See also:

• ACANTHUS (the Greek and Latin name for the plant, connected with &sib a sharp point)

ACANTHUS (the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek and Latin name for the plant, connected with &sib a See also:

• SHARP, GRANVILLE (1735-1813)
• SHARP, JAMES (1618-1679)
• SHARP, JOHN (1645-1714)
• SHARP, RICHARD (1759-1835)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1749-1824)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1856-1905)

sharp point)  , a genus of See also:

• PLANTS

plants belonging to the natural See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order Acanthaceae . The See also:

• SPECIES

species are natives of the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern parts of See also:

• EUROPE

Europe and the warmer parts of See also:

• ASIA

Asia and See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa . The best - known is See also:

• ACANTHUS (the Greek and Latin name for the plant, connected with &sib a sharp point)

Acanthus mollis (brank- ursine, or bears' See also:

• BREECH (common in early forms to Teutonic languages)

breech), a See also:

• COMMON

common From See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge Natural species throughout the Mediterranean b ys°per°ry'missio vol.nii..ofMa"worcmmsillan, &c.,&" region, having large, deeply cut, hairy, Co., Ltd . shining leaves . Another species, Acan- FIG . 5.—Fully formed thus spinosus is so called from its spiny larva of Echinorhynchus See also:

• PROTEUS
• PROTEUS (Proteus anguinus)

proteus from the See also:

• BODY

body leaves . They are bold, handsome cavity of Phoxinus laevis plants, with stately spikes, 2 to 3 ft . (from See also:

• HAMANN, JOHANN GEORG (1730—1788)

Hamann) . Highly high, of See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers with spiny bracts . A. magnified. a, See also:

• PROBOSCIS

Proboscis; mollis, A. latifolius and A. longifoliustrunt' bulle, cl, See also:

• NECK (O. Eng. hnecca; the word appears in many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch ride, Ger. Nacken; in O. E. the common word was heals; cf. Ger. Hals)

neck emnisci . are broad-leaved species; A. spinosus and A. spinosissimus have narrower, spiny toothed leaves . In decoration, the acanthus was first reproduced in See also:

• METAL
• METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)

metal, and subsequently carved in See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone by the Greeks .

, It was afterwards, with various changes, adopted in all succeeding styles of See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture as a basis of ornamental decoration . There are two types, that found in the Acanthus spinosus, which was followed by the Greeks, and that in the Acanthus mollis, which seems to have been preferred by the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans . ' ACAPULCO, a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and See also:

• PORT

port of the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of See also:

• GUERRERO

Guerrero on the Pacific See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• MEXICO
• MEXICO (Span. Mejico, or Mexico,)
• MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT OF
• MEXICO, GULF OF

Mexico, 190 M . S.S.W. of the city of Mexico, Pop . (1900) 4932 . It is located on a deep, semicircular See also:

• BAY

bay, From Cambridge Natural See also:

• HISTORY

History, vol. ii., "See also:

• WORMS

Worms, &c.," Ly ',emission of See also:

• MACMILLAN

Macmillan & Co., Ltd . a, Proboscis . b, Proboscis sheath . c, Retractor of the proboscis . d, Cerebral ganglion . f, f, Retractors of the proboscis sheath . g, g, Lemnisci, each with two See also:

• GIANT (O.E. geant, through Fr. giant, O.Fr. gaiant, jaiant, jeant, med. pop. Lat. gagante—cf. Ital. gigante—by assimilation from gigantem, ace. of Lat. gigas, Gr. yiyas)

giant nuclei .

h, Space in sub-cuticular layer of the skin . 1, See also:

• LIGAMENT (Lat. ligamentum, from ligare, to bind)

Ligament . m, m, Testes . o, Glands on vas deferens . p, Giant See also:

• NUCLEUS (Lat. for the kernal of a nut, nux, the stone of fruit)

nucleus in skin . q, Opening of vas deferens . almost See also:

• LAND

land-locked, easy of See also:

• ACCESS (Lat. accessus)

access, and with so secure an See also:

• ANCHOR (from the Greek ayrcvpa, which Vossius considers is from 6yi17 , a crook or hook)

anchor-See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age that vessels can safely See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie alongside the rocks that fringe the See also:

• SHORE

shore . It is the best See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour on the Pacific coast of Mexico, and it is a port of See also:

• CALL (from Anglo-Saxon ceallian, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch kallen, to talk or chatter)

call for steamship lines See also:

• RUNNING

running between See also:

• PANAMA

Panama and See also:

• SAN

San Francisco . The See also:

• TOWN

town is built on a narrow See also:

• STRIP

strip of See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low land, scarcely See also:

• HALF

half a mile wide, between the shore See also:

• LINE

line and the lofty mountains that encircle the bay . There is See also:

• GREAT

great natural beauty in the surroundings, but the mountains render the town difficult of access from the interior, and give it an exceptionally hot and unhealthy See also:

• CLIMATE

climate . The effort to admit the cooling See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea breezes by cutting through the mountains a passage called the Abra de San See also:

• NICOLAS
• NICOLAS, SIR NICHOLAS HARRIS (1799–1848)

Nicolas had some beneficial effect . Acapulco was See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long the most important Mexican port on the Pacific, and the only See also:

• DEPOT (from the Fr. depot, Lat. depositum, laid down; the French accent marks are usually dispensed with in English)

depot for the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish fleets plying between Mexico and See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain's See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• INDIAN

Indian colonies from 1778 until the See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

independence of Mexico, when this See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade was lost .

The town has been chosen as the See also:

• TERMINUS

terminus for two railway lines seeking a Pacific port—the Interoceanic and the Mexican Central . The town suffered considerably from earthquakes in See also:

• JULY

July and See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 19o9 . There are exports of hides, See also:

• CEDAR (Lat. cedrus, Gr. iapos)

cedar and See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit, and the adjacent See also:

• DISTRICT

district of Tabares produces See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco, cacao, See also:

• SUGAR

sugar See also:

• CANE

cane, Indian See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn, beans and See also:

• COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee .