168 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 



nutans is a tall, rank grower, sometimes fifteen feet high, with 

 great clusters of fleshy white, yellow and orange flowers; A. 

 mutica has white and yellow blossoms veined with brownish red. 

 They will grow on pine land but do better on rich, moist soil. 

 Although tropical they may be grown where sharp frost occurs. 



Alternanthera. Small plants with richly variegated foliage, 

 much used in the north for borders. Here in the lower part of 

 the state they do fairly well in open sunshine. 



Amaryllis. Nearly all the plants formerly belonging here are 

 now placed in other genera. One species, A. belladonna, has not 

 succeeded with Professor Nehrling at Gotha and has utterly 

 failed with me. 



Ananas, Pine Apple. The variegated variety of this is some- 

 times cultivated in lower Florida and is a beautiful plant. 



Andropogon schoenanthus (Lemon Grass) is a handsome trop- 

 ical, decorative plant, forming large clumps; its leaves yield the 

 well-known citronella oil. 



Angelonia angustifolia (allied to the snapdragon) is a pretty 

 plant with spikes of purplish or blue flowers. It is a native of 

 Mexico and is becoming naturalized here. It grows on pine land 

 but is improved by liberal feeding. 



Anthurium. A genus of splendid Aroids, some of which are 

 grown for their handsome flower spathes and others for their 

 showy foliage. A. crassinervium, perhaps from Cuba, with 

 immense leaves eighteen inches wide and four feet long, does 

 finely here. A. crystallinum and A. magnificum have velvety 

 green leaves marked with silver. A. woroqueanum has very 

 large leaves of velvety green with lighter veins and midrib. All 

 need heat, moisture and shade; the first, however, sometimes 

 grows on exposed rocks. They are fine for fern pools. 



Antirrhinum, Snapdragon. Too well known to need descrip- 

 tion. They do well in the cooler part of the state and in the 

 lower part may be grown in winter as annuals. 



Aphelandra. Tropical American plants with opposite leaves 

 and four-sided, terminal spikes of brilliant flowers. A. roezeli is 

 dwarf and has rich orange scarlet blossoms. This grows, blooms 

 and seeds itself on the walls of one of my fern pools and is a great 



