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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Included under Schiuhria 



-continued. 



salmon, with yellow eye ; MAGNET,* deep orange, spotted with 

 crimson, with a distinct carmine zone, a very free-flowenng and 

 beautiful variety ; PARSONSI* is a decided improvement upon the 

 last. 



Rose-Flowered. ADMIRATION, deep rose, white throat, spotted 

 with carmine; CAKMINIATA SPLENDE.NS,* bright rose yellow 

 spotted in the centre, a charming vanety ; LEOPARD, bright 

 magenta rose, freely spotted at the throat; LONGIFLORA ROSA *nch 

 lilac rose, deeper in centre, of medium size, very free and dwarf ; 

 MASTERPIECE;* deep rose, violet shaded, with a distinct white 

 throat ; PINK PERFECTION,* rich rose, the eye rich carmine and 

 violet rayed, one of the best; BOSEA MAGNIFICA,* bright rose, with 

 a yellow eye, very finely spotted, a very lovely variety ; ROSE 

 QUEEN,* flowers very large, rich rosy-lake, shaded deep purple, 

 with a well defined orange throat ; UNIOJJE,* rosy-pink, deep 

 yellow eye, spotted crimson, a very charming vanety. 

 White-Flowered. AMBROSE VERSCHAFFELT,* flowers of good 

 size, pure white, with a dark rayed centre ; LONGIFLORA ALBA,* 

 similar in form and habit to Longiflora, but with large white 

 flowers, slightly marked in the centre ; MADAME A. VERSCHAF- 

 FELT* flowers large, pure white ground, heavily veined with 

 purple, a very attractive variety; MARGARETTA,* flowers of medium 

 size, pure white, and destitute of any markings whatever. 

 ACHLAMYDEOTJS. Without floral envelopes. 

 ACHRAS. See Sapota. 



ACHYRANTHES. See Chamissoa and Iresine. 



ACHYRONIA. Included under Priestleya (which 



see). 



ACHYROPAPPUS. 

 (which see). 



ACICULAR. Needle-shaped. 



ACINETA (from akineta, immovable ; the lip being 

 jointless). OBD. Orchideas A email genus of cool house, 

 robust, sub-terrestrial orchids allied to Peristeria. Flowers 

 sub-globose, fleshy, arranged on stout, pendulous racemes. 

 Leaves lanceolate, membranous, ribbed. Pseudo-bulbs 

 angular, about as large as hens' eggs. The compost should 

 consist of equal parts of fibrous peat and living sphagnum. 

 In planting, first place a somewhat thick layer of the moss 

 all round the inside of the basket, and press the soil firmly 

 round the plant. During the growing season, the baskets 

 should be taken down twice or three times a week and 

 dipped into a tub of water, so that the whole may become 

 saturated. In addition, the plants should be sprinkled 

 with the syringe morning and evening, for they delight in 

 an abundant supply of water and plenty of shade. When 

 the growth is finished, they must be kept very dry, an 

 occasional syringing, to keep the leaves from shrivelling, 

 being all that is necessary. 

 A. Arcei (Arce's). ft. yellow. Central America, 1866. 

 A. Barker! (Barker's).* ft. yellow and dark crimson, on stout 

 scapes, produced from the base of the bulbs, and bearing fifteen 

 to thirty fragrant flowers. Midsummer. I. broadly lanceolate, 

 2ft. long. Pseudo-bulbs 5in. to Tin. long. Mexico, 1837. SYN. 

 Peristeria Barken. 



A. chrysantha (yellow-flowered).* ft. yellow, white, and crimson, 

 fragrant ; lower part of the lip having a blunt, papillose horn ; 

 i erect May. h. 2ft. Mexico, 1850. 



A, densa (dense-flowered).* /. sub-globose, and of a waxy consist- 

 ence, lemon-yellow, dotted brown, sweet-scented ; racemes rather 

 short. Costa Rica, 1849. A robust-growing species, very like 

 A. Barkeri. SYN. A. Warczewiczii. 



A. HnmboldtU (Humboldt's).* ft. straw-colour, dotted with 

 brown ; scapes 2ft. long. May. I broadly lanceolate, generally 

 four. Columbia, 1872. A handsome species, but the flowers speedily 

 fade. SYNS. Anguloa tuperba, Peritteria Humboldtii fulva. 



A. sulcata (grooved), ft. bright yellow. Columbia, 1879. 

 Very like the last species, from which it differs in mere 

 botanical detail. 



A. Warczewiczii (Warczewicz's). A synonym of A. densa. 

 ACINOS. See Calamintha. 

 ACIOTIS (from akis, a point, and ous, an ear ; in allusion 



to the shape of the petals). ORD. Melastomacea. A small 



genus of pretty, stove, evergreen plants. Flowers small ; 



panicles slender, loose, terminal ; petals four, obliquely 



awned at the apex. Leaves thin, membranous. For 



culture, see Melastoma. 



A. aquatica (water-loving), ft. white, small, in loose, terminal, 

 filiform panicles. June. I. cordate, ovate-oblong, somewhat 

 acuminate, serrated, pilose on the nerves beneath. A. 6in. to 12in 



Aciotis continued. 



South America, 1793. The pots in which this species is grown 



should be kept in pans of water. 

 A. discolor (various-coloured).* /. small, red, in spicate racemes. 



I. petiolate, elliptic-oblong, purple beneath, deep shining green 



above, h. 1ft. Trinidad, 1816. 



ACIPHYLLA (from ake, a point, and phyllon, a leaf, 

 referring to the sharply pointed segments of the leaf). 

 OBD. UmbellifercB. A genus of curious and remarkable erect 

 hardy perennials, with densely fascicled, spicate, or panicled 

 umbels of flowers; and pinnate or bi-tripinnate leaves. 

 They are most suited for the rockwork, in a light sandy 

 soil. Propagated by seeds or divisions in spring. 

 A. Colensoi (Colenso's).* ft. white. This extraordinary ever- 



green forms a circular bush, oft. or 6ft. in. diameter, of bayonet- 



like spines, having flowering stems 6ft. to 9ft. high, covered 



with spreading spinous leaflets. New Zealand, 1875. 

 A. squarrosa (rough-headed).* ft. white, h. 6ft. to 9ft. New 



Zealand. More frequently met with than the preceding, of very 



dense growth. Commonly known as the Bayonet Plant. 



ACIS (named after Acis, shepherd of Sicily, son of 

 Faunus and the nymph Simaethis). OBD. Amaryllideoe. 

 A genus of very pretty dwarf bulbous plants, suitable for 

 the rockery, in sunny sheltered situations. This genus 

 was formerly included under Leucoium, from which it is 

 distinguished by its dwarf slender habit, filiform style, 

 and membranous capsule. All are delicate little plants, 

 with narrow-linear leaves and bell-shaped flowers. They 

 require a free, open, rich soil, and should remain and 

 blossom undisturbed for years; divide the clumps every 

 three or four years, and renew the soil. 

 A. autumnalis (autumn-flowering).* /., perianth white, delicate 



pink at the base, preceding the leaves ; two to three on a stem. 



Autumn. I. few in number, very slender, sheathing the stems at 



the base. h. 4in. to 6in. Portugal, 1629. A charming species, 



and the only one at all common. 

 A. grandlflorus (large-flowered).* ft., perianth white, larger than 



those of the last. August h. 6in. Numidia, 1820. Somewhat 



rare in cultivation. 



(rose-coloured).* /., 



peri 

 -flow 



anth rose red, not more than 

 I. narrow, 



Jin. long ; scape one to three-flowered. August. 



blunt, linear, h. 3in. Corsica, 1820. Very rare. 

 A. tingitaxram (Tangiers). Of recent introduction ; has a many- 



flowered umbel, and very long leaves. 

 A. trichophyllus (hair-leaved).* ft., perianth white, about A in. 



long; segments loosely nerved, with a faint flush of red at the 



base. January, h. 6in. Spain, 1820. 



ACISANTHEBA (from akis, a point, and anthera, an 

 anther ; anthers jointed). OBD. Melastomacece. A mono- 

 typio stove genus allied to Rhexia, of semi-shrubby habit. 

 It grows well in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat ; and 

 cuttings root freely in the same soil in stove tempera- 

 ture. 

 A. qnadrata (square-branched), ft. purple, ventricose, alternate, 



axillary, solitary. July. I. three-nerved, ovate, crenated ; branches 



square. Habit erect, branched at the apex. h. 1ft. to lift. 



Jamaica, 1804. More curious than ornamental. 

 ACMADENIA (from akme, a point, and aden, a gland ; 

 in allusion to the anthers being terminated by pointed 

 glands). OBD. Rutacece. A small genus of beautiful 

 greenhouse shrubs. Flowers terminal, solitary, or few, 

 furnished with imbricate sepal-like bracts ; petals five, 

 with long claws, which'are bearded on tho inside. Leaves 

 imbricate, linear-oblong, or roundish. They thrive best in 

 a mixture of peat and sand, with a little turfy loam ; 

 thorough drainage is also necessary. Young cuttings 

 pricked in a pot of very sandy soil, covered with a bell 

 glass, and shaded, will root freely in a cool house. 

 A. tetragona (four-angled).* ft. white, large, sessile, solitary. 



June. 1. roundish-rhomboidal, with scabrous margins, h. 1ft. to 



2ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1798. 



ACMENA (from Acmenw, nymphs of Venus, who had 

 an altar at Olympia). OBD. Myrtaceai. A small genus of 

 greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Flowers in dense trichoto- 

 mous cymes, with five small distant petals, and very 

 conspicuous and pretty berries. They grow well in an 

 equal mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Propagated 

 readily by placing half -ripened cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass, without heat. 



