Fic. 118. INFLORESCENCE OF APOCYNUM ANDROSAMIFOLIUM. 
La 
APONOGETON (from apon, Celtic for water, and 
geiton, neighbour; alluding to the habitat of these plants), 
ORD. Naiadacew. Very ornamental aquatic perennials. 
There are several species, but A. distachyon is superior to 
the others. This species may be cultivated in small tanks 
or aquaria; it delights in an.wbundance of light and air, 
* and is ‘perfectly hardy, having become naturalised in many 
` parts of the country. Pot the plants in rich sandy loam 
-. and rotten cow manure, using, of course, small pots, if the 
-*evéssel. in which itis to be grown is restricted. When 
~ introducing it to Svc tanks or lakes, commence with 
_ >» Strong, previously well-established plants, in large pots, 
~ breaking the latter when the plants are immersed. 
_ \ *Place them in positions where the water is about 1ft. 6in. 
. to 2ft. deep; they will then rapidly increase by offsets and 
as » Seeds, and, when established, will bloom nearly all the 
_ ~\Ssyear ‘ound. The other kinds will thrive with the same 
~* Spe nt; but they are neither so hardy nor so vigorous, 
- and should only be grown in small tanks or aquaria. 
* 
Fig. 119. APONOGETON pIsTACHYON, showing tikand 
© hte 
j Ayonogeton= continued. * 
Good Hope, 1788. 
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(narrow-leaved). #1. white. 
Half hardy. 
Fig. 120. APONOGETON DISTACHYON, showing Flower-spike, Leaf, 
and Root. 
‘on (two-spiked).* Cape Pond Weed; Winter Haw- 
thorn, jl. witha delicious Hawthorn-like perfume ; petals none; 
bracts, or showy portion oval, entire, white; anthers purple- 
brown ; scape two-spiked, each spike being from 2in. to 4in. long. 
l. oblong-lanceolate, entire, bright green, on long stalks, floating. 
Cape of Good Hope, 1788. See Figs. 119 and 120, ; 
A. monostachyon (simple-spiked). . pink. September. A. 1fb. 
East Indies, 1803. Stove species. Rare, Be ee 
spathaceum junceum (rush-like).* A very pretty, but 
rare, half-hardy aquatic plant, with the forked inflorescence — 
having both bracts and flowers suffused with a delicate blush 
colour. l. rush-like, standing clear up out of the water. South 
Africa, 1879. 
APPENDICULATED. 
APPENDICULATE, 
Having appendages. 
APPLANATE. Flattened out. 
APPLE (Pyrus Malus). The Apple is one of the most 
useful, and probably most largely cultivated, of our hardy 
