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ALPINIA 



X. Lun/M(K. B., 1894. 342)- Reddish-green. Arabia. 

 Ly'nchii (G. C.. 1881. \v. 266). 2$. Pale yellow. 



greenish. 1881. Garden Hvhril. 

 ,. macraca'ntka (B. M., t. 6580). Yellow, red. March. 



1862. 

 ,. macroca'rpa. i. Coral-red. April. Abyssinia. 1870. 



inargtna'lis. See LOMATOI-HYLIA'M HORBOMCUM. 

 Marlo'tkii (Marloth's). Flower-spikes horizontal. 



British Bechuanaland. 1909. 

 ,, mitrifo'rmis (B. M., t. 1270). Red. August. 1731. 



Syn. A. Commtlyni. 

 flavispi'na. 



pachyphy'lla. S. Africa. 1862. 

 Montci'roi (G. C., 1889, vi. 523). Dull red. Delagoa 



Bay. 1889. 

 ,, myriaca'ntha. 2. Red, green. May. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1823. 



,, ni'tens. S. Africa. 1878. 

 no'bilis. Blue. August. 1800. 

 ,. Nowo'tnyi (M. K., 1896, 27). Garden hybrid. 

 ., palle'scens. See A. SERRULATA. 

 pallidiflo ra (pale-flowered). Pale flesh. S. Africa (?). 



1907. 



panicula'ta. See A. STRIATA. 

 pendulifio'ra (G. C., 1888 iv. 178). Pale yellow. 



Zanzibar. 



percra'ssa. Coral-red. May. Mountains of Abys- 

 sinia. 1879. See A. ABYSSINICA. 

 Pe'rryi (B. M., t. 6596). \. Green. Socotra. 1879. 

 platy'Upis (G. C., 1877, viii. 38). 10. Coral-red 



or yellow. S. Africa. 1877. 

 plica'tilis. 10. Reddish- yellow. 1731. 

 ., plu'ridens. Red. July. 1823. 

 praU'nsis (B. M., t. 6705). ij. Scarlet. S. 



Africa. 1862. 



proli'fera. See A. BREVIFOLIA. 

 ,, ma'jor. Orange. April. 1819. 

 ,, purpura'scens. Purple. August. 1789. 

 Que'hlii (M. K.. 1896, 27). Garden hybrid. 

 ,, rhodaca'ntha. See A. GLAUCA. 

 rubrolu'tea (red-yellow). Red, inner yellow, with 



brown tips. Trop. S.W. Africa. 1909. 

 sapona'ria (soapy). Red. July. 1727. 

 ,. lu' teostria' ta (yellow-striped, soapy). Red. July. 



1821. 

 ,, Schimpc'ri. 2. Orange-scarlet. June. Abyssinia. 



1876. 



schmidti'ana (Gfl., t. 970). See A. COOPERI. 

 ., Sermoi'dea. 4. Kaffraria. 1862. 

 ,, Se'rra (saw). Orange. July. 1818. 

 serrula'ta (finely- toothed). Red. July. 1789. 

 simonia'na (W. G., 1893, 194). Garden hybrid. 

 spica'ia (spiked). Red. 1795. 

 ,, spino'sior (more spiny). Red. April. 1820. 

 ,, stria'ta. Scarlet. July. 1795. Syn. A. paniculata. 

 ,, oligospei'la (G. C. 1894, xv. 588). British 



Kaffrari a 



,, stria tula (slight-striped). Red. June. 1821. 

 subere'cta (slightly-leaning). See A. HUMILIS. 

 ,, semigutta'ta (half -spotted). Orange. May. 1819. 

 subtubercula' ta (slightly-knobbed). See A. HUMILIS. 

 succetri'na (socotrine). Red. March. 1731. 

 ,, tenuifo'lia (thin-leaved). Orange. June. 1831. 

 tenu'ior (thinned). Orange. June. 1821. 

 ., Thra'skii. 5. S. Africa. 1860. 

 tricolor (B. M., 6324). Coral-red, flesh, yellow. 



Spring. S. Africa. 1875. 

 ,, tubercula' ta. Orange. April. 1796. 

 variega'ta. Pink. June. 1790. 

 ,, vi'rens (B. M., t. 1355). $. Red. Autumn. 

 ,, ,, macMnta. See A. HUMILIS. 

 ., xanthaca'nlha. See A. MITRIFORMIS. 

 .. Zeyhe'ri. See A. BAINESII. 



ALO MIA. (From a, not, and loma, a fringe. Nat. 

 ord. Composites. Allied to Eupatorium [Compositae]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, \-JEqualis.) 



Half-hardy evergreen. Sandy loam ; cuttings ; temp, 

 not below 35 in winter. 

 A. ageratoi'des (ageratum-like). White. July. Mexico. 



1824. 



ALO'NA. (Letters of the primitive name, Nolana, 

 transposed from Nola, a little bell ; in reference to the 

 form of the flowers. Nat. ord. Nolanads [Convolvul- 

 acea]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A small order of pretty Chilian half-shrubby green- 

 house evergreens, with large flowers ; cuttings root 

 freely in sandy loam ; peat and loam. 



A. bacca'ta (berry-bearing). Yellow. Coquimbo. 



, coele'stis (sky-blue). 2. Blue. Chili. 1843. 



, carno'sa (fleshy). Blue. Coquimbo. 



, glandulo'sa (glandulous). Blue. Valparaiso. 



, longifo'lia (long-leaved). Blue. Coquimbo. 



, obtu'sa (blunt-leaved). Blue. July. Coquimbo. 



revolu'ta (rolled-back-leaved). Blue. Peru. 



, rostra' ta (beaked). See OSTEOCARPUS ROSTRATUS. 



, tomento'sa (white-downed). White. Valparaiso. 



ALONSO A. (In honour of Z. Alonzo, a Spaniard. 

 Nat. ord. Figworts. Allied to Hemimeris [Scrophulari- 

 aceae]. Linn. \\-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, except A. caulialata, which is 

 a half-hardy herbaceous. Rich mould ; cuttings, or 

 seeds, the first in sandy loam in August or March ; the 

 seeds in March in gentle heat. 

 A. acutifo'lia (acute-leaved). 3. Scarlet. June. Peru. 



1700. 



., albifto'ra. 2. White, yellow. Mexico. 1877. 

 caidiala'ta (wing-stemmed). 3. Scarlet. June. 



Chili. 1823. 

 incisifo'lia (cut-leaved). 2. Scarlet. June. Chili. 



1795- 



,, interme'dia (intermediate). See A. LINEARIS. 

 linea'ris (linear-leaved). 2. Scarlet. June. Peru. 



1790. 



., linifo'lia. li. Scarlet. Peru. 

 Matthe'wsii. i. Scarlet. Peru. 

 myrtifo'lia. Scarlet. 

 Warscewi'czii. ij. Crimson. July. Peru. 1858. 



ALOYSIA. Sweet-scented Verbena. (In honour of 

 Maria Louisa, Queen of Spain. Nat. ord. Verbenas 

 [Verbenacea?]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 3-Angiospermia.) 



Greenhouse deciduous shrub. Rich mould ; cuttings 

 from young shoots in sandy soil, in close frame or hotbed 

 early in spring. Correct name Lippia. 

 A. citriodo'ra (lemon-scented). 3. Pale purple. August- 

 Chili. 1784. See LIPPIA CITRIODORA. 



ALPHO'NSEA. (Commemorative of the French botan- 

 ist, Alphonso Decandolle. Nat. ord. Anonaces.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand in a close 

 frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 A. In' tea (yellow). 6. Greenish- yellow. India. 1822. 



ALPINES, strictly speaking, are plants from alpine, 

 that is, mountainous districts, usually requiring the pro- 

 tection of a frame in winter, because we cannot secure 

 to them their natural covering of snow during that 

 season. Gardeners, however, include in their lists of 

 Alpines a great diversity of small plants, difficult of 

 cultivation. They are best grown in pots, and require 

 light sandy loam and lime rubble, with abundant drainage. 



ALPI'NIA. (In honour of Alpini, an Italian botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Gingerworts [Scitaminaceae]. T.inn i-Monan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials, except A. penicillata, 

 which is a greenhouse plant. Rich sandy soil and peat. 

 They like much moisture and pot-room in the growing 

 season ; root division in moist atmosphere. Some are 

 remarkable for their beautiful variegated foliage. 

 A. ala'ta. 3. Red. May. E. Ind. 1823. Syn. 



A. roscoeana. 

 a'lbo-linea'ta. 3. Leaves banded with white. New 



Guinea. 1880. 

 Allu'ghas (Allughas). 2. Red. February. E. Ind. 



AntUld'rum (Antilles). 4. Flesh. May. W. Ind. 



1826. 

 ,, auricula'ta (eared). 5. Reddish-yellow. E. Ind. 



1814. 



,, bornee'nsis (B. S. B. F., 1904, 448). 4-6. Borneo. 

 bractea'ta (bracted). 3. White. May. E. Ind. 



1824. 

 ,, c.eru'elfa (blue). 4. White. Berries blue. Australia. 



1820. 

 calcara'ta (spur-flowered). 3. White. September. E. 



Ind. 1800. 



Cardamo'mum (Cardamom). See ELETTARIA. 

 ce'rnua (drooping). See A. CALCARATA. 



