ACERANTHUS 



ACHIMENES 



A. spica'tum. United States. 1750. 



lacinia'tum. Leaves deeply cut. 1907. 

 stocky ophy' Hum (G. C., 1903, xxxiii. 62). Himalaya 



and Central China. 



sutchuent'nse (J. R. H. S., xxix. 353 *) 

 ., tarta'ricum. 20. Green and yellow. May. Tar- 



tary. 1759. 

 tegmento'sum (covered). Leaves nearly 6 in. long. 



Amur region. 1909. 

 tene'llum (G. C., 1903, xxxiii. 100). H. Szechuen, 



China. 



teira'merum lobula'tum (J. R. H. S., xxix. 353 f.). 

 Trantvette'rierythroca'rpa(Cait. Nat. Arb. Zosch., 1892, 



11). H. tree. Caucasus. 

 VcmVolxe'mii. Greenish, silvery beneath. Caucasus. 



1877. 



, veluti'num. See A. INSIGNE. 



ACERA'NTHUS. (From acer, sharp, and anthos, a 

 flower. Nat. ord. Berberidaceae.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 A. diphy'llus (two-leaved). . Red. May. Japan. 



1830. 



A'CERAS. (From a without, and keras a horn.) Nat. 

 ord. Orchidaceae, of which there are two species, our 

 British " man orchid " being one of the most interesting, 

 and is found on dry, chalky pastures in Sussex, but has 

 proved difficult to establish under cultivation. 

 A. anthropo'phora. The green man orchid. June. H. 



i ft. 



bollta'na (G. C., 1898, xxiii. 365, f. 138). 

 secundiflo'ra(B. R., 1. 1525). See HABENARIA INTACTA. 



ACETAHIOUS PLANTS. Salading. 



ACHULKA. Milfoil. (Achilles, pupil of Chiron, first 

 used it in medicine. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, z-Superflua.) 



This genus includes some useful herbaceous plants, 

 which are readily propagated by division. All except 

 one are hardy, and thrive in any ordinary garden soil. 

 A. Ptarmica flore-pleno is very useful for cut bloom. A. 

 Tourneforlii is a greenhouse species of a shrubby habit, and 

 requires to be propagated from cuttings in the spring. 

 A. abrotMiifo'lia (southern-leaved). See TANACETUM 



MILLEFOLIATUM. 



acumina'ta (taper-pointed). 2. White. August. 



1830. 



eegypti'aca (Egyptian). See A. TOURNEFORTII. 

 ageratifo'lia. \. White. May. Greece. 1874. 

 A ge'ralum (sweet maudlin). 2. Yellow. September. 



South of Europe. 1570. 

 al'bida (whitish). See A. TENUIFOLIA. 

 alpi'na (Alpine). 6 inches. White. September. 



Europe. 1731. 

 asplenifo'lia (asplenium-leaved). ij. Pink. July. 



N. Amer. 1803. 

 atra'ta (black-cupped). White. August. Austria. 



1596. 



au rea. See CHRYSANTHEMUM ACHILLE/EFOLIUM. 

 auricula'la (eared), i. Yellow. July. Asia Minor. 



1827. 

 Barrelie'ri (Barrelier's). i. White. August. Italy. 



1825. 

 .. cJwm<zmK/o7ta(chamomile-leaved). 9 inches. White. 



July. France. 1825. 



coarcta'ta. (compressed). See A. COMPACTA. 

 compa'cta (compact), i. Pale yellow. July. 1803. 

 erotica (Cretan), i. White. July. Candia. 1739. 

 ,, crista'la (crested-leaved). See A. ALPINA. 

 (Ucolo'rans (staining), i. White, yellow. July. 1798. 

 decu'mbens (decumbent). 6 inches. Yellow. July. 



Kamtschatka. 1816. 



Eupato'rium (fern-leaved). See A. FILIPENDULINA. 

 falca'ta, (sickle-leaved). 6 inches. Pale yellow. July. 



Levant. 1739. 

 filipenduli'na(G. C., 1881, vol. 16, p. 429). 4. Yellow. 



July. Caspian shore. 1803. One of the best, 



continuing long in flower. 

 ., glomera'ta (spherical). See A. COMPACTA. 

 .. grandifto'ra (large-flowered), i. White. July. 



Caucasus. 1818. 



holoserfcea (velvety), ij. White. August. Par- 

 nassus. 1817. 

 Hutf'ri (Huter's). $. \Vhite. Switzerland. 1908. 



A. impa'tiens(imp&tient). 2. White. August. Siberia. 



1759. 



lana'ta (wooUy). i. White. July. 1804. 

 leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). Pale yellow. July. 



Tauria. 1816. 

 lingula'ta buglo'ssis (Gard., 1900, Ivii. 485). H. 



li to 2. 

 macrophy'lla (long-leaved). 3. White. July. Italy. 



1710. 

 micra'ntka. i. Light yellow. August. Orient. 



1730. 

 Millefo'lium (milfoil). 2. White. August. Britain. 



Found sometimes with reddish flowers. 

 ,, monio'lica (Mongolian). See A. SIBIRICA. 

 moscha'ta (musky). 2. White. June. Italy. 1775. 

 ,, myriophy'lla (myriad-leaved). See TANACETUM 



MILLEFOLIATUM. 



na'na (dwarf). 6 inches. White. July. Italy. 1759- 



no'bilis (noble). 2. White. Germany. 1640. 



ochroleu'ca (yellowish-white), ij. Pale yellow. 



August. 1804. 

 odora'ta (sweet-scented). 6 inches. White. July. 



Europe. 1729. 

 pectina'ta (comb-leaved), ij. Pale yellow. August. 



Hungary. 1801. Thought by some to be the 



same as ochroleu'ca. 

 Pta'rmica flo're ple'no (double-blossomed sneezewort). 



i. White. August. 



,, pube'scens (hairy). See A. MICRANTHA. 

 ,, puncta'ta (dotted). See A. ODORATA. 

 ,, recurvifo'lia (recurve-leaved). See A. CHAM.MELI- 



FOLIA. 



., rupe'stris (B. M., t. 6905 ; R. H., 1887, 166). Com- 

 positae. H. per. 



,, Santoli'na (lavender-cotton). I. Pale yellow. July. 

 Levant. 1759. 



,, santolinoi'des (lavender-cotton-like), i. White. July. 

 Spain. 



., seta'cea (bristly), i. White. July. Hungary. 1805. 



, sibi'rica. N. Asia. White. June. 1818. 



, siehea'na(K. B., 1906, 73). Compositae. H. 2to2j. 



, specio'sa (showy). See A. PTARMICA. 



, squarro'sa (rough-headed), i. White. July. 1755. 



,, tau'rica (Taurian). See A. LEPTOPHYLLA. 



' Unuifo'lia (thin-leaved), i. Yellow. July. Orient. 

 1658. 



tomento'sa (downy). 2. Yellow. July. Britain. 



Tournefo'rtii. i. Pale yellow. August. Levant. 

 1640. 



vermicula'ris (worm-like). i. Yellow. August. 



Russia. 1835. 



ACHIME'NES. (From cheimaino, to suffer from cold, 

 and a prefixed as an augmentive, alluding to the tender- 

 ness of the genus. Nat. ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneraceae]. 

 Linn. n-Didynamia, 2-Angiospennia). This genus in- 

 cludes a number of interesting species, and many garden 

 varieties. Although usually treated as stove plants, the 

 ordinary varieties may be grown under much cooler 

 treatment than is generally recommended, and they 

 make more serviceable plants. All except where other- 

 wise indicated ripen off in the autumn. They are in- 

 creased from the tubercules which are found at the base 

 of the stems, and they may also be propagated from 

 cuttings and raised from seed. These should be kept in 

 dry soil during the winter, and started in January or 

 February. Achimenes are very effective as basket plants ; 

 when suspended they droop over and form a mass of 

 bloom. They may also be grown in pans, as they do 

 not require much root run, but are benefited by liquid 

 manure after they are well advanced in growth. For- 

 merly they were grown under shading and kept very 

 moist, but if started where they are well exposed, and 

 watering at the roots is properly attended to, they will 

 be more satisfactory. 



A. ama'bilis. See N^JGELIA MULTIFLORA. 

 ,, argyrosti'gma (silver-spotted). See KCELLIKERIA. 

 ,, atrosangui'nea (dark crimson). See A. FOLIOSA. 

 ,, ca'ndida (white), ij. July. White. Guatemala. 



1848. 



,, chontale'nsis. See EPISCIA. 

 cocci' 'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. August. Jamaica. 1778. 



A variety, A. c. major, is good. 

 ,. cuprea'la (coppery). Scarlet. July. New Grenada. 



1847. 



