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ARALIA 



A. transsilva'nica (G. C., 1892, xi. 650). See A. VULGARIS 



TRANSSILVANICA. 



viridiflo'ra (green-flowered). 2. Green, yellow. June. 

 Siberia. 1780. 



visco'sa (clammy). See A. KITAIBELII. 



vulga'ris (common). 2. Blue. June. Britain. 



,, a'lba. Pure white. 



atra'ta. Dark violet. Germany. 1890. 



cornicula'ta (small-horn-double). 2. Blue, white. 

 June. Europe. 



de'gener (degenerate-double). 2. Blue, white. 

 June. Europe. 



,, ecalcara'ta (spurless). 



e'legans (elegant), i. Purple. June. Europe. 



hy'brida. Lilac-purple, white. 



,, inve'rsa (inverted-double). 2. Blue, white. June. 

 Europe. 



stella'ta (starred-double). 2. Blue, white. June. 

 Europe. 



transsilva'nica. Bright purplish-blue. Tran- 

 sylvania. 1892. 



,, vervcenea'na. Leaves variegated. 



,. ivittmannia'na. Lilac-purple, white. 



AR'ABIS. WaU-cress. (From Arabia, probably in 

 reference to the dry situations where many of the species 

 grow. Nat. ord. Crosswords or Crucifers [Crucifera?]. 

 Linn. i^-Tetradynamia.) 



Pretty rock-work ornaments ; seeds in March or 

 August ; cuttings under hand-lights ; common soil. 

 Hardy perennial trailers, except where otherwise specified. 



A. a'lbida (whitish), i. White. July. Caucasus. 1798. 

 ,, ,, flo're ple'no (double). 



,, ,, flo're ple'no variega'ta. Double and variegated. 

 variega'ta (variegated-leaved). J. White. Feb- 

 ruary. Gardens. 



Allio'nii. i. White. May. Piedmont. 1658. 

 ., alpe'stris (rocky), i. White. July. Switzerland. 



1819. Hardy biennial. 



, alpi'na (alpine), i. White, yellow. May. Switzer- 

 land. 1596. 

 ,, clusia'na (Clusius's). i. White. May. Pyrenees. 



1596. 

 ,, na'na (dwarf), i. White. May. Switzerland. 



1819. 



,, ambi'gua (doubtful). See A. PETR^EA. 

 areno'sa (sand), i. Pink. July. Germany. 1798. 



Hardy annual. 



., auricula'ta. r. White. June. Podolia. 1827. 

 bellidifo'lia (daisy-leaved), i. White, yellow. June. 



Switzerland. 1773. 

 blepharophy'lla (B. M., t. 6087). Rosy purple. Spring. 



California. 1874. 

 cteru'lea (blue), i. Pale blue. June. Switzerland. 



*793- 

 ,, cilia'ta (eye-lashed). I. White. June. Ireland. 



Hardy biennial. 

 colli'na (B. M., t. 3021). White or pale purple. 



Naples. 



crispa'ta (curled). See A. ALPINA. 

 ,, curtisi'liqua (short-podded). See A. HIRSUTA. 

 ,, dasyca'rpa (thick-podded). See A. AURICULATA. 

 ,, flexuo'sa (zigzag). See A. SERPYLLIFOLIA. 

 ,, Halle'ri. i. Pale red. June. Europe. 1824. 

 hirsu'ta. i. White. June. Britain. 

 Holbce'llii. i. Lilac. August. N. Amer. 1836. 

 ,, lasiolo'ba (jagged-lobed). 2. White. June. Mexico. 



1820. Hardy biennial. 



lilaci'na (lilac-flowered). See A. HOLBCELLII. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). See A. ALBIDA. 



lu'cida (shining-leaved), i. White. June. Hungary. 



1790. 

 variega'ta (variegated-leaved), i. White. June. 



Gardens. 



mo'llis (soft), i. White. June. Caucasus. 1817. 

 ,, tnura'lis. Spring and summer. Italy. 

 ro'sea (B. M., t. 324**). Rose. 1832. 

 ,, nu'tans (nodding). See A. ALLIONII. 

 ovirie'nsis (ovirian). See A. HALLERI. 

 ., pe'ndula (Jacq. Vind., vol. 3, t. 34). White. May to 



J une. Siberia. 



petrce'a (rock), i. While. June. Britain. 

 ,, ambi'gua. White. June. Britain. 

 fuistula'ta (halbert-feai^). i. Purple. June. 



Britain. 



A. petrce'a hi'spida (bristly). i. White. June. 



Scotland. 



,, prcz'cox (early). See A. PROCURRENS. 

 ,, f>rocu'rrens (procurrent). i. White. June. Hun- 

 gary. 1818. 



,, ,, variega'ta. White. Graceful rock trailer. 

 ,, pu'mila (dwarf), i. White. June. Austria. 1816. 

 retro fro,' eta (bent-back). See A. HOLBOZLLII. 

 ., ro'sea (rosy-flowered). See A. MURALIS ROSEA. 

 ,, xchivereckia'na (Shivereck's). i. White. June. 



Austria. 1826. 

 serpyllifo'lia. White. 

 ,, stellala'ta (little-starred). See A. PUMILA. 

 ,, slenope'tala (narrow- petaled). i. White. June. 



1818. Hardy biennial. 

 stoloni'fera (shoot-bearing). i. White. June. 



Carniola. 1818. 



stri'cta (upright). Cream. May. England. 

 Todaro'i. May. 1881. 

 ,, toxophy'lla (bow-leaved). See SISYMBRIUM TOXO- 



PHYLLUM. 



,, undula'ta (waved-leaved). See A. ALPINA. 

 ve'rna (spring), i. Purple. May. France. 1710. 



Hardy annual. 



ARA'CE2 or AROIDE.ffi. A considerable order of 

 herbaceous plants, with tuberous rhizomes. Flowers on 

 a spadix, unisexual, or hermaphrodite, protected by a 

 spathe ; large radical leaves. The genera attached to 

 this order include : Alocasia, Arum, Caladium, Colocasia, 

 and Dieffenbachia. 



A'RACHIS. Earth-nut. (From a, not, and rachis, a 

 branch ; a branchless plant. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosas]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 4-Decandria.) 



Seed ; sandy loam ; summer temp., 60 to 75 ; 

 winter, 55 to 65 ; but may be treated as an annual. 



A. hypogce'a (underground). 2. Yellow. June. Africa, 

 1812. 



ARACHNA'NTHE. (From arachne, a spider, and 

 anthos, flower. Nat. ord. Orchideae ; tribe Vandeas-Sar- 

 cantheas.) Stove orchids. For treatment, see VANDA. 



A. anname'nsis. i. Yellow and red-brown. Annam. 1905. 

 ,, be'lla. Pale ochre, cinnamon ; lip white, purplish- 

 brown. Malaya. 1888. Syn. Esmeralda bella. 

 bih'nguis. Khasia and Burma. 

 Cathca'rtii. Yellow, red, white. India. 1864. Syn. 



Vanda Cathcartii. 

 Cla'rkei (B. M., t. 7077). Yellow, red. September. 



E. Himalayas. 1885. Syns. Esmeralda Clarkei and 



Vanda Clarkei. 

 Lo'wii. Yellow, brown. February. Borneo. 1846. 



Syns. Renanthera Lowii and Vanda Lowii. 

 rohdenia'na (Veitch Man. Orch. Phalsen., 10). 



Dwarf form, with brighter coloured flowers. Borneo. 

 moschi'fera. Creamy-white or yellowish. Java. 1793. 



Syns. Epidendrurn Flos-aeris, Renanthera arachnites, 



and R. Flos-aeris. 



ARACHNIMO'RPHA. A synonym of Rondeletia. 



ARA'LIA. (Meaning unknown. Nat. ord. Ivy worts 

 [Araliaceas]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 5-Pentagynia.) 



Aromatic gum-resin is produced from the root of 

 A. racemo'sa, spino'sa, and hi'spida. The young shoots 

 of A. edu'lis are used in China as a delicate vegetable ; 

 and in North America the shoots of A. nudicau'lis are 

 used like sarsaparilla. Hardy species, division of the 

 plants, and also division of the roots. Greenhouse and 

 stove species ; cuttings of the ripe wood, in a gentle 

 heat, strike quickly. Sandy loam and peat ; common 

 treatment. All stove evergreens, except where other- 

 wise specified. 



A. aculea'ta (prickly). See BRASSAIOPSIS. 

 ,, amboine' nsis (Gartenwelt, viii., 139 f.). 

 ,, arbo'rea (tree). See DENDROPANAX. 

 , balfouria'na (G. C., 1898, xxiii. 250). 

 , cachemi'rica (G. and F., 1888, 320). Cashmere. 

 , capita'ta (capitate). See OREOPANAX. 

 , Chabrie'rii. See EL^EODENDRON ORIENTALS. 

 , chine'nsis. 5. White. 1838. 

 , ela'ta. Tall. 

 , fo'liis aureo-varie' gatis (M. G. Z., 1896, 323). 



Golden variegated leaves. 

 ,, cochlea' ta (shell-leaved). See PANAX. 



