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APHROPHORA. S Frog Hopper. 
AP HES (from aphyllos, leafless” and 
anthos, a flower; the flowers are on -like branches). * 
ORD. Liliacee. À very pretty rush-li ardy perennialjs 
forming dense, erect tufts. It thrives best in sandy peat,s. 
requires a warm sunny situation, and’ slight protection 
in winter. Increased by division of the roots, and seeds; © 
the latter should bê sown in pots in a cool greenhouse as 
soon as ripe. . Spe % 
A. monspeliensis (Montpelier).* fl., perianth six-cleft, spreading 
at the apex, deep blue, an inch across, disposed in a small 
head, on —_ scapes.. June. Z. absent; the very slender 
, With mem 
scapes are leafli ranous sheaths at the base. South 
of France, 1791. : x > 
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APHYLLOUS. Without leaves. 3 
APICRA (from apicros, not bitter). ORD. Liliaceæ. A * 
group of succulents allied to Aloe, and having the follow- 
ing among other characters :—Flowers small, loosely .sub- 
spicate; perianth regular, cylindrical, with short spreading 
segments; peduncles simple or forked. Plants small; 
rosette leaves always elongated. Leaves thick, diffuse, 
never spinosely dentated. They require treatment similar 
to Aloes, under which genus they are included by some 
authors. 
A. aspera (rough).* fl., perianth jin. long; raceme loose, 3in. to 
4in. ; pedicels aoe to four lines long; p Ben p slender, simple, 
nearly 1ft. Z. dense, in many rows, spreading, rounded, deltoid, 
six to seven lines long and broad ; face rather flat; middle three 
to four lines thick ; back convex hemispherical, wrinkled. Cape 
of Good Hope, 1795. ` 
A. bicarinata (double-keeled).* fl. unknown. J. dense, in 
rows, ing, deltoid-l late, nine to twelve lines long, 
six lines broad, dirty green; face flat; middle two lines thick ; 
> ll scabrous ; back copiously tubercled. Cape of Good Hope, 
Jl, perianth six to seven lines, whitish ; 
icate, about 1ft.; pedicels short ; peduncles 
l. dense, ing, in many rows, deltoid-lan- 
-one lines long, three to four lines thick ; 
y keeled towards the margins. 1843, 
A. foliolosa (small-leafy).* jl., perianth greenish, five to six lines 
long ; raceme loose, sub-spicate, about 1ft. ; pedicels two to three 
lines long; peduncle 6in., simple. 7. dense, spreading, in many 
rows, rounded deltoid, cuspidate, six to eight lines long and 
broad, without spots or tubercles; face rather flat; middle one 
and a half to two lines thick ; back obliquely keeled upwards to- 
wards the margins. Cape of Good Hope, 1795. 
A. imbricata (imbricated). Synonymous with A. spiralis. 
A. pentagona (fiye-angled).* fl, perianth whitish, jin. long; 
raceme about lft., loose; lower pedicels two to three lines long ; 
- peduncles 1ft., often branched. J. dense, regular, lower ones 
spreading, upper ones ascending, lanceolate-deltoid, fifteen to 
eighteen lines long; bottom six to eight lines broad, shining ~- 
green; ee flat; middle Enpe | t four lines gw Lay pungent ; 
margin scabrous ; back irre. rly one to two keeled at top. Cape 
of Good Hope, 1731. EET 5: : 
A. p. bullulata (little-blistered). 7. irregularly spiral, five rowed; 
back Wivtacoding close wrinkled tubercles, : : 
A. p. spirella (small spiral). Z. smaller and more deltoid, lin. 
long, six to eight lines broad the bo i ; 
onl eae re hin at the bottom, irregularly five 
A. spiralis (spiral).* /l., perianth reddish-white, }in. long; raceme 
loose, nearly 1ft. ; cels ee tvo to three lines long; 
peduncles 6in., simple or branched. 7, dense, in many rows, strong, 
ascending, lanceolate-deltoid, twelve to fifteen lines long, six to 
eight lines broad; face almost flat, without tubercles; a 
pungent ; middle three lines thick; back e ag scarcely keeled ; 
of Good Hope, 1 
margins dbsurely crenulated. Cape SYN. 
A, imbricata, i 
`: APICULATE, APICULATED. Terminated in a 
little point. se 
APIOS (from apion, a pear; in referénce to the form 
of the tubers of the root). ORD. Leguminose. An elegant 
little hardy twining perennial, easily trained into almost 
any shape. A shy bloomer in the northern parts of Great 
Britain. It must have a well exposed sunny position, 
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Fic, 117. APIOS TUBEROSA, showing Habit of Growth, and Flower, 
Natural Size. ; 
A, tuberosa (tuberous).* Grounā Nut. jl. brownish purple, sweet 
scented, in axi racemes. Summer and early autumn. J. pin- — 
nate. Habit very light and graceful. Tubers edible, and farina- 
ceous. Pennsylva YN. Glycine Apios. See Fig. 117. 
APIUM (from apon, Celtic for water ; in reference 
to the habitat of this genus). ORD. Umbellifere. This 
genus contains no species worth growing for o rmament,.s 
nearly all are more or less acrid and poisonous. A. 
graveolens is the celery ofgardens, for culture of which, : 
see Celery. ne nae 
APLECTRUM (from a, without, and plectron, a spurs ~~ 
flower spurless). . ORD. Orchidacew. A. monotypic genus. 
from North America. A curious hardy terrestrial orchid, © 
requiring a shady spot in light loam and leaf „mould,“ 
moderately damp. Very difficult to cultivate. oe “ 
intry).* fl. greenish-brown, large, racemose,"borne, . -~ 
wo 4 prog akeg a ag ee have diode downs labellum as $ ` 
long as the sepals; column sessile, rather long, wingless. ash 
Stem pseudo-bulbous, with one large, broad, ribbed leaf. ite 
APOCARPOUS. Having the carpels or fruit separate, ' 
or disunited. n 
APOCYNACEÆ. A large order of trees, shrubs, 0 
rarely herbs, usually with a poisonous, milky sap. Fl 
regular, solitary or corymbose; corolla salver-sha; əd Or 
campanulate. Leaves simple, opposite, sometimes alter- S 
nate or whorled. Well known genera belonging to this ~ 
order are: Allamanda, Nerium, Tabernemontana and at 
(from apo, away, and kyon, & me 
adopted by Dioscorides, because the plant was supposed 
be poisonous to dogs). ORD. Apocynacew.. Dog's Bane. 
Perennial erect herbs, with cymose flowers and mem- 
branous, opposite leaves. There are several species. be- 
longing to this genus, but only the one described below all 
worthy of being cultivated. They are of extremely easy 
culture, thriving in any ordinary soil; and may be pro- 
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pagated by suckers, divisions, or seeds. The best, time $0, 
divide is just as they are ing into fresh growth in 
spring. . i 
androsæmifolium (Tutsan-leaved).* e red, with 
AE rala niate: cymes fernlinal and lateral i 
Virei P gtiry Roy 85, A er yilina ai ehriving 
in peaty soil, with Azaleas, 
