ARUNDINACEOUS

adj. A?r-und-i2n-a’shu . Lat., a rund in ace us, Fr., arundinacé, Resembling the genus Arundo; resembling or belonging to the A rund in aceæ, [L, 180.] .),n.f. A?r(aSr)-uSn(u‘tn)-di2n-a(a3)ri2-a3. A genus of gramineous plants belonging to the Bambusidæ, established by Richard. They form shrubs or small trees with jointed stems resembling those of the bamboo. [B, 19, 197.]—A. faleata iNeeel: A species indigenous to Nepal and the Him a lay as, where the jointed stems, which contain an abundance of silica, are used to thatch the houses. The Ricinus communis. h B, 19.|—A. maerosperma [Mich.]. A species the root of which is used in French Guiana as a diuretic and sudorific. [B, 173.|—-A. Schomburghil. A species indigenous to Guiana, with stems often 16 feet in height and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The latter are used by the Indians in making the blow-guns from which they shoot the poisoned arrows. [B, 197.] A RUND IN ARLE [Nees], ARUNDINARIEÆ [Steud.] (Lat.), n’s f. pl. A*r(aSr)-u8n(u‘n)-di2n-a(a3)ri2-e(as-e2), -a?r(a®r)-i(e)'e?-e- (a%-e?). A section or series of gramineous plants belonging to the Bambusaceæ, including A run dinar i a and other genera. [B, 170.] ARUNDINEÆ (Lat.), n. f. pl. A®r(a#r)-u8n(u‘n)-di2n’e?-e2- (a8-e2), 1. Of Reichenbach, a section of gramineous plants belonging to the Agrosteæ, and, of Lindley, a tribe of the Gramineæ, corresponding to the ‘A rund in aceæ of Kunth. 2. Of Bentham’ and Hooker, a subtribe of the Festuceæ, including Arundo, Ampelodesmos, Phragmites, and other genera. [B, 42, 170.] A RUND I NEO US, adj. Aîr-u°nd-i2n'e?-u°s. Fr., arundiné. See ARUNDINACEOUS. ARUNDO (Lat.), n. f. A?r(a%r)-n3nd(undyo. Written also harundo. Gen., arund’in is. GT., xdAapos. Fr., arunde, roseau, canne. Ger., Rohr, Schilfrohr. 1. Aveed. 2. A genus of gramineous pene belonging to the tribe Festuceæ, subtribe - Arundineæ, estabished by Tournefort. It formerly included many species now referred to distinct genera, but is now restricted to those with broadly paniculate spicules and those in which the flowering glumes are membranaceous, tripli-nerved, bidentate, and mucronate between the dentations. {B, 42, 170.] 3. An old term for a surgical splint or a bandage. [L, 128.]-A. ægyptia [Desfontaines]. A variety of ‘A. donax, derived from Egypt. [B, 188.]—A. alpina [Vill.] See CAL A MAG ROSTIS hailer i an a.—A. ampelodesmos [Cyrill N Sce AMPELODESMOS tenax.— Ax arbor (Linnæus]. The Bambus« the Bambusa spinosa. |B, 188, 211.|—A. arenaria [Linnœus]. See Psamma arenaria.—A. bambos [Linnæus]. See Bampusa a rund in ace a.—A. benga lens is [Bojer]. The Phragmites communis, B. „ biflora [Lamarck]. See AMPELODESMOS tenax.—A. ealainagrostis. 1. Of Haller, see CAL A MAG ROSTIS halleriana, 2. Of Linnæus, see CAL A MAG ROSTIS lanceolata.—A. canescens [Wigg.]. See CAL A MAG ROSTIS epigeios.—A. color at a [Aiton], See PHALARIS a rund in ace a.—A. donax (Linneus). Fr., canne de Provence, grand roseau [Fr. Cod.],roseau a rom at i que (ou à grenouilles), It., canna dei gturdini. Provence cane; a species found in the south of Europe and cultivated in England; a reed 10 feet or more in height. The rhizome is official in the Fr. Cod., and has been used as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and anti galactic. ‘It is subject to a variety of lack rust (the Sporotrichum derma to des) the spores of which, inhaled or ingested, give rise to a form of dermatitis venenosa (Fr., maladie des roseaux) characterized by great swelling of the face, with a marked papular eruption and other serious symptoms. [A, 301; B, 61.]—A. epigeios. 1. Of Linnæus, the Cal a mag rostis epigeios. ‘2, Of Forskäl, the Imperata a rund in ace a. [B, 173, 188.|— A. farcta. 1. Of ste the Andropogon nard us. 2. Of Aublet, the Scleria flagellum. [B, 188, 211.|—A. fareta ane Ravennæ Z…mnl]' The Erianthus Ravenne. [B, 211.]—A. farcta Indi oriental is. The Calamus draco. ‘ [B, 59.)—A. festucoides [Desfontaines]. See AMPELODESMOS lenax, gigantea [Walter]. The A run dinar i a macro sperm a. [B,188.]—A. Halleri [Willdenow]. ‘The Stipa cal a mag rostis. [B, 173.] —A. halleriana [Gaudichaud]. The Cal a mag rust is halleriana. [B, 18)F ‘A. indica, etc. [Commelyn]. The Bambusa a rund in ace a. (B, 211.]—A. indica arborea maxima cortice spinoso, tabaxir fundens [Burmann]. The Bambusa spinosa. [B, 188.]—A. indica florida an gust i folia lige ale The Canna an gust i folia. IB, 211.}—A. in latifolia. 1. Of Bauhin, the Canna indica, 2, Of Morison, the Costus arabic us of Linnæus. [B, 211.]—A. à dica odorata {Grim} The Andropogon nard us. ' [B, 211.] —A, intermedia [Gmelin]. The Cal a mag rostis epigeios. ‘[B, 188.]— A. Leersii [Oett.].. The Cal a mag rostis lanceolata. {B. 188.j— A. linear is. An Indian species ‘the botanical properties and position of which are not given. The root is said to be used in the preparation of a refreshing beverage. [B, 173.j—A. lithuanica [Be .]. The Cal a mag rostis epigeios. |B, 188J]—A. major. An old term for the tibia. [L, fd mauritanica [Poiret]. See AMPELODESMOS tenax.—A. minor. An old term for the fibula. [L, 97.]—A. phragmites, A. phragmitis [Linnæus]. See PHRAGMITES communis.— A. pseudo-phragmites. 1. Of Schrader, the Cal a mag rostis halleriana. 2. Of Lejeune, a variety of the Phragmites communis, [B, 188.J—A. sac char if era. The Saccharum of ficin arum. [B, 21.J—A. sativa [Lamarck]. See 4. donax.—A. sedenensis {Destongehamps). The Avena sempervirens. [B, 188.]—A. silvatic a (Schrader). The Deyeuria silvatic a. |B, 188.]—Â. speciosa ree radar): The Stipa_cal a mag rostis. |B, 188.J—A. syriaca. The Acorus calamus. {B, 59. —A. tabaxifera (Dal.]. The Bambusa a rund in ace a [B, 211. —A: tenax [Wahl]. See AMPELODESMOS tenax.—A. vallatoria Lob.]. The Phragmites communis. [B, 211.]—A. versicolor Miller]. A variety of A. donax. [B,188.]—A. viba bras i liens is. SACCHARUM of ficin arum.—A. villosa [Schultz]. The Deyeuxia silvatic a,, 188.]—A. vilnensis [Be .]. The Cal a mag rostis epigeios. at 188.] -A. vulgar is [Lamarck], A. vulgar is Dioscoridis [Bauhin], A. vulgar is palustris, A. vulgar is vallatoria. The Phragmites communis. [B,211.]—A. zeylanica [Burmann]. The Calamus rotang. [B, 173.]—A. zeylanica fareta Burmann]. The Andropogon nard us. {B, 211.]—Flores (et ‘olia) a rund in is cal a mag rostis. The flowers and the leaves of Cal a mag rostis lanceolata. [B, 180.]—Radix a rund in is ealamagrostis. The root of Cal a mag rostis lanceolata. [B, 180.J— Radix a rund in is donacis. The root of A. donax, formerly official. [B, 180.]|—Stlpites a rund in is cal a mag rostis. ‘The stalks of Cal a mag rostis lanceolata. {B, 180.]-Syrupus de arundine. Syrup of sweet flag. A preparation of the Sard in i an Ph., 1773, made by macerating 1} lb. of the fresh rhizome of Acorus calamus in 14 1b. of purified apple-juice and 6 lbs. of water, reducing the mixture by boiling to one half, then adding 2 handfuls of colt’s-foot flowers, boiling again, straining, and adding to the strained liquor 3 lbs. of honey, 1 Ib. of sugar, and an infusion made by digesting 6 oz, of fresh lemon-peel in # 1b. of apple-juice. [B, 97.]