sup- pitsed to be the nidus of animalcula. Lamouroux, who originally fixed it here, afterwards referred it to Zoophiles; in which la.st opinion, Gaillou agrees with him, declaring that he hits actually seen the animalcula nestlinginit. DOrbignyand Kills consider it the ova of a testaceous animal. Dcfrdctflm, didpUdn{im,Jlav3sc9na. At,drr, see Alnus. AldrovAnda, Linn. In honour of Ulysses Aldro- vandus, an old Italian botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat, Or. Droseracea. We refer for culture, fitc. of this curious little aqtiaiic, to Aciinocarput* TesiotlOsil . • • White . 7> H. Aq. P. Italy . • 1823 Ai-rctCrTa, Acfian'ua, The name i* derived from AieA-tof', unmarried, because of the uncertainty respecting the male flowers. LiriJi. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Lic/tenet. A.Jrdia/a occasionally supplies the rein-deer with food; for which purpose tlie Laplanders cut down the trees, that the lichen may he devoured from the topmost branches.— Jubiitdj.chalybiif/irmls, sanneutOad, Ai.rmhic, a vessel acting like a still. AutTRls, Linn. The whole plant appears covered with a powdery dust; hence the propriety of ilie name, from AMon, meal. Linn. 6‘, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacea:. Interesting species, delighting in a shady situation, and peat or leaf soil. They are increased from olfsets. A. S<arinoaa has bitter roots, whii’h act as a tonic ami stomachic given in small doses, but a mixture of twenty grains pro¬ duces much nausea, with a tendency to v miit. Synonyma: 1. A. alba. .-itireA . . . Yrlltt\r . 7« H- Her. P. N. Amer. ... 1811 fioinAsn, 1 . . . Wliito . U. H, H**. P. N. Amer. . 1768 Af.Ri;RlTKS, Forster. Derived from u/euri/M, mealy ; in ailusion to the farinaceous substance with which the whole plant is covered. Lin»i. 21, Or lo, Nat. Or. Euphorliiacece. Handsome plants, succeeding well in loamy soil, and increased from ripe t imings with the leaves leU oh, in a pot of sand, iu heat, under a glass. trtlrtbil ...» Apetnl . . S Ev. T. Society In. . 1793 AruxANPRiAN i.AURHL, see Ruaciia racenioaus. AmiAoI, Tonruefort. Tlio Arabic name of the phiiir. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Ntil. Or. Legnmitwace. Ulniiiia. Tlu*se interesting pltints must have the protectitm of the greenlmuso in winter. They grow best in sandy loam ami peat; and voting cuttings in muu] untler a glass in heal, will root; hut seeds wlien obtainable, sown in a hotbed, make tlit best plants 3/rtfiaii is a natural exudation from tlie leaves and branches of A. vitiurorinn, ami Is vieliled only in Imi M'lUlthei. Synonyinea; 1. fledi/annim }*.-.rudo-Alhiigi. Nanni ctiapicu. ' 2. II. alhngt Miimut Ittbraica. cnmclorfim . Red . . 7, I'. Her. 1'. Siberia . . IIIK maurdrom . . . lied . . 7, G. Kv. S. Kg} i’‘ • *1714 ArunkRTlA, A. Richard. In honour of M. Alibert, a famous French chemist, Linn. 5, Or. I, Nat. Or. Cinchunacea. An interesting tree, which may be . referred to Hamelia, for culture and propagation. Synonyme: Melanopaidium nigrum. eduhs .... Cream-cld. S. Ev. T. Guiana . . 1823 Ai.isma, Linn. The name is of Celtic origin, from alia, water. \V'ater Plantain. Linn. 6,Or. 4. Nat. Or. A/isrnacete. Pretty little aquatics; for culture, &c., see Actinocarpita. A. P/unfn^'o is recommended in hydrophobia. cordifAlia . . .White . 7, S. Aq. P. W. Ind. .1810 biucenliita • . . Pur. wht. 7. H. Aq. P. Britain . naifins .... White . 7. H. Aq. P. Wales . . p'Tnassiffifolla . White . 7» E. Aq. P. Italy . . 1820 parviflurg . . . Wliite . 7. ri. Aq. P. N. Amer. . 1816 Plantiigo . . . Pur. ivht- 7. H. Aq. P. Britain . . nitiunculoidcs. . Purple . 8, H. Aq. P. Britain . . leprns .... Wht. pur. K, H. Aq. P. AV’ales, Enf^l. trivial!.Wliite . 7- H. Ai,. P. X. Amer. . 1816 Ai.kali, any substance which mingled with acid pro¬ duces fernientation. AM.^MA^DA, iVilfdenow. Named in memory of Dr. Frederic Allamand, professor at Leyden. Linn. 5, Or. 1. Nat. Or. Apocyjiacea. This handsome and free-flowering plant delights in rich loamy soil, and may be multiplied freely from cuttings in sand in moist heat. An infusion of the leaves makes a valuable cathartic. cnthArtlcil . . . Yelloir . 7, S. Ev. S. Guiana . 1786 AllantodTa, Dot. Reg. The cvlindrical indiisia re¬ sembles a kind of pudding called a sausage, hence the derivation of the name, from allantos, a sausage. Linn. 24, Or. I, Nat. Or. Polypodiacea. Ornamental species of Ferns; tor culture, 6£c., see Polypodium. Synonymea: 1 Polypodium axillare. 2. P. um- brosum. aiiatr.'iUB . . . Brown . 7, G. fler. P. V. Die. L. . 1820 axilUrls,! . . • Brown . 7. G. Her. P. Madeira . 1779 Wuera .... Brown . 7» G. Her. P. X. HolL . 1820 iimbroxil, 2 . . Brown . 7, G. Her. P. Madeira . 1779 AixiarTa, i4dan«)n. The name refers to the strong garlic smell; and is derived from alliirm, garlic. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. CriicUertp. Were weeds, of the simplest culture. Synonyme: 1. Erysimum alliaria —brachyciirpdj iifficittalis, 1. Ai.liOnia, Linn. In memory of Charles Allioni, a botanist at Turin. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. yyctu- gynueex. These interesting annuals delight iu sandy peat or loam. incAriiaui . • • Flesh . . 8. H. A. Ciimana , 1820 | ovAta 4 . . . PorpJe . 7» H. A. X. Amer. . 1827 i vKilAce4 . . • V’iolet * 7, H. A. Cum«n4 , 1820 Ai-lTcm, Lrnn. Derived from the Celtic all, sig¬ nifying hut, or burning. Linn. 6, Or. I, Nat. Or. Liliacea. Most of the species are pretty. They succeed in common soil, and increase abundantly 1 from offsets. The Onion, Leek, Garlic, Shallot, Chives, &c., all agree in their stimulant, diuretic, and expectorant effects, differing in degree t'f activity. Synonyrnea : \. A. carneum. 2. Amaryllis cnapiit. 3. Alltum campestre. 4. .-1. Jlaveacena. 5, A. fvtlidttm. 6. A. haicalenae, apirale, setteaceua. 7. A. roietnti, ambiguum. 8. A. pantculalum. 9. .4. mouapeasnlanum. 10. A. tatariciim. l\. A. vireaceiia. 12. A. acorodopraaum. I3. Scilta paradoxo. U. A. panicuiatum. 15. A. vineale. 16. .4. atellatum alburn, anguloaum. 17« .4. i'ijuicitni. IK. A. tentti- ^i)/iuni. ID. A. glancum, palustre. 20. OrnithogaliDii griiminriint. 21. A. d^lexum. 29. A. ti»L.'iiguii»», granitn(/biii(nt,eric<rit>rum. 23. .4. ci/ijiuni. 2-1. A. A mpelopraaum. nci.timxfllOm . . R.'d . . 8. 11. Rl. P. . 1816 nrxt'Horuai . ' KmI . . 6, H Bl. P, Kr.incA . . 18)D nriilum . . . Kod . . 7. H’. BI. P. . IHtD AUnilQin . . . White . 6, H. BI. P. t'rimea . 1820 niixl'iiiiii 1 . . R«d . . 5, H. 111. P. Krxnce . . 1821 iiiiip..ii>|)rA»am . Purple . 7i H. Bl. P. Kiii<leud . AiiderNUun . . Purple . 6, K. 111. P. Siiivrut . . 1818 niii((ilnsQm , . Lqt. pur. 8, K. Itl. P. Goiinxny . 1739 nroiiAririm . . Purple . 6. H. HI. P. BiUaiii . neviilDiiicUm . . I’urple . 6, H. HI. P. Pulrstine . 1546 imljtie . . . Purple . 7, H. Bl. P. 8. Kur. . (perum . . . Purple . H, H. HI. P. S. Kur. . IROO lunipiirp'Iredm . Drk. pur. 7, H- Bl. P. Jluiigeiy . 1821 urdreOm . . . Blue . « lO. M. HI. P, . 1830 brnchyitU'inea . White . 6, H. HI. P. Kumpe . 1819 uirUiStOm . • • Gru. yel. 6, H. BL 1'. Kiiqbiiul • l 13 )
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