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Amphicome—continued. 5 
soil in gentle heat; or by seed, which should be sown in 
early spring, in pots of sandy soil placed in a greenhouse., 
A. irii (finely-cut).* fl. red, drooping; racemes axillary, ter- 
minal ; corolla tubular near the base, ventricose above. August. 
l. alternate, impari-pinnate ; leaflets opposite, on short petioles, 
` three to four pairs, lanceolate, acuminated, deeply se . A, Sit. 
Himalaya, 1837. r r 
f 
| A. Emodi(Emodian).* fl. rose and hem erect; racemes axillary; 
l corolla 1żin. to 2in. long, bell-shaped, slightly tubular below. 
August to October. J, impari-pinnate, with numerous leaflets. 
| a ty to 12ft. India, at high altitudes, 1852. A very beautiful 
plant. 
. : AMPHILOPHIUM (from amphilophos, crested on all 
: sides; limb of corolla much curled). Syn. Amphilobium. 
ORD. Bignoniacee. A handsome stove evergreen climber. 
Corolla somewhat coriaccous, with a short tube, and a 
large ventricose throat. Loam and peat, well mixed, suits 
it best; cuttings from young shoots root readily in sand, 
_ ` under a hand glass, with bottom heat, during the spring 
3 months. 
_ A. panieulatum (panicled).* 
Í . composed of three-flowered peduncles. 
osite ; leaflets ovate-roundish, 
ies, 1738, 
AMPLEXICAULIS. Embracing the stem; usually 
applied to leaves. . 
AMPULLACEOUS. Resembling a bladder or flask. 
AMSONTIA (in honour of Charles Amson, a scientific 
traveller in America). ORD. Apocynacew. Very pretty 
hardy, herbaceous perennials, with alternate leaves, and 
‘terminal panicles of pale blue flowers; corolla with linear 
~ — lobes, and a narrow funnel-shaped tube. They thrive in 
. half shady positions in borders, or the edges of shrubberies, 
where they will not need to be frequently transplanted. 
Propagated by cuttings during the summer months, or by 
divisions of the roots in spring. 
e A (broad-leaved). Synonymous with A. Tabernæmon- 
Nb. Q 
rose-coloured ; panicle terminal, 
June. l. joined by pairs, 
i subcordate. Wes! 
ae 
Fic. 82. AMSONIA SALICIFOLIA, showing Habif and Flower. 
A, salicifolia (willow-leaved).* fl. light blue, in terminal corym- 
bose cymes ; corolla small, funnel-shaped, with a rounded tube ; 
throat whitish, bearded. Summer. J, lanceolate, smooth, acute, 
k. 1}ft. to 2}ft. North America, 1812, Habit less erect than the 
f following species. See Fig. 82. 
~~eee A. Tabernzmontana (Tabernemontanus).* fl. pale blue, in 
"o ®ymes; petals lanceolate, acute, slightly hairy on the outside ; 
‘sepals lanceolate, acute. Summer. l. ovate-lanceolate, 
~ acute, shortly stalked. A. lift. to 24ft. North America, 1759. 
SYNs. A. latifolia, Tabernemontana Amsonia, 
AMYGDALUS (from amysso, to lacerate; fissured 
parse in the stone of the fruit). Almond. ORD. 
n TRIBE Drupaceœ. Well known, ornamental, 
x panten spring flowering shrubs. Drupe clothed with 
yelvety pubescence, with a fibrous dry rind, separating 
` Hegoi having the stone of the fruit pitted or smooth. 
: y larger-growing Species are very excellent for shrub- 
beries, or as specimen trees; 
~ most other trees, they make 
spring. The dwarfer kinds are also 
-n ER 
being in blossom before 
Amygdalus—continued. 
shrubberies or the fronts of large ones. For greenhouse 
culture they should be obtained in a small pyramidal 
shape; they are not, however, suited to a small house, 
as the plants, to bloom well and be effective, ought to 
be at least 2ft. or 3ft. high, and proportionately wide. 
Plenty of root room is essential, After potting, water 
thoroughly, and place the trees in an orchard house for a 
few weeks, when they may be removed to their permanent 
station. A temperature of about 50deg. or Sddeg. is 
sufficient to hasten the flowering; a higher temperature is 
apt to frustrate the object in view. After blooming, 
gradually harden off the plants until about the end of 
May, when they may be plunged out of doors for the 
season. Repotting should be done as soon as the leaves 
fall. Increased by budding upon seedling plum-stocks 
in summer. The Almond is grown on the Continent for its 
fruit. See also Prunus. Me 
A. argentea (silvery). A synonym of A. orientalis. 7 
A. Besseriana (Besser’s), A synoñym of A. nana. 
A. cochinchinensis (Cochin China). /. white ; racemes small, 
sub-terminal. fr. ovate, ventricose, acute at the apex. March. 
l oval, quite entire. k. 30ft. to 40ft. Cochin China, 1825. 
Greenhouse. 
x 
Fic. 83. FLOWERING BRANCH OF AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. 
A. communis (common).* Common Almond. fl. white, or rose 
coloured, solitary. March. fr. compressed, egg-shaped, tomen- 
tose. l. oblong lanceolate, serrulated. h. 10ft. to 30ft. Barbary, 
1548. See Fig. 85. — 
c. amara (bitter).* Bitter Almond. fl. larger, white, but rose 
coloured at the base. April. Seeds bitter. 
A. c. dulcis (sweet). Sweet Almond. fl. red, earlier ; fruit ovate, 
compressed, acuminated. i 
colour. 
A. c. flore-pleno (double-blossomed).* fl. flesh colour, 
double, rosy in the bud. 1, oval-elliptic, acuminate. ae 
A. c. fragilis (brittle). fl. pale rose coloured, rising with the- 
leaves ; petals broader, deeply emarginate. l ‘horter than those 
of the type. l 
A, c. macrocarpa (large-fruited).* fl. whitish rose colour, lar 
rising before the leaves, with broadly obcordate undulated eae 
fr. larger than that of the type, umbilicate at the base, but acumi- 
nated at the apex. J. broader than the type, acuminated. There 
are also numerous other varieties. 
A. incana (hoary).* fl. red, solitary. . Drupe compressed, 
ubescent. l obovate, serrated, clot with white tomentum 
eneath. R. 2ft. A handsome dwarf shrub. Caucasus, 1815, : 
A. nana (dwarf).* jl. rose coloured, solitary March. fr. of the 
same form as that of A. communis, but much smaller. & oblong- 
Seeds sweet. l. of a greyish green te 
