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Aiter- 



spheHcnl, th« brfitU lanr^olato; my ErrrtU bright purple* 

 numeruas, biaeriat« ; dUk purpl% May and June. /., mdiral 

 ones 2io. to 4iD. Ions, oborau, fftrying to obUnceolato, acute, 

 entire, narrowed to long or short jH-iiol«« ; eauli: 2in. to 5iiL 



lonir, sewHe, ••ml ampleximnl. Stem stout. 6irL to 18in. hi^b, 

 leafy. Sikkim. 1882. A rlAndn1ar-i>u) "'^ lonMiitose, or 

 Tilluua percnni&L (& M. 67ra) 



A. gymnocephalus (naked-haadod). JL-hemU roao-coloure<l, 

 l^iu. in dianitiUi. SuintD^ and autumn. {. narrow-lanceolate, 

 bristly-tootheil. k. 1ft. to l|ft. SouUmvh Texas and Mexico, 

 1879. A pretty, halflinrdy aimu^ of slender, bushy habit. 

 (B,M.6549.) 



A. noT£e-angll» pnlchcllas (prettvv ju-h^^^t pale ma^nta. 

 18S2. A very hauiLome variety, ffowtnf about 4ft oigh. 



A-pseTidamollua (false AmellnsV ^-hm^tt few, corymbose, lin. 

 to Ifin. in diameter; ray floreUi bluii^h-purple ; luTolucral bracts 

 larger than iu A, Am^uia, with reflexed« leafy tips. Autumn. 

 L lin. to 2in. long, oblong* aosto or obtuse, entire or toothed. 

 A 6in. to IBin. Astern Himalayas (8000ft. to 13,000ft.), 1886. 



A. Stracheyl (Stracbey's). JL-htmdM pale mac-blue, jin. to l}in- 

 in diameter; inrolncral bracts reaoisb-bfown ; ray florets liiKHri 

 the tips minutely notched; eeapes rich dark bro^m. 2in. to 5in- 

 hi^h. May. 2., radical ones lin. to IJln. long, shortly petiolate, 

 oblunceoLate or oboTate, pale beneath ; those on the stolons 

 much smaller and more seiMrile ; those on the scapes few, linear 

 orliiiear-obowtteu Western HimalajM, 188&. (B. M. &9IZ) 



A* triccphalns (three-headedX JL'hsmd4 one to three, large and 

 shony; ray tlorets parple. Aatumn. L, radical ones obovate- 

 spatbulate, on long; winpiad petioles, entire, glabrous or hairy; 

 cauline ones obloog, hafi-amplexicanl. St<?ms pubemloua. h. 

 lift. Sikkim (lO.OOSft to 14,000ft.), 1886. 



ASTILBE. The half*dozen species of this genus 

 inhabit tbo Himalayas, Java, Japan, and North-east 

 America. Only one variety oalls for addition to the plants 

 described on pp. 140-1, Vol. I. 



A.]aponica follls-piirpurcuB (purple-leaved). An omamental 

 variety, having r'lrpUsh stems and foliage. 1885. 



ATRAPHAXIS (the old Greek name given by 

 Dioscorides, Ac, to Oraohe). Including Tra§mf^ro7u 

 Oed. Polygonacsm. A genuH embracing about seventeen 

 closely-aliied species of hardy, rigid, Tnuch-bianched 

 slimba, natives of Central and W. tern Asia, blowers 

 often fascicled at the nodes, hermaphrodite, four or five- 

 parted, the tvro outer segments often smaller; stamens 

 SIX to eight, rarely nine. Leaves alternate or fascicled 

 at the nodes, narrow or rather small. The species here 

 describod are interesting plants. They should be grown 

 in^ well-drained heath or aandy aoil. Very little pruning 

 Will bo required. Propagation may be efiFeoted by 

 cuttings, or by layers. 



A bnxlfolliu (Box-leaved). >l. white, nodding, producetl in lone 

 racemes. July, fr, red. /. oh.>v;iti', obtu:>e, tipped with a short 

 mucro, lijrht ; „„, abunt lin. in dia,met«r, the hitcnl margins 

 uuduUtea, dr.uieoufc A. 2ft. Siberia, 1800. Sy.vs. Polyfjonum 

 erispulutu{K M. 1065), TrajtipyTmibuxifoUum, 



A. spinosa (spiny). X white, tinged pink. Anmust. I. glaucous, 

 Jin. Jong or leas, nvato, acntr, Mub-everpr^ > m, on short petioles, 

 aranchei ascending, hoHiontal or deflexod. A, 2ft. to 3ft. 

 I*vant,1732. (W. i>. B. U9.) 



ATRIPLEX. About 100 ajJeciea of herbs and shrubs 

 are included in this genua } th.-y inhabit temperate and 

 8ub-tropical regions. Flowers 'moncBcious or dioecious, 

 glomerate. The following species should bo added to that 



?i7en on p. 144, Vol. I. : \ ^\ 



A Halimus (Halimus). rf. purplish, sinall. July and A\tgust L 

 aitemato or opposite, rhombic-oblong. A. 5ft. to 6ft. Sea^asts ' 

 01 &outh Europe, Ac. 1640. A loose, rambling, h;irdy, sub-ever- 

 P^een, glaucous shrub. 



ATTRICITLA. During the lasffew years considerable 

 itnprovemeut has been made in the Show and Alpine 

 Auriculas. A selection of the best sorts is here ^iven : 



tnv^'i®*^*^^ Abb^ Liszt, neat plant, truss well formed, 

 prT^ S^^^P yellow, paste white and dense, black ground-colour, 

 tiih 1 f?^^''"; Agamemno.n, a large, bold flower, oran?e 

 ff«.f« tiense white paste, maroon ground ' ur, well mnrked 

 irreeti .,i„.. .. |^^ .-::e, good tube, and 



ground-colour; Cvctors, rich yellow 



paste, black 



tuhp ft- J ' *'«a.i;». «ruuiiu-cojnur; 



whi?> f p^i>te. maroon ground-colour; Drago.n. ffold tube, 

 PnTTo^' » ' "'^*^^ ground-colour, and deep green edge; Edith 

 m-pin ' ^;^""^ tube, prood paste, and black ground, with a bright 

 1,^" ^^'Se; Endymion, red ground an.l green edire : Green- 

 EFsrlt!."*^ flower, yellow tubr, good past*' and ground-colour; 

 wvfi rl; ' 3; .medium flower, yellow paste, gt>od green edire. .ind 

 ^u-proportmned ; MoN.vRcir, tube bught yellow, good panie. 



VoL IV 



Auricula — continued, 



blacic ground-colour, and fine green edge ; Peral, yellow tube, 

 good paste, red ground, and lively green edge ; Verdant Green, 

 yellow tube, dense paste, black ground, and light green edge. 



Grey-edged« Ajax, a constant variety, with yellow tube, white 

 paste, dark ground, and medinrn grey edge; Atalanta, yellow 

 tube, paste good, ground-colour maroon, edge silvery-grey; 

 Deekhou.nd, large flowers, with deep yellow tube, black ground, 

 edge broad and decided ; Grayling, orange tube, pure white, 

 dense paste, black ground-colour, and whitish-grey edge; Grey 

 Friar, yellow mhe, rather thin, white paste, maroon ground, 

 and b.o^ grey edge ; Greyhound, the best new Auricula, well- 

 proportioned in all its parts, orange tube, white paste, black 

 ground, and weU-deyeloped grey edge ; Mabel, a finely-pro- 

 portioned flower, with a good tube, white paste, black ground, 

 and greenish-grey edge; Marmion, yellow tube, white paste, 

 black ground-colour, and edge well-proportioned ; Merlin, pale 

 yellow tube, dense white paste, black grouud, and greenish-grey 

 edge ; Samuel Barlow, good yellow tube, white paste, dark 

 maroon ^ound, and well-defined edge ; Sea-BELLE, orange tube, 

 good white paste, black ground, and silvery-grey ed^e ; Seamew, 

 yellow tube, good white paste, black ground, and heavy grey 

 edge ; William Brockbank, clear yellow tube, good white paste, 

 bold black ground-colour, and decided grey edge. 



Wliite*edged. Amanda, tube and paste good, bluish ground- 

 colour, and decided white edge ; Elaine, good yellow tube, 

 white paste, black ground-colour, and good -w-hite edge ; Fairy- 

 RTNG, orange tube, white paste, deep violet-red^ ground, decided 

 white edge ; Heather-bell, psde yellow tube, good white paste, 

 bluish ground, and well-defined edge ; 3Iagpie, orange tube, 

 dense paste, black ground, and well-rounded, pure white edge; 

 Miranda, yellow tube, white paste, black ground", edge pure; 

 Mrs. Dodwell, yellow tube, white and dense paste, black 

 ground, good white edge ; Radiance, a well-proportioned flower, 

 good deep yellow tube, dense white paste, black ground-colour, 

 and very pure white edge ; Reliance, yellow tube, good white 

 paste, black ground-colour, and fair white edge; Snowdrift, 

 a large, circular flower, with gold tube, white paste, black 

 ground, and broad, white edge. 



Solf^* Brvxette, a rich, dark maroon flower, with good yellow 

 tube and white paste ; Duke of Albany, very dark maroon, 

 yellow tube, very pure white, dense paste; Dulcie, good yellow 

 tube, white paste, and rich maroon edge ; Florence, a large, full 

 flower, with good yellow tube, white paste, and reddish-plum- 

 coloured edge ; Heroine, tube bright yellow, paste dense and 

 white, edge rich black-maroon ; Melaine, a well-rounded pip, 

 rich dark maroon, with good tube and paste; Mrs. Horner, 

 yellow tube, white piiste, and good violet edge ; Mrs. Potts, fine 

 yellow tube, dense, white paste, and bright violet edge ; Siiv 

 William Hewetx, good yellow tube, very round, white paste, 

 and blackish edge. 



Alpines* Agnes, white centre, margin shaded violet ; Amelia 

 Hardwidge, shaded maroon-crimson; Bright Stah, bright 

 crimson, shaded edge ; EMPEROR FREDERICK, crimson, shading 

 to a lighter tint, gold centre ; Fred. Copeland, dark crim- 

 son, yellow centre; JOHN Ball, rich crimson, deep yellow 

 paste ; King of the Belgians, shaded crimson, gold paste ; 

 Love Bird, crimson-red, shaded margin; Mariner, shaded 

 purplish-red; MRS. Phipps. white centre, maroon margin; 

 Prince of Wales, purplisb-red, shaded margin, fine ; Sensation, 

 maroon, shaded margin; Troubadour, crimson margin, gold 

 centre; Victorious, dark crimson, gold centre. 



AZALEA. To the species and varieties described on 

 pp. 149-50, Vol. L, the following should now be added 5 



A. balsamincBflora alba (white), fl. white, produced in large, 

 compact trusses, and lasting a l^ng time in perfection. 



A. t>- aurea (golden). A form differing from alha in its bright 

 yellow flowers. 



A. b. carnea (flesh-coloured), fl. flesh-coloured, tinted with rose, 

 and also with pale yellow when first expanded. 1887. 



A. Obtasa (blunt), fl. deep red, solitary ; segments of the corolla 

 nearly oral and sharp-pointed, the upper one not much smaller 

 than the others, and faintly blotched Purple. March ?. pilose, 

 oblong, obtuse, narrowed at ba'O. A. 2ft. China, 1844 Green- 

 house evergreefi. (B. R. xxxii. 37 ; G. C. n. s., xxv., p. 586.) 



A. O alba (white). A variety differing from the type only in the 

 colour of its flowers, which are wliite, occasionally stnped 



red. 1887. . . 



A. rbombica (rhomboid-leaved). /. usually in pairs; calyx 

 minuteT corolla bright rose, liin, to 2in. across, sub-bilabiate 

 May i sub-conicaf liin. to 2in. long, assuming a ^''<^^^Y^^l 

 in autumn, the young ones silky. rhombic-eUiptic. acute at both 

 ends hairy above, finely reticulated^ beneath. Branches slender, 

 stiff clabrous, the young ones stri-ose-tomentose. Japan. A 

 much-tranch^^ har'dy sRnib. Svn. Rhododendron rhombicum 

 (B. M. 6972). 



Indian Azaleas, The beautiful varieties of^. xndtca 



continually being improved, but principally by growers 



the Continent, especially in Belgium. .The form of the 



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