^SCHYNOMENE 



AGALMYLA 



A. Horsfie'ldii (Horsfield's). 2. Pale scarlet. August. 



Java. 1844. 



java'nica (B. M., t. 4503). Red. yellow. Java, 1849. 

 .. Lampo'nga. Scarlet. July. Sumatra. 1843. 

 Linde'ni. Amazons. 1866. 



,. lobbia'na (Lobb's). x. Scarlet. June. Java. 1845. 

 longiflo'ra (long- flowered). 2. Scarlet. June. 1845. 

 macroca'lyx (N. B., iv. 314. t. i). Siam. 1907 

 macula' to. (spotted). 3. Scarlet. August. India. 



1839. 



marmora'ta. ij. Scarlet. June. Java. 1847. 

 minia'ta (vermilion). ij. Scarlet. June. Java. 



1845. 



obco'nica (B. M., t. 7336). Malaya. 

 ., Paxto'nii (Paxton's). See A. BRACTEATA. 

 ., pu'lchra (fair). Scarlet. i. July. Java. 1845. 

 ,. purpura'scens (purplish), i. Purple, yellow. March. 



Java. 1845. 

 ,, radi'cans (stem-fibred). Red. August. Sumatra. 



1845. 

 ramosi'ssima (most-branched). 3. Scarlet. June. 



E. Ind. 1837. 

 , Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). Scarlet. July. E. Ind. 



1837. 



.. specio'sa (showy). 2. May. Orange. Java. 1845. 

 sple'ndida. 1881. Garden hybrid. 

 tricolor (B. M., t. 5031). 

 .. veluti'na. Colombia. 1866. 

 ., zebri'nus (striped). See A. MARMORATA. 



ffiSCHYNO MENE. (From aischuno, to be ashamed ; 

 in reference to the supposed sensitiveness in the leaves. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants. Allied to Hedysarum 

 [Leguminosae]. Linn. Diadelphia, Decandria.) 



Stove plants. The annuals by seed in a high tem- 

 perature, and the shrubs by cuttings in peat, loam, and 

 sand, in close stove propagating pit in good heat ; rich 

 sandy loam. Winter temp., 60 to 75 ; summer, 70 

 to 80. 



ANNUALS. 



. america'na (American). 2. Yellow. July. Jamaica. 



1732. 

 a'spera (rough-stemmed). 2. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 



1759- 



,. ki'spida (rough-haired). 2. Yellow. N. Amer. 1803. 

 ,, i'ndica (Indian). 2. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 1799. 

 ,, pu'mila (dwarf). See AL, INDICA. 

 ,, subvisco'sa (subviscid). See JE. INDICA. 

 .. visci'dula (viscidish). x. Yellow. July. Florida. 



1816. 



SHRUBS. 



. cre'piians (rattling-podded). 4. Yellow. July. 



Caraccas. 1820. 



,, pa'tula (spreading). See JE. SENSITIVA. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). 3. Yellow. July. Mauritius. 



1826. 

 ,, sensili'va (sensitive). 3. White. W. Ind. 1733. 



JE'SCULUS. Horse Chestnut. (From esca, nourish- 

 ment ; referring to the ground flour from the kernels of 

 some species. Nat. ord. Soapworts [Sapindaceae]. Linn. 

 7-Hfptandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The Horse Chestnut and others of the same genus 

 produce nutritive fruits (or nuts), but others of the same 

 order are poisonous ; propagated by seeds of the species ; 

 variegated and double varieties by grafting. Succeed 

 best in good, deep, loamy soil. All hardy deciduous trees. 



. califo'rnica (B. M., t. 5077). 20. White. July. 



California. 1820. 

 ,. ca'rnea. Syn. /. rubicunda. Garden hybrid. Grafts 



or buds. 1820. 



., Brio'tii (R. H., 1878, 370). 

 ru'bro petiola'ta (Spath Cat., No. 104, 73). 

 ., chine'nsis (W. G., 1889, 452). See M. TURBINATA. 

 ., discolor (Hort). See JE. FLAVA PURPURASCENS. 

 fla'va. Sweet Buckeye. N. Amer. 1764. 

 ,, purpura'scens (purplish). 4 to 25. Red, yellow. 



June. N. Amer. 1812. 

 gla'bra (smooth-leaved). 12. Greenish- yellow. May. 



N. Amer. 1812. Grafts. 

 Hippoca'stanum (common Horse C). 40. White. 



May. Asia. 1629. Seeds. 

 ,. fto're-ple'no (double-flowered). 40. White. Mny. 



Gardens. Grafts. 



A. Hippoca'stanum fo'liis arge'nteis (silver-leaved). 40. 



White. May. Garden. Grafts. 

 Henke'li (M. D. G., 1903, 126). 

 ,, var icga' turn (common striped-leaved). 16. White. 



May. Asia. 1629. Layers. 



i'ndica. 40. White. July. Himalayas. 1844. 

 ,, macroca'rpa (Hort). See .#. PAVIA. 

 ,, negle'cta (neglected). 20. Pale yellow. May. 



Hybrid. 1823. 



,. ohioe'nsis (Ohio). See JE. GLABRA. 

 ,, pa'Uida (pale-flowered). See JE. GLABRA. 

 parviflo'ra. White. July. United States. 1785. 

 ,, Pa'via. Red Buckeye. 1711. 

 ,, ro'sea variega'ta (M. D. G., 1906, 211). 

 plantiere'nsis (R. H., 1894. 246). 

 rubicu'nda (red-flowered). See JE. CARNEA. 

 ru'bra (Hort). See /. PAVIA. 

 turbina'ta (R. H., 1888, 120-124, 496). Cultivated 



under the name of JE. chinensis. Japan. 



/b'imONE MA. (From aitho, to scorch, and nema, a 

 filament ; in reference to some burnt appearance in the 

 stamens. Nat. ord. Crossworts, or Crucifers [Cruciferae]. 

 Allied to Lepidium. Linn. ii'Tetradynamia, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



The order of Crucifers to which our Cabbages.Mustard, 

 Cress, Turnips, and Horse-radish belong has the univer- 

 sal character of being possessed with antiscorbutic and 

 stimulating qualities. Hardy alpine plants, suited for 

 rock-work. Common light soil ; seeds and cuttings. 



ANNUALS. 



JE. Buxbau'mii (Buxbaum's). See JE. CAPPADOCICUM. 

 ,, cappado'cicum. $. Pale red. June. Levant. 1823. 

 ,, gra'cile (slender). J. Pale red. June. Carniola. 



1823. 

 ,, oppositifo'lium (opposite-leaved), i. White. July. 



Syria. 1827. 

 saxa'tile (rock). . Flesh. June. S. of Europe. 1759. 



BIENNIAL. 

 JE. monospe'rmum. J. Pale purple. Spain. 1778. 



PERENNIALS. 



JE. coridifo'lium. Rosy-purple. May. Asia Minor. 1871. 

 ,, dia'strophis (Gard., 1903, Ixiii. 109 f.). 

 grandiflo'rum (Gfl., t. 1102). ij. Rose. May. 



1879. 

 ,, heterocar' pum (variable-podded). J. Purple. July. 



Armenia. 1837. 

 membrana'ceum (membranous-podded). J. Lilac. 



July. Persia. 1829. 

 parviflo'rum (small-flowered). J. Lilac. July. 



Persia. 1830. 

 piilche'llum. Similar to /. coridifolium. Armenia. 



ZETTHIO'NIA. (From Mihion, one of Phoebus' horses. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 i-Jqualis.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings ; common 

 light soil. They are now referred to Tolpis. 



M. filifo'rmis (thread-leaved). ij. June. Yellow. 



Madeira. 1777. 



., frutico'sa (shrubby). 2. Yellow. June. Madeira. 

 1785. 



AFRICAN ALMOND. Brabe'jum. 

 AFRICAN FLEABANE. Tarchona'nthus. 

 AFRICAN LILY. Agapa'nthus. 

 AFRICAN MARIGOLD. Tage'tes ere'cta. 



AFZE'LH. (In honour of Dr. A. Afzelius. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosas]. Linn. &-Octan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Amherstia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Sandy peat and leaf-mould. 

 Cuttings in sand, under a bell-glass. Winter temp., 55 

 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 80. 



A. africa'na (Africa). Crimson. June. Sierra Leone. 

 1821. 



AGA LMA. See HEPTAPLEURUM. 



AQA'LMYLA. (From agalma, an ornament, and hule, 

 a forest. Nat. ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneraceaj]. Lino. 

 H-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



