ao THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
‘Achimenes—continued. 
salmon, with yellow eye; MAGNET,* deep orange, spotted with 
. crimson, with a distinct carmine zone, a very free-flowering and 
beautiful variety ; PARSONSI* is a decided improvement upon the 
Rose-Flowered. ADMIRATION, deep rose, white throat, spotted 
with carmine; CARMINIATA SPLENDENS,* bright rose yellow, 
spotted in the centre, a charming variety; LEOPARD, bright 
magenta rose, freely spotted at the throat; LONGIFLORA Rosa,* rich 
lilac rose, deeper in centre, of medium size, very free and dwarf; 
MASTERPIECE,* deep rose, violet shaded, with a distinct white 
throat; PINK PERFECTION,* rich rose, the eye rich carmine and 
violet rayed, one of the best; ROSEA MAGNIFICA,* bright rose, with 
a yellow eye, very finely spotted, a very lovely variety ; ROSE 
QUEEN,* flowers very large, rich rosy-lake, shaded deep purple, 
with a well defined orange throat; UNIQUE,* rosy-pink, deep 
yellow eye, spotted crimson, a very charming variety. 
White-Flowered, AMBROSE VERSCHAFFELT,* flowers of good 
size, pure white, with a dark rayed centre; LONGIFLORA ALBA,* 
similar in form and habit to Longiflora, but with large white 
flowers, slightly marked in the centre; MADAME A. VERSCHAF- 
FELT,* flowers large, pure white ground, heavily veined with 
purple, a very attractive variety; MARGARETTA,* flowers of medium 
size, pure white, and destitute of any markings whatever. 
ACHLAMYDEOUS. Without floral envelopes. 
ACHRAS. See Sapota. 
ACHYRANTHES. See Chamissoa and Iresine. 
ACICULAR. Needle shaped. 
ACINETA (from akineta, immovable; the lip being 
jointless). ORD. Orchidacew. A small genus of cool house, 
robust, sub-terrestrial orchids allied to Peristeria. Flowers 
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very dry, an occasional syringing, to keep the leaves from 
shrivelling, being all that is necessary. 
A. Arcei (Arce’s). fl. yellow. Central America, 1866, 
A. Barkeri (Barker’s).* fl. yellow and dark crimson, on stout 
ee ones from the base of the bulbs, and bearing fifteen 
to thirty fragrant flowers. Midsummer. J, broadly lanceolate, 
2ít. long. Pseudo-bulbs, 5in. to 7in. long. Mexico, 1837. This 
‘species remains a long time in perfection. 
tha (yellow-flowered),* fl. yellow, white, and crimson, 
chrysan’ 
fragrant ; lower of the lip having a blunt illose horn; 
racemes erect 8 ook h. 2ft. Mexico, 1850. wind : 
A. densa (dense-flowered).* E sub-globose, and of a waxy consist- 
eae lemon a al egal sy dg wears racemes rather 
Costa Rica, . Very like A. Barkeri. A robust growin, 
species. SYN. A. Warczewiczii. ne . 
 & Humboldtii (Humboldt’s).* f. straw colour, dotted with 
3 brown Bem crag gr A May. É broadly lanceolate, generally 
fade. SYN. Anguloa superba. 
A. sulcata (grooved). fl. bright yellow. Columbia, 1879. 
Very like the ee A aA from which it differs in mere 
, A, Warezewiczii (Warczewicz’s). Synonymous with A. densa. 
, but the flowers speedily 
ACINOS. See Cal: 
ACIOTIS (from akis, a point, and ous, an ear; in allusion 
to the shape of the petals). ORD. Melastomacee. A small 
genus of pretty stove evergreen 
is most suitable. Young cuttings root readily if 
in pots filled with peat, placed in heat, and co 
of the moss all round the inside of the basket, and press 
plants, but may be grown : 
thin, membranaceous. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand 
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Aciotis—continued. 
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South America, 1793: -The pots in which thi cies is grown 
should be kept in pans of water. . . à 
A. lor ( us-coloured).* fl. small, red, in spicate racemes. 
l. petiolate, e ic-oblong, ae beneath, deep shining green 
above. h. lft. inidad, 1816. 
ACIPHYLLA (from ake, a point, and phyllon, a leaf, 
reférring to the sharply pointed segments of the leaf). 
ORD. Umbellifere. A genus of curious and remarkable erect 
hardy perennials, with densely fascicled, spicate, or panicled 
umbels of flowers; and pinnate or bi-tripinnate leaves. 
They are most suited for the rockwork, in a light sandy 
soil. Propagated by seeds or divisions iñispring. 
A. Colensoi (Colenso’§),* fl. white. This extraordinary ever- — 
green forms a circular h, 5ft. or 6ft. in. diameter, of bayonet- 
like spines, having flowering stems 6ft. to 9ft. high, covered — 
with spreading spinous leaflets. New Zealand, 1875. E 
A. squarrosa (rough-headed).* fl. white. R. 6ft. to 9ft. New — 
Zealand. More frequently met with than the preceding, of very — 
dense growth. Commonly known as the Bayonet Plant. 3 
ACIS (named after Acis, shepherd of Sicily, son of | 
Faunus and the nymph Simæthis). ORD. Amaryllidaceæ. § 
A genus of very pretty dwarf bulbous plants, suitable for < 
the rockery, in sunny sheltered situations. This genus 
was formerly included with Leucojum, from which it is — 
distinguished by its dwarf slender habit, filiform style, — 
and membranous capsule. All are delicate little plants, 
with narrow linear leaves and bell-shaped flowers. They 
require a free, open, rich soil, and should remain and bloom 
undisturbed for years; divide the clumps every three or 
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four years, and renew the soil. 
A. au ‘autumn-bl * th white, delicate 
pink at the ( preceding the et paini three on a stem. — 
the base, sh Ain- to eln Portuen, 1628. “A charming species 
and the only one at all common, ° 0 0 4 
A, Brennen Giros Mareen ) hite, larger than _ 
those of the last. August. a a Raana Tee Mager than : 
rare in cultivation. a ia 4 
A. roseus (rose-coloured).* fl., rose red 
in. long; to t wered. August. 
tine Har hee Corsica, 1820. Very rare. 
tingitanum (Tangiers). Of recent introduction; has a many- 
flowered umbel, and very long leaves. 
A, trichophyllus (hair-leaved).* fl., perianth white, about in. — 
long; segments loosely nerved, with a faint flush of red at the 
base. January. A. 6in. Spain, 1820. 
ACISANTHERA (from akis, a point, and anthera, an 
anther; anthers jointed). ORD. Melastomacee. A mono- 
typic stove genus allied to Rhexia, of semi-shrubby habi 
It grows well in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat; and 
cuttings root freely in the same soil in stove tempera- 
ture. t 
A. quadrata (square-branched). jl. purple, ventricose, a 
axillary, solitary. July, Z. three-nerved, ovate, crenated ; 
square. Habit erect, branched at the apex. A. lf 
Jamaica, 1804. More curious than ornamental. 
“ACMADENIA (from akme, a point, and dan, 
greenhouse shrubs. Flowers terminal, solitary, or few, 
furnished with imbricate sepal-like bracts; petals five, 
with long claws, which are bearded on the inside. Leaves : 
a mixture of peat and sand, with a little turfy loam 
orough ina aeaa i 
re in a pot of very sandy soil, covered with a bell 
glass, and shaded, will root freely in a cool house. 
tetragona -angled).* jl. white, large, sessile, solitary. 
et x me oran with scabrous margins, Alit io 
2ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1798. : 
 ACMENA (from Acmene, nymphs of Venus, who had 
an altar at Olympia). ORD. Myrtacew. A small genus 
evergreen shrubs. Flowers in dense trichoto- 
mous cymes, with five small distant petals, and very 
conspicuous and pretty berries. They grow well in- 
equal mixture of peat, loam, and sand. — 
readily by placing half-ripened cuttings in sand, und 
glass, without heat. Egret, 
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