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ARNICA 



A. grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 20. Jamaica. 1824. 

 hasta'ta (halbert-leaved). See A. PENTANDRA. 

 ,, hi'ans (G. C., 1887, i. 40). Climber. Venezuela. 

 hyperbo'rea (northern). 20. Purple. May. India. 



1836. 



.. i'ndica (Indian). 10. Purple. July. E. Ind. 1780. 

 labio'sa (great-lipped). 20. Purple, green, yellow. 



July. Brazil. 1821. 

 Ituconeu'ra. Purple-brown. September. Magdalena. 



1858. 

 longicAuda'ta. Climber. Creamy- white, with purple 



veins. British Guiana. 1890. 

 longifo'lia (B. M., t. 6884). Purple-brown. Climber. 



Hong- Kong. 



,, macrou'ra X brasilie'nsis. Hybrid. 

 ma'xima. 20. Purple. July. New Spain. 1759. 

 ,, odorati' ssima (sweetest-scented). 10. Purple. July. 



Jamaica. 1737. 



ormthoce'phala (bird's-head). See A. BRASILIKNSIS. 

 ,, pandura'ta. 10. Caraccas. 1823. 

 pandurifo'rmis (fiddle-shaped). See A. PANDURATA. 

 penta'ndra. 16. July. Cuba. 1822. 

 ,. promis'sa (G. C., 1879", ii. 494). Victoria, W. Africa. 

 ,, ridi'cula (B. M., t. 6934). Tawny, with purple-brown 



veins. Stove climber. 

 ,, ri'ngens (gaping). See A. BRASILIENSIS. 

 roxburghia'na. September. India. 1881. 

 ruixia'na (Ruizian). Cream-white, brown. Peru. 



1868. 



sacca'ta (pouch-flowered). 20. Purplish-red. Sep- 

 tember. Sylhet. 1829. Deciduous climber. 

 Sal'pinx (G. C., 1886, xxvi. 456, 457, f. 92). Climber ; 



flowers cream - coloured, with purple veins. 



Paraguay. 



suriname'n'sis (Surinam). 20. Yellow. Surinam. 1823. 

 Thwaite'sii. 3. YeUow. March. Old Calabar. 1854. 

 ., tricauda'ta. Dark purple-brown. August. Mexico. 



1866. 



tri'fida (three-cleft-leaved). See A. TRILOBATA. 

 triloba'ta (three-lobed). 6. Purple. June. W. Ind. 



1775- 

 ungulifo'lia. Brownish-purple. June. Labuan. 



1880. 



Westla'ndi (B. M., t. 7011). Climber. Greenish- 

 yellow, veined purple-brown. China. 1888. 



AKI STOLOCHIA'CE2E. A remarkable order of plants, 

 with curiously inflated flowers, consisting of a calyx 

 of a dull tint. It is generally known as the Birthwort 

 family, and includes Aristolochia Clematitis. 



ARISTOTE LIA, (In memory of the great Aristotle. 

 Nat. ord. Lindenblooms [Tiliaceae]. Linn. n-Dode- 

 candria, i-Monogynia.) 



This genus has been placed among Homaliads, or 

 Philadelphiads, by some botanists ; but Dr. Lindley says 

 (Veg. King., 371) it has most affinity to this order. 

 A. Ma'cqui produces edible berries, of a dark purple 

 colour, and wine is made from them in Chili. It is a 

 hardy evergreen shrub. Layers in autumn, and cuttings 

 in April, in sand, under a hand-light. Common, sandy 

 soil. 



A. Braithwai'tei. White. New Hebrides. 1881. 

 Ma'cqui (Macqui). 4. Whitish-green. May. Chili. 



1735- 

 variega'ta (variegated-leaved). 4. Whitish-green. 



May. Gardens. 

 peduncula' ris (long-stalked). 6. White. Tasmania. 



1818. 

 racemo'sa. 6 to 20. New Zealand. 1873. 



ARMENI ACA, (From Armenia, the native country 

 of the apricot. Nat. ord. Almondworts [Rosace*]. 

 Linn. 12-Icosandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy deciduous trees ; generally budded in summer 

 on plum-stocks, but some use apricot seedlings for budding 

 peaches ; rather heavy, loamy soil. See APRICOT. Also 

 referred to Prunus. 

 A. briganti'aca (Brigancon). 6. Pink. March. South 



of Europe. 1819. 



dasycafrpa (thick-fruited). 15. White. April. 1800. 

 persicifo'lia (peach-leaved). 15. Pink. April. 



1800. 



,. sibi'rica (Siberian). 6. Pink. April. Siberia. 1788. 

 ., vulga'ris (common apricot). 15. White. April. 

 Levant. 1548. 



A. vulga'ris cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 15. White. 



March. Levant. 1548. 



fio're-ple'no (double-flowered). 15. White. ApriL 

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



April. 

 ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 15. White. March. 



Levant. 1548. 



ARME'EIA. Thrift. (The Latin name for the Sweet 

 William. Nat. ord. Leadworts [Plumbaginacea?]. Linn. 

 5-Pcntandria, $-Pentagynia.) 



All hardy herbaceous perennials, except when other- 

 wise specified. Division of the plant ; seeds in spring ; 

 sandy, loamy soil. The tender kinds will require to be 

 well drained, and receive the protection of a frame, or 

 pit, during winter. 

 A. cdlia'cea (garlic-leaved). See A. PLANTAGINEA LEU- 



CANTHA. 



alpi'na (alpine), i. Purple. July. Carinthia. 



arena'ria (sand). See A. MARITIMA. 



,, argyroce'phala. White. Greece. 1888. 



bae'tica hi'rta. i. Pink. July. N. Africa. 1820. 



Greenhouse. 

 ,, Cephalo'tes (round-headed). See A. LATIFOLIA and 



A. MAURITANICA. 



,, ccespito'sa (Gfl., t. 1192). i. Pink. June. South 



of Europe. 1817. Syn. A. humilis. 

 denticula'ta (toothed). 2. Flesh. June. Naples. 



1816. 



., dianthoi'des (pink-like). See A. PLANTAGINEA. 

 ,, elonga'ta (elongated). Red. July. Europe. 

 ., fascicula'ta (bundled). 2. Purple. July. Portugal. 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 hi'rta (hairy). See A. BQETICA HIRTA. 

 ,, humilis (dwarf). See A. C.BSPITOSA. 

 ,, ju'ncea. J. Rose-pink. June. S. Europe. 

 ,, juniperifo'lia (juniper-leaved). See A. C.ESPITOSA. 

 ,, latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. Light red. July. 



Algarbia. 1740. 

 littora'lis (seashore), i. Pink. July. South of 



Europe. 



,, mari'tima (seaside), i. Red. July. Britain. 

 a'lba (white- flowered). *. White. September. 



Gardens. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet- flowered). J. Red. September. 



Gardens. 



,, maurita'nica. N. Africa. Syn. A. CephaloUs. 

 monta'na (mountain). See A. MARITIMA. 

 pinifo'lia (pine-leaved), i. Pink. June. Portugal. 

 ,, plantagi'nea (plantain-like). I. Red. June. S. 



of Europe. 1818. 

 leuca'ntha. White flowered. Syns. A. alliacea, 



plantaginea alba, and A. scorzonerifolia. 

 pu'ngens (pungent), i. Pink. June. Spain. 1818. 

 scor toner cefo'lta (scorzonera-leaved). See A. PLAN- 

 TAGINEA. 



,, undula'ta (W. G, 1888, 325). See A. ARGYROCEPHALA. 

 vulga'ris (common) of Wildenow. See A. ELONGATA. 



ARMERIA'STRUM. See ACANTHOLIMON. 



ARNE BIA. (Arabic name of the plant. Nat. ord. 

 Boraginaceas.) Allied to Lithospermum. Cuttings from 

 side-shoots taken off close to stem during the autumn 

 and placed in close frame. A. echnoides may be propa- 

 gated from root cuttings. All are hardy. 



A. cornu'ta (G. and F., 1888, 6). ij. Yellow, brown. 



Afghanistan. 1888. 



,, echioi'des (B. M.,t. 4409). See MACROTOMIA ECHIOIDES. 

 Griffi'thii (B. M., t. 5266). f. Orange, black. 



Afghanistan. Annual. 

 his pidi' ssima. 2. Blue. May. Egypt. 1817. Syn. 



Anchusa asperrima. 

 macrothy'rsa (W. G., 1891, 128). i to ij. Yellow. 



Armenia. 1891. 



A'RNTCA. (From arnakis, lamb-skin ; in reference to 

 the texture of the leaves. Nat. ord. Composites [Com- 

 positae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Allied to 

 Groundsel.) 



Hardy, dwarf, herbaceous plants ; division of the 

 plants in spring or autumn. They like a little peat in- 

 corporated with the soil. A. Corsica prefers bog-earth. 

 Tincture of Arnica is used as a medicine. 



A. Aro'nicum. See A. SCORPIOIDES. 

 ,. Bellidia' strum. See ASTER BELLIDIASTRUU. 



