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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![ALL uArn^Qm . . CAroliniftnAm . cS''plcum 2 • Ciiiic<ilNicuin • C«pd • • • RggT^KAtum p.«ucifldrum c»pi»r<>rme • cSroufim . « C)>Mm>emuIy • cineroum . . Clusiuiium cnofc-rtuoif 3 • coai;<?»tum ■ eontro>vrbAin . Cowftni daoubialS • • de>-c^n(leQs «r9cl0m . • ciiO'mOn • ex^ertum • Fisclieri • • fistiitAsum . • flflrom . . . ficxum, 5 • • foliolo.sum • • fr&c>&Qs . • fO'CAm . • f^lAodulnsAni . glAocum. G • globO'Qm . « e'ittdtum . • Hallerl . . . ill^icum . • inrarofttum. 7 iat^rm^dhlm, 8 i'uocifoLum . flxOm • . . linpire . . . llttAr^Am, D . loDgifoUum . loDsi'patlium . m/i^oOm « . ma^sl# . . . madium . . MOly . . . rooDtinfim • nin'>c>iatiim . mutablM . • multiflorum . oarcisfiiflCrtini neapolitdDQin nigrum . . niidicaula . . Pn. pur. . Red . . . . . White . . Wliite . . White . . Wiiito . . White . . Red . . . ^PIlite . . SU’n\p . Wliite . . Purple • . Purple . . Purple • . White . , Red . . . Wht. red Drlt. pur. White . White • White . . Lilac . . Grn. yel. . Ye'Jow . . Drk. pur. . Puiple . . Wl.ita . . Urnwo • . White . . Pink . Purple . . White . . Pa. red . . Purple . . Red . « . White . . White . . Rpd . . . Wht red . Purple , . Drk. pur. . Rrou'O . , Grn. wliL , While . . \yhite . . Yellow . . R-d . . . Wht. pur. . Red . . . Red . . . Purple . . White . . Wliite . nflUriA .... R-d . , obliqAutn . . . White . oclirolrucfim . . (‘re.>m . odOium, lO « . Whte . ol^rSc^Qn), 11 Pa. yeL Ophio'<y)i«^0n. 12 P;.. red . oxypetilAm . . PaiU»n . , . White • Red . . p^UeDK .... Pale . . paniciiIfitCm . . iMle . . pitrAilOxOni, 13 . White . pArviflOiuiii . . Purple . pedemontAnCm . Red . . penduliDum . . White . Porri'im . . . White . proUf^rrun ... AVhite . pTOstriUOm . . R.‘d . . pruniAtCim . . Red . . pulclicllGm, 14 . Sruirlet . PArehlf, 16 . . Pink . pusjllAiii . . . ^VIlite . nimAaOm . . . rotivuiAtOm, IG . J'a. yel. . White . rteerim . . . . Pn. pur. * rotOnilum . . . Purple . rubellAm . . . Red . . rAb^ns, 17 * * . Purple . rubicAiidum . . Red . . rup^^trA . . . lt d . . •alivGm « . . White . wixAtn«. . . . While . BchcjenAprAsflni, 111 Flcnh . tfooro<loprA»rim . Lt. pur. . scorsonereeldliQin ^■elIow • scn<lM.'^n8 . . • While . •erAtinAm . . Rj-il . . tiblrlcOm, 19 . . Pa. red . BlcOlOm . . . Grn. pur. •ph«rncephAlAa . Red . . tpOrlAm > . • Purple . BtAllAtLim . . . Lilac. . BtriatAm . . . White . ■trialcllAni, 20 WhL ycL 1 13 1 ALL ALL ALO 6. H. 111. P. 181G G, H. 111. P. X. Amer. . 1818 4 H. Bl. P. Crimea . . 1822 G H. 111. P Caacusiia . 6, H. HI. R. G. 11. BI. P. G. H. HI. P. 8. H. HI. P. 1024 G, H. HI. P. N. Amcr. . IIKJG 1. H. HI. P. S. Eur. . . 1774 7> H. III. P. Sibt-ria . . 1829 7. H. Bl. P. .S. Ear. . . 18U3 8. H. HI. P. Kurnpe 6, H. Bl. P. S.boria 1818 G, H. 111. P. IHIG 6, H. HI. P. Chile . . 182? G, H. HI. P. G'*rinany . 1818 8. H. HI. P. Siberia . . 1R19 7. H. BI. P. Switrerl. . 179G G, H. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1823 6, H. HI. P. 1829 7, H. Bl. P. Russia . . 18)8 7i H. HI. P. S'iberM . . 1829 4. H. HI. P. Siberia . . 1G29 G, H. Bl. P. Austria . 1759 7, H. HI. P. 7 H. Bl. P. 1817 9, H. BL P. W. Ind. . 1822 7. H. HI. P. Hungary 1820 G. H. BL P. 1829 6. H. HI. P. Siberia . . IHHO a, H. HI. P. CiucHsus 1821 7, H. HI. P. Ode-sa . , 1819 7, H. Bl. P. S. Eur. . 1818 7, H. BL P. Austiia 1820 6, H. Ill. P. Greece . 1812 8, H. HL P. S. Eur. . 1827 5, H. HI. P. Cbile . 1826 G, H. Bl. P. Siberia . 1817 G, H. Bl. P. Siberia . 17.52 7, H. III. r. Italy . 1818 7, H. BL F. Mexico 1826 7, H. HI. P. France . IKIO 6, H. HL P. Austria 1596 6, H. HL P. Italy . 1824 6, H. HI. P. Huncary G, H. HI. P. S. Eur. . 1821) 1G(I4 7, H. BL P. Greei-e . 1818 8, H. HL P. S. Eur. . 1823 7, H. HL P. N. Amer. 1824 6, H. HL P. N. Africa 1800 6, H. Bl. P. France . 6, H. HL P. Naples , . 182.'l 7, H. BL P. Barbsry . 1818 H. HI. P. . 1829 7, H. Ill. P. Siberia . . 178.5 6, H. HI. P. Siberia . . 1759 7, H. HI. P. Hungary . 181G G. H. HI. P. S. Eur. . . 1820 6, H. HL P. England 8, H. HL P. Greece . 8, H. HI. P. S. Eur. . ! 1018 G, H. HL P. Russia . . 1819 G, H. III. P. a. Eur. . . 1779 G, H. HL P. S. Eur. . . 1780 4, H. HL P. Caucasus . 1823 G, H. HI. F. S. Eur. . . 1781 7, H. BL F. Fi-dmont . 1817 4, H. BL F. Italv . . 1825 4, H. HI. IL Swftzerl. . l.')G2 7, H. HL P. . 1820 7, H. HL 1'. Sibiria . . 1823 7, H. HL P. Spain . 7, H. HI. P. Taufia . . 1819 . 1810 8, H. HI. P. N. Amer. . 1818 7, H. HI. F. Italy . . 1H2G G, H. HL F. Siberia . . 1819 G, H. HI. F. X. Amer. . 181)0 C, H. HI. F. Fiance . . 1752 7. H. HL F. H. Eur. . . 1H2U 7, n. HI. F. C.iui-asus . 1825 6, H. HL F. Gcnnany . 1805 7, H. HI. P. c. a. H. . 1804 G, H. HL F. Crimea . . 1824 G, H. HL y. Sicily . . 1.548 7, H. HI. F. Crimea . . 1828 6, H. HL ]’. Britain . 7i H. HI. F. Urnniark .’ 150G G, H. HL P. S. Kur. . . 1820 G, H. HI. J’. Germany . 1511G «, H. Ill. P. SwilrerL . 1820 7, H. 111. P. Siberia , . 1777 7, H. 111. F. Sicily . . 1832 7, H. HI. P, Kiirupe . . 17.59 G, H. HL P. Siberia . . 1820 6, H. HL J'. N. Amer. . 1811 6, H. HI. P. Cundiua . 1800 4, H. HL P. Clule . . 1823 huavtiOlen** 22 . White . 6, H. Rl. r. Austria. . 1001 subhirsutOm, 23 . . White . 5, H. HI. P. S. Eur. . . 1596 SjTinoill . . . . Pn. red . 7, H. HL P. C. G. H. . 1825 tcnuiflOrCm . . Pink . . 7, H. HL P. Italv • . 1824 tricAeciim . . . . White . 7, H. Bl. F. X. Amer. . 1770 triquetrum . . . . White . 5. >11. BL P. Spain . . 1789 urMiium . . . White . 4, H. III. F. Britain . vernu'UsAm » . . Pn. pur. . , 5, H. HI. F. 0. G. H. ! 1025 V’ietorialls . . . . Gm. yel. 6, F. HL F. Ausiria . 1739 ancustlfollum . . Grn. yeL 4, H. HL P. Scotland vineft^e . . t 1 . Purple . , G, 11. HL P. Britain . riolftceum . . . . Violet . 6, H. Bl. P. S. Eur. . *. 1023 WaUbtcinil, 24 . . Purple . . G. H. III. P. Hungary . 182G AllosdrCs, Detnhardi. Named from altoa, variotis. and aoro^, lieap; in allusion to the chanjriny of the 80ri. i.i/tn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. An interesting native species of fern, ot easy culture. Sjjnonymcs :l. Pteris criapa, Osmuiida crispa. crispus, I . Brown . 7> H. Her. P. Britain • .•\i.L?EED, see Polycarpnn, ALt.'PiCK, see Calycantkus. Ai.i.spice-tbek, see Pimenta. Ai.mond, see Atnygdalua. ALNfs, Tuurn^brt. Compounded from at, near, and Ian, the edge of a river; in allu>ion to the situa¬ tion where the species grow. Lim/. 21, Or. 4, Nat Or. Be/u/ficetP. Timber trees, thriving be.'t in very moist situations. The wood is employed for under-water purposes, turnery, &f.; the sap is yellow. They are propagated by laj’ers or seeds, and the bark possesses tJie tanning principle in a considerable degree. cnnudcD'Is. . . Apelill . G. H. De. T. Canada . eordi’Aila « • . Apet.al . G, H. De. T. Naples . IRIH glaiicil . . . . Apet.l . G. H. Do. T- N. Amer. 1820 glut niisA . . . Apetal . 4, H. Dc. T. Britain . emarginfit.’l . . Ap'-tal . 4. H. De. T. Britain . fo ii'-varieuAtls Apetal . 4. H. De. T. Bfitrin . incisA . . . Apetal » 4. H. De. T. Brit.iin . lacimAtA . . Ap-t.il . 4, H. De. T. Britain . quercilulIA . . Apetal . 4, H. De. T. U.il.in . incAiiil . . . Api-tal . G. H. De. T. Europe . 1780 angulALl ■ . Apetal . G, H. De. T. piimAtA . . . Apctil . G, H. De. T. Europe . macrucArpil . Apctil . C. H. De. T. macropbyilA . . Apetul . G, H- De. T. Naples , obloiuutil . . . Apet 1 . 6, H. De. T. S. Eur. . 1730 elhptIcA . . . Apet.ll . (). H. Dc. T. o^yncauthifOUd . Apet il . G, H. De. T. pumlla . . . . Apetil . G, H. De. T. rubrA . . . . Apetal . G, H. Dc. T. ^errulAt<l . . . Apetal . G, H. De. T. N. Amer. 17G9 subiotundA . A])i-tal . 4, H. Dc. T. uadulutA • . Api-UJ . G. H. Dc. T. N. Amer. I7H2 Ai/)R, Linn. Derived from alloeh, the Arabic name tor ihis genus. Linn. 6, Or. I, Nat. Or. Liliaceca, Very interesting and curious succulent plant.s, thriving well in open sandy loam and peal, mixed with a little reduced manure ; the pots must be well drained and the plantscautiously watered, especially in winter. They increase by suckers, or leaves laid on, or very slightly planted in a pot of mould. Socoirine aloes are obtained from A. apicala, and an inferior sort is attributable to A. perj'oliata. S’ynoni/wtea; 1 1. A. humilia. 2. A. mitra-J'ormia. 3. hnmilia, incurva, 4. A. vicla, 6. A. striata. G. A. barbadeiiaii. acuminfltd, 1 , . Ornnee . 4. 0. Fv. S. C. O. H. . 1705 nlbiiiptiifi . . . Seiiiht . G. G. Ev. S. C. U. H. . 1796 albueinctA . . Grunge . ti. G. Kv. S. 1812 urlKirC-HcC-ns . , Red . . h. a. Kv. S. C. 0. H. . 1731 ariitfitA OinnKe . 6, G. Her. F. C. G. H. . 1801 brevil'dild . . Ur.iiiite . G, G. Ev. S. C. 0. H. . 1810 Cdlhlil . . . . Oiiiuge . 7, 0. Kv. S. C. G. H. . 1818 elfitlGr . . . Rnl . . G, G. Kv. S. C. G. H. . 1821 cliineii»la . . . YrllllW . G G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1821 cihArIn . . . . Red . . G, G. Kv. S. C. G. H. . 1821 Ciunuiellnl, 2 . . G. Ev. H. C. G. H. . 1819 depri''>4 . . . Oriinjje . H. G. Kv. S. C. G. II. . 1731 ilichPlAintl . . Uc.l . . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. 11. . 1780 dl-truin . . . . Hell . . 7, G. Kv. S. C. G. n. . 1732 derTi'ssS . . Kill . . 7. G. KV. 8. c. G. H. . 1820 redexa . . ' Red . . 7. G. Ev. .S. C. G. H. . 1820 echinfitd . . . G. Kv. S. C. G. H. . 1820 Ouviiplnil . . . Red . . H, G. Kv. S. C. G. 11. . 1793 fruU'xeAns . . . Red . . G, G. Kv. S. C. G. H. . 1818 gliifiiA . . . . K <1 . . 4, G. Kv. S. C. G. H. . 1731 rlKMlncAnthd . . Kcl . . .5, G. Kv. S. C. G. H. . 1731 KrAellls . . . . . Grunge . G, G. Kv. S. C. <L H. . 1822 lifiinllla . . , , GTiini{e . 4, G. Kv. S. C. G. H. , 1731 iiu-drv'A, 3 . . . . (lriini(c . 6, G. Kv. .S (\ G. H. . 1795](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2933486x_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
