ALBURNUM 



ALLANTODIA 



ALBURNUM. The layers of young wood next be- 

 neath the bark, in which layers the vessels are situated 

 for conveying the sap from the roots to the leaves. 



ALCHEMI'LLA. Lady's Mantle. (From alkemtlyeh, 

 .:ncname. Nat ord. Sanguisorbs [Rosaceae]. Linn. 

 4-Tetrandria, i-.Monogynia.) 



Herbaceous perennials. Common dry soil ; seeds, or 

 divisions. Will succeed in any dry soil. Drainage must 

 be good ; suitable for the Rock-garden, except the two 

 greenhouse species. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. cipe'nsis (Cape), i. Green. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1818. 



sMtidurfo'lia (sibbaldia-leaved). i. White. June. 

 Mexico. 1823. 



HARDY. 



A. alpi'na (alpine), i. Green. June. Britain. 

 fi'ssa (cleft-leaved), i. Green. July. Switzerland. 



1826. 



pentaphy'llea (five-leaved), i. White. July. Switzer- 

 land. 1784. 



., pube'scens (downy). See A. VULGARIS. 

 ., stri'cea (silky), i. Green. July. Caucasus. 1813. 

 ;t'rw. i. Green. July. Britain. 



ALCHO'RNEA. (Derivation not clear. Nat. ord. 

 Euphorbiaceae.) 



Greenhouse shrub. Cuttings in sand under a bell- 

 glass. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 A. ilicifo'lia (holly-leaved). 3. Green. Australia. 1829. 



A'LCOVE. A seat in a recess, formed of stone, brick, 

 or other material. 



A LDER. See A'LNUS. 



ALECTORU RUS. (From alekfor, a cock, and oura, a 

 tail ; in allusion to the long stamens in one form of the 

 flower. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Hardy perennial herb, with thick rootstock. Offsets. 

 Well-drained soil. 

 A. yedoensis (Yedo). 1-2$. Pale rose. Japan. 1910. 



ALETRIS. (From alctron, meal; referring to the 

 powdery appearance of the whole plant. Nat. ord. 

 Bloodworts [Hasmodoraceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



A. farino'sa is the most intense of bitters known. 

 Hardy herbaceous perennials. Shady situation. Peat 

 or loam and leaf-soil ; offsets. 



A. au'rea (golden- tipped). i. Yellow. July. N. 



Amer. 1811. 



,. farina' sa (mealy), i. White. June. N. Amer. 

 1768. 



ALEURITES. (The name is the Greek word for 

 mealy ; in reference to the mealy appearance of the 

 plants. Nat. ord. Spurgeworts [Euphorbiaceae]. Allied 

 to Croton.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Loam. Ripe cuttings root 

 readily in sand, under a glass, in heat. 



A. corda'ta (heart-leaved). Japan. 1818. 

 tri'loba (three-lobed). 10. Apetal. October. Society 

 Islands. 1793. " Candleberry Tree." 



ALEXANDERS or ALISANDER(Smy rntum Olusa'trum) 

 received its common name from the Greek, which means 

 " a helper of man," because formerly believed to possess 

 powerful medicinal properties. It was also much culti- 

 vated for its stems, when blanched, to be eaten as celery, 

 which it slightly resembles in flavour. Sow any time 

 from the end of March to the commencement of May, in 

 drills three feet apart. Thin the plants when two inches 

 high to a foot apart, and the seedlings removed may 

 be planted in rows at similar distances. Earth them up, 

 to blanch like celery, when about a foot high. The 

 plants will last two years ; but the stems are finer and 

 crisper, if raised from seed annually. Grow it on a rich, 

 light soil, and give it abundance of water and liquid- 

 manure. 



ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL. Daneea Laurus. 

 ALEYRO DBS PROLETELLA. See INSECT PESTS. 



ALFALFA, Lucerne (Medicago saliva. Linn.). Deep- 

 rooted perennial forage plant. See MEDICAGO SATIVA. 



ALG2EL Name applied to seaweeds. 



ALHA'GL (The Arabic name of the plant. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants. Allied to Hedysarum [Leguminosas]. 

 Linn. ij-Diaddphia. i-Decandria.) 



The natural secretion from the leaves and branches of 

 A. tnaurorum is supposed by some to be the manna of 

 Scripture. It is worthy of remark, that this secretion is 

 not now formed in Arabia, Egypt, or India, but only in 

 Persia, where it is highly esteemed as food for cattle. 

 Both require the protection of a greenhouse in winter. 

 Sandy loam and peat ; young cuttings and seeds, the 

 first in sand, the latter in a hotbed. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45 ; in summer, 55 to 70. 



A. camelo 'rum (camels'). 2. Red. July. Siberia. 1816. 

 mauro'rum (Moors'). 2. Red. July. Egypt. 1714. 



ALIBE RTIA. ( In honour of A libert, a French chemist. 

 Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings ; sandy peat. 



A. edu'lis (eatable). 12. Cream-coloured. Guiana. 

 1823. 



ALJBRE XIA TOMENTO SA. See DOLIA. 



ALTSMA. Water Plantain. (From the Celtic word 

 alis, water. Nat. ord. Alismads [Alismaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, \-Pplysynia.) 



Hardy aquatics. Seed ; sandy peat immersed in 

 water. A. Plantago is recommended in hydrophobia. 



A. Damaso'nium. See DAMASONIUM. 

 ,, lanceola'tum (spear-leaved). See A. PLANTAGO. 

 ,, na'tans (floating). See ELISMA. 

 ,, parviflo'rum (small-flowered). See A. PLAXTAGO. 

 ,, Planta'go (plantain). 2. Pure white. July. Britain. 

 ,, ranunculoi'des (ranunculus-like). See ECHINODORUS. 

 ,, trivia' le (trivial). See A. PLANTAGO. 



ALKANE'T. Alka'nna tincto'ria. 



ALKA NNA. (The Arabic name. Nat. ord. Boragin- 

 aceae.) 



Hardy perennial herbs. Divisions. Ordinary garden 

 soil. 



A. lit tea (yellow). Yellow. Europe. 

 orienta'lis (oriental). 2. Yellow. June. Levant. 



1713. 

 tincto'ria (dyer's). 2. Blue. July. Europe; Orient. 1596. 



ALLAMA'NDA. (In honour of Dr. Allamand, of 

 Leyden. Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



This order is remarkable for handsome flowering plants, 

 with deleterious qualities. An infusion of the leaves of 

 A. cathartica is a valuable purgative. Stove evergreen 

 climbers. Rich loam ; cuttings root readily in sand, 

 with bottom-heat and moist air. Winter temp., 55 to 

 65 ; summer, 65 to 75. Keep the plants dry during 

 the autumn and winter ; start them early in the spring. 



A. Auble'tii (B. M., t. 4411). See A. CATHARTICA. 

 catha'rlica (cathartic). 12. Yellow. July. Guiana. 



1785- 



., Chflso'ni. Garden Hybrid. 

 ,, grandifto'ra (large-flowered). Yellow. June. Brazil. 



1844. 



neriifo'lia, (B. M., t. 4594). June. 1851. 

 no'bilis(B.U., 1.5764). Yellow. July. Brazil. 1867. 

 parae'nsis (Para). Yellow. Brazil.' 1846. 

 ,, Scho'tlii (Schott's). September. Yellow. Brazil. 



1847- 



o'ni (Gfl., 1887. 554, 560-1, f. 142). 

 verliciUa' ta (whorl-leaved). June. E. Ind. 1812. 

 ,. magni'fica (Williams' Cat., 1888. 19). 

 viola'cea (G. C., 1889, vi. 304). Purple. Brazil. 1859. 



Re-introduced 1889. 

 Willia'msii (G. C., 1891, x. in). A variety of 



A. cathartica. 

 ,, uardlea'na. Yellow, outside maroon. New Grenada. 



1881. 



ALLANTO DIA. (From allantos, a sausage ; in refer- 

 ence to the cylindrical form of the indusium, or the case 

 which encloses the seeds of Ferns. Nat. ord. Ferns 

 [Filices]. T inn. 24'Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



