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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![BHA I BIU) BBO BUO iTlhiis, N. fliivOs, y. nt^rJernis, olelffrus 2, vleracfi}, O. nspara^’olilfs, O. caulijlfirii, O. com7nFiiiis, O. ci^nicil, O. costilhi, O. erispti, 0. dfprftsa^ 0- elllpiJci'i, O. ffenimlffrii, O. tniljfir. O- ohoi-Htu, O, oblOiif^u, <) patmifi^lUl, 0. (jtiercxj'olhl, O. ravifistl, O. rfthrd, O sahfllicil, O. sithirrlcii, O. vul;:ilri3, pinniiHfldn, poll/- tnfirphu, pr/z'cflx, Pseitdo-frucastrOin, Ritpi'if IL de- prfasil, R. R. olclffrii, rcpundh, RichSriJ, tuhiililriii, Txiirn^irtlTy iialeiitlnd 3, violucfu, Braya, Sternber/i. In memovv of Count Bray» a Berman botanist. Linn. I 'l, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cruci- fertp. Curious minute species, with purple flowers, 'i'hey thrive best in loamy soil mixed with a little flbrous peat, and are uuiltiplied by seeds, al'tul . , . Purple . 6. M Her. P. Ciiriiitlna . 7R23 piluM .... Purple • 5, 11. Ev. S. N'. Anies. . 1327 BrbmontiebX, Dec. In memory of M. Brcinontier, an a^n’iculturist. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Le/>u- yniuostr. An ornamental interest inj? plant, thriving in sandy loam, and is multiplied by cuttings in sand, under a glass, in heat. AmmOxvlOn . . Purple . S. Et. S. MAurillus . lP2fi BnuxiA, yoronha. Named from hrexisy rain; on account of the protection aflforded asiainst rain by some of the large leaves. Linn, .“i, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Urexiacca. Excellent stove plants, with very beautiful foliage. They all grow freely and look well planted in large pots, in turfy loam and peat mixed. Cuttings take readily in any state, except that the leaves must not be moved, planted in sand, under a glass, in heat. A bud at the base of an entire leaf will strike, and make a young plant, if put in a little .sand, under a glass, and put in the propagating house. chn,-6opljjIlil . . S. Rv. T. MAuritius . 1820 mAdn)^kCAri<:o>f* . Greco . . S. Kv. T. MariBgaH. . 1>!12 ipinO&J .... Green . . 6, b. £t. T. Madnga». . 1812 Bridei.Ta, TVildenorv. Named after the great mus¬ eologist, Professor Bridel. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Eup/torbiacete. Small shrubs or trees, with little beauty, and easily cultivated. Sijnoni/me: 1. Clusia ecandena. moui&nil . . . Apeta] . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . • 182.‘> ncSi'dcDs, 1 . . Apeu) . 8, S. Kv. Ci. E. Iii<l. . . 1804 <pinO&^ .... Apetal . 8, G. Ev. S. E. lad. . . 1803 BbigxOi.Ta, Derlolini, Named in compliment to J. L. Brignoli, a professor at Vienna. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbellifera. A species of trifling beauty and easy culture. Sj/nonynie: 1. Slum aiciilum. panacifClU, 1 . . White. . 7, H. Her. P. Sicily • . 1G88 BnisTi.ES, rigid hairs. Bbi-ti.v-toothed, bristles like teeth, or with the teeth ending each in a bristle. Br?/a, Linn. Named from brizo, to nod, on account of the quaking character of the sptkclets. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramineo’. Although mere weeds, some species are pretty and interesting, a.s li. minor, rubra, Ctuaii, &c. The whole are of easy cultiva¬ tion. . . • • . Apctiil. . 8, Gras*. R. Eur. • • 1820 cl&tlOr.Apctnl. . 7» Grass. Grvece . . 1817 vcnicul&td • • . Apetal . . 7, Grabs. C. G. H. . . 1810 liOmriis .... Apetal. . (S, Gias. t.'aucasus . 1825 mSsiuA .... Aprtal . . 8, Gma*. R. Kur. . . l'^3 mt'dlft ..... Aprtal . 5, Griiab. Kriuin . . mlnAr ..... Apotal . . 7, Graba. England . . rfit>r&.Apetal. . 8, GrAS'. S. Eur. . . 1820 Virens.ApeUJ . . O', Grubi. Rpaiu . . IBoO BrodiAa, Sir J. E Smith. In honour of James J. Brodie, a Scotch Cryptogainist. Linn. 3, dr. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacea:. Very curious bulbs, with lilac, blue, and while flowers. They may be aiiccess- fully grown in sandy peat, and increased chiefly by offsets of the root. Sxjnont/me: 1. Uookeria coro- naria. congi'stA ■ . . nine . . 7> G. Ml. P. GeoripA . . 180G f^ndiAorA, 1 . . Blue . . (i, F. Hi. I’. N. Anicr. . 1808 BromEi.Ta, Linn. So called after Olaiis Bromel, a Swedish botanist. Linn. 6, Or. I, Nat- Or. Ilro- meliaceie. 'Phis is a genus of very liandsoine plants, aunong which the Pine Apple was lately included, 'riiey are of ea«y culture providing they have a siithcieney of heal, and are polled in good ricli open loamy soil, they must be watered carefully, that is, giving a good supply when grt'wing, but in the I 49 J w inter a very little is suflicient. The pots should be well drained, and as the plants are, like the I’ine Apple, subject to injurious attacks of the scale, &c. they should he carefully looked over and washed ; indeed, tliese plants may be said to do best with the treatment successfully applied to the Pine Apple. Rope is manufactured from a species of the genus in Brazil, called Grarvarlha. ncuutpt • . • . S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1802 bi.icte&tii • • . Pink . . 9, S. Her. P. J-muiica . 1785 i-lirv-'AiithA . . Blue . . S. Her. P. C'Aiucens . 1019 enienUi . . . . Bile. whU . 8, S. Hpr. P. Uio. Jan. . 1824 dis OlOr. . . . Pink . . 4, S. Ev. S. R. Amer. exi'i'lrm'i . * . Yellow . 19, Epiphy. W. Inil. . 1020 fHstii'itta . . . Purple . 8, R. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1815 humllls. . . . Pink . . 3, S. Her. P. . 1709 KAr.'iiA* . . . Pink . . S. H-r. P. W. Iml. . 1739 ImvilAU . . . Vellow . 5| R. Her. 1’. S. Amrr. . 1759 pHtiieiiUgerA . . 5, S Her. P. \Y. Iiid. . 1822 inn^fiin . . . Red . . 3, S. Her. P. ^V. Ind. . 1890 •lemiseriAtA « • . Green R. Her. 1*. R. Amer. se-biliHord . . . 7, R. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1820 sylve'Uls . , . Crimson . 7, S. Her. P. R. Amer. . 1820 BromCs, Linn. ?o called from broriios, the Greek name for a wild oat. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gra~ minete. The whole are uninteresting, and in point of culture simply n^anaged. Synoni/mes: 1. Featuca ffif^antea. 2. F. tr\/lora—Alopecfir&s, nlliasimfia, arvPnsis, uapfr, nuatrdlls, BieberslelnU, cUiiitna, com- mutiitfia, confertua, elon^dtus. erSctfis, JestiicoldSs, Gandinl, f'if'uiitifia 1, G. lonf’ifbllna, G. triJlOrns 2, glaUcns, hirauitsaimiia, hfimlliSjjubdtns, lauceoldina, lanugiuOsna, iaxus, Hgfiatricfis, lougHlOriis, madri- tenala, maxlmfjs, mOllia, mulliJlOrfis, parv[flOrfia, pendulJnus, pUbsfis, pralUnsla, pubgaeSns, pfirgilna, rucemOsd, rlgidiis, acabgrrlmfia, sropdrlfis, aecilllnfia, a'jnarrbaus, ateiwphf/Ufia, atgrllls, teciilriim, tortilla, tuiriegdlna, velntinfia, vestltiia, votggnais. BBONONiARxfA, Humb. Bunpl. and Knnth. In honour of M. Adolphe Brongniart, a French botanist. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminoair. A valuable species, having flesh-coloured flowers. It is cul¬ tivated best in loam and peat, w'ith a little sand; and increased by cpttings in sand, in heat, under a glass. podalyrioidts . . Flesh . . 9, O. Ev. S. N. Spain . 1827 Brosi.mCm, Smartz. Named from broaimos, good to eat; in allusion to the eatable fruit. Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. UrticaceiP. Alicaatrnm is common in the woods of Jamaica; the timber is not despicable, but the leaves and young branches are more useful, and a hearty fattening lodder for all sorts of cattle. The fruit, boiled with salt fish, pork, or beef, or pickle, has frequently been the support of the negroes and poorer sorts of white people in times of scarcitv, and proved a vvliolesoiiie and not un¬ pleasant food ; when roasted, it. eat? somei liing like our commonche-'iniit,and Is called breadnut. The leaves and young shoots are full of gum. which renders them disagreeable to most laitle at first; but they soon grow very fond of them. D. apnrium is also common in wooefs in ilie \\\ Indies ; but its timber is of little value. In our stoves both species thrive well, and like loam^ s{)il, and old cuttings with their leaves on, root m sand, in nroist heat. —Lou. Enejj. qfPlanta. Alirflfctrora . . Apetnl . R. Ev. S. Jamnics . 1778 upQrlfim . . Apetal . .S. Ev. S. J.miruva . 1789 Bno3sJi;A, Linn. Named after Gui de la Brosye, phy¬ sician to Louis XIII. Linn. 5, Or. 1. Not sufti- ciently known to be referred to any natural order. As far as we know of this plant, it is a sluub, like a cistiis, with scarlet flowers half an inch long. It will no doubt grow in sandy peaty soil, and raise from cutling.s in sand. coccInOii . . , Svnrlet . 8. Ev. S. 8. Amer. . BROTftnX, Wild. So called, in memory of Felix A. Broiero, a Portuguese bniaui.st, aiifl l)rofe^so^ at Coimbra. Linn, 19, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Cumpositir. An interesting plant, with blue flowers, grows in loam, mixed with peat, and [iropagates by dividing the roots. S^nonijme: i. Oitobroma cori/mboau. corymbOstl . . . Blue . . 8, H. Her. 1*. 8. Etir.. . 1840 BroooiitOnTX, lironm. In honour of Mr. Arthur Broughton, an English botanist. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nut. Or. 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