66 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Ampelopsis—continued. 
A. q. hirsuta (hairy). l. downy on both surfaces. 
A. serjanizefolia (Serjania-leaved).* l. green, palmately five- 
arted, or the upper ones three-parted, the intermediate division 
ing often ternate or pinnate ; Jéaflets obovate acute, and incisely 
toothed or sublobate ; the rachis is articulately winged. Japan, 
= oe A. tuberosa, Cissus viticifolia. Roots tuberous; sec 
ig. 81. : 
‘Fie. 79. STEM AND LEAVES OF AMPELOPSIS ACONITIFOLIA. 
A. data (three-pointed).* Z. very variabl : 
„younger ones almost entire; the older ones are ose, Bons ish 
paving! divided to the middle into three deltoid lobes, which run 
mor little tails, and are coarsely toothed at the margin. They do 
pe turn so rich a colour in autumn as the common species, but it is 
2 ertheless quite distinct and extremely useful, adapting itself 
3 any position, and when established does not require nailing. 
apan, 1868. SYNS, A. Veitchii, and Vitis japonica (of gardens), 
E triloba (three-lobed). A synonym of A. aconitifolia. 
tripartita (three-parted). A synonym of A. aconitifolia. 
A, tuberosa (ta bi A synonym of A. serjaniæfolia. 
€] MOTH th è yidata, © 
AMPHICARPZA (from amphi, both, and karpos, a 
frnit, in allusion to the two kinds of pods; those of the | 
upper flowers being scimitar-shaped, three to four seeded ; 
those of the lower, pear-shaped, fleshy, usually ripening but 
one seed ; these lower pods bury themselves in the ground - 
after fertilisation). ORD. Leguminose. Ornamental an- 
nals with herbaceous twining stems, and sometimes 
: apetalous flowers. Of easiest culture; seeds should be sown 
oo in spring, in a sunny situation. Allied to 
‘A. monoica (moncecious). Hog Pea-nut. fl. with a pale violet 
"Fig, 81, ROOTS oF AMPELOPSIS SERJANLEFOLIA. 
Amphicarpea—continued. 
vexillum, and white keel and wings ; racemes axillary, pendulous. 
June to August. l. pinnately-trifoliate ; leaflets ovate, glabrous. 
North America, 1781. 
AMPHICOME (from amphi, on both sides, and 
kome, a head of hair; in reference to the seeds being fur 
nished with a tuft of hairs at both ends). Orn. Bignoniace® 
Flowers axillary or terminal. Leayes alternate, unequally 
pinnate. Very ornamental greenhouse or half-hardy rock 
herbaceous plants. If planted ontside, they must be pro- 
tected during the winter from wet and severe frosts. A 
mixture of loam, sand, and leaf soil suits them well. In 
creased by striking young shoots in spring in mA 
