THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 





2Bsckynomene continued. 



OBD. Leguminosae. Stove herbs and shrubs, with impari- 

 pinnate leaves, having many pairs of leaflets, and axillary 

 racemes of usually yellow flowers. They thrive well 

 in a good rich loam. Propagated by cuttings, placed in sand 

 under a bell glass, in a brisk heat. Seeds of the herbaceous 

 species require a good heat to start them into growth. The 

 annuals are not worth growing. There are about forty other 

 species known besides those mentioned, some of which may 

 prove worthy of cultivation when introduced. 

 IE. arlstata (awned). A synonym of Pictetia aristat*. 

 IE. aspera (rough-stemmed), fl. yellow ; racemes compound ; 

 peduncles, bracteas, calyces, and corollas, hispid. June. I. with 

 thirty to forty pairs of linear leaflets, which (as well as the 



A. 6ft to 8ft- 



thirty to forty pair, _ 



legumes) are smooth. Stem herbaceous, erect 

 East Indies, 1759. Perennial. 



Oi. sensltiva (sensitive).* fl. white ; legumes and racemes 

 glabrous; peduncles branched, few-flowered. June. I. with 

 sixteen to twenty pairs of linear leaflets. Stem smooth. A. 5ft 

 to 6ft Jamaica, 1755. This shrub requires a sandy soil. 



2ESCULTJS (a name given by Pliny to a kind of oak 

 having an edible fruit; derived from esca, nourish- 

 ment). The Horse Chestnut. OBD. Sapindaceae. A genus 

 of hardy showy trees, well adapted for lawns or parks, 

 having a beautiful appearance when in flower. They will 

 do well in any soil, but the more loamy the better. In- 

 creased by layers, put down in the spring, or by grafting or 

 budding on the common horse chestnut. Seeds, where pro- 

 curable, should be sown singly in rows in spring, where they 

 may remain until they are of sufficient size to be perma- 

 nently planted out. This genus is distinguished from Pavia, 

 in having its capsules echinated, i.e., covered with prickles, 

 like a hedgehog; but this character is not always con- 

 sistent. 

 IE. carnea (flesh-coloured). Synonymous with JS. rubicunda. 



a (smooth-leaved).* fl. greenish yellow ; corolla of four 

 r petals, with their claws about the length of the calyx ; 

 longer than the corolla. June. I. with five leaflets, 

 very smooth ; foliage larger than the common species. A. 20ft. 

 North America, 1821. SYNS. A. ohioensis, A. pallida. 

 JE. Hlppooostanum (Common Horse-Chestnut), fl. white, tinged 

 with red, on very handsome terminal racemes, which are pro- 

 duced In great profusion . petals five. April and May. I. with 

 seven obovately-cuneated, acute, toothed leaflets. Asia, 1629. 

 This, the common horse chestnut, is well known by the beautiful 

 parabolic form in which it grows, and during the period of its 

 flowering no tree possesses greater beauty. It has two or three 

 unimportant varieties, differing in the variation of then- leaves, 

 and one also with double flowers. These are increased by grafting 

 only. 



JB. ohioensis (Ohio). A synonym of A. glabra. 

 IE. pallida (pale-flowered). A synonym of A. glabra. 

 JE. rubicunda (red-flowered).* fl. scarlet, in very fine terminal 

 racemes ; petals four, having the claws shorter than the calyx ; 

 stamens eight. June. I. with five to seven obovately-cuneated, 

 acute, unequally serrated leaflets. A. 20ft North America, 

 1820. This is a very distinct and beautiful tree when in flower, 

 and does not attain so large a size as jE. Uippocastanum. SYN. 



spread 



AESTIVATION. The manner of the folding of the 

 calyx and corolla in the flower bud. 



JETHIONEMA (from aitho, to scorch, and nema, a 

 filament; apparently in allusion to some tawny or burnt 

 appearance in the stamens). OED. Cruciferae. A genus 

 of elegant little plants, distinguished from aUied genera in 

 having the four larger stamens winged, and with a tooth. 

 Herbs or sub-shrubs, perennial or annual, branched from 

 the base, diffuse or erect. Flowers in crowded terminal 

 racemes. Leaves fleshy, sessile. They are well worth culti- 

 vating in sunny situations, where they form a freer flower- 

 ing habit than when growing in a wild state. Some of the 

 more hardy species may be planted on rock work, which, by 

 their dwarf growth, they are well adapted for. The annual 

 and biennial species may either be sown on rockwork or in 

 the front of the flower-border. A light dry soil suits them 

 best. The shrubby kinds of this genus should be kept in 

 pots, which should be well drained with potsherds, and 

 treated like other alpine plants. Propagated by seeds, sown 

 In May ; or by cuttings, planted in summer. 



JEtliionema continued. 



. Buxbaumli (Bauxbaum's). fl. pale red ; racemes crowded, 



aggregate. June. 1. oblong-spathulate, glaucous, h. 6in. Thrace, 



1825. A pretty annual, v,ith erect branched stems. SYN. Thlaspi 



arabicuin. 



Fia. 37. jETHiONEMA CORIDIFOLIDM, showing Habit and Flowers. 



JE. corldlfollum (Coris-leaved).* /. rosy lilac, small, in ter- 



minal dense rounded racemes. June. I. linear, glaucous, crowded. 



Asia Minor, 1871. A pretty perennial, shrubby below, with erect 



stems 6in. to Sin. high. See Fig. 37. 

 Of., graoile (slender), fl. purplish ; racemes crowded, terminal ; 



when in fruit, loose. June. I. lanceolate, pointed, h. Sin. 



Branches and branchlets slender, elongated. Sandy hills In Car- 



niola, 1820. Shrubby perennial. 



FIG. 58. ^ETIIIONEJIA GRANDIFLORUM, showing Habit and Flowers. 



.33. grandlflorum (large-flowered).* fl. of a warm shaded rose ; 

 racemes crowded, terminal, numerous. May to August. I. ovate- 

 oblong, glaucous. Mount Lebanon, 1879. This perennial species 

 forms a spreading bush about lift, high, and is perhaps the 

 handsomest of the genus. It succeeds well in the ordinary 

 border, but is far better suited for the rockery. See Fig. 58. 



.33. membranaceum (membranous-podded). /. purplish, in 

 terminal racemes. June. I. linear, distant, somewhat fleshy, 

 strictly appressed. h. Sin. to 6in. Persia, 1828. A small shrub, 

 with filiform branches. 



JE. monospermum (one-seeded), fl. purple, largish, in ter- 

 minal racemes. July. I. oval or obovate, blunt, coriaceous ; 

 pods one-celled, one-seeded, h. Sin. to 6iu. Spain, 1778. A 

 pretty little biennial, with hardish branches. 



JE. pulchellum (pretty).* This is said to be a new species, but it 

 much resembles JE. coridifolium. It is scarcely in full cultiva- 

 tion yet, but it proves one of the hardiest as well as one of the 

 most handsome kinds. 



IE. saxatilis (rock).* fl. purplish ; racemes loose, terminal. 

 May and June. I. lanceolate, acutish. h. Sin. Spain, 1820. A 

 pretty annual. 



AFRICAN ALMOND. See Brabeium. 

 AFRICAN BLADDER NUT. See Royena lucida. 

 AFRICAN FLEABANE. See Tarclionantlius. 

 AFRICAN HAREBELL. See Roella ciliata. 

 AFRICAN LILY See Agapanthus. 



