ACROPHYLLUM 



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ACTINOCARPUS 



ACROPHY'LLUM. (From akros, top, and phyllon, a 

 leaf referring to the way in which the leaves are pro- 

 duced at the summit of the branches above the flowers. 

 Nat. ord. Cunoniads [Saxifragaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in July ; soil, sandy peat and loam. 

 A veno'sum. 6. Pink and white. May. N. Holland. 



1836. 



verticilla'tum (whorled). See A. VENOSUM. 

 ACRO'PTERIS. (From akros, a point, and pteris, a 

 fern. Nat. ord. Filices. Linn. zt-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 

 Allied to Asplenium, the Spleenwort. Stove Ferns, 

 propagated by division ; soil, light, loam and peat. See 

 ASPLENIUM. 



A. austra'lis (southern). Brown. N. Holland. 

 canarie'nsis (Canary). Brown. Canaries. 1824. 

 cauda'ta (tailed). Brown. I. of Luzon. 1824. 

 falca'ta (sickle-like), x. Brown. India. 1843. 

 laserpitifo'lia (laserpitium-leaved). Brown. I. of 



Luzon. 1843. 

 oxyphy'lla (sharp-leaved). Brown, yellow. I. of 



Luzon. 1843. 



pellu'cida (clear). Brown. I. of Luzon. 1843. 

 platyphy'lla (flat-leaved). Brown, yellow. Malacca. 



1843. 

 prcemo'rsum (bitten-leaved). A synonym of 



Asplenium furcatum. 



radia'ta (rayed). Brown. N. Amer. 1793. 

 ,. Ru'ta-mura'ria (wall-rue), j. Brown. Britain. 1793. 

 septentriona'le (northern), . Brown. Britain. 1844. 

 5 e'rra (saw-leaved). Brown. North of Europe. 1844. 

 spathuli'na (spathulate). I. of Luzon. 1844. 

 ,, va'rians (varying). I. of Luzon. 1844. 

 ,, ,, au'reum. Syn. A. marginatum. 

 These are now all included under the Aspleniums, and 

 modern authors do not recognise the name. 



ACRO'STICHUM. (From akros, top, and stichos, 

 order ; in reference to the lines on the back of the 

 leaves ; but the application is not very obvious. Linn. 

 24-Cryptogamia, i-Filices. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices].) 



Nearly all stove Ferns. Seed and root division ; loam 

 and peat, equal parts. Winter temp, not below 50. 

 A. acumina'tum. 2. Brazil. 1831. 

 ,, alcico'rne (elk's-horn). See PLATYCERIUM. 

 ,, (Cordreyi, dive'rgens, Hi'lli 



ma'jus, garden varieties. See PLATYCERIUM.) 

 ,, apiifo'lium (celery-leaved). July. Philippines. 

 ,, appendicula' turn (appendaged). 2. W. Ind. 1824. 

 articula' turn (jcinted). 2-3. Philippines. 

 asplenifo'lium (asplenium-leaved). i. Brown, yellow. 



July. Brazil. 1833. 



au'reum (golden). 4. August. W. Ind. 1855. 

 auri'tum (eared), i-ii. Philippines, Malaya. 

 ,, bifurca'tum (twice-forked). -f . March. St. Helena. 

 brasilie'nse. i. Brazil. 



cm>t'nwm(stag's-horn-like). 3-5. Mexico to Peru. 1823. 

 ,, corcovade'nse (Corcovado). Fronds simply pinnate. 



Brazil. 1837. 

 citrifo'lium (orange-leaved). . Yellow, brown. 



September. W. Ind. 

 ,, confor'me. J. Trop. Amer. 



crena'tum. Syn.A.crispatulwn. Variety of A. virens. 

 crini'tum (hairy), i. July. W. Ind. 1793. 

 decor a' turn. i. W. Ind. 

 decur'rens. i. Philippines. 

 ,, fimbria'tum (fringed). Brazil. 1824. 

 ftabella'tum (fan-shaped), . Colombia to Peru. 

 ,, ,, triparti'tum (three-parted). Colombia. 

 fia'ccidum (feeble). J-x. Panama to Brazil. 

 flagelli'ferum (rod-shaped). 2. E. Ind. 1828. 

 fcenicula'ceum (fennel-like). J-J. Andes of 



Ecuador. 

 fusifo'rme (spindle-formed), i. Brown, yellow. July. 



Malacca. 



,, glandulo'sum (glandulous). i. Jamaica. 1825. 

 ,, gran'de (magnificent). See PLATYCERIUM. 

 Herminie'ri. Trop. Amer. 1871. 

 ,, jitglandifo'lium (walnut-leaved). 2. Yellow, brown. 



August. Surinam. 1832. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved), i. Yellow, blue. Jamaica. 

 lechleria'num (Lechlerian). 3^-5. Peru and Ecuador. 



1886. 



A. longifo'lium (long-leaved). See A. LATIFOLIUM. 



ma'gnum. i. Demerara. 



,, musco'sum. i. Trop. Amer. 



, nicotianafo'lium (tobacco-leaved). 2. Brown. Oc- 

 tober. W. Ind. 



,, no'bilis. 2. Brazil. 



,, osmunda' ccum. Syn. Polybotrya osmundaceum. 



pelta'tum (shield-like). \-\. Mexico to Peru and 

 Brazil. 



piloselloi' des (mouse-ear-leaved). See A. SPATHULATUM. 



preslia'num. i. Trop. Amer. 



,, punctula'tum (finely-dotted). i-2|. Mascarene 

 Isles. 



,, quercifol'ium. Syn. Gymnopteris quercifolium. 



rig'idum. i. Brazil. 



,, sca'ndens. Syn. Stenochlcsna scandens. 



,, scolope'ndrifolium (scolopendrium-like). 2. Brown. 

 August. E. Ind. 



,, serratifo 'Hum (serrate-leaved). 2-3$. Venezuela ; 

 Brazil ; Peru. 



si'mplex (simple-leaved), i. Jamaica. 1793. 



., spathula' turn. z. Brown, yellow. July. E. Ind. 1822. 



,, Stemma'ria (Stemmaria). See PLATYCERIUM /ETHIO- 

 PICUM. 



,, subdia'phanum (semi-transparent). Brown. India. 



,, villo'sum. i. Trop. Amer. 



., ,, undula'tum. i. Trop. Amer. 



,, vi'rens crispa' tulum. Pinnae crisped. 



,, visco'sum. J. Trop. Amer. 



ACROTREMA. (From akros, a point, and trema, a 

 perforation. Nat. ord. Dilleniaceas.) Greenhouse plants. 

 Treatment as given for Doliocarpus. 

 A. Wolke'ri (B. M., t. 5353). Yellow. June. Ceylon. 

 1861. Warm greenhouse. 



ACRO'TRICHE. (From akros, top, and ihrix, hair ; 

 referring to the hairs on the sepals. Nat. ord. Epacrids 

 [Epacridacea?]. Linn. 6-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sandy peat, 

 under a bell-glass, in cold frame. Temp., 40 to 45. 

 A. corda'ta (heart-leaved). See A. OVALIFOLIA. 

 divarica'ta (straggling). $. White. May. N. Hol- 

 land. 1824. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). \. White. May. N. Hol- 

 land. 1823. 



ACT&'A. (From aktaia, the elm ; referring to the 

 leaves. Nat. ord. Crowfoots [Ranunculacea?]. Linn. 13- 

 Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials of little beauty. Propa- 

 gated by dividing roots. 



A. palma'ta. A synonym of Trautvetteria palmata. 

 ,, spica'ta (spiked or bane-berry). 3. White. May. 



Britain. 

 ,, ,, ni'gra. 

 ,, ru'bra. 



ACTINE'LLA. (From aktin, a ray. Nat. ord. Com- 

 positae.) In open border with light sandy soil. 



A. grandiflo'ra. \. Yellow. Colorado. 

 lana'ta. See ERIOPHYLLUM C/ESPITOSUM. 

 ,, scapo'sa. i. Yellow. Texas. 



ACTINI'DIA. (From aktin, a ray.) Nat. ord. Tern- 

 strcemiaceae. Syn. Trochostigma. Ornamental, hardy, 

 deciduous climbing shrubs, with axillary corymbs of 

 blooms. They thrive in a light rich soil ; increased by 

 seeds, layers, or cuttings. Useful as climbers on a wall 

 or trellis-work. 



A. callosa. (Rev. Hort., 1874, * 395-) White. N.E. 



Asia. 

 ,, chine'nsis. (The Card., 1882, vol. xxi. p. 101.) Bright 



yellow. Central China. 



,, Henry'i. Leaves bronze-red. China. 1906. 

 ,, Kolomi'cta. See A. CALLOSA. 

 ,, poly'gama. White. Japan. 1870. 

 ., volu'bilis. (Rev. Hort., 1874, f. 395.) White. Japan 



1874. 



ACTINOCA'RPUS. (From alkin, a ray, and carpos, 

 fruit ; referring to its radiated appearance. Nat. ord. 

 Alismads [AliSmaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, 4-Poly- 

 gynia.) Now included with Damasonium. 



Aquatics. A. minor grows in sandy peat immersed 

 in water ; seeds sown in sandy peat ; temp., 40* to 50. 



