ARISTOLOCHIA, 
Strawberry-tree. Well-known ever- 
green shrubs, of which A. Unédo 
rubra deserves to be mentioned for 
the beauty of its flowers; A. cana- 
riémsis, a greenhouse species, has 
also very showy flowers; and A. 
Andrdchne, which is the tenderest 
of the open air kinds, is remarkable 
for the looseness and redness of its 
baik. All the species are very or- 
namental, and of free growth; and 
they all thiive best in heath mould, 
or very sandy loam. ‘They are 
propagated by layers or cuttings. 
Arcto‘ris— Composite —Under- 
shrubs and herbaceous plants, na- 
tives of the Cape of Good Hope, 
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aud of which one species, A. dspe- 
ra, has large yellow flowers, and is 
truly ornamental. 
hand-glass. 
Arpi's1a—Myrsinee.—A genus 
ef stove shrubs, of which A. lenti- 
ginosa is very ornamental for its 
scariet fruit. They all grow in 
loam and peat, and cuttings root 
freely in sand, in a moist heat un- 
der a hand-glass. They may also 
be increased by cuttings of the root 
placed in heat. 
Arena ‘r1s.— Caryophylidcee. — 
Pretty little plants with flowers 
shaped like those of the pmk. Most 
of the species are natives of Europe, 
and they are all quite hardy. The 
fiowers are red, white, or purple. 
These plants are of easy culture in 
ny dry sandy soil, and they are 
particularly suitable for roeckwork. 
Arcemo'NE — Papaverdcee. — 
Prickly-poppy. Highly ornamental 
hardy annuals and perennials frem 
Mexico, with large flowers like those 
of the Poppy, and of the easiest 
culture. The plants spreading wide- 
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It grows freely | 
in leamy soil, and is increased by | 
cuttings planied in sand under a_ 
ARUM. 
the heat of a stove; but A. Sipho, 
| A. tomentosa, and A. Arkansa, na- 
tives of North America, hardy 
enough to endure the open air in 
| Britain, withont the slightest pro- 
;tection. ‘They are all remarkable 
for the very singular shape of their 
| flowers, and their disagreeable smell. 
|They should be grown in sandy 
loam and peat ; and they are propa- 
gated by cuttings. 
| Aristore‘LiA— Homaiinee.— A. 
| Macqui is a handsome shrub, a na- 
tive of Nerth America, which is 
rather tender in the open ground. 
Thrift. Hardy perennials, most of 
which are ornamental; and one 
species, A. vulgaris, the common 
Thrift, is a good flowering plant 
for edgings to beds and borders. It 
thrives in any soil not saturated 
with moisture, and is rapidly in- 
creased by division. A. alpina, 
which produces its pink flowers from 
May to August, is a most desirable 
plant for pots, or rockwork 
ARTEM1's1A.— Composit 
genus contains, among o} 
two well-known shrubs ; the South- 
pape oe or Old Man, Artemisia 
Abrotanum, and the Wormwood, 
| A. Absinthium. They are both very 
| hardy, and will grow in any com- 
mon soil; and the Southern-wood 
‘is valuable for bearing want of air, 
| and smoke, without injury. Few 
| persons are, perhaps, aware, that 
the leaves of this plant, when held 
up against a strong light, appear 
full of transparent dots; these are 
| the vesicles containing the fragraut 
oil that gives out the scent; and it 
Chinese Chrysanthemums are fre- 
ly, require a good deal of room to | quently miscalled Artemisias here. 
look handsome. 
*  Arisroto‘cria. — Asarine. — 
Birthwort, The Aristolochias are 
mostly climbing plants, requiring 
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A‘rum.—Aroidee.—A genus of 
| perennials, chiefly natives of warm 
| climates, and of which a few spe- 
ArmE‘riA. — Plumbaginee. — & 
\is by breaking them, that rubbing | 
the leaves between the fingers 
_makes them smell stronger. [The = 
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