ADENOPHORA. 



generally tuberous, or by seeds. All 

 the species are more or less poisonous, 

 tbe poison being strongest in the root. 

 Like all plants wbich grow "with tall 

 erect stems, and produce their flowers 

 in terminal spikes, they are only suit- 

 able for growing in borders in large 

 gardens, or for clumps on a lawn. 

 The species may be divided into two 

 kinds : those with the helmet like a 

 monk's cowl, which are called Monks- 

 hood ; and those which have an 

 elongated conical helmet, and are 

 called Wolfsbane. Of this first di- 

 vision the handsomest species are A. 

 Naptllus, the common ^Monkshood, 

 with purple flowers ; and A. A'n- 

 thora, the Yellow Monkshood. Of 

 the Wolfsbane the handsomest species 

 are A. harbdtum, with joale-yellow 

 flowers, and^. australe, a beautiful 

 plant ■ftT.th dark purple flowers, 

 tipped with green, a native of the 

 Carpathian mountains. 

 Aconite, Winter. — See Era'n- 



THIS. 



AcROCLi^NU.^i. — Compositce. — A 

 native of South West Australia, 

 forming in this country a half hardy 

 annual, with bright rose-colour, 

 everlasting flowers, and pale-green 

 stems and leaves. 



A'cTNOS. — Labiatce. — A peren- 

 nial plant somewhat resembling 

 Thyme. A. vulgaris, the only orna- 

 mental species, is a native of Europe, 

 not above six inches higli, and of 

 easy culture in any common soil. 



Adam's Needle. — See Yr'ccA. 



Adenoca''kpcs. — Leguminosce. — 

 A genus of hardy shrubs, with yellow 

 pea-flowers, resembling those of the 

 Broom. These plants were formerly 

 included in Ci'tisus. 



Adeno'phora. — Campanulacece. 

 — Perennial plants with blue bell- 

 shaped flowers, resemliling the Cam- 

 panulas. They require to be planted 

 in rich but light soil, and are easily 

 killed by much moisture. They are | 



natives of Siberia, and are propagated 

 by division of the root. 



Ade'smia Dec. — Leguminbsoe. — 

 Herbaceous plants and shrubs with 

 yellowpea-likeflowers.growingfreely 

 in the open air in any common soil. 

 Adhato'da. — Acdntkacece. — A 

 Brazilian plant, with striking, 

 showy flowers, some of the petals 

 of which are of a rich dark-purple, 

 and others of a pure white. Intro- 

 duced in 1855. 



Adia'ntum. — Cryptogdniia. — 

 Maidenhair, a kind of Fern. 

 i Adlu^mia. — Furiiaridcece. — A 

 ! climbing biennial, with pinkish 

 i flowers like those of the Fumitory. 

 I It is a native of North America, and 

 I will grow in any common soil. The 

 1 seeds should be sown in autumn, 

 I and the young plants kept in pots 

 in a greenhouse or frame, for plant- 

 ing out in spring. Thus treated, 

 and trained to a trellis or wii'e 

 frame, they will begin to flower in 

 ■ June, and will continue producing 

 I abundance of flowers during the 

 whole summer. 



I Ado^a'is. — RanunculdcecB. — 



I Herbaceous plants with showy 



j flowers, natives of Europe, of easy 



I culture in any common soil. The 



i most ornamental species are A. ter- 



' ndlis, the spring-flowering Adonis, 



a perennial with bright-yellow 



; flovy-ers, which is quite hardy, and 



j is easily increased by division of 



the root; and A. autumndlis, the 



' common annual Flos Adonis, or 



I Pheasant's Eye, with dark crimson 



j flowers. All the species will grow 



in any common garden-soil ; and 



[ the annual kinds should be sown in 



, autumn, as theywill stand the winter 



I in the open air — or in February or 



]\ larch, as they are a long time before 



they come up. The seeds will keep 



good several years. 



^ci'DiUM. — A kind of Fungus 

 which is sometimes found on the 



