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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



Allamanda — co7itinued. 

 A. Scliottil(Schott's).* fl. yellow, large, throat beautifully striped 



with rich brown. September. (. oblong, acuminated, four in a 



whorl, quite glabrous, on both surfaces, h. 10ft. Brazil, 1847. 



This species is a very strong grower, and suits the roof system 



best ; it is also a very free bloomer. 

 A. vertiolllata (whorl-leaved). /. yellow, large. .Tune. I. usually 



.six in a whorl, ovate-oblong, olituse, quite glabrous. South 



America, 1812. 

 A. vlolacea (violet), fl. purple. Brazil, 1859. 



AIiLANTODIA (from allantos, a sausage ; in reference 

 to the cylindrical form of the indusium). Obd. FiUces. 

 A g-reenhouse monotypic genus, differing from Asplenium 

 in the dehiscence of the involucre, and it may receive 

 simdar treatment to the Spleenworts. Sori dorsal, linear- 

 oblong, attached to the primary veins. Involucre the 

 same shape as the sorus and quite inclosing it, bursting in 

 an irregular line down to the centre. 



A. Bmnonlana. (Brown's).* fronds often 1ft. to 2ft. long, ift. to 

 1ft. broad ; pinna? 3in. to 6in. long, lin. broad, entire, sori con- 

 fined to the anterior vein of the first fork. Himalayas, up to 

 6000ft,, &c. Syn. Asplenium javanicum. 



ALLARSTIA. See Tillandsia. 



ALIiHyS. Small walks of various widths, but 

 generally l^ft. or 2ft. wide, and formed in right lines, 

 parallel to the main walks, or borders, sometimes covered 

 with a thin coat of sand, gravel, or shells, or paved with 

 flints, pebbles, &.c. Spaces left between beds of seedling 

 plants are generally meant when alleys are referred to. 



AIiL-HHAL. See Frnnella vnlgaris. 



ALLIACEOUS. Pertaining to the Garlic family. 



ALLIARIA. See Sisymbrium. 



ALLIGATOK APPLE. See Anona palustris. 



ALLIGATOR PEAK. See Persea gratissima. 



ALLIUINI (from (dl, meaning hot or Ijurning ; in allu- 

 sion to the well-known properties of the Onion tribe). In- 

 cluding Porrum, Schcenoprasutn. Ord. Liliacece. Hardy 

 bulbous plants, with flat or terete radical leaves, and capi- 

 tate or umbellate flowers, enclosed in a membranous spathe 

 at the summit of a slender, naked, or leafy scape ; perianth 

 spreading or campannlate. They are of very easy culture, 

 increasing rapidly by offsets. The little bulbs, which are 

 produced in clusters, may be separated and re-planted, in 

 autumn or early spring, about 4in. deep. Seeds are also 

 easily obtainable. These may be sown thinly in light soil, 

 in February or March, where they shoiild remain until the 

 autumn or following spring, when they may be transplanted 

 to their flowering sitiiations. During the growing season, 

 all the attention required will be to keep the plants free of 

 weeds, and place stakes to the tall-growing kinds 



A. aonminatnm (taper-pointed).* /. deep rose, iin. to lin. 

 across, in many-flowered umbels. July and August. I. rather 

 shorter than the stems, very narrow, only about a line wide. 

 /(. 6in. to lOin. North- West America, 1840. 



A. a. rnbrum (red). Jl. deep red-purple ; in other respects like 

 tlie type. California. 



A. ascalonicum (I'^scballot). Jl. purple; umbels globose; scape 

 rounded. Summer. /. subulate, h. 9in. Palestine, 1546. For 

 culture, see Eschallot. 



A. azureum (sky-blue.)* Jl. deep sky-blue, with a dark line 

 through the middle of each division ; umbels dense, globular, 

 longer than the spathes which envelop them before expanding. 

 Summer. I. triangular, from 6in. to 12in. long. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 

 SiVieria, 1850. One of the handsomest species grown. 



A. BidweUise (Mrs. Bidweli's).* JU bright rose, about iin. across, 

 ill few-Howered umbels. July. I, narrow, rather longer than the 

 stem. Ii. 2in. to Sin. Sierra Nevada, 1880. A very charming 

 little species for the rockery. 



A. Brewerl (Brewer's).* //. deep rose, nearly or quite lin, across, 

 in few-tiowered umbels. July. I. much longer than the flower- 

 stem, :iin. or more broad, h. lin. to 3iu. California, 1882. 



A. Cepa (common Onion). Jl. white ; scape ventricose, longer than 

 the leaves. June, July. I. fistular, rounded, h. 3ft. For cul- 

 ture, .«'(■ Onion. 



A. C, aggregatnm. Aggregated, Tree, or Potato Onion. See 

 Onion. 



Allium — confinued. 



A, coemleum (Idue-flowered).* Jl. blue, in large compact globu- 

 lar heads. June. /i. 8in. Russia, 1840. Very distinct. 



A. Douglasil (Dougla.s'). Synonymous with A. unifolium. 



A. SjrdelU (F.rdel's). /?. white, keeled with gi-een, in compact 

 umbels, h. 6in. Palestine, 1879. A rare but pretty species, and 

 should be planted in a warm position on the rockery. 



A. falcifollnm (sickle-leaved).* Jl. pale rose, ;in. to |in. across, 

 in few-flowered umbels. August. I. two in number, thick, 

 broadly linear, falcate. Ii. 2iii. to 3in. North-We.st America, 1880. 



A. falclforme (sickle-formed). Proliably a variety of A. uni- 

 folium, with pure white flowers, in several-flowered umbels. 

 'h. 6in. (Jalifornia, 1882. 



A. flavum (golden). Jl. yellow, bell-shaped, and somewhat droop- 

 ing, in pretty umbels ; scape leafy at the base. I. round, not 

 hollow, Hattish above the base. h. about 1ft. Italy, 1759. A 

 slender species. 



A. fragrans. See Nothoscordnm. 



A. karataviense (Karatavian). Jl. white, in dense globose 

 heads. May. /. very broad, flat, glaucous, sometimes variegated. 

 h. bin. Turkestan, 1878. 



A. Maonablanum (MacNab's).* Jl. deep magenta, a colour quite 

 unique in this family, in large umbels. I. nearly as long as the 

 stem, channelled, about Jin. broad, h. 1ft. North America. 



A. magioum (enchanting). Synonymous with A. nigrum. 



Fig. 58. Allium Moly. 



A. Moly (Moly).* Jl. bright yellow, numerous, in compact umbels. 

 Spring I. few, broadly lanceolate. Stem sub-cylindrical, k. lOin. 

 to 15in. South Europe, 1604. A very old favourite ; bright- 

 flowered and very tine in masses. See Fig. 58. 



A. Murrayanum (Murray's).* H. rosy purple, in large heads. 

 I. narrow, longer than the stem. h. 1ft. North America. A 

 good variety of A. acuminatum. 



A. mntablle (changeable). Jl. white, changing to rose, in many, 

 flowered umbels. July. I. shorter than the stem, narrow, chan- 

 nelled, h. 12iu. to 24in. North America, 1824. 



A. neapoUtannm (Neapolitan).* fi. white, with green stamens, 

 numerous, in a loose umbel, on stems exceeding the leaves in 

 length ; pedicels much longer than the flowers. l.arly summer. 

 I. two or three, sheathing the flower stem, strap-shaped, about 

 lin. across, h. 15in. to 18in. South Europe, 1823. Probably the 

 most ornamental white-flowered species. 



A. nevadense (Sierra Nevada). /. white, or pale rose, about \m. 

 across, in several-flowered umbels. July. I. flat, rather longer 

 than the stem, about Jin. wide. A. Sin. to 6in. Sierra Nevada 

 and Utah, 1882. 



A. nigrum (l)lackish).* jl. dull violet, or whitish, with a green 

 vein, very numerous, in a large umbel. Summer. I. thick, 

 broadly lanceolate, acute, ciliated, toothed at the edges, at first 

 erect and glaucescent, afterwards green and spreading, much 

 shorter than the stem. h. 2;ft. to 3.1ft. South of Europe. Very 

 vigorous and free flowering. Syn. A. maf/icum. 



A. paradoxum (wonderful). Jl. white, gracefully pendulous, 

 borne on long footstalks springing from little nests of yellow 

 bulbils, Sluing, I. one or two, as long as the scape, linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, keeled, striated, smootli, Jin. broad, drooping 

 and recurved, h. 9ui, to 14in. Siberia, 1823. 



A, pedemontanum (Piedmont).* jl. rosy-purple, large, bell- 

 shaped, in large, gT.aceful drooping clusters. July. I. lanceolate, 

 shorter than the stem. Piedmont, 1817. A neat little plant for 

 roL-lcwork, or warm border. One of the handsomest species 

 growu. 



A. reticulatum (netted). Jl. v.arying from pink to white. Summer. 

 I. narrow, or almost filiform, shorter than the stem. h. 9in. to 

 15in. North- West America, 1882, A rare species. 



A. r. attenulfolium (attenuate-leaved).* This may be regarded as 

 an extremely handsome white-flowered variety. North-West 

 America. 



