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AFRICAN LOTUS. See Zizyphus Lotus. 



AFRICAN MARIGOLD. S-:e Tagetes erecta. 



AFRICAN OAK. See Oldfieldia africana. 



AFRICAN SATIN-BUSH. 5;e Podalyria sericea. 



AFZELXA (named after Adam Afzelius, M.D., Pro- 

 fe^sor of Botany in the University of Upsal, and for many 

 years resident at Sierra Leone). OBD. Dtgnmino^ A 

 pretty store evergreen tree. For culture, see fgipnila. 

 A. africana (African) JL crimson, disposed in rac 



foar(funushedwittcU^iipperonehgt June. 



ligneus, many-celled ; seeds Mack, with scarlet anl. 



pinnate. A. 30ft Sierra Leone, 182L 



^pyET.TA (of Gmelin). A synonym of Seymeria 

 (which tee). 



AG ALMTLA (from agalma, an ornament, and Auk, a 

 wood ; the species ornament the woods in which they grow 

 wild). OKD. Gesneraceae. A small genus of handsome, climb- 

 ing or radicant herbs. Flowers in axillary fascicles ; corolla 

 limb oblique, five-lobed, scarcely two-lipped. Leaves simple, 

 alternate. A. staminea, the most generally cultivated 

 gpecies, is best grown in a basket, planted in a compost of 

 rough peat, a little leaf soil, fresh sphagnum moss, and 

 nodules of charcoaL Give an abundance of moisture when 

 growing, which should be lessened after flowering, and allow 

 the plant to rest during winter. It may be planted out on 

 rockwork in the stove. The temperature in summer should 

 not be less than 75deg. by day, and 65deg. by night. Half- 

 ripened cuttings will root freely in heat under a glass. 

 A. longistyla (long-styled), /.crimson. Java, 1873. 



b^o^ybenelKa^lonthe edges. Stem and petiok. hairy. 



*. 2ft. JaYa.1846. Store species. 



AGANISIA (from aganot, desirable; in reference to 

 the beauty of these neat little plants). ORD. Orchid**. 

 A small genus of epiphytal Orchids, requiring to be grown 

 upon a block of wood suspended from the rafters of the stove. 

 A damp atmosphere, syringing the roots and leaves freely 

 when in a growing state, and shade during very bright 

 sunshine, are primary points to be observed in their culti- 

 vation. Increased by dividing the pseudo-bulbs just pre- 

 vious to starting into new growth. 



JL, peduncle* axillary, few flowered. 



a (fringed).* JL white; Hp brae. Demeraia, 1874. 

 naiafca sacctform, fimbriate lip, but, when com- 

 the foregoing, its flowers, leaves, and bulbs are much 

 dtte^ faTnot sBtnpto thTapex, but the sac is 



A. gramlnea (grass-leaved). A weedy looking species, of no garden 

 value. Guiana, 1836. 



AGANOSMA (from aganos, mild, and osme, a smell ; 

 scent of flowers). OBD. Apocynaeeat. A genus of showy 

 stove or warm greenhouse shrubs, with opposite leaves 

 and terminal corymbs of large funnel-shaped flowers, the 

 coronet of which is cup-shaped or cylindrical, "having its 

 parts so united that they appear only as lobes around the 

 mouth of the cup." All the species mentioned are well 

 worth cultivating. They thrive best in a mixture of loam, 



Aganosma continued. 



sand, and peat, in equal proportions. Propagated by (ratting* 

 in sand, under glass, and with bottom heat. 



,ved).* JL large, 



curled panicles axillary 

 1. LfrSnfoblonJtobroad-lanceo 

 Shrubby climber. 



white, fragrant; 

 longer than .the 

 late, acuminated 



KOoviwicentedX* Jl. pate yellow, tinged with 

 __jve scented; corymbs terminaL October. I. oval, 

 i ends, tomentose beneath as well as the branches. 

 ,1812. Shrubby twiner. 



aD* /. i 



leave* L effipticf 



small, 



whitish, fragrant ; calyx 

 linal, shorter than the 



; corolla downy < 



acuminated, glabrous. India, Shrubby twiner. 

 A-inaiTBtartaftijiwjj^^JgiJwjjJ-^^hi^ 



YtuceolaU^ smooth. Sylhk Shrubby climber. 



October. L ovate^ordate, acuminated ; petioles ud 



A. Wallichli (Wallich's).* JL white, fragrant ; calyr and corolla 

 downy outside; corymbs terminal. L elliptic-acununated, shining 

 above and pale beneath, glabrous. India. This species differs 

 from the lastin the veins olthe leaves being paraUel, not longi- 

 tudinal, from the base to the apex. Shrubby twiner. 



AGAPANTHUS (from agape, love, and anthot, a 

 flower). OBD. LUiacece. African Lily. A genus, with 

 numerous varieties, of very handsome greenhouse or con- 

 servatory herbaceous plants. Flowers large, scapose; 

 perianth tabular, tube short; stamens six, having the 

 filaments somewhat declinate. Leaves linear or lorate, 

 arching, radical. They are of easy culture, and thrive 

 best in strong turfy loam, leaf mould, decomposed manure, 

 and river sand. They may be grown in large pots or tubs 

 outside, to be removed in autumn, and placed under the 

 stage in the greenhouse, or where they will be protected 

 from frost, and kept moderately dry. If planted and left 

 outside, the crowns should be well covered with cocoa-nut 

 fibre in winter. During the summer, and especially in dry 

 weather, the plants can hardly be over watered. They 

 thrive admirably on the margins of lakes or running 

 streams, and few plants, alike in flower and foliage, are 

 more effective. Clear manure water may be given pre- 

 vious to or when the plants are in flower, and, after 

 flowering, gradually lessen the quantity of water, until 

 they are stowed away for the winter. -They increase very 

 rapidly, by offseta, and, if necessary, the old plants may be 

 divided in early spring, to any extent required. In the 

 more southern parts of this country they are quite hardy. 



FIG. 39. AGAPA.VTHUS CMBELLiTCS. 



L shSS^f ssgs^&awes 



n^^ra^^Er^ii^wb -^^P^ ' 

 o?Goo?Hope, 1692. ^eeFig.39. 



