A. a'spera arbore'scens. 2. White, pink. 1818. 

 ,, cickora'cta. x. White, red. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1812. Syn. A. bicolor. 

 inci'sa (Jacq. H. Schcen., t. 169). Syn. A. auri- 



culata. 



sca'bra. Syn. A, maculata. 

 undula'ta. Syn. A. aureola. 

 ,, aure'ola (golden). See A. ASPERA UNDULATA. 

 ,, auricula' ta (ear-leaved). See A. ASPERA INCISA. 

 bellidifo'lia. Syn. A. paniculata. 

 ,, bi color (two- coloured). See A. ASPERA CICHORIACEA. 

 ca'niida. Syn. A. glaucophylla. 

 Cinera'ria (cineraria). 2. Yellow, orange. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1824. Greenhouse herba- 

 ceous perennial. 



,, cu'prea (copper-coloured). See A. ASPERA UNDULATA. 

 decu'mbens (decumbent). See A. STOECHADIFOLIA. 

 decu'rrens (decurrent). See A. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 ela'tior (taller). 2. Yellow, purple. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. 

 ,, fastuo'sa (disdainful). 2. Orange, red. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1795. Greenhouse biennial. 

 ,, ,, spinulo'sa. Syn. A. spinulosa. 

 ., fla'ccida (flagging-stalked), i. White, red. June- 



Cape of Good Hope. 1794. Greenhouse annual. 

 glabra'ta (smoothish). See A. L^VIS. 

 ,, glaucophy'lla (milky-green-leaved). See A. CANDIDA. 

 ,, grandiflo'ra (great-flowered). See A. L.EVIS. 

 ., gra'ndis. See A. STCECHADIFOLIA. 

 ., Gumbletrfni. i. Orange-red. Namaqualand. 1901. 

 ., la' vis. Syns. A. glabrata, A. grandi flora, and A. 



squarrosa. 



leichtlinia'na. Probably the same as A. revoluta. 

 leptorhi'za. Orange-yellow, coppery outside. Cape 



of Good Hope. Annual. 

 brevisca'pa. Short flower-stalk. 

 longisca'pa. Long flower-stalk. 

 macula'ta (spotted). See A. ASPERA SCABRA. 

 ,, melanocy'cla (dark-circled). See A. ASPERA. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). See A. BELLIDIFOLIA. 

 plantagi'nea (plantain-leaved). See VENIDIUM SEMI- 



PAPPOSUM. 

 re'ptans (creeping), i. White, red. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1795. Greennouse herbaceous 



perennial. 

 ,, revolu'ta (revolute). i. Yellow. Jun-s. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. Greenhouse herbaceous peren- 

 nial. 



ro'sea (rosy). See A. STCECHADIFOLIA. 

 Sckrade'ri (Schrader*s). Pink. May. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1832. Greenhouse annual. 

 ,, specio'sa (showy). See A. ACAULIS. 

 ,, spinulo'sa (small-thorny-leaved). See A. FASTUOSA 



SPINULOSA. 



squarro'sa (squarrose). See A. L/EVIS. 

 stcechadifo'lia. 2. White, lilac outside. S.W. Africa. 



1790. Syns. A . grandis, A . decumbens, and A . rosea . 

 ,, tri'color (three-coloured). See A. ACAULIS. 

 ,, undula'ta (wave-leaved) of Jacquin. See A. ACAULIS. 

 virga'ta (twiggy), i. Yellow. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1816. Hardy annual. 



ARCUA TION. The same as LAYERING. 

 ARDI'SIA. (From ardis, a spear-head ; in reference 

 to the sharp-pointed divisions of the flower. Nat. ord. 

 Ardisiads [Myrsinaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Half-ripened cuttings from the stem, or pieces of the 

 roots inserted in light soil, and placed in strong heat, 

 soon root ; also by seeds, which require a rather long 

 period to vegetate ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 medium ; winter, 48 to 55. Stove evergreens, except 

 where otherwise specified. 



A. acumina'ta (king- pointed). 7. July. Guiana. 1803. 

 ,, canalicula' ta (channelled). 6. July. 1821. 

 ,, canarie'nsis (Canary), to. Red. July. Canaries. 



1820. Greenhouse. 



capita! ta. Greenish-white. Berries bright red. Fiji. 

 ., chine'nsis. 6. Salmon-red. China. 1834. 

 ,, colora'ta (coloured). 10. Rad. July. E. Ind. 1816. 

 .. complana'ta (levelled). See A. COLORATA. 

 ,, coria'cea (leathery). 7. Scarlet. Antilles. 1824. 

 crena'ta ( round-no tched-leaved). 10. White. July. 

 China. 1809. Syns. A.crispa, A.crenulata(Lodd.), 

 and A. lentiginosa. 



A. crenula'ta. See A. CRENATA. 

 tflegans (elegant). See A. CRENATA. 

 exce'lsa (tall). 30. Red. July. Madeira. 1784. 



Greenhouse. 

 gigantifo'lia (K. B.. 1906, 74). Rose-coloured. S. 



China. 

 ,, horto'rum (Gfl., 1865, t. 491). White. Japan. 



1866. Berries red. 

 ,, Hymena'ndra (membrane-anthered). See HYMENAN- 



DRA WALLICHII. 



,, hu'milis (humble). 3. Red. July. Ceylon. 1820. 

 ,, japo'nica. i. White. June. Japan. 1884. 

 ,, lanceola'ta (lanceolate). 6. Red. July. E. Ind. 



'ra (side-flowering). 6. White. W. Ind. 



1793- 



,, lentigino'sa (speckled). See A. CRENATA. 

 ., littora'lis (sea-side). See A. HUMILIS. 

 , macroca'rpa (long-fruited). 5. Flesh. Nepaul. 1824. 



Greenhouse. 

 ,, mamilla'ta. Dwarf. White, tinged rose ; berries 



rose-red. China. 1887. 

 meta'llica(l\l. Hort., voL 28, t. 421). Rose. Sumatra. 



1881. 



,, neriifo'lia. Pink. Himalayas. 1824. 

 ,, odontophy'lla (tooth-leaved). See A. CHINENSIS. 

 ., Olive'ri (B. M., t. 6357). Rose-purple, white eye. 



July. Costa Rica. 1876. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). 12. Red. July. E. Ind. 



1818. 



pi'cta (Bull. Cat., 1885). 1885. Brazil. 

 pube'scens (hoary-haired). 6. July. 1820. Green- 

 house. 



,, puncta'ta (dotted). See A. CRENATA. 

 ,, Pyramidalis (pyramidal). 25. Red. July. Santa 



Cruz. 1818. 

 serrula'ta (saw-leaved). 3. Red. July. W. Ind. 



1821. 



solana'cea (nightshade-like). See A. HUMILIS. 

 ,, thyrsiflo'ra (thyrse-flowered). See A. NERIIFOLIA. 

 ,, tinifo'lia (tinus-leaved). 10. Red. July. W. Ind. 



1820. 



villo'sa. Whitish. October. China. 

 mo'llis. With good red berries. 

 ,. Walli'chii. 2. Red, July. India. 



ARDUI'NA. (In honour of P. Arduini, curator of the 

 economical garden of Padua, in the time of Linnaeus. 

 Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Cuttings in sand. Tinder a glass ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., medium ; winter, 40 to 45. A green- 

 house evergreen. Now referred to Carissa. 



A. bispino'sa (two-spined). See CARISSA ARDUINA. 



ARECA. The Cabbage Palm. (Called areec, in 

 Malabar, when an old tree. Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceae]. 

 Linn. 2i-Moncecia, lo-Monadelphia.) 



The Catechu yields a most powerful and astringent 

 medicine, and its berry is the Betel-nut, chewed by the 

 natives of Hindostan, and its charcoal as a dentifrice. 

 Seeds ; light, sandy soil. Summer temp., 75 to 80 ; 

 winter, 55 to 65. All stove Palms. 



A. a'lbd. See DICTYOSPERMA ALBUM. 

 Ali'cia. N. Australia. 

 ,, au'rea. See DICTYOSPERMA AUREUM. 

 Bautfri (B. M., t. 5935). See RHOPALOSTYLIS BAUERI. 

 Ca'techu (medicinal catechu). 30. White. E. Ind. 



1690. 



conci'nna. 8 to 12. Ceylon. 



,, crini'ta (hair-coated). See ACANTHOPHCENIX CRINITA. 

 exi'lis (slender). 30. W. Ind. 1823. 

 ,, fla'va. Stem and petioles yellow. Madagascar. 1877. 

 ,; gigantf'a. See PINANGA TERNATENSIS. 

 glandifo'rmis. 30. Moluccas. 

 hu'milis (humble). See PINANGA DISTICHA. 

 ,. lute'scens (yellowish). See CHRYSALIDOCARPUS 



LUTESCENS. 



,, ma'micot (mamicot). 30. S. Amer. 1822. 

 ,. Micholi'trii (Sand. Cat., 1895, 46). New Guinea. 

 ,, monosta'chya. See BACULARIA MONOSTACHYA. 

 ,, monta'na (mountain). See PRESTOEA MONTANA. 

 no'bilis. See XEPHROSPERMA VAN. HOUTTEANUM. 

 Norma'nbyi. 60. Australia. 

 ,, olera'cea (potherb). See OREODOXA OLERACEA. 







