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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![allusion to its btickler-Iike silicle. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cruciferif. Prt-tty annuals, which only require .sowinfr in the open ground, and to be treated as Ollier hardy annuals. . I<>u Th aspi . . VpUow . 6, H. A. S. Eiir. . . 1710 criOpbOr.1 . . . White. . (>, H. A. Sp.iia . . 1820 CNBMiDoSTACHfs, Mortius. Derived from knemia, the S|ioke of a wheel, and atachya, a spike. Linn. 21, ()r. 3, Nat. Or. EuphatUnceie. A worthless stove annual, growing in sandy peat—Chamtldd. CneCrCm, Linn. Theophrastus gave the name cneoron to some shrub resemblinir an olive. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. .S«ri«naceip. Beautiful species, delight¬ ing in a mixture of peat and loam, and cuttings root freely in sand, under a glass. piilveruk-nlMjn . Yellow . 6. G. Ev. S. Madeira . 1R22 triodccum . . . Yedoiv . 6, G. £v. S. S. Eur. . . 171^3 CnestTs, Jhm/Vj/. From A:«ao, to scratch ; in reference to the prickly capsules. Linn. 10, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Connaracea, Ornamental shrubs; see Connants, for culture and propagation. comicuIatA . . Purple . S. Ev, S. Guinea . . 17513 glftbrn .... Wilt. grn. S. Ev. S. Mnurit . . 1H23 polyphylla , . . Purple . .S. Ev. S. Maurit. . . 1823 CnTdTOm, Cuaaon. The ancient name of Orach. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat- Or. VniheiUfera. Worthless her¬ baceous plants; for culture and propagation, see Sisfll. Synonymea: 1. Sinyrnum atropiirpuTtum. 2. Sefinum canadense. 3. Angelica Fiackeri—n/ro- pnrpnrewn ], canadense 2, Fiacheri 3, fllonnieri, pyrenauni. CoADUNATB, united, soldered together. CoAouLANs, congealing together. CoARCTATR, prcssed tr.gether. CoBucA, Cavanillea. In honour of B. Cobo, a Spanh<h botanist. Linn. 5, Or. I, Nat. Or. PoUnioniacece. A very fast growing climber, well adapted to a conservatory; it thrives well in the open air in summer, and looks well growing up by the side of a house ; if the wall be rough on which it runs, the tendrils will catch fust hold of the crevices and support the branches without any assistance; it may be increased by cuttings, which will root under a glass, in a little moist heat, but it is best to raise it from seeds, which ripen in abundance. sr&ndC-ns . . . Purple . 8, F. Ev. Cl. Mexico. . 17i^2 CobOrgiiTa, Herbert. In honour of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburgh, now King of Belgium. Lnm 8, Or. I, Nat. Or. Afnaryllidacetr. Handsome species, requiring the same treatment as Puncraiium. Sy- nonyme: 1. Pancratium incarnatum. fOlvS .... Tawny . G. Bu. P. R. Amer. . 1829 iiic.trnatJ, 1 . . Si-»rict . 8. F. Bd. 1*. ^uito . . 1B28 CunwEiiiiBD, covered with louse hairs, as if with a cobweb. CoccocVpski.Cim, S*''urfz. From kokkos, fruit, and kypaele, A \iise; alludin'T to the shape of the ber¬ ries. Linn. 4, Or. I, ^^at. Or. Cinchonacece. An uninteresting stove herbaceous plant, growing in sandy hnim, and multiplied by cuttings in sand, under a glass—rfp^ns. CoccOr«)HA, Linn. From kokkos, a berry, and lohos, a lobe; in ullusiim to the character of the fruit. Linn. 8, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Polt/gonacecc. The Sea¬ side (irape is an ornamental genus, varying in height from fifteen to oiglity feet, the species are remarkable ftir their large leaves. Tney grow well in a mixture uf loam ami peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood, taken off at a joint, will root freely under a glass, in s.ind ; the leaves of the catlings must not be shortened. Synonyme: 1. (Joccoloba part'lJlora. nciitninAlA . . . Wl l. gm. S. F Iv. T N. Grvn.i. . 1820 harli'iih-iiafi . U’bt. Kf''. s. i: Iv. T. liurbaOueft . 1780 brn*ilivli»f« • . Wilt. Rrn. S. !•' Iv. 'I*. . . 1825 (liversifAlKl . grii. 8, S. !■; Iv. 'p. .Si. Dcmiin. 1818 fXi'or'jUA . . Wht. uni. 8. F ;v. T. W. Ind. . 17.3.3 flnvini'fii . . . \\’lit. grn. S. F iV. T. Diimin. 1820 UlifOlIA. . . Wilt. grii. S. Kv. T. 8. Amer. . 1812 InuriMItA . . . Wht. KOI. 0, S. F !t. T. ('nrmo.oi 11.22 IntigirolIA . . . Wbt. grii. 8. F Iv. T. W. Ind. . 1810 inictOfcUi'hyA . . Wbt. grn. S. F Iv. T. W. Ind. . 182-1 iiWeA . . . . Wht. grii. S, b Iv. T. .Iiimniiii , 18)8 ol>ovAi.l . . . . W’lu. grn. S. F Iv. T. S. Ainer, . 1824 oliliiHitoIil . . . Vi'ht. urn. .S !• !v. T. I'nrthnq. . 1822 orbimlAiIi . . . Whi. erri. 8. 1' Iv. T. S. Amrr. . 1825 pubt;»Vvi ■ . Wht. gfn. 8. F Iv. T. W. liid llibO puactAtl . . . W'ht. 8rn. S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1733 tvnuifoll.l . . . Wbt. grn. S. Ev. T. Jurn-iicA . 1820 uvIferA, 1 . . . Wilt. ^rn. S. K». T. W. lod. . 16x0 Virens . . . . Wht. gin. 8. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1825 CoccOlCs, a kind of cell, which opens with elasticity. CoccCtOs, Decandolle. Derived from coccos, the sys¬ tematic name of the cochineal; given to this genus because must of the species bear scarlet berries. Linn. 22, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Meniapermaeere. An interesting genus of plants, remarkable for their medicinal virtues. The species do well in a mix¬ ture of loam and peat, and cuttings root freely under a glass. C. crijpua is used in intermittent fevers and liver complaints; a poisonous principle 1 called picrotoxia has been detected in the seed of C. auberosua. Synonyme: 1. Meniapermum cocuhia. cordifOlIQs . . . Wht grn. S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . . 1‘ 20 crlspiit . . . . \\3it gru. 8. Ev. Cl. K. Ind. . . 1822 incAnuB. . . . Wbt. ^rn. 8. Ev. ( L E. Ind. . . 1820 UunfbliAa . . . Wht. grn. S. Ev. Cl. E. l.-j'l. . . 1816 orbioulAtOs. . . Grn. yel. . S. Ev, Cl. E. Inti. . . 1780 p»linAUi« . . . Wht gm. 8. Kv. Cl. E. I)id. . . 1800 Plukenetn, 1 . . Grn. yel- . S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . . 17.30 rotundifOlI&s . . W’ht i{ni. 8. Kv. Cl. . 1820 Buberdsus . . W’lit. grn. S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . 1800 tomenlui.us. , . W'ht. gm. 8. Ev. Cl. E. lath . . 1 '19 villdauB . . . . Grn. yel. , S. Ev. Cl. E. lud. . . 1800 hirsiitus. . . Gin. yel. . S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . . lilUO Cochi.b.\rTa, Tottr7iefort. From cochlear, a spoon; the leaves are hollowed like the bowl of a spoon. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Crnciferfe. Plants of little interest with the exception of C. Armoracea, the common Horse-radish, which should be planted in February or October in a deep rich soil; the best way of increasing it is by slips from the root. The smaller perennial kind.^ do best in pot-« or rock- work. The annuals and biennials merely require sowing in the open border, which should be done directly after the seeds have ripened. Synonymea: I. C. pusilla. 2. Myagrum aasatile. AnglIcA . . . . White. . 5, H. A. nrstflla , . AimorAcAX . White . . 5. H. Fu. P. England dduIoA . . . . W’hite . . 5, n. A. BriUin . . fene^trStA • . . •White . . 5, H. B. (ireenl.vnd . ! 1820 gronlandlcA . Flesh . . 5, H. B. S.-otland inte^ciroliA . . W’hite. . 5, H. B. Siberii% . ! 1822 officinAll!i . . . While. . 4. F. B. Britain . minor . . . White. . 4, H. B. Bnt'vin . TutiiiuUrolIA . W'hite . . 4. H. B. Britiin . pyrvnAIcA . . . While . . 4, H. B. Pyrciiee* ! 1820 aeaDlU I, auriculutil, glastif^llJ, macrocdrpd, aaxutl- lls 2. CocHi.RATB, twisted to resemble the shell of a snail. CochlospermCm, Kunth. From kochlo, to twist, and apertna, a seed ; alluding to the somewhat twisted seeds. L/»i»i. 10, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Temstromiacetf. Magnificent trees, attaining the height of sixty feet, the best soil for them b loam and peat: cuttings not too ripe, taken off at a joint, will rwt in sand, under a glass, in a moist heat. Synonymea: 1. liomlax Gvaaypinnt, D, grandijlorum. & ii. nVt- Jbliti m. Goss'^plCIm. I . . Yvllnw . R. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1824 verrntU'i'ilIi'im. 2 . YvUuw . R. Ev. T. Mexico. . 182U CocK's-coMB, see Celflahl. Cock’s-comb, see Hhiiulnthiia CrJattl-giilH. Cock’s-comB, see HrytbrJml Crtstii-gdllJ. CiiCK's-POoT, see BchinochlM CrOa-giillJ. Cock ’s-koot grass, see Dilcti)lla. Cock's-spor, sec Crattfgds CrOs-gdlU. Co<-OA-suT TUFB, SCO CCtcda. Cocoa plum, see Chrysobdldniia. COcOs, I.iiin. From the Portuguese word rocp; the end of the nut resembles a monkey’s head. Linn. 21, Or. 0, Nat. Or. Palmaeeir. The cocoa-nut tree belongs to this elegant genus. The species grow upwards of fifty feet high, and are cultivated best in a mixture of loam and peat or light sandy loam, in a warm moist atmosphere. They do not succeed Well in our collections, probably from being too much exposed to the sun.R-s they thrive best in the shade in their native country. 5i/ri(iriyme; 1. C. comoaa. (U'xiiOs;! .... Pihn. . . 1825 imclterii .... Pn. irm. . Pwlin. 1C. link . , ItiJiO 1 . . . P«. gin. . P-diii. Ur»«il . . 1825 Coi'XiiTrM. .’^ohntder. Derived from A-ot/ario»i, n lea¬ thern pouch; in icferriu'c to the pods. 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