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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Acrosticht 



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lanceolate, pinnatifld. the longest sometimes 18in. long, and 6in. to 

 lOin. broad ; pinnules with long falcate lobes reaching ball-way 

 down to the midrib, both surfaces naked ; fertile pinnules very 

 narrow, and dangling, continuous or beaded. West Indies, Mexico, 

 &c. Stove species. SYNS. 1'olybotrya and A. caudatum. 

 A. pilosclloides (mouse ear-leaved). Synonymous with A. spathu- 



A. platyrhynclios (broad-beaked), sti. tufted, scarcely any. 

 frundg 12in. to 16in. long, lin. broad, simple, son in a patch 

 at the apex, lin. to 2in. long, I'm. broad, which does not reach 

 to the entire edge; the lower part narrowed gradually, witn 

 ed surfaces, and a coriaceous texture. Philippines. Stove 



naked 

 species. 



SY.N. Utjvienolcpix platyrhynchos. 



A. qnerclfolium(Oak-leaved).* rhiz. stout, wide creeping, sti. of 

 barren fronds lin. to 2in. long, clothed with brownish hairs. 

 barren fronds Sin. to 4in. long, liin. to 2in. broad, the terminal 

 pinnot with blunt rounded lobes, fertile fronds with a terminal 

 pinna, lin. to 2in. long, one line broad, and a pair of smaller 

 lateral ones, with slender stipes 6in. to 9in. long, hairy at the 

 base. Ceylon. Stove species. SYNS. A. fieitnerii (of gardens), 

 Gytnnopterit quercifolia. 



A. scandcns (climbing).' rhiz. woody, wide climbing, tti. Sin. to 

 4in. long, firm, erect, naked, fronds 1ft. to 3ft. long, 1ft. or more 

 broad, simply pinnate ; barren pinnae, 4in. to Sin. long, fin. to liin. 

 broad, acuminate, the edge thickened and serrulate, the base 

 cuneate, sessile, or slightly stalked, articulated ; fertile pinme, 

 6in. to 12in. long, one and a half to two lines broad, the lower ones 

 distant. Himalayas, Ac., 1841. Stove or greenhouse species. SYN. 

 StenocMaena seandens. 



A. scolopendrifolium (Scolopendrium-fronded).* rhiz. woody, 

 creeping, scaly, tti. 4in. to 12in. long, firm, erect, densely clothed 

 with blackish scales, barren fronds often 1ft. long, liin. to Sin. 

 broad, simple, acute, the base narrowed gradually ; edge and mid- 

 rib scaly, fertile fronds much smaller than the barren ones. 

 Guatemala, <c. Stove species. SYN. A. barbatum. 



A. serratifolium (serrate-fronded). rhiz. woody, short creeping. 

 tti. of barren fronds 12in. to 18in. long, slightly scaly, barren 

 fronds 2ft long, 6in. to 12in. broad, with numerous sessile 

 pinnae on each side, Sin. to 6in. long, Jin. to liin. broad, inciso- 

 crenate, the base cuneate ; fertile pinnae distant, 2in. to Sin. long, 

 lin. to iin. broad, blunt, entire. Venezuela, &c. Stove species. 

 SYN. Chrysodium serratifolium. 



A. simplex (simple-fronded). rhiz. woody, creeping, scaly, tti. 

 lin. to 4in. long, firm, erect, naked, barren fronds 4in. to 12in. 

 long, about liin. broad, very acute, the lower part narrowed very 

 gradually, fertile fronds narrower than the barren ones, with 

 longer stipes. Cuba to Brazil, 1798. Stove species. SYN. Elapho- 

 glossum simplex. 



A. sorbifolium (Service-leaved).* rhiz. thick, woody, often 50ft. to 

 40ft. long, clasping trees like a cable, sometimes prickly, fronds 

 12in. to 18in. long, 6in. to 12in. broad, simply pinnate ; barren 

 pinnae 4in. to 6in. long, about iin.broad, three to twenty on each 

 side, articulated at the base, entire or toothed ; fertile pinnae 

 lin. to 2in. apart, 2in. to 4in. long, about Jin. broad. West Indies, 

 1793. There are several varieties of this species, chiefly differing 

 in the number of pinnae. Stove species. SYN. Stenochlcena sorbi- 

 folia. 



A. 8. onspidatum (cuspidate).* This is only a variety of the above 

 species with long-stalked, ligulate-cuspidate pinnee; but it is 

 usually regarded as a distinct species in gardens. 



A. spathulatum (spoon-shaped), tti. tufted, lin. to 2in. long firm 

 erect, scaly, barren fronds iin. to 4in. long, lin. to iin broad 

 obovate-spathulate, blunt, tapering narrowly or gradually at the 

 base, with a coriaceous texture ; both surfaces and the margins 

 copiously scaly, fertile fronds smaller than the barren, with 

 longer stipes. Tropical America, South Africa, &c. Stove species. 



A. . splcatum (spiked), rhiz. woody, short creeping, sti. lin. to 

 2m. long, firm, fronds 6in. to 18in. long, iin. to lin. broad, the 

 upper part contracted and fertile, entire, the lower part narrowed 

 very gradually. Himalayas, &c. Greenhouse species. SYN 

 Hyinenolepis brachystachys. 



A. sqnamosum (scaly).* rhiz. woody, densely scaly. 

 4m. long, densely clothed with pale or dark-coloured scales 



sti. 2in. to 



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barren fronds tin. to 12in. long, about lin. broad, simple acute 

 the base narrowed gradually ; both sides matted, and the edge 

 densely ciliated with reddish scales, fertile fronds as Ion" as the 

 barren ones but much narrower, the stipes much longer. Widely 



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^ f J?H d lp * la ? U11 ? (semi-transparent).* can. woody, erect, sti 

 tufted, 2ui to 6m one, flnn, erect, scaly, barren fronds 4in to 

 8m long lin to liin. broad, simple, both ends narrowed, the edge 

 entire, fertile fronds much narrower, on longer stipes it 

 Helena. Greenhouse species. SYN. Aconiopteris mbdiap^itia 



A. snbrepandum (slighty-waved).* rhiz. woody, wide-creepine 



from Ift a to e 2ft T $ "^' e 1 r ct ', near J y nake(L 6arren >* 

 irom lit. to <!ft. long, dm. to 12m. broad, copiously pinnate with 



linear-oblong entire or subrepand pinnae on each side, which are 

 sometimes 6in. to Sin. l,,ng, and 2in. broad, fertile fromtslfte fh 

 others, but smaller. Isle of Luzon, &c. Stove spec it 

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A.taccsefolium(Tacca-leave<l).*caM. woody, densely scaly, tti. of 

 barren fronds lin. to 4in. long, scaly, barren fronds from IfJ. to 

 2ft. long, 3in. to 12in. broad, simple, oblong-lanceolate, entire, 

 copiously pinnate, with oblong-lanceolate pinnae, lin. to 6in. long, 

 iin. to liin. broad, the upper ones narrowly decurrent, the lower 

 ones forked at the base on the under side, fertile fronds simple, 

 6in. to 12in. long, iin. broad, or pinnate, with forked linear pinnae. 

 The three-lobed form of this species is sometimes known as A. 

 trilobum. Philippines. Stove species. SYN. Gymnopteris taccce- 

 folia. 



A. tenulfolium (narrow-fronded).* rhiz. wide scandent, woody, 

 slightly scaly, barren. frond* simply pinnate, the stipes 4in. to 6in. 

 long, naked, firm, erect, the fronds 3ft. to 5ft. long, 12in. to 18in. 

 broad; pinna 6in to 9in. long, |in. to liin. broad, acuminate, the 

 edge thickened and serrulate, short-stalked, fertile fronds bi- 

 pinnate, with longer stipes ; pinnae long-stalked, with numerous 

 distant pinnules. South Africa. Stove or greenhouse species. 

 SYNS. A. Meyerianum and Stenochlcena tenuifolia. 



A. trilobum (three-lobed). A form of A. tacccefolium. 



A. villosum (hairy).* rhiz. woody, densely scaly, sti. 2in. to 4in. 

 long, slender, densely clothed with scales, barren fronds 6in. to 

 Sin. long, lin. to liin. broad, acute, the lower part narrowed 

 gradually; both surfaces scaly, and the edge more or less ciliated. 

 fertile fronds much smaller than the others. Mexico, &c. Stove 

 species. 



A. ylscosum (clammy).* rhiz. woody, creeping, densely scaly. 

 tti. Sin. to 6in. long, firm, erect, scaly, often viscous, barren 

 ds kin. to 12in. long, iin. to lin. broad, simple, acute, the 

 ower part narrowed gradually; both surfaces more or less viscid, 

 and minutely scaly, fertile fronds smaller, with longer stipes. 

 Tropical America and the tropics of the Old World, 1826. Very 

 variable in form. Stove species. 



ACROTRICHE (from aJcros, top, i.e., outermost 

 and thrix, a hair; the tips of the petals are bearded). 

 OED. EpacrideoB. A genus of eight or nine species of 

 dwarf, much branched, ornamental greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs. Flowers white or red; spikes axillary, short; 

 corolla funnel-shaped ; petals with deflexed hairs at apex. 

 Cultivated in an equal mixture of sandy loam and peat, 

 and propagated by cuttings made of the young shoots, 

 pricked in sand, covered with a bell glass, and placed 

 in a cool house ; afterwards treated like Epacris. 

 A. cordata (heart-leaved).* 



solitary. April I. cordate, 



Holland, 1823. 

 A. divaricata (straggling).* fl. white, small, in axillary spikes. 



May. I. lanceolate, mucronate, divaricate, flat, both surfaces 



green, h. 6in. to 1ft. New South Wales, 1824. 

 A. ovalifolia (oval-leaved), fl. white, small, in axillary spikes. 



March. I. ovate and oval, obtuse, flat, with smooth margins. 



h. 6in. to 1ft. New Holland, 1824. 



ACTJE A (from aktaia, an Elder ; in allusion to the re- 

 semblance of the foliage to that of the Elder). Baneberry. 

 OED. Ranunculacece. A small genus of perennial her- 

 baceous plants, with bi- or triternate leaves, and long, 

 erect racemes of whitish flowers, which are succeeded 

 by poisonous berries. They are excellent subjects for 

 shady places, beneath trees, or in the wild garden. 

 Easily increased by division of the roots, and seed during 

 spring. 



A. alba (white).* fl. white ; racemes simple. May, June. I. ovate- 

 Lanceolate, serrate or cut. Berries white, ovate-oblong, h. 1ft 

 to lift. N. America. 



white, small, axillary, twin, or 

 striated below, h. 1ft. New 



FIG. 23. ACT^A SPICATA, showing Habit and Raceme of Flowers. 



A. spicata (spiked).* /. white, or bluish; racemes ovate. Summer. 

 I. bi- or triternate, 



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h. 1ft. 



ite, serrated. Berries oblong, black, poisonous. 



