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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Adenophora continued. 



SYN. 



ovate-lanceolate, coarsely serrated. A. lift. Siberia, 1784. 

 A. Mi flora. 



A. Gmollnl (Gmelin's). fl. blue, secund, three to ten, on the top 

 of each stem, rising from the axils of the upper leaves, disposed in 

 a long raceme. July. I. upper ones erect, linear, very narrow, 

 entire, glabrous, h. 1ft to 2ft. Dahuria, in dry stony places, 

 1820. 



A. Intermedia (intermediate), fl. pale blue, small, racemose. 

 May. I. radical ones petiolate, cordate, toothed ; upper ones 

 lanceolate, tapering to a point at the base, serrated, crowded. 



A. Lamarokii (Lamarck's). fl. blue; corolla funnel-shaped, dis- 

 posed in an elongated, many-flowered, raceme, which is com- 

 pound at the base. June. I. ovate-lanceolate, acutely serrated, 

 ciliated, glabrous, except on the margins. A. 1ft. to 2ft Eastern 

 Europe, 1824. 



A. latlfolla (broad-leaved). Synonymous with A. pereskicefolia. 



A. liliiflora (Lily-flowered). fl. numerous, sweet-scented, in a 

 loose pyramidal panicle. Central and Eastern Europe. 



A. pereskiffifolia (Pereskia-leaved).* fl. blue, rather numerous, 

 scattered over the upper part of the stems, rarely subverticillate ; 

 peduncles one to two, or three-flowered. July. I. three to five in 

 a whorl, ovate-oblong, acuminated, coarsely serrated, roughly 

 ciliated, h. lift Dahuria, 1821. SYN. A. latifolia. 



A. periploeeefolia (Periploca-leaved). fl. pale blue, at the top 

 of the stem, sometimes only one. June. I. petiolate, ovate, 

 acute, somewhat cordate, crenately serrated. Stem ascending. 

 h. Sin Siberia, 1824. Rockery species. 



A. stylosa Gong-styled).* fl. pale blue, small, few, disposed in a 

 loose, naked, raceme. May. I. petiolate; lower ones obovate, 

 sinuate ; upper ones ovate, acuminated, glabrous. Stem ascending. 

 h. 1ft. to lift. Eastern Europe, 1820. 



A. triouspidata (three-cusped). 



Synonymous with A. denti- 



A. vertieillata (whorled).* fl. pale blue, small, irregularly dis- 

 posed at the tops of the stems ; lower whorls many-flowered, 

 distant; peduncles one to three-flowered. June. I. in whorls, 

 serrately toothed ; radical ones petiolate, roundish ; upper ones 

 ovate-lanceolate. Stems simple, h. 2ft to 3ft. Dahuria, 1783. 



ADENOSTOMA (from aden, a gland, and stoma, a 

 month). ORD. Rosacece. Hardy shrubs, having small, race- 

 mose, five-petaled flowers. They grow freely in rich loam 

 and peat in equal proportions. Propagated in spring or 

 autumn, by cuttings made of the young shoots, inserted in 

 sand, under glass. 



A, fasclculata (fascicled).* fl. white, small, produced in,.terminal 

 panicles, h. 2ft. California, 1848. A Heath-like evergribn bushy 

 plant, allied to Alchemilla. 



ADESMIA (from a, without, desmos, a bond ; in refer- 

 ence to the stamens being free). ORD. Leguminosce. 

 Chiefly greenhouse evergreen shrubs, or trailers, from South 

 America, with lanceolate stipnlas, abruptly pinnate leaves, 

 ending in a bristle ; axillary one-flowered pedicels, or the 

 flowers racemosely disposed at the tops of the branches, 

 in consequence of the upper leaves being abortive. They 

 will grow well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. Pro- 

 pagated by cuttings placed in sand, covered by a hand glass, 

 in a gentle heat; or by seeds, which are generally more 

 oatisfactory. The annual species A. muricata, A. pap- 

 posa, and A. pendula are not worth growing. The fol- 

 lowing are fairly representative of the most ornamental 

 species. 

 A. glutinosa (sticky).* fl. yellow ; racemes elongated, terminal 



with whT n ? S ^ ntl M d "W We " M the linear bnwteas) clothed 



*SB- s 



A. Londonl! (London's), fl. yellow. May, h. 2ft Valparaiso, 



yeUow: racemes somewhat 

 o^^ 

 epinose. Stem shrubby. A. 1ft. to 2ft. 1830 



A i&32 8PlUlftten8iS(U8pallatan) - ^y eUow - J"ly. h. 1ft China, 

 A. Tisoosa (clammy), fl. yell 



. August h. 12ft. Chili, 1831. 



A1 - name) ' BD - Acanthacece 



Allied I to Justus. Very ornamental stove shrubs, requiring 

 a good fibrous peat and loam, with a moderate addition of 

 silver sand To grow them well, they require liberal treat- 

 ment and plenty of heat, when the flower, will be produced 



Adhatoda continued. 



in great profusion. Increased by young cuttings in spring, 

 placed in sandy soil, in bottom heat. See Justicia. 

 A. cydonisefolia (Quince-leaved).* fl. produced in rather dense 

 clusters at the point of every branch ; tube of corolla white, the 

 upper lip white tipped with purple ; the lower lip large, rich deep 

 purple, with a white stripe down the centre. October. I. oppo- 

 site, ovate, dark green, and are, as well as the branches, slightly 

 downy. Brazil, 1855. This species is an excellent subject for 

 training up pillars or rafters ; and, when in bloom, makes a pretty 

 basket plant. It has a somewhat strangling habit, but a little 

 care only is needed in pruning and training to grow it into an 

 elegant shape. 

 A. vasica (Vasica). tf. purple. July. h. 10ft. India, 1699. 



ADHERENT. Strictly signifies sticking to anything, 

 but is more commonly employed in the sense of adnate. 

 ADHESION. The union of parts usually distinct. 

 ADIANTOPSIS. See Cheilanthes. 

 ADIANTUM (from adiantos, dry, as if plunged in 

 water it yet remains dry). Maidenhair. ORD. Filices. A 

 large genus of handsome tropical and temperate ferns. 

 Sori marginal, varying in shape from globose to linear, 

 usually numerous and distinct, sometimes confluent and 

 continuous. Involucre the same shape as the sorus, formed 

 of the reflexed margin of the fronds, bearing the capsules 

 on its upper side. None of the Adiantums are truly hardy 

 except the American A. pedatum; even our own native 

 species requires protection. The chief requirements of 

 this handsome genus of ferns are good drainage, and a 

 compost of fibrous peat, loam and sand. In most cases, 

 plenty of pot room is essential, and a larger quantity of 

 loam will be needed for strong-growing sorts. For general 

 culture, see Ferns. 



[ (rival).* sti. slender, about 6Ln. long, fronds slender, 

 pyramidate, tri-subquadripinnate ; pinna distinct, obliquely pyra- 



, 



midate, unequally-sided ; pinnules rhomboid or oblong, tapering to 

 the base, the terminal one distinctly cuneate, all sparingly lobate. 

 sort, 2in. to 4in., circular, or nearly so. Brazil, 1877. Stove or 



A. sethiopicum (^Ethiopian).* sti. 6in. to 9in. long, rather slender, 

 erect, fronds 12in. to 18in. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, deltoid, tri- or 

 quadripinnate ; lower pinnae Sin. to 4in. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, 

 deltoid ; ultimate segments Jin. to iin. across, Jin. deep, sub- 

 orbicular, the upper part broadly lobed ; rachis and surfaces 

 naked, sori in several roundish patches. A. Chilense (Chilian), A. 

 scabrum (scurfy), A. sulphureum (sulphured) are mere forms of 

 this species. Spain, and almost cosmopolitan. A very pretty 

 greenhouse fern. SYNS. A. assimile, A. emarginatum. 



A. afflne (related).* sti. 6in. to Gin. long, erect, fronds with a 

 terminal central pinna 4in. to 6in. long, Iin. to liin. broad, and 

 several smaller erecto-patent lateral ones, the lowest of which are 

 again branched ; pinnules, iin. to |in. long, Jin. deep, dimidiate, 

 the lower edge straight, the upper nearly parallel with it, crenate, 

 like the oblique or bluntly rounded outer edge, sori numerous, 

 roundish. New Zealand. Greenhouse species. SYN. A. Cunning- 

 hami. 



A. amabile Qovely). Synonymous with A. glaucophyllum. Also 

 a garden name for A. Moorei. 



A, amcenum (pleasing). Synonymous with A. flabellulatum. 



A. andicolum. A synonym of A. glaucophyllum. 



A, ancitcnse (Aneiteum).* sti. and rachises castaneous, the latter 

 glabrous beneath, ferrugino-pilose above ; fronds deltoid, three to 

 four pinnate, lift, to 2ft. long, and broad ; segments about iin. 

 long, rhomboidal, ascending, nearly sessile, inner side close to 

 rachis, lower erecto-patent, shallowly lobed. sori round, reniform, 

 in centre of lobes, four to six to a segment. Aneiteum Isles, 1880. 

 Stove or greenhouse species. 



A, assimile (assimilated). An Australian form of the widely- 

 distributed^, cethiopicum, 



A. Bausei (Bause's).* fronds lift, to 2ift. long, spreading, trian- 

 gular, tri-quadripinnate ; pinnae stalked, the lower ones obliquely 

 triangular ; pinnules broad, laterally deflexed, the basal ones 

 obliquely ovate with a truncate base, the intermediate somewhat 

 trapeziform, the terminal cuneate all shallowly lobed and pedi- 

 cellate, sori oblong renif onn, set across the apices of the lobes. 

 1879. A beautiful stove or greenhouse hybrid, between A. trapezi- 

 forme and A. decorum. 



A. bellum (handsome).* fronds tufted, 3in. to 6in. high, bi- 

 pinnate, ovate-lanceolate; pinna? of three to six pinnules, iin. 

 to liin. long, stalked ; pinnules cuneate or irregular transverse- 

 oblong, the somewhat larger terminal ones cuneate, lobed, the 

 margin erose, all shortly stalked, sori two to three on the smaller 

 pinnules, roundish, or sublunate. Bermuda, 1879. Greenhouse 

 or \\ ardian case species. 



