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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Arbutus—continued. 
A. andrachnoides (Andrachne-like). Synonymous with A. 
A. canariensis ( got £ greenish-white; panicles erect, 
clothed with hispid TS. an Lol l. oblo; Janceolate, serrated, 
laucous beneath. A. 8ft. to 10ft. Canary Green- 
species, 
A. densiflora (thickly-flowered).* fl. white; sorelh, oval; pedicels 
furnished with three bracteas at the base ; panicl e terminal, com. 
posed of closely packed racemes. 1. 4in. toSin. long, on on long petioles, 
oblong, acute, sharply toothed, coriaceous, ve and 
shining, but downy beneath, and the middle nerve with rusty 
villi; branches angular, hairy. h. 20ft. Mexico, 1826. Green- 
house species. 
A. hybrida (hybrid).* f. white; ay terminal, pendulous, 
on September to December. l oblong, acute, serra 
labrous ; branches pilose. h. 10ft. to 20ft. A half -hardy garden 
hybrid; it originated about 1800. Syn. A. andrachnoides. 
(Menzies’).* fl. white; racemes axill; 
minal, panicled, dense-flowered. Sep’ tember. l 
quite "entire, glabrous, on long petia h. 6ft. to 10ft. North- 
west America, 1827. A noble hardy tree. A. laurifolia comes 
close to this species. SYN. A. procera. 
A. mollis (soft). f. rosy, drooping; panicle terminal, crowded, 
racemose. June. Z. oblong-acute, sharply toothed, coriaceous, 
clothed with soft pubescence above, and white tomentum beneath. 
h. 6ft. Mexico. Greenhouse shrub, 
A. procera (tall).* A synonym of A. Menziesi. 
A. serratifolia (saw-edge-leaved). A synonym of A. Andrachne 
serratifolia. 
A, Unedo (Unedo).* The Strawberry Tree. fl. white, deep red 
in some of the varieties, nodding, in terminal racemose, bracteate 
. September. fr. large, scarlet, nearly globose, granular, 
ible. & oong nee peo on serrulated ; branchlets 
clothed with glandular hairs. to 10ft. West of Ireland, 
and South Europe. There are l varieties of this plant in 
cultivation. It is one of the greatest ornaments in the months of 
October and November—the season when it is in flower, and 
Peros also, the fruit of the former year is ripe. 
A. Xalapensis —_ ai reddish white; corolla ovate ; 
panicle terminal, co) of many racemes. ee te, 
ae acute, pasea entire, soia 2in. long, ae p mana 
eloi with eo tomentum beneath ; epidermis: spanta = 
 ARCHEGONIUM. The female organ in ferns, &c., 
analogous with the ovary in flowering plants. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (from arktos, a bear, and 
nena a grape ; bears eat the fruit of some species). 
ORD. Ericaceæ. Handsome hardy or half-hardy shrubs or 
; sub-shrabs, agreeing in generic characters with Arbutus, 
except that the fruit is five-celled and the cells one-seeded, 
and not granular on the ontside. For culture, &c., see 
Arbutus. 
A. alpina (alpine).* Black Bearberry. f. white or flesh-coloured, 
in terminal, reflexed racemes ; pedicels rather hairy. April. 2 
obovate, acute, wrinkled, serrated, deciduous. Stems procum- 
bent, trailing. Scotland (but rare), &e. Syn. Arbutus alpina. 
A. nitida (shining).* f. white ; racemes terminal. May. J. oblo 
` acute, smooth on both sides and shining above. 
4ft. Mexico, 1839. An erect half-hardy evergreen. 
A. T gon ardien (stinging ).* fl. white ; pedicels close ; racemes short, 
rm gs oN at length’ lateral. February. l ovate- 
perm A acute, re rather ih saa quitaamtire, coriaceous, 
fine down on both surfaces ; branchlets angular, 
een 1839, E. much branched, half- 
Se en compen J. pure 
cal peer racemose. 
= ly a road mg “er ne acute, sub-cordate at 
clothed with white tomentum beneath, on short petioles ; 
pre me h. ft. North-west America, 1826. rubby 
tlesh-col 
yt a small rherry. A. at the presen Hig th zen mouth, 
r ebora Wales. entire, coriaceous, shining. Highlands 
Sen, apenas Uva-ursi. ; P proonnihent trailer. 
prin ey urceolate, 
leaves, somewhat 
ARCTOTHECA (trom cia: “te and theke, a 
ORD. 
allied to 
capsule ; so named from the roughness- of the fruit). 
Composite. Greenhouse herbaceous 
perennial, 
Arctotis. Heads radiate; involueral scales imbricate in 
many rows, the outer linear, t inner larger, 
very obtuse; receptacle honeycombed, bearing 
many little fringes ; achenes ovate, somewhat four-sided, 
af soil, and loam, Propagated by divisions of the er 
soil being kept moderately moist. 
ae: in a few weeks after sowing, and when about 2in. high, 
sor pappus. It thrives in a compost of peat, i 
Arctotheca—continued. 
or cuttings, in spring. Several species formerly classed 
in this genus are now included under Arctotis. 
a tna reh aed da aati aiota. hito |e ae 
are of Good Hope, 1793. A stemless, creeping or decumbent 
ARCTOTIS (from arktos, a bear, and ous, an ear; 
in referénce to the shaggy, frit) ORD. Composite. 
Mostly half-hardy herbaceous perennials. Involucral bracts 
numerous, imbricated, scariose on the margin; receptacle 
pitted, studded with bristles between the florets; achenes 
grooved, crowned with a pappus of membranous scales. 
The species of this genus are of easy culture in a compost 
of loam and leaf soil. Propagated by cuttings at any 
time of the year; these should be pricked in pots of very 
sandy soil, and placed in gentle warmth; they must be 
kept uncovered and moderately dry, or they will rot. The 
Arctotis are very handsome plants in sunny, dry positions 
outside during the summer months, but they must be pro- 
tected during winter. 
A. acaulis (stemless).* /l.-hzads yellow and red. Summer. z. 
hoary on each side, ternate, lyrate. Stem very short, decumbent. 
h. 4in. Cape of Good Hope, 1759. Very rarely met with. 
A, arborescens (tree-like).* f/l.-heads, ray-florets white above, 
sgh beneath ; disk-florets yellow ; disposed in large circular Daisy- 
ike heads. Summer. Ù linear- oblong, pinnate ; upper ones 
pend; lower ones stalked. A. 2ft. Cape of Good Hope, 
A. argentea (silvery). fl.-heads orange. August.’ l. lanceolate- 
linear, entire, downy. Å. 1ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1774. 
A. aureola (golden). Synonymous with A. grandiflora. 
A. breviscapa (short-stalked). Synonymous with A. speciosa. 
A. grandifiora (large-flowered).* fl. henge cree ; outer scales of 
involucre reflexed, be igang al ge ea a broad short point, 
pal cobwebbed. -pinnatifid, aie, three- 
er A sat Cape 7 ‘Good Hope, 1710. SYNS. . aureola 
A reptans (creep heads white, July. l. hai 
va te pu Seen! Sten 
Bin. Cape of Good ao 
.-ħheads pink. 
ed, hoary. 
A. ie ke * fl.-heads yellow ; outer scales of involucre 
linear recurved. July. ead Br pinata, , hoary beneath, three- 
nerved, Plant stemless, Cape of Good Hope, 1812. 
Closely allied to A. acaulis, NEE A, breviscapa. 
A. undulata (wavy). Synonymous with A. grandiflora, 
ARCUATE, ARCUATED. 
bow; forming an arch. 
ARDISIA (from ardis, a point; in reference to the 
acute, spear-pointed anthers). ORD. Myrsinaceæ. 
tensive genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, which are, for 
the most part, very ornamental greenhouse or stove plants. 
Flowers white or rose-coloured, more or less panicled ; 
panicles sometimes many-flowered at the extremities of 
the branches, and longer than the leaves, sometimes few- 
flowered and in the axils of e 
rarely almost opposite, or 
pagated by cuttings of the half- 
but, as the points of these side shoots b 
and fruit, they are not well adapted for making good plants. 
To obtain the best plants, the largest, ripest, and best- 
coloured berries should be sown early in spring, as soon as 
gathered, in a wide-mouthed pot or, seed pan, well drained 
and filled with loam and peat in 6qual parts, with the 
addition of some sand, and plunged in bottom heat, the 
The seeds will germi- 
Heer 
tem procumbent. Cape of Good 
Curved or bent like a 
the strongest seedlings should be selected and placed in 
Bin. pots, the same mixture of soil being used, with the ad- 
dition of a fourth part well decomposed manure. After 
potting, the plants must be moistened overhead twice a 
day with a fine rose or syringe, and be kept in a close 
atmosphere until the roots have taken to the fresh soil. 
ate ip 
l spathulate- -lanceo- 
An ex- 
