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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![bksitldruB . . 9, H. Hit. P. X. .\iner. iiu.>rit'uliua • Pa. blue . 9.11. Hrt. P. X. .\»uor. 1G99 ItuifAlSAs . • WliitB . T, H. Her. i‘. N. Amrr. . 1739 liiat.'is . . While . 0, U. Ev. S. X. S. W. 1812 Inn^pfollns . . Nv'hite . lo,H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 1798 lusitAiiicus. . Blue . . G, 11. Hit. P. Spun . . Jil2G luxunAns, 15 . Blue . . 9,11. Her. P. i\. Amer. . 181G roxcrophyllu* . '■V'hite . U, H.ilcr. P. X. Amer. . 1739 mar»jindtus . 5’itilet 7, 11. Her. 1*. X. Gr.in. . 1827 oioiiUnus . . H, H. H-i. P. Ciirnliiia multiflorus . White ! 9, H. l\“r. 1’. X. Amer. ! 1/32 ir.iilAbilK . • Purple . 9. H. Her. 1>. X. Amer. . 171') myrsiuoldus . P.i. pur. . 5, G.Ev. S. \. Hull. . 1K25 ID> rtifeUus . \S’hite . 8, H. Her. P. . 1812 nfmor&iis, 17 • Lilac . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1778 N’CvA'-AngliJu Purple . 9,H. Her. P. \. Amer. . 1710 Tub«r . . ll-d . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812 NOvi Bikrj . Pur. blue 9, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 1710 nuuiflurus . . Pujple . 8, H. Her. P. X. Amer. oblongiiOlIus . Li.ac. . 7. H. Her. P. X. Amer. ! 1797 obtusSttis . . Wl.ile . 6. G. Ev. S. r. G. H. . 1793 palltui . . Violet . 9, H. Her. P, X. Amer. paludosus , , Blue . . H, H. Hci. P. X. Amer. ’. 1784 pjiii.'ulAius . Blue . . 9, H. Her. P. .X. Amer. . 1840 paiiuOnIciu . . Violet 7, H. Her. P. Hung.iry . 1815 patens . , . Purple . 10, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1773 paucidurus. . . Wl.ite . 9, H. Her. P, MisMiuri p.lnd.'^lus . . . White . 9, H. Her. I‘. X. Amer. ! 1758 peregrmas . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. I\ X. Amer, phla^fulius . . Violet 9, H. Her. P. X. Amer. ! 1797 piluaus, 18. . . Ph. blue . 9, H. Her. P. X. Auicr. . 1812 plmittgioxfolius . White . H, H. Her. P. X. Amur. pluridorus, 19 . White . O’, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. * 1759 polypliVUu*, 20 . Wliite . 9- H. Her. P. X. Amer. pnp^tus . . . VerraiL . 9, H. Her. P. X, Amer. .’ 1800 pr.tfct'ix . . Violet . 7, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 1800 prsa^DthoIdeS . Blue . . 9, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 1021 pulchcllas . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Armeui.i pulchuiTimus . . Blue . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. ! 1810 punct^tbs . . Violet . 8, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1815 punlceus, 21 . Blue . . 9, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 1/10 deml&sus Blue . . 9, H. Her. P. (raruecs . 1820 pvrenteus . . . Violet /.H Her. P. Pjrenees radiilA . . . White . lo, H.Her. P. X. Amer. 1785 ramuBus, 22 . . Pur. red . O’, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 181G recuirfitOs . . Pa. bb.e . 8, H.Her. P. X. Amer. . 1800 rctlexus. . • . C'imsOQ . 7,G. Ev. S, C. (j. H. . 1759 reticulfitba . » . White . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812 rigtdblus . . . Blue . , 9, H. Her. J'. N. Amer. . 18iG r^idaii . . , Purple . 9, H-Her. P. N. Amer. . 1759 rivulurls . . , Wlnte . 8i H. Her, p. X. Amer. . 1820 rubricHi'ilrs. 23 . Purple . 9. H. Her. P. Amer. . 1815 uffittefolius . . Blue . . O’, H. Her, 1’. X. Amer. . 1700 ulu'ifuiiuB. 24 . Mesh . 9, H. Her. P. X. Anier. . 1700 Babitnfia, 25 . . AViote . 9, H. Her. P. Germuny . 1815 Bangulneus . Blue . . 9, H. Hei. 1’. N. Amer. Si'brebvri . . . Wliite . 8, H.Her. P. X. Amer. Bericebs. . , . Blue . . 8.G. Ev. S. (’. 0. H. ! 178G Bt^rOtinfiB . . . Blue . . 8, H.Her. P. X. Amer. B'BsiiifloruB . Re.l . . lo, H.Her. P. X. Amer. ‘ 1700 BiblrlcCis . . . Blue . . 8, H. Her, P. .Siberia . . l7Gy BUiiplOx, 26 . » Will. pur. 9, H, Her. P. X. Amer, BulidsgiuoldcB. . White . 8, H.Her. P. X. Amur. ! 1G99 ■(mrsiROrCul , Pa. pur. . lo, H.Her. P. X. Amer. . 1798 BperUbills . . . Blue . . 8, H.Her. P. X. Amer, • '777 Bj.urJO* . . . . Blue . . 9, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 17H9 B(|UMrrn«flK . . . Blue . . 0, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . IHOI fctelluIStuB . . . Violet . G, G. Ev. r. V. B. L. . 1823 ttrk-tbs . . . . Violet lU, H.Her. P. X. Aiu<t. , lUuG subu Ali'iB . . J'a. blue . 9. H.Hfr. P. X. Amer. siirciilnBoa . . . Purple . 8, H.Her. P. X. Amer. t.<nJi8i,itriB . . . Blue . . 9. H.Her. P. Amer, ! 1775 tHUr cbB . . . White . 8, H.Her. P. Tarlarv . 1818 t«ll£Uui| . . , . Blue . . 8. G. B. <’. G. H. . 17G9 teiiuihjJlbB. . White . 8, H.Her, P. X, Amer. . 1723 UimcntoBue, 27 . I'iiik . . 7.G.E.. S. X. .s. W. . 1/25 tortitAlIbk , . . Purple . 9, H.Her. P. X. Amer. Tr.turM:&D11 . . White . 8 H.Her. P. X. Amur, ! 18.33 triDurvlB . . . While . 8, H.Her. I’. Xep.il . . 1818 TripAllAm . . Blue . . 8, H. Hc-r. P. Brit .ill . iiiiduUtGk . . . Purple . 9, H.Her. P. X. Amer. ‘. 1G99 ve'BlrulOr . . Will. pur. 8. H. Her. P. X. Amer. . 1790 viIIobCis . . . White . .5,G. Kv. .S. f. th H, . 1812 vifD.iicu*, 28 . . Blue . . 9, H. Her. P. X. Amer. . luuu divirgfna, miser 10. AsTi'HfAH, stellate, 5tarry. Asthkoci'ph Ai.C s, yaillant. From <M/er, a star, Uefiha/e, head ; in allusion to the seed. Linn. •]» Or. 1, Nat. Or. Dijisdfcie. Very showy plants, ({rowing ahotii two feet high in common soil, aiid may be readily in- creased from seeds or <‘tjtling8, under a h;ind*g]a.HH, in the same kind of soil. i>i/nvnt/me8: 1. Scahiusu //./'r<r«ioz. 2. .S', afiresfia. ii. S. aUisatma, (ij’ricana, iiiJiiru/a. 4. S. amtrnu, nitiJn. fl. .S’, urf'ciifeti li. .S'. nil ofiurpurca. 7. b niiiatica, Culiirrniii. h. .S'. Uicber- eft inti. U. 6. caiicifeiia. 10. S. ca/iiUafa, tntillls. I). .S'. laucatea. IL S. ceratotihylla iiilvaa. 13. H.Culu/n- [ 33 J b'lriii. 14. S. comniulalii. 15. .S. creiiatu, cornnojii^ f'ilia. lo‘. S. creiica, 17- A’, drf'iiiis. 10. S. firavi't- uifoliii. l.Q. S. 2.i. 4>. g»v iid»yhiru. 21. S. hulnsericea. 22. S'. go. S', inlermcdiii. 24. S', iiclensia, 2.\ S. Irfiionnisia. 2d. S. luciila. 2~, S', liitca. 28. S', li/rnfn 2:». S’, ifiarititna. 30. S. micrunlba. 31. S', uto/liaaima. 32. S’, ne^/cctu, 33. S’. uiteiiSf hicitla. 34. S’, ocltrolcuca. 35. S'. palcsalinn. 3(j. S’, jiauciacltia. 37- S’, pcitiiiatu. 38. S', prulifeia. 35>. S’, prjreiiaica. 40. S', rolnta. 41. S’, rupeatria. 42. S’, ruttrj'olia. 43. S. aaxntilia. 4-i. S'. Scopolii, 45. S’, selij'sra. 48. S’, au'iila. 47. S’. ailenifolia. 48. S. simplex. 4{). S. ste/lti(ii,/axiJl(irn. 60. S’, tomeiifoaa. 61. S', ucraiitca. 52. S', vrcculaia, 53. Webliiana. afriefious, 1 . . ■ White. , . 8. G. Ev. S. Africa 1690 aitTcBtts, 2 . • . Purple . 8. H. Her. P. Hiiiianry . 1818 nltiBsiuiuB, 3 . . . Blue . . . 8, G. Ev. S. Atiica . 1819 nmu'nuH, 4 • . ■ Purple . G, H. Her. P. 1H2'» argt iiteus 5 • • . Wl.no . , . H, H. Her. P. r.evunt . I7I8 BtrupurpurCus, 6 . . Brown . 7, H. A. E. hid. . 1G29 Albiis . . . . \yhite . . 7, 11. A. K. Ind. R’29 ciirneriB . . , Flesh . , . 7. H. A. K. Ind. 1829 proliferfis . . . Purple . 7, H. A. E. Ind, . 1029 lO'criB . . .Red , , . 7. H. A. K. Ind. . 1829 varicgiitCis . . Varieg. . 7, H. A. K. Ind. . 1829 baniiAticus, 7 • . Puik . , . 7, H. Her. 1'. Huugmv • 1802 Bieber^tciIl^, 8 . , Pink . . 7, H. A. Ihena 1823 cunescens, D . . . Liiac . . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1802 CHpillutuB, iO . . . I’iolet . . 7, H. Her. P. 1820 caucaBeuB, 11. . . Bh.e . . . C, H. Her. P. C.iucasus . 1003 ccratopliylluB, 12 . eo^umbuTuiB, 13 . • Red . , Purple . 7. H. . 7, H. Her. P. Italy , He.'. P. Briliiin . 1828 cnmmiKulus, 14 . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia 1826 crenatu', 15 . , Flesh , . c, n. Her. P. Italy . . 1825 erellcus, IG . . , Purple , 6, 0. Ev. S. Crete . 1596 eleubns, 17 • < > Lgl. blue . (i, H. Her. P. 8. Eur. . 1813 gramiuiroliQB, 18 B'l.ie . . 7, H. Her. P. bwilrorl. . lb83 graiDuntluB, 19 . . Lg'. blue . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. 1597 grnndidorua, 20 . . Wliite. . 7, H. A. Burlwry . 1804 holosericeuB, 21 . Blue . . 7, 11. Her. P. PsTviiee* . 1818 inefinus, 22 . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Kiirrijio . 1826 iiitermeiliriB, 23 . . Blue . . 7, il. Her. P. S. Eur. . 1824 isetemik, 24 , . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia iHOl legioDeusT-, 25 . Pink . . 7i H. A. Spain . 1820 liieldufr, 2G . . Blue . H. Her. P. Daiiphiny Her. P. Russia 18<:U liiteu'., 27 • . . , 'i'ellow . e, H. 1820 JyrfttCis, 28 . . . Purple . 7, n. Her. P. Turkey . 1799 mHntin.Qit, 29 . Puri.le . 7. H. A. hulv . . 1083 mirrfinthus 3.' . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Armenia . 1825 molllBhlmCis, 31 . Wlute . . 0. H. Her. 1'. Uaiv . . 1820 iiegleclfo, 32 . , Bed . , G H. A. Geinmny . 1825 nlteUK, 33 . . . ■ 6, H. H-r. P. Azores 1779 ocbroleucOh, 34 . . Yc’low . 7. H. Her. I'. Gennnnv . 1517 palfestinCiB, 35 . Citrini . , 7, H. A. P<.leati.ie . 1771 pauvisetus, hG , .‘^IrJUV . , ■ 7. H. 1827 peclinfltu., 37 , Violet . . 7. H, A. Arabia 1824 prriliei Ds, 38 . . . bellow • 7. H. A. Kgvi'l . . l'>83 pvrenflleus, 39 , Purple , 7, 11. Her. P. S. I'lenve . 1819 ruUitu', 40 . . Pink . . . 7. H. A. Iberia . 1823 lupestris, 41 . , J’ink . . • /, H. Her. P. CaurasuB . 1821 rutaefOlius, 42 , Sc.irlel . 7, H. Her. P. yicilv . . 1804 43 . . . 1 ink . . , 7, H. A. Sp-iin . 1827 Scophlii, 44 . . . Stnnv . , . 7, H. Her. 1'. .S. Eur. 1818 BelderDs, 45 . . White. , . 7. H. Her. P. S. Finnce. 1H2G BleDlbB, 4G . . ■ Pink . , . 7, H. A. S cilv . . 1783 bilruitdlius, 47 . , Red . . . 7, H. Her. 1’. Hungary . H'2G Bimulcx, 48 . . ■ White. . . 7, H. A. S. E r. . 1820 BtellAtDs 49 . . Blue . . 7, H. A. S|,.iin . . l.’diG lomeuUiBr.s, ,50 , Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Spuin . . 1H27 iicruiileun, 51 . . vel. . . 7, H. Her. P. Ukraine . 1795 iirceulatuB, 52 Yellow . ■ 7, H. Hir. P. B..rh.ry . 1804 Webhifinb, 53 . While. , , 7, 11. Her. P. Mt. Ma . 1818 AstfbOwa, DccanJo'/e. Supposed to he named from i aaler, on account of their res-emblamc to a star. | Linn. 24, Or. !i, Nat. Or. 'I’ho subsiarn'ea 1 reterre<l to this K^-’niis are merely cobu-eb lines, | discernible upon the leaves of ehn, ash, and some. I limes apple-trees.—AlcUemllltr, Fruxlnt.Puili, Pru- j m'llx, Pi/rl, Ulml. AKipnopnrjaA, Ditlmnr. Named from aster, a star, and phonu to bear. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Funfit. I'his cnrioiis produciinn is said to be peculiar to rotten iimsbrooms—/t/coperdoTd^j. A-’j-ii.jift, llamiliou. From a, privative, and atilhe, briglitness; plants opaque, l.inn. lo, Or. 2, Ntir. Or. Suxijyafiuceiv. 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