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AORIMOmA (from a ryos, white ; the cataract of the eye 

 being white. Once reputed to contain medicinal qnalities). 

 Agrimony. Ord. RosaceiE. A genus of hardy herbaceous 

 perennials, with interruptedly pinnate leaves, each accom- 

 panied by a pair of stipules united to the petioles. Flowers 

 small, numerous, spiked ; calyx turbinate, involucrated by 

 bristles ; petals fiye. They are all of the easiest culture, 

 growing in ordinary soil. Readily increased by root- 

 division. The most showy species in cultivation are 

 descriliod below. 



A. Hupatoria (Enpatoria). Jl. yellow, on an elongated spike. 

 ;. with elliptic-ohlong, coarsely serrated leaflets, odd one stalked. 

 h. 1ft. to 2ft. Britain. 



A. nepalensls (Nepaul). Jl. yellow, on erect, slender racemes. 

 I. with ovate, serrated leaflets, odd one stalked, villoua. A. 1ft. to 

 2tt. Nepatd, 1820. 



A. odorata (sweet-scented).* Jl. yellow ; spikes several, 

 oblong lanceolate, deeply crenate-toothed leaflets, hairy, 

 to 3ft. Italy, 1640. 



AGRiMOirr. 



I. with 

 h. 2ft. 



AGRIOTES. 



See Agfrimonia. 

 See Wixeworm. 



AGBOSTEMMA (from agros, a field, and sfemma, a 

 crown ; alluding to the beauty of the flowers, which were 

 formerly made into crowns or garlands). Rose Campion. 

 Ord. Caryophyllacece. Hardy evergreen pere-mials and 

 annuals, with broadish leaves, and one-flowered peduncles. 

 Of easy culture, and well adapted for borders. They will 

 all grow freely in common garden soil. Increased by 

 division of the roots, and seed. A. cosli-rosa, and A. 

 Jios-Jovis are, perhaps, species of Lychnis, but the generic- 

 name which we have adopted is the most common one. 

 All the species of this genus are exceedingly pretty free- 

 flowering plants, and both annuals and perennials are weU 

 worth growing. 



A. coell-rosa (rose of Heaven).* /. delicate rose, white, or bright 

 purple, solitary, terminal. Summer. Levant, &c., 1713. An annual 

 species about 1ft. high, not tomentose ; should be gi'own in 

 patches. Sow the seed in April. 



FIG. 49. Agrostemma cceli-rosa fimbriata. 



A. c.-r. flmbrlata (fimbriate). A form having fimbriated petals 



Known also as na7ia. h. 9in. See Fig. 49. 

 A. c.-r. purpurea (purple).* A very pretty form, having dark 



purple flowers, and compact habit. See Fig. 50. 

 A. coronarla (crowned).* Jl. white, with the middle red ; petals 



emargiuate, crowned, serrated ; peduncles elongated, one-flowered. 



July. I. lanceolate, very broad, leathery; plant woolly throughout. 



h. 1ft. to 2ft. South Europe, 1596. This species is admirably 



adapted for naturalising on dry hill sides, and in the wild 



Agrostemma i-untinued. 



Fig. 50. Agrostemma cceli-rosa purpurea. 



garden. There are several varieties seen in gardens with a great 

 diversity of colour, including dark crimson, white, and sometimes 

 double flowers. See Fig. 51. 





Fig. 51. Agrostemma coronaria, showing Habit and Flower. 



A flos-Jovls.* Flower of Jove. jl. purple or sairlet, in umbellate 

 heads ; peduncles short, rather branched. July. I. anceolate. 

 stem-clasping, silky, tomentose. h. Uft- Switzerland, 172o. 

 Plant white from tomentuin. See Fig. 52. 



FiG. 52. Agrostemma i-los-Jovis, showing Habit and Flower. 



AGBOSTIS (from agros, a field; the Greek name for a 

 kind of grass). Bent Grass. Oed. Graminem. Annual or 

 perennial grasses. Panicle loose ; spikelets compressed. 

 Several of the species are very effective, and well worth 

 growing ; and the spikes are pretty objects, when dried, for 



