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AUBRIETIA 



A. longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 1800. 

 ,, parvifto'r a (small-flowered). 2. Yellow. April. 1731. 

 pectina'ta (comb-leaved). i. Yellow. July. 1774. 

 ,, pinna'ta (pinnate), i. Yellow. July. 1818. 

 ,, pube'scens (downy). 6. Yellow. July. 1768. 

 puncta'ta (dotted). 3. Yellow. June. 1822. 

 ,, tomento'sa (\voofty-leaved). 2. Yellow. May. 1774. 

 tricu'spis (three- pointed). See A. TRIFURCATA. 

 ., trifurca'ta (three-forked-fcawrf)- 3. Yellow. July. 



1710. 

 ,, virga'ta (twiggy), i. Yellow. July. 1815. 



ATHEROPO'GON. (From ather, an awn, and pogon, 

 a beard ; in reference to its bearded awns. Nat. ord. 

 Grasses [Gramineae]. Linn. 2^-Polygamia, i-Moncecia, 

 Allied to Chloris.) Now included under Boutelo'ua. 



A hardy perennial grass ; seeds and division ; common 

 soil. 



A. apludoi'des (apluda-like). f. Apetal. August. S. 

 Europe. 1768. Correct name Bouteloua racemosa. 



ATHEROSPE'RMA. (From ather, an awn, and sperma, 

 seed ; seeds awned. Nat. ord. Monimiaceae. Linn. 

 2i-Moncecia, 8-Icosandria.) 



This beautiful New-Holland tree attains the great 

 height of 150 feet, and has the aspect of a stately conifer, 

 with a girth of 6 to 7 feet. The colonists make a pleasant 

 tea-beverage from the bark, either dried or in a green 

 state. " Its effects are, however, slightly aperient." 

 Backhouse. Greenhouse evergreen tree ; cuttings ; loam 

 and peat. Winter temp., 40 to 50. 



A. moscha'ta (musk or plume nutmeg). White. June. 

 N. Holland. 1824. 



ATHEROSPE'RMEJE. See MONIMIACE^E. 



ATHERU'RUS. See PINELLIA. 



ATHRIXIA. (From a, not, and thrix, a hair ; the 

 receptacle being destitute of hairs. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Compositae], Linn. rg-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Allied to 

 Leyssera.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; cuttings of rather young 

 wood, under a bell-glass, in sandy soil ; lumpy loam and 

 peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



A. cape'nsis (Cape). 3. Red. April. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1821. 



ATHROTA'XIS. (From athros, crowded together, 

 and taxis, arrangement ; alluding to the arrangement of 

 the scales of the cones. Nat. ord. Coniferae.) 



Small evergreen shrubs from Tasmania ; require green- 

 house in winter, but may live out of doors in sheltered 

 positions ; propagated from cuttings on moderate bottom- 

 heat. 



A. ciipressoi'des. 30. Deep, glossy green. 

 ,, donia'na. See A. LAXIFOLIA. 

 ,, imbrica'ta. Garden synonym of A. selaginoides. 

 laxifo'lia. 20 to 25. Lateral growths somewhat 



pendulous. Syn. A. doniana. 

 ,, selaginoi'des. Glossy green. Syns. A. imbricata and 



gunniana of gardens. 



ATHY'RIUM. See ASPLENIUM. The name Athyrium 

 is still retained by most nurserymen and gardeners. 



ATEME'TA. (From atimetos, despised. Nat. ord. 

 Araceas.) Now referred to Rhodospatha. 

 Treatment same as for other tropical Aroids. 



A. filamento'sa. Spathe yellowish. Brazil. 1860. 

 ATMOSPHERE. See AIR. 



ATRA'GENE. (From athros, pressed, and genos, birth ; 

 in reference to the manner in which the branches clasp 

 their supports. First applied by Theophrastus to our 

 Traveller's Joy Cle'matis Vita'lba. Nat. ord. Crowfoots 

 [Ranunculaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 6-Polygynia.) 

 Now referred to Clematis. 



Hardy deciduous climbers ; seeds when procurable ; 

 sown in a cold pit, and pricked off into other pots as soon 

 as up ; layers in summer and autumn ; cuttings in 

 spring and summer, under a hand-light ; common soil. 



A. alpi'na. Syns. A. austriaca and A. sibirica. See 



C. ALPINA. 



america'na (American). 15. Purple. June. N. 

 Amer. 1797. See C. VERTICILLARIS. 



A. america'naobli' qua (unequal-sided). 15. Purple. June. 



N. Amer. 1797. See C. VERTICILLARIS. 

 austri'aca (Austrian). 8. Brown, yellow. July. 



Austria. 1792. See C. ALPINA. 

 macrope'tala (large- petaled). Russia. 1831. See 



C. MACROPETALA. 



,, occidenta'lis (western). 10. July. 1618. See C. 



OCCIDENTALS. 



ochote'nsis (Ochotsk). 12. White. June. Siberia. 



1818. See C. OCHOTENSIS. 

 ,, sibi'rica (Siberian). 12. Whitish-yellow. July. 



Siberia. 1753. See C. ALPINA. 



ATRAPHA'XIS. (From atraphaxis, a culinary vege- 

 table or garden orach ; suggested from the similarity to 

 some species of orach or Atriplex. Nat. ord. Poly- 

 gonaceas. Allied to Polygonum.) 



Hardy, twiggy, much-branched, often spiny shrubs. 

 Cuttings of side-shoots in a cold frame or pit during 

 summer. Ordinary soil. 



A. buxifo'lia (box-leaved) . 2-3. White. July, August. 



Caucasus. 1800. 

 lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). 2-3. White ; anthers red. 



July, August. Temperate Asia. 



,, La#wa'nm(Laxmann's). Russia ; Central Asia. 1891. 

 ,, micro,' ntha (small-flowered). 2. Pink. July. Siberia. 



1778. 

 ,, Muschketo'wi (Muschke tow's). 2. White ; anthers 



red. Central Asia. 



,, spino'sa (spiny). 2-3. White. August. Orient. 

 ,, Tournefo'rtii (Tournefort's). 2-3. White. August. 



Syria. 



A'TRIPLEX. Orach, or Arach. (From ater, black, 

 and plexus, woven together, on account of the dark 

 colour and habit of some of the species. Nat. 

 ord. Chenopods [Chenopodiaceae]. Linn. 2$-Polygamia, 

 i-Moncecia.) 



A. Ha'limus is a hardy evergreen shrub, rather orna- 

 mental, and A. portulacoi' des is a hardy under-shrub ; 

 but the species most deserving notice is A. horte'nsis, 

 Garden Orach. See ORACH. There are many other 

 species quite undeserving the notice of the gardener. 

 A. Brewe'ri (S. C. A. A. Cat., 1900, 50). California. 

 ,, halimoi'des monumenta'lis (B. T. O.. 1890, 42, f. 3). 



Seedling form of tall habit. 

 ,, nummula'ria (Damm. Cat., 1890, 91, 87). 



A'TROPA. Nightshade. (Named after Atropos, one 

 of the three Fates, in reference to its poisonous qualities.) 



We introduce this native weed (A'tropa Bellado'nna) 

 for the purpose of warning country people from eating 

 its berries, fatal accidents frequently occurring in conse- 

 quence. The berries are at first green, but become black 

 and juicy. 



A. Bellado'nna. Known as the Deadly Nightshade. 

 An indigenous plant, the berries of which, when ripe, are 

 black and juicy, but are of a deadly poison, and many 

 fatalities have occurred through eating them. 



ATTTALE'A. (From attains, magnificent ; in reference 

 to the beauty of these palms. Nat. ord. Palms [Pal- 

 maceas]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, g-Polyandria. Allied to 

 Cocos.) 



Stove palms. Seeds ; rich, loamy soil. Summer 

 temp., 65 to 80 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



A. amygdali'na. New Grenada. Syn. A. nucifera. 

 Cohu'ne. 50. Honduras. 

 co'mpta (decked). 22. Brazil. 1820. 

 ,, exce'lsa (tall). 70. Brazil. 1826. 

 funi'fera (rope). 40. Brazil. 1824. 

 ,, hu'milis (humble). 10. Brazil. 1820. 

 ,, nuci'fera. See A. AMYGDALINA. 

 ,, Ro'ssii (Ross's). 20. Brazil. 1825. 

 ,, specio'sa (showy). 70. Brazil. 1826. 

 specta'bilis (remarkable). 70. Brazil. 1824. 



AUBRDE'TIA. (Named after M. Aubriet, a French 

 botanical draughtsman. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. 

 Linn. i$-Tetradynamia. Allied to Arabis.) 



Hardy evergreen trailers. Dividing in spring or 

 autumn ; cuttings under a hand-glass, in sandy soil ; 

 any dry soil. 



A. deltoi'dea, (three-angled). J. Purple. April. Levant. 

 1710. 



