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prostrata (flat-lying) ; hardy evergreen shrub ; 6 inches ; flow- 

 ers white, in May and June ; North America. 



Ammogeton. [Compositae.] A hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennial, thriving in sandy loam. Propagated by division of 

 the root. 



A. scorzonerifoliu77i (scorzonera-leaved) ; hardy herbaceous 

 perennial ; i foot ; flowers yellow, in May ; North America ; 

 1834. 



Amorpha. [Leguminosae.] Deciduous hardy shrubs, 

 called also Bastard Indigo, natives of North America, thriv- 

 ing in common garden soil. Propagated by seed or layers. 

 The tips of the shoots are very liable to be winter-killed. 

 A. herbacea, Lewisii, nana, and microphylia, require winter 

 protection in the Northern States. 



A.fragrans (fragrant) ; hardy shrub ; 3 feet ; flowers purple, 

 in July; North America ; 1800. A.frtiticosa{%\\xvk:i\yf)\ hardy 

 shrub; 6 feet; flowers purple, in July; Carolina; 1724. A. 

 microphylla (small-leaved) ; half-hardy shrub ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 purple, in August; Missouri; 181 1. A. nana (dwarf); half- 

 hardy shrub ; 2 feet ; flowers blue, in August ; Missouri ; 181 1. 



Ampelopsis. [Vitacese.] Hardy deciduous climbing 

 shrubs. The Virginian Creeper i^A. hederacea) is one of 

 the best of all plants, not evergreen, for covering a large 

 space of bare wall or fence, thriving in the most confined 

 situations : in autumn the leaves assume a rich crimson tint. 

 Common garden soil. Propagated by layers, cuttings, and 

 seeds. 



This plant is commonly known as Woodbine in the 

 Northern States. 



A. bipinnata (double-winged); half-hardy climber; 15 feet; 

 flowers greenish, in August ; North America ; 1700. A. cordata 

 (heart-leaved) ; half-hardy cHmber ; 20 feet ; flowers greenish, in 

 May; North America; 1803. These two require winter pro- 



