AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
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OF HORTICULTURE. 
ARTABOTRYS (from aratao, to suspend or support, 
and botrys, grapes; in reference to the way the fruit is sup- 
ported by the curious tendril). ORD. Anonacew. A hand- 
some stove evergreen shrub, thriving in a good sandy loam 
and peat, to which a little rotten dung may be added. 
Propagated by cuttings made of ripened wood, placed 
in sand under a bell glass, with bottom heat, in early 
spring. Seed, when procurable, should be sown as soon 
after receipt as possible. S 
A.. odoratissimus (sweetest-scented).* fl. reddish brown, ex- 
tremely fragrant ; peduncles opposite the leaves, hooked beneath 
the middle. June and July. Z. oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, 
smooth, shining. h. 6ft. Malayan Islands, 1758. In Java, the 
leaves are held to be invaluable as a preventative of cholera. 
ARTANEMA (from artao, to support, and nema, a 
filament; in reference to a tooth-like process growing on 
the longer filaments). ORD? Scrophulariacee. An inte- 
resting and handsome greenhouse evergreen shrub, allied 
to Torenia. Flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and 
on short pedicels. Leaves opposite, sub-serrated. It may 
be treated as hardy during summer, for which purpose 
seeds should be sown in spring; but it requires the pro- 
tection of a greenhouse during winter. Artanema grows 
freely in light rich soil, and is readily increased by cut- 
tings and seeds, @ 
fimbriatum (fri $ nel- 
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lobes unequally serrated; racemes terminal, four to sixteen- 
flowered. June, November. J. lanceolate, acute, serrated, rough 
to the touch from numerous elevated dots. Stem smooth, glossy. 
h. 2ft. to 3ft, New Holland (on the banks of the Brisbane River 
at Moreton Bay), 1830. 
ARTANTHE. See Piper. 
ARTEMISIA (from Artemis, one of the names of 
Diana). Mugwort; Southernwood; Wormwood. ORD. 
Composite. A very large genus of mostly hardy herba- 
ceous perennials, few of which, comparatively speaking, 
are worth growing. Flower-heads disposed in spikes, or 
racemes, and these are usually arranged in panicles; pappus 
none; iffvélucre few-flowered, ovate or rounded, imbri- 
cated; florets of the disk all tubular; of the ray, if 
any, slender, awl-shaped. Leaves alternate, variously 
lobed. All the species are of the easiest possible culture 
, in any dry soil. The shrubby kinds are best pr 
‘by cuttings; the herbaceous ones, by dividing at the root ; 
A, Abrotanum (aromatic herb).* Southernwood. /l.-heads yellow- 
ish. August to October. Hag By ey ones te; uj ones 
innate, with the Stem straight. 2ft. to 
ft. Europe, 1548. leciduous shrub ; well known for its fra- 
grance. : 
A. A. humile (low). A low spreading variety. h. 14ft. 
A. A. tobolskianum (Tobolskian). A much more vigorous 
growing variety than the last, and larger in all its parts than the 
type. 
. alpina (alpine).* Jl.-heads yellow, solitary, on long slender 
aor ie if rohan lanceolate. Summer. E pinnate, covered 
with whitish silky hairs; lobes linear, entire. h. 6in. to 10in. 
- - Cayeasus, 1804. Dwarf, with a very tufted habit. 
A, anethifolia(Anethum-leaved). fl.-heads yellowish-green, small ; 
icle very large, densely packed, nearly 2ft. long. Autumn. 
. chiefly cauline, much divided into thread-like segments, greyish- 
n. Stem shrubby at the base, nearly glabrous, branc! at 
Tae top. h. 3ft. to 4ft. Siberia, 1816. 
A. argentea (silvery).* j.-heads pale yellow, roundish, closely 
- packed. oy l i Egoe tary freely divided, densely 
_ clothed with soft silvery hairs. A. 1}ft. Madeira, 1777. A very 
~ pretty sp requiring a warm sunny position on the rockery. 
A. cana (hoary).* ‘green yellow, small, uninteresting, ovate, in a 
ca, 1800. distinct species, and its silvery 
leaves and stems render it Well. worthy of cultivation. 
Artemisia—continued. z 
A. frigida (frigid). /.-heads yellow, uninteresting, small, roundish, 
racemosely agen a l. pinnate; segments narrow, 
a h. Siberia, 1826. A prétty creeping, herbaceous 
P me : 
A. maritima (maritime). _fl.-heads brown; racemes oblong-erect 
or drooping. August and September. Z downy, bipinnatifid, 
oblong ; segments linear. Britain. A much branched, erect, or 
decumbent plant, excellent for rough rockwork or very dry 
banks, &c. è 
A. Mutellina (Mutellina).* Faroe yellowish-green ; lower ones 
stalked, upper ones sessile. July. J. all palmate, multifid, white. 
Stem quite simple. A. 6in, European Alps, 1815. - 
A. pontica (Pontine). /l.-heads yellow, roundish, stalked, nodding. 
September, l. downy beneath; cauline ones bipinnate ; leaflets 
linear. A. 3ft. Austria, 1570. 2. 
A. rupestris (rock). _fl.-heads brown, globose, stalked, nodding. 
August. Z. sub-pubescent; cauline ae pinnatifid ; leaflets 
linear, acute. h. in. Norway, &c., 1748. 
A. scoparia (twiggy-branched). ragga small, whitish; panicle 
broad, densely packed, about 1}ft. long. Autumn. J, much 
divided; segments hair-like ; lower branches very slender. h. 3ft. 
“to 5ft. East Europe. 
A. spicata (spicate). fl.-heads brown, spicate. June and July. 
l. hoary; cal ones palmate multifid ; cauline ones pinnatifid A 
pepa cnar entire, blunt, Stem quite simple. A. lft. Switzer- 
A. Stelleriana (Steller’s).* ji.-heads yellow, uninteresting, 
round, somewhat erect. Summer. l, lower ones spathulate- 
incised ; upper ones obtusely lobed ; end lobes often confluent, 
about 2in. long, silvery white. A. 1ft. to 2ft. Siberia. 
tanacetifolia (Tanacetum-leayed). /l.-heads brownish ; racemes 
simple, terminal. Summer. J. bipinnate ; lobes linear sub-lanceo- 
late, entire, acuminated, rather downy. Stem sometimes branch- 
ing at the base, herbaceous. Ah. 1}ft. Siberia, 1768. 
A. vulgaris (common).* Mugwort, fl.-heads yellow, somewhat 
racemed, ovate. August. l. pinnatifid; segments white, and downy 
porn gg 7 Fag do to 4ft. high, eiiiai ae me The varie- 
ga orm o; is species exhibits a very pleasing contrast. 
There is also a pretty variety with golden aver : 
ARTHROPHYLLUM MADAGASCARIENSE. 
See Phyllarthron Bojeriana. 
ARTHROPODIUM (from arthron, a joint, and pous, 
a foot; the footstalks of the flowers being jointed). ORD. 
Liliacee. Very pretty greenhouse herbaceous perennials, 
allied to Anthericwm. Flowers purplish or white, in loose 
racemes. Leaves grass-like, radical. They thrive well in — 
a compost of sandy loam and peat, and may be increased — 
freely by divisions or seeds. a ee iS ces 
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A. cirratum (curled). jl. white; racemes divided; bracteas _ 
leafy. May. E a a ie ke h. 3ft. 
New Zealand, 1821. 2 
A, fimbriatum (fringed). f. white. July. A. 1ft. New Holland, 
A. z l i ew Caledonian).* 
m -branched 
lanceolate, barred with black linear markings near 
1}ft. New Caledonia, 1877. 
A. ; (panicled).* fl. white; racemes divided ; icels 
; inner — cren May. l narrowly pid nee 
` h. 3ft. New So Wales, 1800. A. minus is a small form of 
this species. 
A. pendulum (pendulous).* white, clustered in threes, pen- 
dulous. June to August. l. linear, keeled, shorter than the 
‘branched scape. A. 14 New Holland, 1822. 
ARTHROPTERIS. ‘See Nephrodium and Ne- 
phrolepis. 
ARTHROSTEMMA (from arthron, a joint, and 
stemon, a stamen ; in reference to the stamens or connec- 
tives being jointed). ORD. Melastomacee. Beautiful stove — 
or greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Tube of calyx turbina 
or campanulate, usually clothed with bristles, pili, 
scales; lobes four, lanceolate, permanent, without any 
appendages between them; petals four. A mixture of loam, — 
peat, and sand, suits them best; and cuttings of small firm 
side shoots will root, in April or August, under a hand 
glass in sandy soil. Only three or four out of the half-dozen — 
species belonging to this genus have been as yet intro- 
