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AMPELYGONUM 



A. latifp'lium (broad-leaved). 4. Purplish- yellow. June, 



Sierra Leone. 1824. 



,, magni'ficum. 10. Red. July. Mauritius. 1830. 

 ., ma'ximum (greatest). 5. White. June. E. Ind. 

 ,, Melegue'ta mi' nor (B. M., t. 5987). Pale pink. May. 



Sierra Leone. 1869. 

 platya'ndrum (B. S. B. F., 1904, 451). 

 ^ce'ptrum(B. M., t. 3761). 5. Rose-purple. January. 



Old Calabar. 1863. 



seri'ceum (silky). See A. DEALBATUM. 

 subula'tum (awl-shaped). 3. Yellow. April. Bengal. 



1822. 



sylre'stre (wood). See RENEALMIA. 

 tri'lobum (B. S. B. F., 1904, 453). French Indo- 



China. 



unifo'lium (B. S. B. F., 1907. 403). Indo-China. 

 vitelli'num. 2. Yellow. May. Ceylon. 

 ., Zi'ngiber. See ZINCIBER OFFICINALE. 



AMOO'RA. (Nat. ord. Meliads [Meliaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, ^-Trigynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand and loam 

 in close frame with bottom-heat, in a hotbed ; soil, light, 

 rich loam. 



A. cuculla'ta (cowl-leaved). Yellow. May. E. Ind. 

 1834. 



AMORPHA. Bastard Indigo. (From a, not, and 

 morphe, form ; in reference to the irregularity of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosas]. 

 Linn. if>-Monadelphia, 6-Decandria.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs. Common soil ; layers, or 

 cuttings of the ripe wood in autumn. 



A. cane'scens (hoary). See A. FRUTICOSA. 

 cro'c#>-/ana' to ( yellow- woolled). See A. FRUTICOSA. 

 fra'grans (fragrant). See A. FRUTICOSA. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). 6. Purple. July. Carolina. 



1724. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 9. Purple. June. 



S. Carolina. 1812. 

 au'reo-variega'ta (golden-variegated). Leaves 



blotched with golden-yellow. 1907. 

 c&ru'lta (blue). 9. Blue. June. S. Carolina. 

 emargina'ta (emarginate-leaved). 6. Purple. 



July. Carolina. 1724. 



., microphy'lla (small-leaved). See A. SANA. 

 gla'bra (smooth). See A. FRUTICOSA. 

 M herba'cea (herbaceous). 3. Blue. July. Carolina. 



1803. 



Lewi' sit (Lewis's). See A. FRUTICOSA. 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). See A. NANA. 

 ., na'na (dwarf). 2. Blue. August. Missouri. 1811. 



These last four require a little protection in winter. 



AMORPHOPHAXLUS. (From amorphos, deformed, 

 and phallos, a mace ; alluding to the inflorescence. Syn. 

 Pythion, including Proteinophallus. Ord. Aroides 

 (Araceae]). 



A remarkably distinct class of Aroids. In some species 

 the flowers are extremely foetid. They are produced before 

 the foliage, which consists of a single leaf with a long 

 stalk, with a flat, nearly circular branching leaf. A. 

 Rivieri is one of the most attractive. They succeed best 

 in good loam, leaf-mould, and manure. The leaves ripen off 

 in the autumn, and the tuber should be stored in sand in a 

 fairly dry, warm position. They rarely produce offsets, 

 and it is only from imported tubers or seeds that they 

 can be increased. 



A. campanula' tus. Syn. Arum campanulatum. See 



A. VIROSUS. 



Cka'tty. 3. India. 1872. 



B du'bius (B. M., t. 5187). 2. Purple. June. E. Ind. 



1857. 

 Eichle'ri (B. M., t. 7091). \\. Purple, white ; spadix 



brown. Congo. 



Ellio'ttii (B. M., t. 7349). Sierra Leone. 

 .. Ga'lbra (G. C., 1895, xvii. 484). Allied to A. variabilis. 

 gra'ndis. 3. Spathe green, white inside ; spadix 



purplish. Java. 1865. 

 Lacou'rii (111. Hort., 1878, t. 316). Cochin-China. 



1879- 

 leone'nsis. Spathe and spadix purplish-brown. 



Sierra Leone. 1845. 

 niw'sus. See DRACOMTIUM ASPERUM. 



A. no'bilis. Spathe livid purple, spotted with white. 



Java. 1867. 



oncophy'llus (B. M., t. 7327). Andaman Islands. 

 ,, papillo'sus. Greenish and dark brown. 

 ,, pi'ctus. Java. 1865. 



., Rivie'ri. Syns. Proteinophallus Rivieri and A. Konjact 

 ,, Schweinfu'rthii (Schweinfurth's). Dark purple, with 



pale zone. Brit, and Germ. E. Africa. 1910. 

 specio'sus. Java. 1865. 

 Tita'num (B. M., tt. 7i53~7i55)- A remarkable 



plant, of large proportions. 10. W. Sumatra. 



1878. 



viro'sus (G. C., 1885, xxiii. 759). Siam. 

 ,, Walli'sii. See DRACONTIUM ASPERUM. 

 ,, xebri'nus. Java. 1865. 



AMPELO'PSIS. (From ampelos, a vine, and opsis, 

 resemblance ; in reference to its resemblance to the 

 grape-vine. Nat. ord. Vineworts [AmpelidaceaB]. Linn. 

 S-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) Now united with Vitis 

 which see. 



The Ampelopsis are so nearly allied to Vitis, which 

 causes some confusion. The common Virginian Creeper 

 (Ampelopsis quinquefolia or A. hederacea) is one of the 

 most popular climbers we have, especially for town 

 gardens. A . Veitchii, which is perhaps even more popular, 

 and of which we have some distinct varieties, has been 

 variously named Vitis inconstans and Ampelopsis tricus- 

 pidata, but A. Veitchiii is likely to remain the popular 

 name for all garden purposes. A. henry ana is also in- 

 cluded with Vitis ; this is a newer introduction, which 

 may become as popular as those named above, and 

 though included with Vitis, is more generally known as 

 Ampelopsis. 



Loudon said A. hederacea is " the most vigorous-grow- 

 ing climber in Europe. It thrives in almost every soil 

 I and situation, from Warsaw to Naples." Hardy de- 

 ! ciduous climbers ; all their flowers purple and green. 

 j Common soil ; layers or cuttings. 



A. aconitifo'lia. China. 1868. Syns. A. lu'cida, A. 

 tri'loba, A. triparti'ta, and Vitis disse'cta. See 



VlTIS SERIAN^FOLIA. 



bipinna'ta (double- winged). 15. August. N. Amer. 



1700. See VITIS ARBOREA. 



citrulloi'des (Rev. Hort., 1868, p. 10). 16. Greenish. 

 ,, corda'ta (heart-leaved). 20. May. N. Amer. 1803. 



See VITIS INDIVISA. 

 ,, hedera'cea (Virginian creeper). 60. July. N. Amer. 



Syn. A. quinquefo'lia. See VITIS QUINQUEFOLIA. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). 60. May. N. Amer. 1806. See 



V. QUINQUEFOLIA. 



,, Low'ii (G. C., 1907, xlii. 253). Raised from seed of 



A. Veitchii. 



napifo'rmis. Greenish. China. 1870. 

 [ ,, quinquefo'lia. See A. HEDERACEA. 



,, Saint-Pau'lii (R. H., 1907, 567). Probably native of 



N. Amer. 

 sempervi'rens. An evergreen species. 1881. See 



VITIS STRIATA. 

 serjanifo'lia (Gfl.. 1867, p. 451). Syns. A. tubero'sa, 



A. lissus, and A. viticifo'lia. Japan. 1867. See 



VlTIS SERIAN^EFOLIA. 



,, tricuspida'ta. Syns. A. Vei'tchii and Vitis japo'nica. 

 See VITIS INCONSTANS. 



,, tri'loba. Syn. A. aconitifo'lia. See VITIS SERIAN^E- 

 FOLIA. 



,, tripari'ta. Syn. A. aconitifo'lia. See VITIS SERIA.V.E- 

 FOLIA. 



tubero'sa. Syn. A . serjanafo'lia. See VITIS SERIAN^E- 

 FOLIA. 



Vei'tchii. Syn. A. tricuspida'ta. See VITIS INCON- 

 STANS. 



AMPELOVTTIS. (Nat. ord. Ampelidacea.) 

 Climbers allied to Vitis may be propagated from 

 cuttings or layers ; hardy in sheltered positions. 



A. Davi'di (R. H., 1889, 204, t.). N. China. 

 intermedia (R. H., 1891, 334). 

 RomanSti (R. H., 1892, 94). China (?). 



AMPELOSI'CTOS. A synonym of Telfai'ria. 



AMPELY'GONUM. (From ampelos. a vine, and gonu. 

 a joint ; referring to its stems. Nat^ ord. Buckwheats 

 [Polygonaceae]. Linn. S-Octandria, 



