ABOBRA 



ABUTILON 



A. lowia'na. Sierra Nevada. 

 magni'fica. Californian Sierras. 

 ,, ,, xznthoca'rpa. 



Marif'sii. Japan. 1879. G. C, 1879, v. 12, p. 189. 

 Menzie'sii. Menzies spruce. See PICEA MENZIESII. 

 Merku'sii. See PINUS. 

 mertcnsia'na. Californian hemlock spruce. See 



TSUGA. 



microphy'lla. 180. Oregon. 

 ,, microspe'rma. The small-seeded Japan spruce. See 



PICEA AJANENSIS. 

 minia'ta. See PICEA EREMITA. 

 Mori'nda. The Himalayan spruce. See PICEA 



MORINDA. 

 mucrona'ta. 180. Oregon. See PICEA EXCELSA 



MUCRONATA. 



na'na. See TSUGA SIEBOLDII NANA. 



nfgra. See PICEA NIGRA. 



,, no'bilis. 200 to 300. California. 1831. G. C., 1885, 



v. 24, p. 653. 

 ,, ,, robu'sta. 200. California. 1851. See A. MAGNI- 



FICA XANTHOCARPA. 



,, nordmannia'na. 80. Crimea. 1848. B. M., t. 6992. 



,, ,, au'reo'variega'ta (M. D. G., 1903, 94). Diedorf Ex- 

 periment Garden, Germany. 



horizonta'lis. Garden variety. 



pe'ndula (R. H. ( 1890, 440, f. 132). H. Garden 

 variety. 



numi'dica. Algerian mountains. G. C., 1888, iii. 

 140, f. 23. 



obova'ia. The obovate spruce. See PICEA OBOVATA. 



Omo'rica (Servian spruce). See PICEA OMORICA. 



orienta'lis. The Oriental spruce. See PICEA ORIEN- 

 TALIS. 



Parso'nii. See A. CONCOLOR. 



,, pattonia'na. See TSUGA PATTONIANA. 



pectina'ta. 80 to 100. Central Europe. 1603. 



Pi'cea, with vars. Apolli'nis and leiocla'da. See 

 PICEA EXCELSA. 



pi'chta. See A. SIBIRICA. 



Pi'ndrow. 100. May. Himalayas. 1837. G. C., 

 1886, v. 25, p. 689. 



Pinsa'po. 65. Spain. 1838. G. C., 1885, v. 24, 

 p. 465. (A. andre'ana, A. beiss'neriana, A. ke'nti- 

 ana, A. masters' iana. Garden varieties.) (R. H., 

 1902, 163, 164). Coniferae. H. (Moser, Versailles.) 



poll to,. Japanese Fir. See PICEA POLITA. 



,, pu'ngens. See PICEA. 



glau'ca. (Blue spruce.) 



pen'dula. 



Regi'ncz-Ama'lice. See A. CEPHALONICA. 



religio'sa. 150. Mexico. 1839. B. M., t. 6753. 



,. Roe'zlii. 50. Mexico. 1870. 



ru'bra, with vars. arctica and violacea. See PICEA 



RUBRA. 



sachaline'nsis. Island of Yesso. 1879. G. C., 1879, 



v. 12, p. 589. 

 schrenkia'na. Schrenk's fir. See PICEA OBOVATA 



SCHRENKIANA. 



., sibi'rica. 50. May. Siberia. 1820. Syn. A. pichta. 



Sieboldi. 25 to 30. Japan. See TSUGA SIEBOLDI. 



sitcht'nsis. See PICEA SITCHENSIS. 



., smithia'na. See PICEA MORINDA. 



tubalpi'na. 60 to 100. High mountains of Colorado 

 Variety of A. lasiocarpa. 



Beissne'ri (Gfl., 1903, 47). H. (H. A. Hesse, 

 Weener, Germany.) 



trigo'na. See SEQUOIA RAFINESQUEI. 



Tsu'ga. See TSUGA SIEBOLDII. 



,. Vei'ichii. 140. Japan. 1861. J. L. S., 18, t. 20. 



webbia'na. go. Himalayas. 1822. G. C., 1886 

 v. 25, pp. 688 and 788. 



Williamso'ni. See TSUGA PATTONIANA. 

 ABO'BRA. (Its native name. Nat. ord. Cucurbita- 

 ceic.) Intermediate greenhouse plant. Seeds sown in 

 light soil in April. The tubers can be stored in winter. 

 A. viridiflo'ra. Climbing perennial. Pale green. Brazil. 

 ABO'RTION. Imperfect development. A seed vessel 

 may swell or a fruit develop the pulpy portion, but no 

 perfect seeds produced. In some instances pollen trans- 

 ferred from other flowers will produce perfect seeds, but 

 there are some hybrids which prove abortive under any 

 conditions. The term is also applied to unnatural de- 

 velopments in the growth of plants. 



ABRAHAM OF MAMRE OAK (Quercus pseudo- 

 cocci/era). See QUERCUS. 



ABRA'XAS GROSSULARIA'TA. Magpie moth. See 

 INSECT PESTS. 



ABRO'MA. (From a, not, and broma, food ; on ac- 

 count of its deleterious qualities. Nat. ord. Byttneriads 

 [Sterculiaceae]. Linn. i8-Polyadelphia i-Decandria.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Seed in March in heat ; or 

 cuttings of half-ripe wood, April, in strong heat, under a 

 bell-glass ; loam and peat. Summer temp., 65 to 75* ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 

 A. augu'sta (smooth-stalked). 10. August. Purple. 



E. Ind. 1770. 

 fastuo'sa (prickly-stalked). 10. June to October. 



Purple. N. S. Wales. 1800. 

 latifo'lia, B. M., t. 6546. 

 ,, sinuo'sa. Madagascar. 1884. 



ABRO'NIA. (From abros, its involucrum being deli- 

 cate. Nat. ord. Nyctagos [Nyctaginaceae]. Linn., $-Pen- 

 tandria i-Monogynia. Allied to Mirabilis.) 



Half-hardy perennial trailers. Cuttings or seeds ; 

 sandy peat, with a little light loam. 

 A. arena'ria. ij. Lemon. California. 1865. 

 ,, fra'grans. i. White. Rocky Mountains. 1865. 



Night blooming. B. M., t. 5544. 

 latifo'lia. ij. Yellow. August. N.W. Amer. B. 



M., t. 6546. 



,, nielli' fera (honey-bearing). . July. Orange. Cali- 

 fornia. 1826. 



pulche'lla (neat). \. July. Pink. California. 1848. 

 ,, ro'sea (rose-coloured). See A. UMBELLATA. 

 ,, umbella'ta (umbel-flowered). . April and May. 

 Pink. California. 1823. Purple Sand Verbena. 

 A'BRUS precato'rius. Wild Liquorice. (From the 

 leaves being soft and delicate, abros, and prayer, pre- 

 catorius. because its seeds are used for rosaries. Nat. 

 ord. Mimosads [LeguminosajJ. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 

 i-Decandria.) 



Stove climber. Cuttings in sand, under a glass ; sand 

 and peat. 



12. Pale purple. March to May. W. Ind. 

 ABU'TA. (Native name. Nat. ord. Menispermaceas.) 

 Free-growing stove evergreen climber, and is used medi- 

 cinally in Cayenne. Cuttings root freely in ordinary 

 propagating frame. Pot in good loam and leaf-mould. 

 A. rufe'scens. 10. Grey outside, purple inside. March. 



Cayenne. 1820. 



ABU'TILON. (Arabic name for a'plant like a mallow. 

 Nat. ord. Mallowworts [Malvaceae]. Linn. i6-Mona- 

 delphia 8-Polyandria.) 



An interesting class of flowering plants of which we 

 have many garden varieties, under favourable conditions 

 they flower throughout the year. Though regarded as 

 greenhouse plants, they succeed well in the open during 

 the summer. Cuttings may be taken at any season of 

 the year, and will root freely in a close frame where there 

 is a little bottom heat. For the cuttings sandy loam 

 may be used (see PROPAGATING) ; for potting good fibrous 

 loam with manure and sand added. Light and air with 

 a temperature of from 50 to 60 during the winter will 

 ensure success. 



A. auranti'acum (orange-coloured). Orange. Brazil. 

 ,, auri'tum (eared). Red. December. Tropics, Old 



World. 1821. 

 ,, bedfordia'num (D. of Bedford's). 15. Yellow and 



red. November. Brazil. 1838. 

 ,, brazilie'nse. G. C., 1882, vol. 18, p. 498. 

 , chrysosle'phanum compa'ctum (W. G., 1888, 123). 

 ,, cri'spum (crisped). 3. Yellow. Tropics. 1827. 

 ,, Darwi'nii. 4. Orange-red, veins blood-red. April. 



S. Brazil. 1871. B. M., t. 5917. 

 ,, escule'ntum. Yellow. Brazil. 1880. 

 ,, floribu'ndum. Orange-red. Rev. Hort., 1881, p. 350. 

 ,, grave' olens (strong-scented). 6. Orange and red. 



E. Ind. 1842. Stove. 

 insi'gne (handsome-flowered). White and carmine. 



January. New Grenada. 

 ,, intege'rrimum (whole-leaved). 14. Yellow. May. 



New Grenada. Stove. 

 Lemoi'nei (F. M., t. 287). G. 



longicu'spe (long-pointed). Bluish-purple. Abyssinia. 

 1908. 



