AMPHALTS 



AMYRIS 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Sandy loam and a 

 little peat ; seeds. 



A. ckine'nse (Chinese). Yellowish- white. July. E. Ind. 

 1837. See POLYGONUM. 



AMPHA'LIS. (From amphalos, surrounded by the sea. 

 Nat. ord. Urticaceae.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings in sand, in bottom- 

 heat. Loam, a little peat and sand. 

 A. madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 20. Mascarene 

 Islands. 1823. 



AMPHERE'PHIS. (From ampherephes, well-covered ; 

 alluding to the double involucre. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Compositae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-^Equalis.) 



Hardy annuals, with purple flowers. Sandy loam ; 

 seeds. Now referred to Centrantherum. 

 A. arista.' ta (awned). See CENTRANTHERUM PUNCTATUM. 

 interme'dia (intermediate). See CENTRANTHERUM 



INTERMEDIUM. 



mu'tica (awnless). See CENTRANTHERUM MUTICUM. 



AMPHIBLE'MMA. (From amphi, on both sides, and 

 blemma, a face. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sandy peat, in a 

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

 with sand. 



A. cymo'sum (cymed). 2. Purple. June. Trop. Africa. 

 1792. 



AMPHI'BLESTRA. See PTERIS. 



AMPHICARP.ffi'A. (From amphi, around, or on either 

 side, and karpos, fruit ; in reference to the plant bearing 

 pods on the stem and on the shoots. Nat. ord. Legumin- 

 ous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 4-Decan- 

 dria.) 



Ornamental twining, hardy annual plants ; allied to 

 Wistaria ; readily increased by seeds, in common soil. 



A. monoi'ca (monoicus). 4. September. N. Amer. 



1781. 

 ., sarmento'sa (twiggy). See A. MONOICA. 



AMPHTCOME. (From amphi, around, and home, hair ; 

 in reference to the winged seed. Nat. ord. Bignoniads 

 (Bignoniacea?]. Linn. 14-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Pretty half-hardy evergreens, not unlike a Pent- 

 stemon. It may be increased by seeds, or by cuttings, 

 which root readily in sandy peat, in July, if placed under 

 glass. 



Lilac. 



A. argu'ta (finely-cut), i. 



Mountains. 



Emo'di (B. M., t. 4890). 

 Himalaya. 1852. 



August. Himalaya 

 Rose, orange. October. 



AMPHILO'BIUM. (From amphi, round, and lobos, a 

 pod ; in reference to the shape of the seed-vessel. Nat. 

 ord. Bignoniads [Bignoniaceae]. Linn. i4-Didynamia, 

 z-Angiospermia. Now referred to Amphilophium.) 



AMPHILO'PHIUM. (From amphi, round, and lophos, 

 a crest. Nat. ord. Bignoniaceae.) 



A handsome evergreen climber, requiring the same 

 treatment as Bignonia. Cuttings root readily under 

 glass, on bottom-heat, in the spring months. Soil, loam 

 and leaf-mould. 



A. panicula' turn (panicled) . 20. Purple. W. Ind. 1738. 

 AMPHISCO'PIA POHLIA'NA. See PORPHYROCOMA 



LANCEOLATA. 



AMPfflTE'CNA. (From amphi, both, and teknon, 

 child, or seed. Nat. ord. Bignoniaceae.) 



Stove climber. Cuttings in bottom-heat. Loam, peat, 

 sand. 



A. macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Yellow. Central Amer 

 1882. 



AMPHITHA'LEA. (Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from Cape of Good Hope. 

 Cuttings in sand and peat, in close frame. 



A. de'nsa (dense). 3. Yellow. June. 1822. 

 erictzfo'lia. 3. Yellow. June. 1812. Syn. Bor- 

 bonia ericcefolia. 



AMSO'NIA. (In honour of Charles Amson, a scientific 

 traveller in America. Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaceae 

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



Allied to Plumieria. These are handsome herbaceous 

 perennials, with blue flowers, and will grow in any garden- 

 soil ; rooting readily from cuttings during the summer 

 months, or they may be divided at the root at any season. 



A. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. N. Amer. 1774. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See A. TABERN^MONTANA. 

 ,, salicifo'lia( willow-leaved). See A.TABERN^EMONTANA. 

 ,, Tabern&monta'na. 2. N. Amer. 1759. 



AMY'GDALO'PSIS. See PRUNUS. 



AMY'GDALUS. (From amysso, to lacerate, in refer- 

 ence to the fissured channels in the stone of the fruit ; 

 but some suppose from a Hebrew word signifying vigilant, 

 as its early flowers announce the return of spring. Nat. 

 ord. Almondworts [Rosaceae]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Now referred to Prunus, which see.) 



These are very ornamental plants ; the tall tree kinds 

 are very pretty in the middle or back ground of shrub- 

 beries ; the dwarf kinds, also, as front plants to the 

 same. The varieties are increased by budding them upon 

 seedling plum-stocks. In the south of France, Italy, 

 Spain, and different parts of the Levant, they are culti- 

 vated for their fruit. Almost any soil suits them. For 

 early forcing they are very effective ; established in pots 

 a year previous very little heat is required to have them 

 in flower early. 



A. Boissie'ri (R. H., 1879, 229, f. 62-64). Pale rose. 



Asia Minor. 1879. 

 ,, cochinchine'nsis (Cochin-China). Pink. March. 



Cochin-China. 1825. 

 ,, commu'nis (common or sweet). 15. Red. April. 



Barbary. 1548. 



., ,, ama'ra (bitter), i. Red. April. Barbary. 1548. 

 du'lcis (sweet). 15. Red. March. 1548. 

 ,, ,, flo're-ple'no (double-blossomed). 15. Red. March 



1548. 

 fo'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 15. Red. 



March. 1548. 

 >, fra'gilis (brittle). 15. Red. April. Barbary. 



1548. 

 grandiflo'ra ro'sea (great-rosy-flowered). 15. 



Rose. March. 1548. 

 ,, macroca'rpa (long- fruited). 15. Red. April. 



Barbary. 1548. 



,, pe'ndula (drooping). 15. White. March. 1548. 

 ,, persicoi'des (peach-like). 15. Red. April. 



Barbary. 1548. 

 ,, ,, salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 15. White. March. 



1548. 



fenzlia'na (Spath Cat., No. 104, 75). 

 inca'na (hoary). 2. Red. April. Caucasus. 



campe 1 stris (field). 2. Red. April. Podolia. 



1818. 

 geo'rgica (Georgian). 3. Red. April. Georgia. 



1818. 

 ,, orienta'lis (eastern). 10. Red. April. Levant. 



1756. 

 ,, peduncula'ta (flower-stalked). 10. Red. April. 



Siberia. 1833. 

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Crete. 1802. 



Pe'rsica. See PRUNUS PERSICA. 



ru'bra. Leaves deep red in spring. White. 1874. 



,, prostra'ta (prostrate-growing). 2. Red. April. 



,, pu'mila (double-dwarf). 4. Red. April. China. 



1683. See PRUNUS JAPONICA FLORE ROSEO PLENO. 



,, sibi'rica (Siberian). 5. Red. April. Siberia. 1820. 



A'MYRIS. (From a, intensive, and myrrha, myrrh ; 



in reference to its powerful perfume. Nat. ord. Amyrids 



[Burseraceae]. Linn. S-Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



This genus is famed for its resinous gum. The species 

 are all ornamental, white-flowered, evergreen stove trees, 

 growing well in loam and peat, and readily increased by 

 cuttings in sand and peat, on bottom-heat, under glass, 

 in the spring months. 



A. acumina'ta (acuminated). 20. E. Ind. 1823. 



brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). 20. August. Brazil. 1823. 



,, heptaphy'lla (seven-leaved). 16. E. Ind. 1820. 



,, Luna'ni (Lunan's). 12. July. Jamaica. 1820. 



,, mari'tima (sea). 12. S. Amer. 1810. 



na'na (dwarf). 5. E. Ind. 1822. 



