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
Chinaberry
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
167
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-thorns
99
Bitter gourd
167
Carrion flower
228
Cup-and-saucer lily
98
Bitterwood
205
Cat's claw
91
Cup-of-goldvine
222
Black-eyed Susan
215,236
Chalice vine
222
Cupflower
175
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, Dahl berg
238
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Dayflower
73
Geranium
188
Japanese pansy
6
Dill
14
Gingelly
221
Japanese snowball
248
Divi divi
39
Ginger lily
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
Jewels-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
Kaffir lily
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
Knotweed
199
Eye flower
230
Gourd
80
Krishna tulsi
178
Fairy flax
154
Gourd, ridge
157
Lady-of-the-night
37
Fairy lily
253
Gourd, white-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
Lebbeck tree
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
148
Honeysuckle, Japanese
156
Lobster-claw
113
Flora's paintbrush
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
Ipomoea, star
205
Margosa
25
Frangipani
196
Iris, African
168
Marigold
231
French marigold
231
Ironwood
162
Marigold, chrysanthemum
231
Frywood tree
7
Italian jasmine
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
Geiger tree
74
Japanese-lantern
120
Mexican bush salvia
218
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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
Pummelo tree
61
Silk-cotton tree, yellow
70
Mosaic plant
100
Pumpkin
80
Silver-net plant
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
Spathe 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
53,88,99,182
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-Bethlehem
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
Rosebay
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
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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
Tobacco,jasmine
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
Yellow jasmine
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
82
Trumpet vine, pink
197
West Indian blackthorn
3
Tube flower
65
West Indian holly
242
Tuberose
198
White-flowered gourd
150
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