Loudon's encyclopædia of plants : comprising the specific character, description, culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous to, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain / [J.C. Loudon].

John Claudius Loudon

Date:: 1855

Credit: Loudon's encyclopædia of plants : comprising the specific character, description, culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous to, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain / [J.C. Loudon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$14. CUHCU'MA. W. 80 Zedoaria llos. 81 Zerumbet Roxb. 82 aeruginosa Roxb. 83 rubescens Roxb. 84 cassia Roxb. 85 comusa Roxb. 8fi elata Roxb. 87 ferruginea Roxb. ~\ leucorhiza Roxb. Turmeric. broad-leaved Zedoary green-rooted reddish ca?sious many-flowered^ 23 or tall jillZaor sweet-rooted ^ 23 or white-rooted jy 170 or ^23 or 170 clt jfr 170 or :&23or ^ 170 or 89 xanthorhiza Roxb. yellow-rooted ^[ 23 or yO rubricaulis I.k. 91 angustifolia Roxb. 92 viridiflora Roxb. 93 petiolata Roxb. 94 Amada Roxb. 95 ldnga 7ioi. 15. GLOB'BA. Ros. 9fi marantina Ros. 97 sessiliflura i?. M 98 Careyana Roxb. lfi. MANTI'SIA. Sims. 99 saltatoria 5. Jlf. red-stemmed ^ 23 or narrow-leaved 23 or green-flowered^ 23 or long-stalked ^ 23 or Mango-ginger ^ 23 tit long-rooted ^ 22 clt Globba. round-headed ^ 23 or sessile-flower'da^ 23 or Dr. Carey's ^ 23 or Mantisia. opera girls ^ J70 or Scitaminece. Sp. 16—18. 3 ap.au R E Indies 1797. 3 ap.au Y E. Indies 1807. 5 ap.au K.y E. Indies 1807. 3 my.s Y E Indies 1805. 1 ap.jn Y Bengal 1819. 2 my K.Y E Indies 1819. 3 my Cr E. Indies 1819. 1 my Y E Indies 1819. 1 my R.Y E Indies 1819. 4 my R Amboyna 1819. 1 my R E. Indies 1822. 3 jl Y E. Indies 1822. 2 jl.au Y.g Sumatra 1822. 2 au Y Pegu 1822. 2 ap.jn R.Y Bengal 1819. 2 au E Indies 1759. Scitaminece. Sp. S—11. If jl.au Y E. Indies 1800. If au Y Pegu If au Y Pegu Bot. mag. 1546 Bot. mag. 2000 R r.m R r.m R r.m R r.m Rose. scit. ic R s.I R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l R s.l Rose, scit ic. Rose. scit. ic. As. res. 11. 5 Rose. scit. ic. Rose. scit. ic. Jac. vind. 3. t. 4 R s.l Ex. bot. 2. t. 103 1807. R s.l Bot. mag. 1428 1822. R s.l Bot. cab. 691 17. PHILY'DRUM. B. P. Philydrum. 100 lanuginosum B. P. woolly £ OJ or 18. LOPE'ZIA. CaV. 101 hirsuta H.K. 102 racemusa H.K. 103 coronata H.K. 104 cordata Horn. Lopezia. hairy ]£ iQ) or smooth £ iQ} or coronet-flower. O °r cordate O or 19. BOERHAA'VIA. W. Hogweed. 105 erecta IV. upright £ 23 or 106 diffusa IV. spreading S~ 23 or 107 hirsuta W. scarlet-trailing-* CD or 108 scan'dens IV. climbing O or 109 viscosa Lag. clammy _| 23 or 20. CENTRAN'THUS. Mich. Centranthus. 110 ruber D. C. red O or 111 angustitv.lius D. C. narrow-leaved O or Scitaminece. Sp. 1. 1 jn P E. Indies 1808 Related to Juncece, R. B. Sp. 1—5 3 jn.jl Y China 1801. Onagrariie, Sp. 4—5. 1J s.n R Mexico 1796. l| au.o R Mexico 1792. If jl.s R Mexico 1805. If jl.s P Mexico 1821. NyctaginetE. Sp. 5—25. If jl.s W India 1733. 1 au.s Cr India 1690. 1 my.au R Jamaica 1733. 6 ap.s G Jamaica 1691. 3 ap.s Sc Peru 1821. Valerianece. Sp. 3—4. If my.jl Cr Britain R s.l C l.p S co S co S co S co Bot, mag. 1320 Bot. mag. 783 Jac. c. s.5. t.15. f.4 Bot. mag. 254 Bot. rep. 551 S co S co S co S co C co 112 calcitrapa Dufr. 21. POLLI'CHIA. IV. 113 campestris IV. 22. SALICOR'NIA lUarabica W. 115 fruticosa W. 116radicans E.B. 117 hcrbacea IV. 118 prociimbens E.B. 23. HIPPU'RIS. W. 119 vulgaris W. cut-leaved Pollichia. short-leaved W. Glasswort. Arabian shrubby rooting marsh procumbent Marestail. common O or Cr P f rny.jl my.jl Chenopoclea?. Sp. 1. *» Ol or 6 s Ap C. B. S. Chenopodece. Sp. 5—18. 1 jn.jl Ap Arabia 1 au.s Ap Britain 1 s Ap Britain 1 au.s Ap Britain S. Europe 1759. Portugal 1683. R co R co S co Jac. vind. 1.1.5,6 Her. par. 2^7. v. Jac. vind. 1. t. 7 Jac. vind. 1. 14 Eng. bot. 1531 FL gra:c. 29 Fl. grac. 30 1780. C co Sm. spicil. 1.1. 1 «L_Jor <* l | or t A of O clt !U O clt S s S £ S £ Ap England sal. m. S 1 1758. sea sh. sea sh. sea sh. C s.l Mor. 2. t. 33. f. 7 Eng. bot. 2467 Eng. bot. 1691 Eng. bot. 415 Eng. bot. 1691 A clt Haloragece. Sp. 1. 1 my.jn Ap Britain dit. R co Eng. bot. 763 History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 14. Curcuma. From the Arabic leurkum or hercum. Babilonischer safran, Ger. C. longa was formerly much used in cookery to give things a color, and is still so used in the East Indies, for dyeing. The root was reputed aperient and resolvent, and was given in jaundice: it tinges the urine of a deep yellow. The roots of C. zerumbet powdered and mixed with the powdered wood of Ca?salpinia Sappan is copiously thrown about by the Hindoos during their holidays in March. The tubers of many species yield a very beautiful pure starch like arrowroot, which in some places, especially Travancore, forms a large part of the diet of the inhabitants. 15. Globba. Its Indian name, and that also by which it is known in the Moluccas. Globee, Fr. Most of the species produce spikes of smoky-colored berries about the size of grapes, and which are sometimes eaten. 16. Mantisia. The flowers bear a singular resemblance to some of the insects called mantis. The name of the species is derived from a fanciful notion that the flowers are like a dancing figure attached to a wire. 17. Philydrum. <biXo; and toaiq, a lover of water, in allusion to the places in which it grows. A pretty biennial plant, requiring but little protection from frost. 18. Lopezia. Dedicated by Cavanilles to the memory of the licentiate Thomas Lopez, a Spanish botanist, who is said to have directed his attention to the natural history of the New World. The species are chiefly elegant annuals, and well deserving of cultivation. 19. Bocrhaavia. So named in honor of the famous Boerhaave of Leyden, born at Voorhoot in 1668, and died$