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Ampliicoiue — confimted. 

 soil in gentle heat ; or by seed, which should be sown in 

 early spring, in pots of sandy soil placed in a greenhonse. 



A. arguta (linflyrntV* ,/f. rt-il, drnopins; racemes axillary, ter- 

 minal : ff.T'iMu tulnihtr ni.-ar the h.ise, ventricose above. August, 

 ^.alternate, iiiii^iari-itiiiiiate ; leaHt-ts opposite, on short petioles, 

 three to four pairs, lanceolate, acumirated, deeply serrated. A. 3ft. 

 Himalaya. 1837. 



A. EmodiCKmotlian).* fi. rose andoransfe, erect; racemes axillaiy; 

 corolla l!in. to 2in. loni;;, bell-shapeci, slightly tubular below. 

 August to October, l. impari-piiniate, witli numerous leaflets. 

 h. 1ft. to int. India, at hijili altitudes, 1852. A very beautiful 

 plant. 



AMFHILOFHIUM (from am-pliilopJios, crested on all 

 pides ; limb of corolla much curled), ^yn. Am philohiu^n. 

 Obd. Bi(jnonince<^. A handsome stove evergreen climber. 

 Corolla somewhat coriaceous, with a short tube, and a 

 largo ventrioose throat. Loam and peat, well mixed, suits 

 it best; cuttings from young shoots root readily in sand, 

 under a hand glass, with bottom heat, during the spring 

 months. 



A. paniculatum (panicledX* /. rose-coloured ; panicle terminal, 

 compnsecl of three-Howered peduncles. June. I. joined by pairs, 

 opposite ; k-aflets ovate-rouudish, acuminated, subcordate. West 

 Indies, 1753. 



AMFIiEXICAULIS. Embracing the stem; usually 

 applied tn loaves, 



AMFULLACEOUS. Resembling a bladder or flask. 



AMSONIA (in honour of Charles Amson, a scientific 

 traveller in America). Ord. Apocynacece. Yery pretty 

 hardy, herbaceous perennials, with alternate leaves, and 

 terminal panicles of pale blue flowers ; corolla mth linear 

 lobes, and a narrow funnel-shaped tube. They thrive in 

 half shady positions in borders, or the edges of shrubberies, 

 wliero they will not need to be frequently transplanted. 

 Propagated by cuttings during the summer months, or by 

 divisions of the roots in spring. 



A. latifolia (broad -leaved). Synonymous with A. Tabcrncemoit- 

 tana. 



Fig. 82. Amsonia salicikolia, sliowing Hal>it and Flower. 



A. salicifolia (wjUow-leaved).* fi. light blue, in terminal corjin- 



bn.se cymes ; corolla small, funnel-sliaped, >\ith a rounded tul>e ; 



throat whitish, bearded. Summer. I. lanceolate, smooth, acute. 



h. lAft. to 2ift. North America, 1812. Habit less erect than the 



following species. See Kig. 82. 

 A. Tabemsemontana (Tabenijemontanus).* Jl. pale blue, in 



i-yuies ; petals lauctnliite, acute, slightly hairy on the outside; 



.sepals alsd l:in.;enl;iti', acute. Summer. I. ovate-lanceolate, 



auute, shortly stalUt-d. /*. l^,ft. to 2^. North America, 1759. 



SViNS. A. Uitijiilia^ Tithinurnumtana Amaonia. 



AIUYG-DAIiUS (from aitii/sso^ to lacerate; fissured 

 channels in tlie stone of tlie fruit). Almond. Ord. 

 RosacecB. Tribe Drupaccai. Well known, ornamental, 

 deciduous spring flowering shrubs. Driipe clothed with 

 velvety luiboscence. with a fibrous dry rind, separating 

 irregularly, having the stono of the fruit pitted or smootii. 

 The larger-growing species aro very excellent for shrub- 

 beries, or as specimen trees; being in blossom before 

 most other trees, they make a fine appearance in early 

 spring. The dwarfer kinds are also well fitted for small 



Amyg'dalus — co uthmed. 

 shrubberies or the fronts of large ones. For greenhouse 

 culture they should bo obtained in a small pyramidal 

 shape ; they are not, however, suited to a small house, 

 as the plants, to bloom well and be effective, ought to 

 be at least 2ft. or 3t't. high, and proportionately wide. 

 Plenty of root room is essential. After potting, Vi-ater 

 thoroughly, ancl place the trees in an orchard house for a 

 few weeks, when they may be removed to their permanent 

 station. A temperature of abont SOdcg. or SSdeg. is 

 sufficient to hasten the flowering ; a higher temxierature is 

 apt to frustrate the object in view. After flowering, 

 gradually harden off the plants until about the end of 

 May, when they may be plunged out of doors for the 

 season. Kepotting should be done as soon as the leaves 

 fall. Increased by budiling upon seedling plum-stocks 

 in summer. Tlie iVlmond is grown on the Continent for its 

 fruit. See al^o Prunus, 



A. argentea (silvery). A synon>nn of A. orienfalis. 

 A. Bcsseriana (Resser's). A synonym of .^l. nana. 

 A. cochinchinensis (Cochin China). Ji. white ; racemes small, 

 fr. ovate, ventricose, acute at the apex. March. 

 * "' ■ Cochin China, 1825. 



sub-terminal. 



I. oval, quite entire. 



Greenhouse. 



h. 30ft. to 40ft. 



Fio. S3. Flowering Branch or Amvoualus communis. 



A, communis (common).* Common Almond. ^. white or rose 

 coloured, solitary. March. Jr. compressed, egg-shaped, tomen- 

 tose. l. oblonj,' lanceolate, serrulated, k. 10ft. to 30ft. Karbary, 

 1548. See Fi;;. 83. 



A. c. amara (bitter).* Bitter Almond. _ft. larger, white, but rose 

 coloured at the base. April. Seeds bitter. 



A, c. dulcis (sweet). Sweet Almond. Jl. red, earlier ; fruit ovate, 

 compressed, acuminated. Seeds sweet, l. of a gi'eyish gi-eeu 

 c.lnnr. 



A. c. flore-pleno (double-blossomed).* ,tt. flesh colour, full 

 double, rosy in the bud. I. oval-elliptic, acuminate. 



A, c. fragilis (brittle). /I. pale rose coloured, rising with the 

 leaves ; petals broader, deeply emarginate. l. shorter than tho.se 

 -if the type. 



A. cmacrocarpa (large-fruited).* Jl whitish rose colour, large, 

 risim; before the leaves, with broadly obcordate undulated petals. 

 fr. larmier than that of the type, umbilicate at the base, but acumi- 

 nated at the apex. I. broader than the type, acuminated. There 

 are also nunu-rous other varieties. 



A. incana (hoary).* Jl. red. solitary. April. Drupe compressed, 

 pubescent. I. obovate, serrated, clothed with white tonientuni 

 beneath, h. 2ft. A haudsonu- tlwarf shrub. Caucasus, 1815. 



A. nana (dwarf).* /. rose coloured, solitary March, /r. nf the 

 same form as that of A, communUj but much smaller. I. oblong- 



