Notes headed 'Etymologia, Nominum Generum, collected from the different authors'

Title

Notes headed 'Etymologia, Nominum Generum, collected from the different authors'

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/3/3/5

Date

c.1820s

Scope & content

Etymological notes in an unidentified hand on the names of plant genera, alphabetically arranged (A-C). Includes Aegilops ('Greek, goat's face, from its roughness'), Angelica ('from its angelic or superexcellent qualities'), Aristolochia ('to be of use in child-bed disorders'), Bupthalmus ('Greek, bulls-eye') and Calletriche ('Greek, fine hair') [here the list includes approximately 300 more entries]. Paginated

Extent

6 pages (3 sheets)

Is part of

RHS archive: plant collector papers

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Copyright

Royal Horticultural Society

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)