ARNICA  , 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 See also:

• COMPOSITAE

Compositae, and containing 18 See also:

• SPECIES

species, mostly See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• AMERICAN

American . The most important species is Arnica .See also:

• MONTANA

montana (See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco), a perennial See also:

• HERB (Lat. herba, grass, food for cattle, generally taken to represent the Old Lat. forbea, Gr. 4op(3i1, pasture, <0p/3Ew, to feed, Sans. bharb, to eat)

herb found in upland meadows in See also:

• NORTHERN

northern and central See also:

• EUROPE

Europe (but not extending to See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain), and on the mountains of western and central Europe.' A closely allied species (A. angustifolia), with very narrow leaves, is met with in See also:

• ARCTIC (Gr. "ApKroc, the Bear, the northern constellation of Ursa Major)

Arctic See also:

• ASIA

Asia and See also:

• AMERICA

America . The heads of See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers are large, 2 to 2 in. across, See also:

• ORANGE
• ORANGE (Citrus Aurantium)
• ORANGE, HOUSE OF

orange-yellow in See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour; and See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne on the See also:

• SUMMIT

summit of the See also:

• STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")

stem or branches; the See also:

• OUTER

outer See also:

• RAY (Lat. raia)
• RAY (or WRAY, as he wrote his name till 1670), JOHN (1628-1705)

ray-flowers are an See also:

• INCH (O. Eng. ynce from Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. " ounce," and see As)

inch in length . The achenes (fruits) are See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

brown and hairy, and are crowned by a tuft of stiffish hairs (pappus) . The See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root-stock of A. montana is tough, slender, of a dark brown colour and an inch or two in length . It gives off numerous See also:

• SIMPLE

simple roots from its under See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side, and shows on its upper side the remains of rosettes of leaves . It yields an essential oil in small quantity, and a resinous See also:

• MATTER

matter called arnicin,.C12H2202, a yellow crystal-See also:

• LINE

line substance with an acrid See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste . The See also:

• TINCTURE (Fr. teinture, Lat. tinctura, tingere, to dye, stain)

tincture prepared from it is an old remedy which has a popular reputation in the treatment of bruises and sprains . The plant was introduced into See also:

• ENGLISH

English gardens about the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 18th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, but is not often grown; it is a handsome plant for a rockery .