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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Alsophila—continued. 
A. a. Keriana (Kerr's). sii. 6in. to 8in. long, dull brown, 
muricated. fronds oblong-lanceolate, bipinnate, ljin. to lin. 
long, 6in. broad, firm, pilose on the main veins beneath ; lower 
pinnz din. to 4in. long, cut down to the rachis. 1884. 
A. capensis (Cape). A synonym of Hemitelia capensis. 
A. Colensoi (Colenso’s). cau. 4ft. to 5ft. high, spineless. sti. 
short, densely clothed with silvery-white scales and smaller 
brown ones. fronds slightly hairy, 2ft. to 4ft. long, 1ft. or more 
broad ; primary pinne 12in. to 14in. long, acuminate; pinnules 
2in. long and jin. broad, deeply pinnatifid; ultimate segments 
strongly serrated. sori small, round, nearer the midrib than 
the margin. New Zealand and Otago. Greenhouse. 
A. crinita (hairy).* sti. strongly muricate, of a peculiar brown 
colour. fronds when young densely covered with long, chafty 
hairs of a light colour; primary pinne 2ft. long, 10in. broad ; 
pinnules sessile, cut nearly to the midrib ; ultimate lobes sickle- 
shaped, narrow, the margins recurved and toothed. sori covering 
the whole under-side of the lobes and mixed with scales. Java, 
A singular and very shaggy-looking, stove species. 
Jronds having the segments 
sori larger than in other forms, 
Ceylon, &e. 
A. infesta phalerata (white). 
din. broad, close, blunt, entire. 
confined to the lower veins. 
A. latebrosa (dark, shady). sti. prickly at base, muricated 
upwards, dark mahogany-brown. eons bipinnate ; pinne lft. 
to 2ft. long, 6in. to 8in. broad, acuminate; pinnules lanceolate, 
acuminate, 3in. to 4in. long, sin. broad, cut down nearly to the 
rachis into numerous narrow, blunt, slightly-toothed lobes, dark 
green and smooth above, slightly hairy and scaly beneath. sori 
elevated and conspicuous, often occupying the lower two-thirds 
of the fertile lobes. India, &e. Stove. According to Beddome, 
this is the commonest Tree Fern throughout India. 
A. Marshalliana (Marshall’s). fronds of a dark, shining green ; 
pinn very much crisped and gracefully waved. 1894. A plant 
of dwarf habit. 
A. phalerata (white). A variety of A. infesta. 
A. podophylla (footstalk-fronded). sti. spiny, and, as well as 
the rachis, purplish-brown. fronds ample, somewhat leathery ; 
pinne 2ft. or more in length, pinnatifid at their summit ; pinnules 
distinctly stalked, 4in. to 8in. long, sin. to lin. broad, variable, 
being either sub-hastate, cordate, or truncate at base, sometimes 
either toothed towards their tip, entire, slightly lobed, or more 
or less deeply cut to the midrib. sori in a single row parallel 
with the primary vein of the fertile pinnules. Chusan and Hong 
Kong, 1881. Greenhouse. 
A. pycnocarpa (densely-fruited). caw. thorny, seldom exceeding 
6ft. in height. fronds ample, coriaceous, bipinnate ; pinnz borne 
on short, articulated stalks; pinnules nearly stalkless, dented at 
the base, blunt at the tip, dark green on both surfaces. sori set 
so closely together in two rows as to be almost contiguous on the 
fertile pinnules. Peru. Stove. See Fig. 38. 
A. tomentosa (downy). sti. and main rachis palish brown, 
strongly muricated. fronds coriaceous, dark green above ; 
pinnules sessile, divided nearly to the midrib into narrow-oblong 
lobes which are conspicuously cobwebby on their under-side 
with small, white, ragged, woolly scales. sori covering the 
whole under-surface. Java and Formosa. Stove. This 
resembles A. crinita, but is scarcely hairy in any part. 
A. truncata (truncate). fronds ample, tripinnate, with a 
glossy, dark purple rachis ; pinnz 10in. to 15in. long, 4in. to Sin. 
broad, oblong, acuminate; pinnules very small, stalkless, set at 
a little distance apart, truncate at base, firm, coriaceous, bright 
green above, paler beneath, the margins slightly lobed and 
recurved. sori small, dark orange-colour, close to the midrib of 
the fertile pinnules. Fiji and Samoa, A distinct, stove 
species. 
A. Van Geertii (Van Geert’s). 
mexican. 
ALSTROMERIA. According to J. G. Baker, this 
genus camprises about forty-four species, confined to 
Brazil and Chili. 
For affording cut-flower material, such species as 
A. awrantiaca, A. chilensis, and A. psittacina, are highly 
esteemed. Many cultivators experience difficulty in grow- 
ing these useful plants. The chief point to observe is in 
the planting. This should take place in October, inserting 
the roots from 6in. to 8in. deep. If, as is commonly done, 
they are planted at, say, a depth of 3in. or 4in., they are 
almost certain to be killed if severe weather setsin. Plenty 
of water when growing, and a summer mulching, will also 
be found beneficial. 
To the species, &c., described on p. 58, Vol. IL. the 
following should be added. Several plants formerly in- 
cluded here are now classed under Bomarea. 
A. aurea (golden) (B. M. 3350). A synonym of A. aurantiaca 
(B. R. 1843; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 205). 
A. bicolor (two-coloured), A synonym of A. Ligtu pulehra. 
A garden name for Cyathea 
Alstromeria—continued. 
A. brasiliensis (Brazilian). ., perianth reddish-yellow, ljin. 
long, the inner bee pes spotted with brown ; umbel of five one- 
to three-flowered rays. J. of the fertile stem linear, erecto- 
eas din. to 4in. long; those of the sterile stem lanceolate, 
jin. to 4in. long, Zin. broad, mainly confined to the upper half. 
Sterile stem 2ft. long. Central Brazil. 
A. densiflora. The correct name is Bomarea tomentosa. 
A. hemantha (blood-coloured). The correct name of A. Simsii 
(R. G. 264; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 158). Syn. A. pulchella of Sims 
(B. M. 2354; B. R. 1008; H. E. F. 64). 
A. h. Simsii (Sims’s blood-flowered). A synonym of A. Simsii. 
A. Hookeri, of Loddiges. A form of A. Ligtu. 
A. Ligtu (Ligtu). j. whitish, pale lilac, or ede red, obliquely 
streaked with purple; perianth about ltin. long, the outer seg- 
ments obovate-unguiculate, the inner ones narrower and more 
acute; umbel three- to eight-rayed. Jd. twenty to thirty, thin, 
linear or lanceolate, the ee 2in. to 3in. long. Stem 1aft. to 
2ft. long. Chili. (B. R. 1839, t 3). A. Hookeri (L. B. C. 1272), 
A, pallida (B. M. 3040), and A. rosea (H. E. F. 281), are forms 
of this species. 
A. L. pulehra, The correct name of A. pulchra (B. M. 2421). 
Syn. A, bicolor (H. E. F. 65; L. B. C. 1147). 
A. Ligtu, of Curtis. A synonym of A. caryophyllea. 
A. Neillii (Neill’s). A form of A. spathulata. 
A. oculata (eyed). A synonym of Bomarea Salsilia. 
A. ovata (ovate). A synonym of Bomarea edulis ovata. 
A. pallida (pale). A form of A. Ligtu. 
A. pulchella, of Linneus, is the correct name of A. psittacina, 
which is quite distinct from A. Simsii (hemantha). 
A. rosea, of Hooker, is a form of A. Ligtu. 
A. Salsilla (Salsilla), of Gawler. A synonym of Bomarea edulis. 
A. spathulata (spathulate). #. reddish, few in a simple 
umbel; perianth lin. to lJin. long, the outer segments ob- 
1. crowded in the 
ovate-unguiculate, the inner ones acute. 
upper part of the stem, oblong-spathulate, thick, crisped, 
and scarious at the edges, lin. to 2in. long, jin. to fin. 
broad. Stem 6in. to 12in. long. Andes of Chili. A. Neillii 
(B. M. 3105) is ‘‘ probably a robust cultivated condition” of 
this species (Baker). 
ALTERNANTHERA. Leaves opposite, sessile or 
petiolate, obovate, oblong, or linear, entire or obscurely 
toothed. To the species described on p. 59, Vol. I., the 
following should be added: 
A, chromatella (yellowish). This is probably identical with 
A, paronychioides major aurea. 
A. sessilis (stalkless). 7. lin. to Zin. long, linear, oblong, 
lanceolate, or elliptic, obtuse or slightly acute, rather fleshy, 
sometimes obscurely denticulate. Branches many, 3in. to 18in. 
long, glabrous, prostrate or ascending. India, 1778. Biennial. 
A. s. amoena (pleasing). In this variety the upper leaves are 
reddish. (I. H. 1865, t. 447.) 
A. ee (spoon-shaped). A handsome form, having 
athulate leaves varying in colour from green, through pink, to 
ark brown. 1865. (I. H. 1865, t. 445.) 
ALTHZEA. About a dozen species, natives of the 
temperate regions of the globe, form this genus, two of 
them—A. hirsuta and A. officinalis—being natives of 
Britain. To the species described on p. 59, Vol. L., 
the following should be added: 
A. rosea is not a native of China, as stated in Vol. L, but of the 
Orient. 
A. sulphurea (sulphur-coloured).* #1. sulphur-yellow, on thick, 
solitary, tomentose peduncles ; petals more than twice as long as 
the calyx, ciliated to the claws ; raceme short, lax, few-flowered. 
Summer. J. thick, ovate, obtuse, crenulate, entire or very 
slightly repand-trilobed, the lower ones obtuse and rounded at 
base, the upper ones slightly acute and cuneate at base. Stems 
erect, rigid, simple or slightly branehed. Persia, &c. Plant 
shrubby at base. 
ALTINGIACEZ. Included under Hamamelidee 
(which see). 
ALTITUDE. Elevation or altitude has a great in- 
fluence on all vegetation. The higher the altitude the lower 
the temperature. At the same time, this does not prove 
that the less the elevation is above sea-level the warmer 
and more suited is the place for plant-life. An altitude of 
500ft. above sea-level is considered by some authorities 
to be best for hardy fruit-culture; while in this country 
ordinary timber grown at a moderate elevation is more 
durable than the same kind grown nearer the sea-level. 
