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ARTEMISIA 



A. Chamisso'nis. 2. Yellow. July. N. Amer. 

 Clu'sii (Clusius's). See DORONICUM GLACIALE. 

 corda'ta (heart-shaped), i. Yellow. July. Switzer- 



land. 1819. 



co'rsica (Corsican). See DORONICUM CORSICUM. 

 Doro'nicum ( leopard' s-bane). See SENECIO DOR- 



ONICUM. 



folio' sa. 2. Pale yellow. August. United States. 

 ,, glacia'lis (icy). See DORONICUM GLACIALE. 

 helve'tica (Swiss). See A. MONTANA. 

 ,, lani'gera (wool-bearing). See SENECIO LANATUS. 

 ,, monta'na (mountain), i. Yellow. July. Europe. 



., scorpioi'des (scorpion-like). i. Yellow. July. 

 Austria. 1710. 



ARNO'LDIA. See DIMORPHOTHECA. 



ARNOPO'GON. Sheep's-beard. (From arnos, a lamb, 

 and pogon, a beard ; in reference to the bearded seeds. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 \-Mqualis. Now referred to Urospermum.) 



Hardy plants ; seed in March or April. Common 

 garden soil. 



4. a'sper (rough). See UROSPERMUM PICROIDES ASPERUM. 

 cape'nsis (Cape). See UROSPERMUM PICROIDES 



CAPENSE. 



Dalecha'mpii (Dalechamp's). See UROSPERMUM 

 DALECHAMPII. 



,, picroi'des (picris-like). See UROSPERMUM PICROIDES. 



ARODE'NDRON ENGLE'RI (Gartenwelt, viii. 501). 

 Aracese. A very distinct aroid, growing about 6 ft. high, 

 with an extremely large fructification. Zanzibar. 1904. 

 Treatment same as other tropical aroids. 



ARO'NIA. See CRAT/EGUS ARONIA and PYRUS. 



ARO'NICUM. (From arnica, lamb-skin ; in reference 

 to the softness of the flower-heads. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Compositae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Referred 

 to Doronicum.) 



A hardy, herbaceous, perennial, groundsel-like plant. 

 Divisions ; common soil. 



A. alta'icum (Altaic). See DORONICUM ALTAICUM. 



ARPOPHY'LLUM. (From arpe, a scimitar, and phyllon, 

 a leaf; alluding to the shape of the leaf. Nat. ord. 

 Orchidaceae.) 



Evergreen epiphytes may be grown in peat, sphagnum, 

 charcoal, and crocks, and require plenty ot water while 

 growing. To flower them well they must be well exposed 

 to the sun after they have made growth. 



A. cardina'le (Pescatorea, vol. i, t. 45). i. Rose. 



Summer. New Grenada. 

 gigante'um (Warn. Sel. Orch., t. 39). 2. Dark 



purple, rose. April. Mexico. 

 spica'tum (B. M., t. 6022). i. Purple. April. 



Guatemala. 1839. 



ARRABIDJE A. (Meaning not evident. Nat. ord. 

 Bignoniaceae.) 



Stove climber. Cuttings in bottom-heat. Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



A. ca'ndicans (whitish). 10. Guiana. 1820. 



ARRACA'CIA. (Its Spanish name in South America. 

 Nat. ord. Umbellifers [Umbelliferae]. Linn. yPentandria, 

 2-Digynia. Allied to Conium.) 



A. escule'nta, a native of the tableland of Grenada, 

 produces large esculent roots not unlike parsnips, but of 

 a better quality. Stove tuberous perennials. Division 

 of the roots ; rich loam. Summer temp., 70 to 85 ; 

 winter, 55 to 60. 



A. Duge'sii (Duges's). 4. White. Mexico. 1904. 

 escule'nta (eatable). See A. XANTHORRHIZA. 

 moscha'ta (musky). 2. White. June. S. Amer. 



1824. 

 xanthorrhi' za. 3. Brownish. July. Jamaica. 1823. 



ARRHENA'THERUM. (From arrhen, a male, and 

 ather, a point ; on account of the awns on the male 

 spikes. Nat ord. Grasses [Gramineae]. Linn. 2$-Poly- 

 gamia, \-Monoecia.) 



This genus realty should be reunited to Avena. 



Perennial grasses ; seeds ; division. Common soil, aa 

 for any other grass. Useful for sandv soils. 



A. avena'ceum (oat-like). 5. Apetal. June. Britain. 

 ,, mu'ticum (awnless). 4. Apetal. July. Scotland. 

 ,, bulbo'sum (bulbous). 3. Apetal. July. Britain. 



ARRHOSTO XYLUM. See RUELLIA. 

 ARROW ARUM. See PELTANDRA VIRGINICA. 

 ARROW-GRASS. See TRIGLOCHIN. 

 ARROW-HEAD. See SAGITTA'RIA. 

 ARROW-ROOT. See MARA'NTA. 



ARTABO'TRYS. (From aratao, to suspend or sup- 

 port, and botrys, grapes ; in reference to the way the 

 fruit is supported by the curious tendril. Nat. ord. 

 Anonads [Anonaceas]. Linn. i^-Polyandrici,6-Polygynia.) 



The leaves of this plant are held in Java to be invaluable 

 against cholera. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 ripened wood in sand, in close frame with bottom-heat, 

 in March or April. Sandy loam and peat, with a little 

 rotten dung. Summer temp., 65 to 75 ; winter, 50 

 to 55. 



A. odorati' ssimus (sweetest-scented). 6. Brown. India. 

 1818. 



ARTANE'MA. (From aratao, to support, and nema, 

 a filament ; in reference to a tooth-like process growing 

 on the longer filaments. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophu- 

 lariaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied 

 to Torenia.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Seeds ; cuttings of 

 the half-ripened shoots in autumn or spring. Will keep 

 over the winter in the greenhouse, but seeds may be 

 sown in the open border, in the beginning of May, as an 

 annual. Sandy loam, and a little peat or leaf-mould. 



A. fimbria'tum (irmged-corollaed). 3. Pale blue. August. 

 More ton Bay. 1830. 



ARTAN'THE. See PIPER. 



ARTEMISIA. Wormwood. (From Artemis, one of 

 the names of Diana. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-&qualis.) 



Various species of Artemisias, or Wormwoods, have 

 been used as tonic, bitter, and aromatic medicines from 

 remote ages. All hardy herbaceous perennials, except 

 where otherwise specified. Annuals, by seed ; those 

 with branching, shrubby stems, and the whole of the 

 greenhouse varieties, which are mostly shrubby, by 

 cuttings ; the hardy species, by dividing the roots. For 

 greenhouse kinds, sandy loam, well drained ; for the 

 others, common soil. Greenhouse summer temp., mode- 

 rate ; winter, 40 to 45. 



A. Abro'tanum (southernwood). 4. Yellow, green. 



August. Europe. 1548. Hardy deciduous shrub. 

 ,, hu'mile (low), ij. Yellow, green. September. 



South of Europe. 

 ,, tobolskia'num (Tobolskian). 5. Yellow, green. 



September. 

 Absinthium (absinthe). White, yellow. Europe. 



Britain. 1548. 

 ,, Ada'msii. 10. Yellow, green. October. China. 



1732. Syn. A. tenuifolia. 

 ,, a'fra (African). 3. White. August. Greenhouse 



evergreen shrub. 



,, alpi'na (alpine). Sae A. LANATA. 

 ,, anethifo'lia. 4. Yellowish-green. Autumn. Siberia 



1816. 



,, apri'ca (sunny). See A. FRIGIDA. 

 ,, arbore'scens (tree-like). 10. July. Levant. 1640 



Hardy evergreen shrub. 

 arge'ntea (silvery). 4. Yellow, green. June. Madeira. 



1777. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 ,, armeni'aca. Armenia. 

 ,, potentillatfo'lia. i. July. Siberia. 1818. Syn. A. 



potentillcefolia. 



,, arragone'nsis. See A. HERBA-ALBA. 

 ,, austri'aca. i. White. October. E. Europe. 

 , ,, orienta'lis. 2. Yellow, green. July. Armenia. 



1816. Syn. A. orientalis. 

 ,, ,, re' pens. Syn. A. repens. 

 bie'nnis. Yellowish. October. 1823. Coppermine 



River, N. Amer. Syn. A. hispanica. 

 borea'lis. Yellow, green. July. Siberia. 1820. 



