ALYXIA 



AMATEUR 



A- serpyllifo'lium (thyme-leaved). See A. ALPESTRE. 

 ,. spatula'tum (spatulate). i. April. Siberia. 1818. 

 ., verna'le (vernal). See A. MONTANUM. 



ANNUALS. 



A. campe'stre. Britain. 



hirsu'tum (hairy), i. June. Tauria. 1817. 

 linifo'lium (flax- leaved). $. White. June. Caucasus. 



1819. 

 sinua'tum (indented), i. May. Europe. 1596. 



Biennial. 

 wnbdla'tum (umbellate), i. July. Tauria. 1821. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



A. alpe'stre (alpine), i. June. South of Europe. 1825. 

 arge"nteum (silvery), i. April. Switzerland. 

 ,, Bertholo'nii (Bertholoni's). See A. ARGENTEUM. 

 ,, cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved). See A. MONTANUM. 

 dasyca'rpum. . Yellow. July. Siberia. 1819. 



Syn. Anodontea dasycarpa. 

 ., diffu'sum (spreading). See A. MONTANUM. 

 ede'ntulum. i. Yellow. July. Hungary. 1820. 



Syn. Anodonlea edentulum. See A. GEMONENSE. 

 macroca'rpum. |. White. June. France. 1823. 



Syn. Anodontea macrocarpa. 

 mari'timum. White. S. Europe. 1722. Syns. 



A. halimifolium and Anodontea halimifolia. See 



also K03NIGA. 



., marschallia' num (Marschall's). i. April. Caucasus. 



1820. 



,, micra'nthum (small-flowered). See A. CAMPESTRE. 

 ,, monta'num (mountain), i. June. Germany. 1713. 

 ,, mura'le (wall). See A. ARGENTEUM. 

 obova'tum. J. Yellow. June. France. 1830. Syn. 



Anodontea obovata. See A. SIBIRICUM. 

 ,, oly'mpicum. i. June. 1700. 

 podo'licum (Podollan). . White. June. Europe, &c. 



1821. " Russian Madwort." 

 procu'mbens (trailing). 

 rupe'stre. . White. June. Naples. 1825. Syn. 



Anodontea rupestre. 

 ,, sibi'ricum. Siberia. 

 spino'sum. . White. June. S. of Europe. 



1683. 



,, tortuo'sum (twisted). See A. ALPESTRE. 

 umbella'tum. i. July. Tauria. 1821. 

 ,, utricula'tum (B. M., t. 130). See VESICARIA. 

 , Warscha'llii (Warschall's). June. Yellow. South 



of Europe. 1847. 

 Wierzbi'ckii. ij. Deep yellow. Summer. Asia 



Minor. 

 ,. wulfenia'num (Wulfen's). i. April. Carinthia. 



1819. 



ALY'XIA. (From aluxis, grief ; in reference to the deep, 

 dull green of several species. Nat. ord. Apocynacea?. } 

 Shrubby stove plants, propagated from half-ripened 

 shoots in close frame, with bottom-heat, sand, peat, and 

 loam for cuttings ; for potting, loam, leaf-mould, and 

 manure with sand added. 



A. bracteolo'sa. Climber. Pale yellow. Fiji. 1887. 

 daphnoi'des. A low shrub. White, tube yellowish 



Norfolk Island. 1830. 



ruscifo'lia (B. M., t. 3313). A low shrub. Flesh 



colour. New South Wales. Syn. A. Richardsonii. 



ALZATE'A. (In honour of a Spanish naturalist, 



named Alzaty. Nat. ord. Spindle-trees [Celas tracer] . 



Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree. Cuttings in hotbed ; 

 sandy peat. 

 A. verticilla'ta (verticillate). 20. Peru. 1824. 



AMANI'TA. See MUSHROOM. 

 AMARABO'YA. Allied to Pleroma, which see. 



AMARA'NTUS. Amaranth. (From a, not, and 

 mairaino, to wither ; in reference to the durability or 

 " everlasting " quality of the flowers of some species 

 Nat. ord. Amaranths [Amarantaceae]. Linn. zi-Moncecia, 

 5-Pentandria.) 



Hardy or half-hardy annuals. Rich loam ; seeds 

 sown in open ground in March and April. 

 A. atropurpu'reus (dark purple). 3. Purple. September. 

 E. Ind. 1820. 



A. bi' color (two-coloured). See A. MELANCHOLICUS. 

 cauda'tus (love-lies-bleeding). 4. Red. August, 



E. Ind. 1596. 

 ,, ,, ma'ximus (true-love-lies-bleeding). 6. Red. 



August. 1820. 



,, crue'ntus (dark-bloody). See A. PANICULATUS. 

 fascia'lus (banded). See A. VIRIDIS. 

 fta'vus (yellow). 4. Light yellow. August. India. 



1759. 



gange'ticus. 3. Red. July. Trop. Regions. 1816. 

 Hende'ri. 3. Orange, carmine, golden-yellow. &c. 

 ,, hypochondri'acus. 2. Purple or green. N.America. 

 interru'ptus (interrupted). 3. Red. July. E. Ind. 



1816. 



,, lancefo'lius (lance-leaved). See A. GANGETICUS. 

 Margari'tce. Garden variety. 1887. 

 ,, melancho'licusru'ber. Leaves crimson purple. Japan. 



Half-hardy. 

 olera'ceus (pot-herb). 6. Pale red. July. E. Ind. 



1764. 



panicula'tus. 5. Red, green, or yellow. 

 ,, salicifo'lius (Fl. Ser., t. 1929). 2j. Leaves green, 



bronzy, or orange-red. Philippines. 1871. 

 sangui'neus (bloody). 3. Red. August. Bahama. 



1775- 

 specio'sus (showy). (B. M., t. 2227). 6. Red. July. 



Nepaul. 1819. 



,, tricolor (three-coloured). See A. GANGETICUS. 

 ,, vi'ridis. Trop. Regions. 



AMARY'LLIS. (A classical name, after Virgil's 

 Amaryllis. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Half-hardy deciduous bulbs. Ever since the day the 

 great Linnasus instituted this genus, " with a playful 

 reason assigned," until the whole order was arranged by 

 the late Dean of Manchester, it has been loaded in books 

 with all kinds of allied plants in an interminable con- 

 fusion. Every hybrid usually arranged in this genus 

 is a Hippeastrum ; and all which we think necessary to 

 mention will be found under that genus. Plant in light, 

 rich soil, in a sheltered place, well drained, and the 

 bulbs placed at least six inches deep. 

 A. Bellado'nna (Belladonna lily). 2. Pale pink. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1712. 

 ,, bla'nda (charming), ij. June. Whitish. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1754. 

 ,, pa'llida (pale-flowered). 2. Flesh. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1712. 



,, stria'ta (striped). Striped with crimson. 1904. 

 Parke'ri (Parker's). Rosy pink and white. (A. 



Belladonna blandaxBrunsvigia Josephine.) 1889. 



" Kew Belladonna." 



These are all that we can arrange in this genus, although 

 we think that Brunsvigia Josephine and B. grandiflora 

 are true Amaryllises, having crossed, or produced fertile 

 seeds, with Amaryllis blanda ; but, as they are very 

 distinct in the appearance of their leaves and bulbs, no 

 author but Dr. Herbert has yet ventured to unite them 

 with Amaryllis. Without aiming at a reform of our 

 botanical classification, we think it desirable to keep 

 Hippeastrum apart from Amaryllis, on account of the 

 opposite habits of the bulbs of the two genera, those of 

 the Amaryllis growing only late in the autumn, and 

 through the winter in Europe ; while those of Hippeas- 

 trum are under the gardener's control, and may be 

 managed to grow at different periods. Our great aim 

 should be to get crosses between Amaryllis and Valotta. 

 Thus reduced, Amaryllis would turn evergreen, or at 

 least produce leaves and flowers simultaneously. In 

 many gardens the Hippeastrums are still found under the 

 name of Amaryllis ; having become very popular under 

 the latter name many old growers do not like to discard it. 



AMASO'NIA. (In honour of an American traveller, 

 named Amason. Nat. ord. Verbenas [Verbenaceae]. 

 Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Sandy loam ; suckers. 

 A. calyci'na (large-calyxed). 2. Yellow. September. 



Trinidad. 1825. 

 ,, ere' eta (upright). 2. Yellow. September. Maranhao. 



1823. 

 ,, puni'cea (scarlet). See A. CALYCINA. 



AMATE'UR. As the true qualification of an amateur 

 sometimes is questioned at local horticultural shows, 



