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green. A most lovely tree. Cuttings. 

 Rich clayey io;itn. 



AMICIA zigomeris. Stove ever- 

 green climber. Cuttings. Loam. 



AMIROLA nitida. Stove evergreen 

 tree. Cuttings. Peat and loam. 



AMMOBIUM. Two species. Half- 

 hardy herbaceous. Cuttings. Peat and 

 sand. 



AMMOCHARIS. Brunsvigia. 



AMMYRSINE. Two species. Hardy 

 evergreen shrubs. Layers. Sand and 

 peat. 



AMOMUM. Thirteen species. Stove 

 herbaceous perennials. Division. Light 

 rich soil. 



AMORPHA. Eleven species. Chiefly 

 hardy deciduous shrubs. Layers and 

 cuttings. Common light soil. 



AMPELOPSIS. Four species. Hardy 

 deciduous climbers, except A. bipin- 

 nata, which is a shrub. Layers or cut- 

 tings. Common soil. 



AMPELYGONUM chinense. Green- 

 house herbaceous. Seed. Sand,loani; 

 and peat. 



AMPHEREPHIS. Three species. 

 Hardy annuals. Seed. Common soil. 



AMPHICARPA. Two species. 

 Hardy deciduous twiners. Seed or cut- 

 lin£8. Loam, peat and sand. 



AMPHICOME arguta. Half-hardy 

 evergreen. Seeds or cuttings. Loam, 

 eand, and peat. Suited for rock-work. 



AMPHILOBIUM paniculatum. Stove 

 evergreen climber. Cuttings. Loam 

 and peat. 



AMSONIA. Three species. Hardy 

 herbaceous. Cuttings or division. 

 Common soil. 



AMYGDALUS. Almond. Six spe- 

 cies, and many varieties. Seed and 

 grafts. Rich loam. For culture, see 

 Peach. 



AMYRIS. Ten species. Stove ever- 

 green trees. Cuttings. Loam and peat. 



ANACAMPSEROS. Ten species. 

 Green-house evergreen shrubs. Suck- 

 ers. Comm'in light soil. 



ANACARDIUM. Two species. 

 Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings. Light 

 loam. 



ANACYCLUS. Three species. 

 Hardy annuals. Seed. Common soil. 



ANADENl A pulrhella. Green-house 

 evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and 

 loam. 



ANAGALLIS. Pimpernel. Ten 

 Bpecies. Some are hardy annuals — 

 seed ; others green-house biennials ; 



these and the perennial species are 

 propagated by cuttings. Common light 

 soil suits all. 



ANAGYRIS. Three species. Half- 

 hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings or 

 seed. Rich light soil. 



ANANASSA. Pine Apple. Four 

 species and many varieties. See Pine- 

 Apple. 



ANANTHERIX viridu. Hardy pe- 

 rennial. Seed or division. Light rich 

 soil. 



ANARRHINUM. Three species. 

 Hardy biennials. Seed. Common soil. 



AN ASTATIC A hierochuntina. Rose 

 of Jericho. Half-hardy annual. Seed. 

 Common soil. 



ANCHIETEApj/r?7o/ia. Stove ever- 

 green climber. Peat and loam. 



ANCHOVY-PEAR. Grias cauliflora. 



ANCHUSA. Twenty-seven species. 

 All hardy but A. capensis. This re- 

 quires to be raised in a frame ; the 

 others may be sown in open borders. 



ANDERSONIA sprengeloides. Green- 

 house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Sandy 

 peat. 



ANDIRA. Two species. Stove 

 evergreen trees. Cuttings. Loam and 

 peat. 



ANDROCYMBIUM. Three species. 

 Green-house bulbs. Offsets. Peat and 

 sandy loam. 



ANDROMEDA. Twenty-nine spe- 

 cies and many varieties Mostly hardy 

 evergreens. A. buxifoUa, fasriculata, 

 jamaicensis, and ruhiginosa are stove 

 evergreens. A. Iiypnoides, japonica, 

 ovalifoUa, sinensis, and tetragona are 

 half-hardy. The United States has 

 contributed the larger portion of this 

 interesting genus. Seed. Peat. 



ANDROSACE. Eighteen species. 

 Mostly hardy. Seed or division. Peat 

 and turfy loam. 



ANDRYALA. Nine species. Some 

 hardy, others green-house plants. Seed 

 and division. Common soil. 



ANKILEMA. Eleven species. Stove 

 and green-house. Division or seed. 

 Peal and sandy loam. 



ANEMIA. Eleven species. Stove 

 ferns. Division and seed. Light loam. 



ANEMONE. Wind-flower. Forty- 

 seven species ; numerous varieties. 

 Some hardy herbaceous, others hardy 

 tuberous; A.vitifoliais half-hardy, and 

 A. cnpens)s green-house. A. thalic- 

 tr aides florc plena xs a very beautiful and 

 chaste flower, an artificial product from 



