AGANISIA 



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AGATHOSMA 



It is a fine stove plant, with scarlet tubular flowers, 

 suitable for growing on branches of trees, in baskets or 

 in pots, in the orchid-house or moist stove. Propagated 

 from cuttings. Sandy, fibrous peat suits it. 

 A. longisty'la (Rev. Hort.. 1873, p. 271). See A. 



STAMINEA. 



stami'nea (long-stamened). 2. November. Scarlet. 

 June. Java. 1846. 



AGANTSIA. (From aganos, desirable ; in reference 

 to the beauty of these neat little plants. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceas], Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Grown on a block in stove ; division of root. 

 A. c&ru'lea. Blue, with darker blue blotches. Brazil. 



1876. Now referred to Acacallis cyanea. 

 cya'nea (B. R., 1845, t. 28). Whitej blue. August. 

 Colombia. 1843. Syns. Warrea cyanea. Now re- 

 ferred to Acacallis cyanea. 

 ,, fimbria'ta. White, lip blue, fringed. Demerara. 



1874. 



,, grami'nea. J. Yellow, red. 

 iono'ptera. White, violet. Peru. 1871. Syn. 



KcellensUinia ionoptera. 

 .. ISpida (L., ix., t. 400). Brazil. 

 oliveria'na (G. C., 1878, ix. 558). Brazil. 

 pukhe'lla. 4. Cream-coloured. June. Demerara. 



1838. 



, tricolor. Yellow, faint blue, lip red and orange. 

 Amazon. 1888. 



AGANO SMA. (From aganes, mild, and osme, smell. 

 Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. ^-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



The order of Dogbanes includes a host of most beautiful 

 plants as Allamanda, Echites, Oleander, &c. They are 

 venomous in many cases, and always to be suspected. 

 These stove plants are propagated by cuttings in sand, 

 under glass, and with bottom-heat ; they prefer a mix- 

 ture of loam, sand, and peat. 



A. acumina'ta (pointed-leaved). See A. MARGINATA. 

 ,, calyci'na. White, fragrant. October. E. Ind. 1812. 



Shrubby twiner. 

 ., caryophylla'ta (clove-scented). Pale yellow. October. 



E. Ind. 1812. Shrubby twiner. 

 cymo'sa (cymose-flowered). White, fragrant. Sylhet. 



Shrub. 

 e'legans (elegant). Purple. E. Ind. Shrubby 



twiner. 

 margina'ta (bordered). White, fragrant. Sylhet. 



Shrubby twiner. 



,, Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). See A. CALYCINA. 

 Walli'chii (Wallich's). See A. CALYCINA. 



AGAPA'NTHTJS. Blue African Lily. (From agape 

 love, and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord. Lily worts [Liliacea?]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Half-hardy plants from the Cape of Good Hope. Sandy 

 loam ; suckers. Require to be kept in a cold pit during 

 winter. 



A. caule'scens (Gfl., 1901, 21 ; 281, t. 1487). Allied to 



A. umbellatus. 



insi'gnis (Card., 1903, Ixiv. 67 f.). S. Africa. 

 umbellatus. 3. Blue. April. 1692. 

 a'lbidus. 2. Whitish. September. 

 albifto'rus (Maund. Bot.. v. ii., t. 86). White. 

 ca'ndidus. White. S. Africa. 1880. 

 exce'lsus (Bull. Cat, 1878, 154). S. Africa. 

 fto're-a'lbo. 1879. 



ple'no (Bull. Cat., 1878, 154). S. Africa. 

 giga'nteus. 3. Dark blue. 1879. 

 globo'sus (G. C., 1905, xxxviii. 237, f. 459). Orange 

 River Colony. 

 inter me' dius. 



Leichtli'nii (G. C., 1879, x. 428). S. Africa. 

 ma'ximus (B. R., 1843, t. 7). 

 mi'nimus (B. R., t. 699). 

 moorea'nus. Blue. September. S. Africa. 1872. 



,, mi' nor. ij. Dark blue. 1879. 

 Saint-pau'lii (Card., 1903, Ixiv. 90). 

 ,, variega'tus. 2. Blue. April. 



AGAPE'TES. (From agapetos, admired; referring to 

 the brilliant flowers. Nat. ord. Vacciniaceae.) 

 A. b.ixifo'lia (B. M., t. 5012). 5. Red. Bootan. 

 gla'bra (smooth). 6. Deep rose. September. India. 



A. macra'ntha (large-flowered). White, yellow, red. 



India. 1849. 



.. Ma'nnii. Khasia. 1892. 

 Moo'rii (B. M.. t. 7928). 

 ,, pulche'rrima (B. M., t. 4303). Syn. Thibaudiii 



pulcherrima. See A. VARIEGATA. 



,, seti'gera (bristle-bearing). Scarlet. Himalaya. 1837. 

 ,, specio'sa (G. C., 1907, xli. 224, 230, f. 101). 

 ,, vaccina'cea. Khasia. 1837. See VACCINIUM SERRA- 



TUM. 

 ,, variega'ta. Scarlet. Khasia. 1837. Syn. Thibaudia 



variegata. , 



AGA RICUS. (From Agaria, the name of a town in 

 Sarmatia. Nat. ord. Mushrooms [Basidiomycetes]. 

 Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, s-Fungi.) 



This very large genus of fungous plants includes the 

 Mushroom (A. campestris) and the Fairy-ring Mushroom 

 (A. pratensis), with a few others, which are eatable ; but 

 except the two named, they are too dangerous for us to 

 recommend them. See MUSHROOM. 



AGARI'STA. (A mythological name ; alluding to the 

 beautiful aspect of the flowers. Nat. ord. Ericaceae) 

 A. calliopsi'dea. See LEPTOSYNE CALLIOPSIDEA. 

 neriifo'lia. Syns. Andromeda nerii folia and Leucothoe 



neriifolia. 

 pu'lchra. Syn. Leucothoe pulchra. 



AGA'STACHYS. (From agastos, admirable, and 

 stachys, a spike. Nat. ord. Proteads [Proteaceae]. Linn. 

 ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Ripe-wooded cuttings 

 in sand, under a glass, and in a cold frame ; equal parts 

 loam, sand, and peat. 



A. odora'ta (fragrant). 3. Pale yellow. June. N. 

 Holland. 1826. 



AGATH2E'A. (From agathos, excellent ; in reference 

 to the beauty of the flowers. Nat. ord. Composites, 

 allied to Aster [Compositas]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2- 

 Superfl.ua. Also referred to as Felicia. 



Greenhouse plants ; cultivated like the Cineraria, 

 which they much resemble. 

 A. ccele'stis (heavenly). 2. Blue. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1759. 

 ,, linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 2. Blue. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1800. 



AGATHE'LPIS. (From agathos, pleasant, and thelis. 

 a woman. Nat. ord. Selagiads [Selaginaceae]. Linn. 

 14-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in April, in sandy loam, under a glass without 

 heat. Soil, peat, and sandy loam, equal parts. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 

 A. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1823. 



parvifo'lia (small-leaved). White. May. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1816. 



AGA'THIS (agathis, glome ; the flowers in clusters). 

 Half-hardy conifers, yielding Dammar resin. 

 A. austra'lis (southern). New Zealand. 

 ,, robu'sta (Mast.). Dammara robusta, C. Moore. A tree 

 reaching upwards of 100 feet in Australia. 



AGATHOPHY'LLUM. Madagascar Nutmeg. (From 

 agathos, pleasant, and phyllon, a leaf ; referring to the 

 pleasant, clove-like smell of the leaf. Nat. ord. Laurels 

 [Lauraceae]. Linn. n-Dodecandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Peat, and light rich loam ; 

 cuttings. 



A. aroma' ticum (aromatic). 30. White. Madagascar. 

 1823. Now referred to Ravensara. 



AGATHO'SMA. (From agathos, pleasant, and osme, 

 smell. Nat. ord. Rueworts. Allied to Diosma [Rutaceae]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The Rueworts are principally distinguished for their 

 bitterness and powerful smell. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs, all from the Cape of Good Hope, and all bloom- 

 ing in May and June. Peat and sand ; cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, without heat. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. In summer a rather shady place. 

 A. acumina'ta (sharp-pointed-leaved). See A. IMBRICATA 

 ambi'gua (doubtful). 2. White. 1810. 



