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Index of Common Names

 

Abyssinian sword lily

6

Blue-eyed African daisy

19

Chilly pepper

49

Acerola

157

Blue lace flower

239

China aster

41

African tulip tree

226

Blue sage

218

China berry

161

African violet

217

Bluewings

239

China rose

211

Agati

221

Bottlebrush

40

Chinese bellflower

194

Air plant

148

Bottle gourd

150

Chinese forget-me-not

83

Alexandrian laurel

44

Bouncing Bet

219

Chinese-hat plant

133

Almond tree

201

Bower plant

185

Chinese lantern

1

Alpine violet

82

Bowstring hemp

44,219

Chinese-lantern plant

194

Amaranth

13

Bridal-bouquet

200

Chinese lavender

79

Amaryllis

131

Brier rose

211

Chinese parsley

74

Amazon lily

98

Brinjal

224

Chinese pink

88

Amethyst flower

36

Brisbane lily

100

Chinese wisteria

250

Angel’s trumpet

86

Broom

103

Christmas flower

99

Angel wings

38

Broom, Scotch

83

Climbing lily

106

Annatto

32

Burr-nut

239

Clock vine

237

Annual aster

41

Bush clock vine

237

Clove pink

88

Annual phlox

192

Busy Lizzie

136

Clover

239

Annunciation lily

154

Butterfly bush

37

Cockscomb

55

Apple-blossom cassia

51

Butterfly lily

111

Cocoa-shade, Nicaraguan

106

Ashoka

220

Butterfly orchid

94

Coconut palm

70

Aster, China or annual

41

Butterfly tree

28

Coffee plant

72

Aubergine

224

Butterfly weed

21

Conessi bark

132

Awl tree

169

Cactus, easter-lily

93

Confederate rose

117,128

Azalea

208

Cactus, hedge

56

Conifers

74

Baby’s breath

109

Cactus night-blooming

221

Copperleaf

4

Baby snapdragon

154

Cactus night flower

56

Copper-pod

188

Bachelor’s button

56

Calabur

169

Coral plant

146,216

Bael tree

6

Calico flower

19

Coral tree, Indian

96

Balloon flower

194

Calliopsis ,

74

Coral vine

17

Balsam

136

Candlestick senna

50

Corallita

17

Balsam, perennial

136

Candytuft

135

Coriander

74

Balsam-pear

67

Cannonball tree

75

Cornflower

56

Barbados aloe

12

Canterbury bells

44

Cosmetic-bark tree

169

Barbados cherry

157

Cape honeysuckle

233

Cotton plant

109

Barbados pride

197

Cape jasmine

103

Cotton, tree

109

Basil

178

Cape plumbago

194

Country rose

212

Basil, sweet

178

Caper tree

76

Crape gardenia

230

Bear’s-breech

5

Carambola

24

Crape myrtle

151

Beauty-of-the-night

167

Cardinal climber

205

Cream fruit

229

Bengal quince

6

Cardinal’s-guard

184

Croton

71

Betel-nut palm

19

Caricature plant

109

Crown plant

44

Bird-of-paradise

228

Carline thistle

49

Crown-beauty

134

Bird’s-eye bush

177

Carnation

88

Crown-of-thoms

99

Bitter gourd

167

Carrion flower

228

Cup-and-saucerlily

98

Bitterwood

205

Cat’s claw

91

Cup -of-gold vine

222

Black-eyed Susan

215,236

Chalice vine

222

Cupflower

1.75

Blanket-flower

102

Champa

196

Curtain creeper

248

Bleeding-heart

89

Champak

162

Cypress vine

205

Blood lily

110

Changeable rose

117,128

Daffodil

171

Bloodwood tree

110

Chenille plant

4

Daisy, creeping

250

Blue dawn flower

138

Cherry-pie

113

Daisy, Da hi berg

238



    

Dayflower

73

Geranium

188

Japanese pansy

6

Dill

14

Gingelly

221

Japanese snowball

248

Divi divi

39

Gingerlily

111

Jasmine

145

Dropseed

227

Globe amaranth

108

Jasmine tobacco

175

Drumstick tree

169

Gloriosa daisy

215

Java cassia

51

Dwarf white bauhinia

28

Glory bower

64

Java glory bean

66

Easter lily

154

Glory lily

106

Jerusalem thorn

186

Easter-lily cactus

93

Gloxinia

222

Jewel s-of-Opar

232

Easter tree

132

Godetia

62

Joseph’s-coat

13

Edelweiss

153

Golden-chain tree

150

Kadam tree

16

Eggplant

224

Golden-dewdrop

92

Kaffirlily

69

Eglantine

211

Golden-fleece

238

Kapok tree

53

Egyptian star-cluster

189

Goldenrod

225

Karela

167

Elder

219

Golden shower tree

50

Kashmir bouquet

64

Elderberry

219

Golden spider lily

157

King’s mantle

237

Everlasting

112

Good-luck plant

74

Kno tweed

199

Eye flower

230

Gourd

80

Krishna tulsi

178

Fairy flax

154

Gourd, ridge

157

Lady-of-the-night

37

Fairy lily

253

Gourd, whi te-flowered

150

Lady’s-eardrops

101

Fairy rose

212

Grape, cultivated

250

Lady’s-finger

1

Fame-flower

232

Green ebony

143

Lady’s lace

194

Farewell-to-spring

62

Groundsel

221

La-kwa

167

Feathered amaranth

55

Guatemala rhubarb

146

Larkspur

87

Fennel

100

Guava tree

203

Leaf cactus

189

Fiddlewood

61

Guernsey lily

173

Lebbecktree

7

Finger grass

58

Gul Mohur

86

Lemon tree

61

Fire dragon

5

Gum tree

97

Lemongrass

83

Firebush

110

Gumbo

1

Leopard flower

30

Flamboyant

86

Hawaiian wood rose

162

Life plant

148

Flame lily

106

Hawthorn

76

Lilac

230

Flame-of-the-forest

38

Heather

44

Lily-of-the-field

14

Flame vine

205

Heliotrope

113

Lily of the valley

74

Flame violet

94

Henna

153

Lily thorn

51

Flamingo lily

16

Herald’s trumpet

28

Lion’s tail

153

Fleece flower

199

Holly

135

Lipstick tree

32

Fleur-de-lis

140

Hollyhock

9

Lobelia

155

Floppers

Flora’s paintbrush

148

Honeysuckle, Japanese

156

Lobster-claw

113

93

Hopseed bush

89

Logwood

110

Florist’s chrysanthemum

59

Hyacinth

134

Lotus, sacred

172

Flossflower

7

Inch plant

251

Love-lies-bleeding

13

Flowering cherry, Japanese

201

Indian almond

234

Lupin

157

Flowering maple

1

Indian coral tree

96

Madagascar periwinkle

52

Flowering tobacco

175

Indian cork tree

165

Madonna lily

154

Forget-me-not

169

Indian laburnum

50

Madre

106

Forget-me-not, Chinese

83

Indian laurel

44

Majoram, knotted

182

Fortnight lily

168

Indian lilac

161

Mango tree

159

Fountain plant

216

Indian shot

45

Maple

5

Four-o’clock-

167

Ipomoca, star

205

Margosa

25

Frangipani

196

Iris, African

168

Marigold

231

French marigold

231

Ironwood

162

Marigold, chrysanthemum

231

Frywood tree

7

Italianjasmine

145

Marrow

80

Garden petunia

190

Ivy

110

Marvel of Peru

167

Garland lily

111

Jacob’s coat

5

Medlar

165

Garlic-vine

203

Japanese flowering cherry

201

Mesquite

201

Geigertree

74

Japanese-lantern

120

Mexican bush salvia

218



Mexican fire plant

99

Poet’s narcissus

171

Scotch heather

44

Mexican palo verde

186

Poinsettia

99

Screw pine

185

Mexican shrimp plant

31

Polyantha rose

213

Sea holly

5

Mexican sunflower

238

Polyanthus narcissus

171

Senna, candlestick

50

Mickey Mouse plant

177

Popinac

3

Sensitive plant

165

Mignonette

207

Poppy

185

Sesame

221

Mignonette tree

153

Porcelain ginger

12

Shasta daisy

60

Miniature holly

157

Portia tree

234

Shellflower

12

Mistletoe

250

Pot marigold

39

Shrub althaea

124,129

Monkey-pod

93

Powderpuff bush

39

Shrub verbena

152

Moon cereus

221

Pride of India

151

Silene saponaria

219

Moonflower

44

Primrose

201

Silk-cotton tree, red

32

Moreton bay chestnut

51

Puchero

232

Silk-cotton tree, white

53

Morning glory

138

Pummel o tree

61

Silk-cotton tree, yellow

70

Mosaic plant

100

Pumpkin

80

Silver-netplant

100

Moses-in-a-boat

209

Puncture vine

239

Singapore cherry

169

Moss verbena

247

Purple allamanda

11

Singapore holly

157

Mudar

44

Purple heart

221

Sing-kwa

157

Mudilla

28

Purslane, rock

38

Skyflower

92

Mungo tree

185

Pussy-foot

7

Snapdragon

18

Mussel-shell creeper

68

Pussy-willow

217

Snapweed

136

Myrtle

170

Queen-of-the-day

57

Snow creeper

200

Nasturtium

241

Queen-of-the-night

57

Snowdrop

103

Neem

25

Queen’s flower

151

Sorrowless tree of India

220

Nicaraguan cocoa-shade

106

Queen’s-wreath

189

Spanish cherry

165

Nittu tree

185

Queensland umbrella tree

35

Spanish flag

166

Okra

1

Railway creeper

139

Spa the flower

226

Old China rose

212

Rain lily

253

Spicy jatropha

146

Oleander

173

Rain-tree

93

Spider flower

63

Orange jessamine

169

Rama tulsi

178

Spider ivy

58

Orchid 53,8

;8,99,182

Rangoon creeper

206

Spider lily

76,134

Orchid, blue

245

Red cassia

51

Spiderwort, purple-leaved

209

Orchid, butterfly or red

94

Red-hot cattail

4

Spiral ginger

75

Orchid, ground

226

Resurrection lily

147

Sponge-gourd

157

Orchid tree

28

Ribbon plant

58

Sprenger asparagus

21

Oriental cherry

201

Ridge gourd

157

Squash

80

Ox-eye daisy

59

Ringworm cassia

50

Star apple

230

Pagoda flower

65,66

Rock purslane

39

Starfish flower

228

Pagoda tree

196

Rose

210

Star ipomoea

205

Painted leaf

99

Rose apple

230

Star-of-Bethtehem

183

Palm, betel-nut

19

Rose moss

201

Strawflower

112

Palm, coconut

70

Rose-of-Sharon

124,129

St. Thomas tree

28

Pansy

249

Rose periwinkle

52

Summer snowflake

183

Parasol flower

133

Rose bay

173

Sunflower

112

Peacock flower

6

Rusty shield-bearer

188

Sunflower, perennial

238

Pelican flower

19

Sage, blue and scarlet

218

Sun hemp

80

Peony

185

Sage rose

242

Sun plant

201

Peregrina

146

Satinwood

169

Surinam quassia

205

Perennial aster

22

Sausage tree

148

Sweet acacia

3

Perennial verbena

246

Scarlet-bell tree

226

Sweet alyssum

155

Persian lilac

161

Scarlet bush

110

Sweet majoram

182

Physic nut

146

Scarlet flame bean

37

Sweet pea

153

Pincushions

221

Scarlet orchid

94

Sweet scabious

221

Pink, clove or Chinese

88

Scarlet sage

218

Sweet William

88

Pin-wheel flower

230

Scotch broom

83

Tassel flower

13,93



Teak tree

234

Tulip

242

White popinac

154

Temple tree

196

Tulsi, Rama or Krishna

178

 Windflower

14

Thistle, carline

49

Turk’s-cap

158

Winter cherry

194

Thorn straggler

48

Turk’s turban

65

Wood rose

180

Ti

74

Turmeric

82

Wood rose, Hawaiian

162

Tickweed

74

Umbrella tree, Queensland

35

Wood sorrel

183

Tiger-claw plant

159

Vegetable humming-bird

221

Woolflower, Chinese

54

Tobaccojasmine

175

Verbena, shrub

152

Yellow alder

242

Torch tree

143

Violet

248

Yellow-bells

232

Touch-me-not

165

Virgin’s bower

63

Yellow elder

232

Transvaal daisy

 103

Wallflower

58

Yellowjasmine

145

Tropical almond

234

Wandering jew

251

Yellow morning-glory

162

Tropical crocus

147

Water hyacinth

93

Yellow oleander

 235

True aloe

12

Water lily

176

Yellow trumpet vine 14

 

Trumpet bush

232

Wattle

2

Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow

37

Trumpet narcissus

171

Wax flower

134

Ylang-ylang 

20,44

Trumpet vine, blue

237

West Coast creeper

189

Zedoary

 

Trumpet vine, pink

197

West Indian blackthorn

3

Tube flower Tuberose

65 198

West Indian holly White-flowered gourd

242 150