An Encyclopædia of Plants

Every plant then known to grow in Britain — native, cultivated or introduced — described, figured, named in Latin and English, with its history, its culture and its uses in the arts.

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Eng (Bot Col ecph t vill sus W)

bot. 638 Col. ecph. 1. t.230 11068 villósus W. hairy or 4 my.jn P.Y Spain 1794. S co 1622. TROX'IMON. Gærtn. TROXIMON. Sp. 2-3…

Bot – Bot (Mag gr my s G C G H C s l)

mag. 1337 gr 1 my.s G C. G. H. 1795. C s.l Plant. grass. 62 gr 1 jn G C. G. H. 1795. C s.l 业 gr 1½ jn.jl G C. G. H. 1727. Sk s.l…

Bot (Mag slender-leaved or W gr)

mag. 1700 slender-leaved or 1 W.gr Malta 1817. R r.l drooping-lvd. or 8 au.s W.gr S. Amer. 1732. R r.l Dl. el. t.324.f.417…

Bot (Mag p ndulum Horn pendulous)

mag. 1055 4805 péndulum Horn. pendulous or 1 jl W N. Holl. 1822. Sk s.1 4806 albucoídes Ait. Albuca-like or 1 jl W C. G. H. 1788…

Eng (Bot Jac obs t End via W)

Endive 11339 divaricátum W. branching 11340 spinósum W. prickly 1658. BACA'ZIA. Fl. per. BACAZIA. Ocul 2 jl.au B Oun 2 jl.au B un…

Lam – Lindl

ill. t.18. f.1 345 tenúior W. spear-leaved or jn.jl Li Levant 1752. S co Fl. græc. 1. t. 13 Broom-like pr jn.au Y 5722 spinósa H…

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