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Asystasia—continued. 
terminal clusters; corolla somewhat funnel-shaped, five- 
lobed ; calyx five-lobed, regular. Branches slender. They 
require a compost of peat and loam, with a little sand, 
and, to induce a vigorous growth, a little dry cow-dung 
may be applied. Propagated by cuttings of young shoots, 
placed in sandy soil, under a bell glass, in April, with a 
brisk bottom heat. 
A. chelonioides (Chelonia-like).* fl. in terminal racemes, reddish 
popie, the border white. J. opposite, ovate-acute. k. 34ft, India, 
1 A pretty dwarf sub-shrub, 
A. coromandeliana (Coromandel). f. deep lilac; racemes 
axillary, elongated, secund, strict. July. 7. opposite, cordate- 
ovate ; branches diffuse. h. 4ft. India, 1845. Syn, Justicia gan- 
getica, 
A. macrophylla (large-leaved).* fl. bilabiate, bell-shaped, rosy 
purple outside, and almost pure white within; spikes terminal, 
erect, lft. long. June. l. very large, obovate-lanceolate, h. 
8ft. to 20ft. Fernando Po, 1867. 
A. scandens (climbing).* fl. cream-coloured; tube of corolla 
widened and recurved above, lobes of limb erenately curved ; 
racemes terminal, compact, thyrse-formed. July, J. obovate or 
ovate acute, glabrous, h. 6ft. Sierra Leone, 1 This hand- 
some stove climber requires a high, moist temperature after 
shifting. Syn. Henfreya scandens. 
A. violacea (violet).* jl. violet purple, striped with white, in 
terminal a aa 1 eer bived: ovate-acuminate, deep 
pea, minutely eet on both surfaces. A. lft. to 2ft. India, 
870. A pretty dwar plant. Ñ 
ATACCIA CRISTATA. See Tacca integrifolia. 
ATALANTIA (mythological: Atalanta, the daughter 
of Schæœneus). ORD. Rutacee. A genus of ornamental 
stove evergreen shrubs, having the eight stamens united 
below into a tube, and with undivided leaves. It comprises 
about ten species. They thrive well in a mixture of loam 
and peat. Propagated by means of ripened cuttings, which 
will root readily if planted in sand under a hand glass, in 
heat. 
A. monophylla (one-leaved). f. small, white, in axillary ra- 
cemes, fr. golden yellow, about the size of a nutmeg. June. l 
simple, ovate-oblong, emarginate at the apex. Spines small, 
simple. A. 8ft, India, 1777, A thorny shrub. 
ATAMASCO LILY. See Zephyranthes Ata- 
ATHAMANTA (named from Mount Athamas, in 
Sicily, where some species are found). ORD. Umbelliferæ. 
A genus of greenhouse or hardy herbaceous plants, usually 
velvety from villi on the stem, leaves, and fruit. Flowers 
white ; involucra of one or few leaves; involucel of many 
leaves. The undermentioned is the only species in cultiva- 
tion, and is avery graceful perennial, with Fennel-like 
foilage. It thrives well in any ordinary soil, Increased 
by divisions, or by seeds sown in spring. 
A. Matthioli (Matthioli’s). f. white, twelve to twenty-five to an 
umbel. Summer. Zl. three or four ternate ; leaflets linear-fili- 
toi elongated, divaricate. h. lft. to 2ft, Alps of Carinthia, 
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ATHANASIA (from a, not, and thanatos, death; 
alluding to the length of time which the flowers last). 
ORD. Composite. Rather ornamental greenhouse ever- 
green shrubs with yellow flowers, from the Cape of Good 
Hope. They grow well in a soil consisting of three parts 
loam and one part peat. Propagation is effected by 
cuttings, taken from half-ripened wood in spring, and 
placed in sand, under a hand glass. 
ta (headed).* fl-heads yellow. March. l pinnati- 
tite ; younger hoary, older smooth. h. 1jft. Cape of Good 
A pubescens (downy). fl.-heads yellow. July. 1. oblong, entire 
(or tridentate), softly on both sides ; when old, sub-glabrous. 
6ft. Cape of Good Hone, 1768. 
A (from ather, an awn, and sperma, 
seed; seeds awned). Orp. Monimiacee. A beautiful 
greenhouse evergreen tree, with the aspect of a stately 
i conifer. Flowers panicled, dicecious; perianth five to 
eight-fid. Leaves opposite, aromatic. A compost of loam 
_ and peat, in about equal proportions, is necessary. It can 
be readily propagated by cuttings. 
A. moschata (Musk-scented’ . whi 
LG Newitt 
* 
ATHEROSPERMEZ. See Monimiacen. 
ATHRIXIA (from a, not, and thriz, a hair; the re-~ 
ceptacle being destitute of hairs). ORD. Composite. A 
greenhouse evergreen shrub. It succeeds best in turfy 
loam, peat, and sand, and requires to be potted firmly. 
Propagated by cuttings of young wood, placed under a bell 
glass in sandy soil, and treated like Ericas (which see). 
A. capensis (Cape).* fl.-heads bright crimson, solitary, terminal. 
April. J. narrow, lanceolate, alternate, entire. A. 3ft. Cape 
of Good Hope, 1821, s 
ATHROTAXIS (from athros, crowded together, and 
tavis, arrangement ; in reference to the disposition of the 
scales of the cones). ORD. Conifere. A small genus of 
Tasmanian evergreen dicecious trees or shrubs, with small 
seale-like leaves, and small globular cones of many imbri- 
cated scales, with from three to six carpels under each 
scale. In very sheltered situations they will probably 
prove hardy; but, otherwise, they are only suitable for 
botanical collections. Increased by cuttings. This genus 
is almost universally misspelt Arthrotavis. 
A. cupressoides (Cypress-like). J. small, thick, leathery, spiral 
arranged, closely imbricated, deep glossy green. h. 30ft. A small, 
erect, and very slow growing tree, with numerous slender 
branchlets. 
A. Doniana (Don’s). A synonym of A. laxifolia. 
A. imbricata (imbricated), A garden synonym of A. selaginoides. 
A. laxifolia (loose-leaved). Differing from <A. cupressoides in 
having longer, more pointed, open, and spreading leaves, which 
stand out from the stem in a Juniper-like fashion. Its lateral 
growths are rather pendulous, A, 20ft. to 25ft. SYN. A. Doniana. 
A. selaginoides (Selago-like). l. glossy green, scale-like, spirally 
disposed, closely appressed to the shoots, branches and their 
ramifications very numerous. k. variable, up to 40ft. Very inte- 
resting, and quite distinct. Syn. A. imbricata (of gardens). 
ATHYRIUM. See Asplenium. 
ATRAGENE (a name originally given to Clematis 
Vitalba by Theophrastus). ORD. Ranunculacee. A genus 
of ornamental, hardy, climbing, deciduous shrubs, closely 
allied to Clematis, from which they differ in having 
numerous petals. They are increased by cuttings, which 
should be pricked in light sandy soil and placed under a 
hand glass; also by layering in the autumn, Both methods 
are slow; the layers should not be separated for about a 
year, when they will be vigorous plants. Seeds must be sown 
in early spring, in gentle heat; when the seedlings are 
large enough to handle, they should be pricked off and 
grown on in pots till they are strong plants. 
FIG. 189. ATRAGENE ALPINA, showing Habit, Twining Leafstalk, and 
‘lower. 
A. alpina (alpine).* jl. blue, varying to white; petals ten to 
twelve, linsar at the base, but dilated at the apex ; peduncles one- 
flowered, longer than the leayes. May. J. biternate; leaflets 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, /serrate. Mountainous parts of 
Europe, 1792. The white-flowered variety, named alba, is in culti- 
vation. Syns. A. austriaca and A. sibirica. See Fig. 189, 
A. americana (American).* f- large, purplish-blue ; 
acute; peduncles one-flowered. May. l. whorled, in fours; 
