ACHRAS 



ACMADENIA 



A. Esche'rii (Escher's). Purple, crimson. June. Gar- 

 dens. 1849. 

 floribu'ndae'legans (many-flowered). Purple, crimson. 



October. Gardens. 1848. 

 ,, folio'sa. ij. Crimson. August. 

 formp'sa (handsome). Rose. September. 

 gloxiniafto'ra (gloxina-flowered). See GLOXINIA 



GLABRATA. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Pale crimson. This is 



a greenhouse herbaceous plant. October. Mexico. 



1842. A variety of this, Skinnerii, is a stove plant. 



Gautemala. Shaded scarlet. 1847. 

 heterophy'Ua (various-leaved). Scarlet Van Houtte. 



July. 



,, hirsu'ti (hairy). 2\. Rose. September. Brazil. 1844. 

 interme'dia (intermediate), i. Scarlet. August. 



Gardens. 1847. 



,, Jaure'guia (Jauree^iia's). See A. LONGIFLORA. 

 Jay' (Jay's). Violet-purple. June. Gardens. 1848. 

 lana'ta (woolly). J. Purple. October. Mexico. 



1856. 



Liebma'nni (Liepmann's). ij. Pale crimson. July. 

 lilacine'lla. Lilac. 188. Syn. Eucodonia lilacinella. 

 longifto'ra (long-flowered). This is a greenhouse her- 

 baceous plant. Violet August. Gautemala. 



1841. A stove variety, A. I. major, is good. 

 ,, a'lba (white, long- flowered). White. October. 



Guatemala. 1849. Same as Jaureguia ? 

 ,, Jaure'guia. White. Carmine eye. October. 



Mexico. 1848. 

 Kleti (Klee's). f August. Pink and purple. 



Guatemala. 1848. 

 latifo'lia. Lilac. Guatemala. 

 ma'jor. Violet. Guatemala. 

 magni'fica. 2. Scarlet New Grenada. 

 marga'rita. White. Central America. 

 ,, mi'sera (poor-flowered). See DICYRTA WARSCE- 



WICZIANA. 



Afot<n//o'ttfu(Mountford's). Scarlet August Gar- 

 den. 1847. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered), i. Lilac. October. 



Brazil. 1843. 

 ., ocella'ta (eye-spotted). i\. Red. July. Panama. 



1847. 

 pa'tens (spreading), i. Violet. June. Mexico. 1846. 



A small variety of this is not worth growing. 

 peduncula'ta (long-stalked). 2. Scarlet, yellow. June. 



Guatemala. 1840. 

 pi'cta (spotted). See Tyo^A. 

 ,, pyropa'a (flame-coloured). See A. COCCINEA. 

 ro'sea (rosy), i. Pink. June. Guatemala. 1841. 

 Schee'rii. J. August. 1850. Syn. Scheeria mexicana. 

 Skinne'ri (Skinner's). See A. HIRSUTA. 

 sple'ndens. Violet. Guatemala. 

 tubiflo'ra (tube-flowered). 2. White. March. 



Mexico. 1815. 

 tyrianthi'na (Tyrian blue), ij. Violet-blue. August. 



Mexico. 1849. 

 venu'sta (charming), ij. Purple. July. Hybrid. 



1848. 

 Verschaffe'ltii. 



[In addition, a long list of garden hybrids might be 

 given.] 



A'CHRAS. (The native name. Nat. ord. Sapotacea;.) 

 Evergreen stove tree. Cuttings in sand in bottom- 

 heat. Loam, peat and sand. 

 A. Sapo'ta (Sapota). 201050. Whitish. May. Trop. 



Amer. 1731. " Sapodilla Plum." 



ACHYRATfTHES VERSCHAFFE'LTII. See IRESINE 

 HERBSTII. 



ACIDANTHKRA. (From akis, akidos, a point, and 

 anthera, an anther ; the anthers are pointed. Nat. ord. 

 Iridaceae.) 



Stove bulbs. Offsets. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 A. aquinoctia'lis (aequinoctial). J. White, with red 



spots in the throat. Sierra Leone. 1842. 

 cape'nsis (Cape), i to ij. Whitish. September. S. 



Africa. 1793. 

 tubulo'sa (tubular), i. White or tinged pink. S. 



Africa. 1825. 



ACINETA. (From akineta, immovable ; the lip bein- 

 jointless. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 20- 

 Gynandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A. A'rcei. Yellow. Central Amer. 1866. 

 Barke'ri. 2. Yellow. May. Mexico. 1837. Syn. 



Peristeria Barkeri. 



colo'ssea (D. R., 1899, 169). Orchidaces. S. 

 de'nsa. ij. Central Amer. 1889. B. M., t. 7143. 

 hrubya'na (G. C., 1882, xviii. 102). White, purple. 



New Grenada. 1882. 

 Humbo'ldtii. 2. Chocolate and crimson. May. 



Venezuela. 1841. Syns. (B. R., 1843, t. 18) Peri- 



steria Humboldlii and Anguloa superba. 

 Colma'nii (G. C., 1903, xxxiii. 270). Orchidaceae. 



S. 



,, stramtnea. Straw, dotted. Columbia. 1872. 

 sulca'la (G. C., 1879, xi. 652). Ecaudor. 1879. 

 Wrig'htii (Card. World, 1889, v. 673 ; L. iv. 88). See 



LACJBKA SPECTABILIS. 



ACIO'TIS. (Akis, a point, and ous, an ear ; from shape 

 of petals. Nat. ord. Melastomads [Melastomaceae]. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove plants allied to Osbe:kia, and though requiring 

 heat during the winter may be grown in the greenhouse 

 in summer. Propagate from cuttings early in the spring, 

 using loam, sand, and peat in equal parts ; pot on in good 

 loam, adding some leaf-mould and peat. 



A. aqua'tica (water). 9 inches. White and red. June. 



S. Amer. 1793. 

 ,, di'scolor (various-coloured), i. White and red. 



June. Trinidad. 1816. 



,, fra'gilis (fragile). J. White. June. Guiana. 1822. 

 paludo'sa (marsh). J. Rose. June. Brazil. 1825. 

 ,, pendulifo'lia (drooping- leaved). J. Rose. March. 



Guiana. 1826. 

 ,, purpvr'ascens (purplish). 4. White. Guiana. 1817. 



ACIPHVLLA. (From ake, a point, and phyllon, a 

 leaf ; referring to the sharply-pointed leaf segments. 

 Nat. ord. Umbelliferae. Allied to Angelica.) 



May be propagated by divisions which should be don 

 early in the spring, and may also be raised from seeds 

 sown in April or May ; they are all natives of New Zealand, 

 and are suited for the rock-garden. Plant in rich sandy 

 loam. 



A. CoUnso'i. 6. White. New Zealand. 1875. 

 Lya'lli. New Zealand. 1889. (W. G., 1889, 123.) 

 squarro'sa. 6. White. New Zealand. (G. C., 1884, 

 vol. 22, p. 328.) 



A'CB. (After Acts, a Sicilian shepherd, Nat. ord. 

 AmaryUids [Amaryllidacea], Linn. 6-Hexindriz, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Dwarf bulbous plants suitable for a sunny position on 

 the rock-garden. They are rather delicate plants and 

 should be planted in fibrous loam and leaf-mould, propa- 

 gated by divisions ; but the clump should not be dis- 

 turbed too frequently, for they do better after the second 

 or third year. They are now placed under Leucojum. 



A. autumna'lis (autumn-blooming). 3 inches. Pink. 



September. Portugal. 1829. 

 ro'sea, (rose-coloured). 3 inches. August. Corsica. 



1820. 

 trichophy'Ua (hair-leaved). 6 inches. White. 



January. Spain. 1820. 

 ,, grandiflo'r.i (large-flowered). 6 inches. White. 



August Numidia. 1820. 



ACISANTHE'BA. (Akis, a point ; anthera, an anther, 

 having pointed anthers. Nat ord. Melastomads [Melas- 

 tomacea?]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



An evergreen stove-shrub, the rest herbs ; allied to 

 Heeria; cultivated like Aciotis. 



A. brevifolia (short-leaved). J. Purple. Trinidad 



1822. Annual. 



quadra'ta (square-branched). 3. Jamaica. 1804. 

 ,, recu'rva (recurved), i. Purple. Trinidad. 1820. 



Perennial. 

 ,, triva'lvis (three-valve:!), i. Purple. Guiana. 1825. 



Annual. 



ACMADE NIA. (Acme, 9, point ; aden, a gland ; the 

 anthers having glands. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutacese]. 

 Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen plant, allied to Diosma. Pro- 

 pagate from cutting early in the spring, using sand, peat, 

 and loam in equal parts. Pot on into loam and leaf- 

 mould, with sand added. 



