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Adenandra continued. 



A. coriacea (leathery-leaved). fl. large, pink, usuaUy solitary on 

 the tops of the branches. June. I. scattered, oblong, obtuse, 

 revolute, quite smooth, A. 1ft to 2ft. 1720. 



A. fragrans (fragrant).* /. rose colour, on long peduncles, fragrant ; 

 pedicels clammy, aggregate, umbellate. May. I. scattered, 

 smooth, spreading very much, ovate-oblong, glandular, a little 

 crenulated. A. 1ft. to 2ft. 1812. 



A. linearis (linear-leaved), fl. white, terminal, on long, usually 

 solitary, pedicels. June. I. opposite, linear, obtuse, spreading; 

 branches and pedicels smooth. A. 1ft. 1800. 



A. marglnata (margined).* fl. pale flesh-colour, on long pe- 

 duncles; umbels terminal. June. L scattered, smooth, trans- 

 parent, cordate, lower ones ovate, upper ones lanceolate, h. 1ft. 

 to 2ft 1806. 



A. nmbellata (umbel-flowered).* fl. pink, almost sessile, terminal, 

 umbellate, petals fringed. June. I. oblong or obovate, dotted 

 beneath, fringed on the edges, h. 1ft to 2ft 1790. 



A. U. speclosa (showy).* fl. large, pink, nearly sessile, terminal, 

 umbellate. June. I. scattered, oblong or obovate, revolute, 

 dotted beneath, smooth, but a little fringed on the edges, h. 1ft. 

 to 2ft 1790. 



A. uniflora (one-flowered).* fl. large, whitish inside, and pinkish 

 outside, nearly sessile, solitary, terminal June. I. scattered, 

 oblong-lanceolate, somewhat pointed, revolute, smooth, dotted 

 beneath, h. lit. to 2ft. 1775. 



A villosa (shaggy).* fl. pink, nearly sessile, terminal, umbellate ; 

 sepals, petals, and stamens fringed. June. I. crowded, ovate- 

 oblong, fringed, pubescent and glandular beneath. A, 1ft. to 2ft 

 1786. 



ADENANTHERA (from aden, a gland, and anthera, 

 an anther ; in reference to the anthers, which are each termi- 

 nated by a deciduous, pedicellate gland). OBD. Leguminoscs. 

 A small genus of stove evergreen trees, with racemose 

 spikes of small flowers and bipinnate or decompound leaves. 

 They thrive well in a mixture of peat and loam. Increased 

 by cuttings, which should be taken off at a joint and 

 planted in heat in a pot of sand, placing a bell glass 

 over them. 



A. chrysostachys (golden-spiked), fl. golden. A. 15ft. Mau- 



ritius, 1824. 



A. falcata (sickle-shaped), fl. yellowish, h. 6ft India, 1812. 

 A, pavonina (peacock-like).* Peacock Flower 'Fence, fl. white 



and yellow mixed. May. L, leaflets oval, obtuse, glabrous on 



both surfaces. A. 5ft India, 1759. 



ADENANTHOS (from aden, a gland, and anthos. a 

 flower ; referring to the glands on the flowers). OED. 

 Proteaceoe. Ornamental greenhouse evergreen pilose shrubs, 

 thriving in sandy peat. Propagated in spring by cuttings, 

 which should be placed in sandy soil tinder a bell glass, 

 with a gentle bottom heat. 

 A, barbigera (bearded).* /. red, axillary, solitary, pedunculate ; 



perianth pilose, bearded at top ; involucre spreading, villous. 



June. 1. oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, triple-nerved. A. 7ft. Swan 



River, 1845. 

 A. cuneata (wedge-leaved), jl.red. July. A. 5ft New Holland, 



A. obovata (obovate-leaved).* fl. red. July. A. 5ft New 



Holland, 1826. 



ADENIUM (from Aden, where it is found). OBD. 



ApocynacecB. Greenhouse evergreen succulent shrubs. The 



species mentioned below is remarkable in having a globose 



thick caudex or stem ; branches dichotomous ; corolla 



salver-shaped. They require a well-drained compost of 



sand and loam. Half -ripened cuttings strike root readily 



in sand, under a hand glass. But little water is required 



when the plants are not in a growing state. 



A. obesum (fat), fl. pinky-crimson, downy ; corymbs terminal, 



many-flowered ; pedicels short. June. I. close together at the 



tops of the branches, 3in. long, oblong, narrowed at the base, 



abruptly terminated by a hard, short point. A, 3ft or 4ft. Aden, 



1845. 



ADENOC AliYMNA (from aden, a gland, and calymna, 

 a covering ; referring to the conspicuous glands on the 

 leaves and floral coverings). OBD. Bignoniaceoe. An 

 elegant genus of stove evergreen climbers. Flowers race- 

 mose, trumpet-shaped, bracteate. Leaves ternate or bi- 

 nate. Stems slender. They require a hot and moist 

 temperature to grow them successfully, and thrive best in 

 a compost of loam and peat. Cuttings will root in sand, if 

 placed under a bell glass, with bottom heat. 



Adenocalymna continued. 



A. comosum (hairy).* fl. yellow ; racemes spicate, axillary, and 

 terminal; bracts comose. September. I. trifoliate and conju- 

 gate, tendrilled; leaflets ovate, leathery, glandular. A. 10ft 



A. longeracemosum (long-raccmed). fl. yellow. October. Brazil. 

 A. nltidum (shining).* fl. yellow ; racemes axillary, nearly terminal, 



velvety; corolla velvety; bracts narrow, glandular. February. 



I trifoliate or conjugate, tendrilled; leaflets elliptic, oblong. 



h. 10ft. Brazil, 1848. 



ADENOCARFUS (from aden, a gland, and karpos, a 

 fruit; in reference to the legumes being beset with pedicel- 

 late glands). OBD. LeguminoscB. Shrubs, with numerous 

 racemes of yellow flowers; divaricate branches, trifoliate 

 usually aggregate leaves, having petiolar stipnlas, and 

 complicated leaflets. All the species are elegant when 

 in flower, and well suited for ornamenting the fronts 

 of shrubberies. Except where otherwise mentioned, all 

 are hardy. They thrive best in a mixture of loam, peat, 

 and sand ; and may be readily increased by seeds or layers, 

 or by grafting the rarer on the commoner kinds. Young 

 cuttings will root freely in sand, covered by a hand glass, 

 which should be taken off and wiped occasionally. Seeds 

 may be sown in March, the hardy species out of doors, and 

 the others in a cold house. 



A. foliolosus (slightly-leaved).* /. yellow ; racemes terminal ; calyx 

 covered with glandless hairs, with the lower lip elongated and 

 trifid at the apex ; the segments equal. May. I. (and branches) 

 much crowded, hairy, trifoliate. A. 4ft to 6ft Canary Islands, 

 1629. A half-hardy evergreen species. 



A. frankenloides (Frankenia-like).* fl. yellow, crowded ; racemes 

 terminal ; calyx beset with glandular pubescence, with the lower 

 lip having the middle segment longer than the lateral ones, and 

 exceeding the lower lip. April. I. trifoliolate, much crowded, 

 hairy ; branches velvety. A. 1ft. to 3ft. Teneriffe, 1815. Evergreen. 

 Requires protection in winter. 



A. hlspanicua (Spanish).* fl. yellow, crowded; racemes terminal; 

 calyx beset with glands and hairs ; lower lip of calyx with three 

 equal segments, hardly longer than the upper lip. June. I. tri- 

 foliolate, grouped. Branchlets hairy. A. 2ft to 4ft Spain, 1816. 

 Deciduous. 



A. intermedlns (intermediate).* fl. yellow, not crowded ; racemes 

 terminal ; calyx beset with glandular pubescence, with the lower 

 lip trifid, the lateral segments shorter than the middle ones, 

 and much exceeding the upper lip. May. I. trifoliate, grouped ; 

 branches rather shaggy. A. 3ft to 4ft Sicily and Naples, on 

 mountains, 1816. Deciduous. 



A. parvifolius (small-leaved).* fl, yellow, not crowded ; racemes 

 terminal ; calyx clothed with glandular pubescence, with the 

 middle segment of the lower lip longer than the lateral ones, 

 much exceeding the upper lip. May. I. trifoliate, grouped, small ; 

 branches glabrous. A. 3ft. to 4ft. France, on exposed heaths, 

 1800. Deciduous. 



A. telonensis (Toulon). * fl, yellow, not crowded ; racemes terminal ; 

 calyx clothed with glandless pubescence, the segments of the 

 lower Up about equal in length, a little longer than the upper 

 lip. June. I. trifoliate, grouped ; branchlets smoothish. A. 2ft 

 to 4ft South France, 1800. Deciduous. 



ADENOPHORA (from aden, a gland, and phoreo, to 

 bear ; in reference to the cylindrical nectary which girds the 

 base of the style). OBD. Campanulacece. A genus of elegant 

 hardy border perennials, very similar in habit, shape of 

 flower, &c., to Campanula, from which genus Adenophora 

 differs in having the style surrounded by a cylindrical 

 gland. Flowers stalked, drooping, spicate. Leaves broad, 

 stalked, somewhat whorled. They grow best in light rich 

 garden soil, with a warm sunny position, and should be 

 increased by seeds, as dividing the roots is the sure way 

 to lose them. They are easily raised from seeds, which 

 may be sown as soon as ripe, or in spring, in pots placed in 

 a cold frame. 



A. coronopifolia (buckhorn-leaved).* fl. blue, large, three to 

 ten, racemose, at the top of the stem, on short pedicels. July. 

 I. radical ones petiolate, ovate-roundish, cordate, crenately 

 toothed ; upper ones sessile, linear-lanceolate, nearly entire, quite 

 glabrous. A. 1ft to 2ft. Dahuria, 1822. 



A. denticnlata (toothed-leaved).* fl. blue, smad, numerous, on 

 short pedicels, disposed in a more or less loose elongated raceme. 

 July. 1. serrated, smoothish ; radical ones petiolate, rounded 

 upper ones sessile, ovate-lanceolate. A, lift Dahuria, 1817. 

 SYN. A. trieuspidata. 



A. Fischer! (Fischer's).* fl. blue, or whitish blue, numerous, 

 sweet-scented, disposed in a more or less compound, elongated, 

 amidal panicle. August I. radical ones petiolate, 

 s.i, cuiilute, crenately toothed ; upper UUIM, auo^iiu, 



