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abundantly, after the flowers have 
faded, till the seeds are ripe; and | 
when these are gathered, they ought | 
to be sown immediately in light 
sandy loam, and placed in a frame, 
or near the glass, in a moist part of 
the hothouse. If the young plants 
are potted off as soon as they are 
an inch or two in height, and shift- 
ed frequently in the course of the 
growing season, they will attain a 
flowering size in from fifteen to 
twenty months. The pots in which 
these and all other bulbs are grown, 
ought to be thoroughly drained by 
a handful or more of potsherds 
(broken pots) laid in the bottom of 
each pot, and covered with turfy 
peat; and the mould used should 
also be turfy, in order the more 
freely to admit the passage of wa- 
ter. [Our long and warm summers 
enable us to cultivate many of these 
beautiful bulbs in the open air, 
merely protecting the roots in the 
winter in the same manner as those 
of the Dahha. A. rittdta, A. for- 
“)mossissima, and several others of 
the most showy species, when plant- 
ed out in rich borders about the first 
of May, are among the most bril- 
liant ornaments of the flower gar- 
den.— Ep.] 
Amperso'a, Dec.—Composite.— 
| Sweet or Yellow Suitan.—Weil- 
“/ known half-hardy annuals, natives 
' of Persia, formerly included in the 
genus Centaurea; the seeds of 
which may be sown in the open 
border in April or May. 
Ampro'sta.— Composite. -Weedy 
annual plants of no beauty, very 
small greenish flowers, and cut 
leaves, which, when bruised, have 
rather an agreeable smell. Though 
among the annuals in some of the 
old seed catalogues, they are now 
scarcely ever grown except in bo- 
tanic gardens. 
Ame va’NcHIER.— Rosdce@e.—De- 
ciduous shrubs or low trees, with 
showy white flowers, which appear 
AMORPHA+s 
in April. A. vulgaris and A. bo- 
tryapium, the Snowy Mespilus, 
(formerly called Méspilus canadén- 
sis,) are very desirable species for 
shrubberies. ‘They are commonly 
propagated by grafting on the Haw- 
thorn, and they will grow in any 
soil, and require very little pruning. 
Like other rosaceous shrubs, how- 
ever, they are very liable to have 
their foliage injured by caterpillars. 
Ame'iius, Dec.—Composite.— 
There are only two species, one a 
greenhouse perennial, and the other 
an aster-like annual, Améllus dn- 
nuus, which was formerly called 
Kaulfissia amellotdes, and which 
is a very pretty little plant, being 
remarkable from the curious rolling 
up of its petals. Both species are 
natives of the Cape, and will not 
grow in loam without the addition 
of sand. 
American ALorn.—See Aca\ve. 
American ConvoLvuLus. — See 
CaALysTeE'GIA. 
American Cowsiip.—See Done . 
ca ‘THEON. 
Ametry’stea. — Labicte. — An 
annual plant with blue flowers; a 
native of Siberia, of easy culture 
in any soil or situation, except that 
it will not bear transplanting unless 
when very young. 
Ammo‘zium.—-Composite.—-A kind 
of Everlasting flower, with a yellow 
disk and white ray like a Daisy. A 
native of New South Wales, where 
it was found growing in pure sand. 
It is generally grown from seeds as 
an annual ; but by striking cuttings, 
it may be kept two or three years. 
Amo’rpua.— Leguminise.— De- 
| ciduous shrubs, with pinnate leaves, 
from North America, varying from 
two to six feet in height, with showy 
dark blue and orange flowers in 
terminal spikes. A. Lewisii has 
flowers of gold and purple of great 
beauty when examined closely. All 
the species are of comparatively 
short duration; their wood being 
