THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Amygdalus continued. 



linear, attenuated at the base, serrated, quite glabrous, h. 2ft. 



to 3ft. Tartary, 1683. SYN. A. Besseriana. 

 A. orientalia (Oriental). /. rose coloured. March, fr. mucro- 



nate. I. lanceolate, quite entire, almost permanent, clothed with 



silvery tomentum, as well as the branches. A. 2ft. to 4ft. 



Levant, 1756. SYN. A. anjentea. 



AMYLACEOUS. Starch-like. 



AMYRIDACE.2E. See Burseracere. 



AM THIS (from a, intensive, and myron, balm ; the 

 whole of the trees in this genus smell strongly of balm or 

 myrrh). OED. Burseracece. Ornamental stove evergreen 

 trees, abounding in a resinous fluid. Flowers white, dis- 

 posed in panicles. Leaves unequally pinnate. They thrive 

 well in a mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings root freely 

 in Band, under a hand glass with bottom heat, during the 

 spring months. 



A. balsamifera (balsam-bearing). Synonymous with A. toxifera. 

 A. braziliensis (Brazilian).* ft. white ; panicles axillary, shorter 



than the leaves. August, t. with one to 



site leaflets ; leaflets lanceolate 



the apex, mucronate, quite 



site leaflets ; leaflets lanceolate, tapering to the base, rounded at 

 the apex, mucronate, quite entire, veil 

 coloured beneath, h. 20ft. Brazil, 1823. 



veiny, shining above, dis- 



A. heptaphylla (seven-leaved). /. whitish yellow; panicles 

 branched, axillary, and terminal. I. with three to four pairs of 

 alternate, simple leaflets, which are stalked, obliquely-lanceolate, 

 acuminated, entire, h. 16ft. India, 1823. 



A. Plumlerl (Plumier's).* Gum Elemi Tree. ft. white ; panicles 

 branched, terminal. The fruit of this species is the shape and 

 size of an olive, but red, having an odoriferous pulp within it. 

 I. leaflets three to five, all stalked, somewhat serrated, ovate, 

 acuminate, villous beneath, h. 20ft. West Indies, 1820. 



A. toxifera (poison-bearing). ft. white ; racemes simple, about 

 the length of the petioles, fr. the shape of a pear, and of a 

 purple colour, hanging in bunches. I., leaflets five to sev 



stalked, ovate, somewhat cordate, acuminated. A. 50ft. West 

 318. The wood, known as Rhodes Wood, bears a fine 



ng in bunches. I., leaflet 



what cordate, acuminated. 

 Indies, '1818. ' 

 polish, and has a pleasant smell. SYN. A. balsamifera. 



ANACAMFSEROS (from anakampto, to cause re- 

 turn, and eros, love). SYN. Rulingia. OBD. Portula- 

 cacecB. Very dwarf greenhouse succulent herbs or sub- 

 shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 large, expanding only in the heat of the sun ; petals five, 

 very fugacious; sepals five, opposite, oblong, rather con- 

 crete at the base ; pedicels one-flowered, short or elongated, 

 disposed in racemes. Leaves ovate, fleshy. They grow 

 freely in sandy loam, mixed with some lime rubbish; but 

 little water is needed. Cuttings root freely if laid to dry 

 a few days before planting. Leaves taken off close to the 

 plants, and also left to dry for a short time before being 

 planted, will take root. Seed, when obtainable, should be 

 sown in the spring. 



A. araobnoldes (cobwebbed).* ft. white ; petals lanceolate ; ra- 

 cemes simple. July. I. ovate, acuminated, difformed, green, 

 shining, cobwebbed. h. 6in. to 9in. 1790. 



A. filamentosa (thready), fl. reddish, or deep rose coloured ; 

 petals oblong. August. I. ovate-globose, gibbous on both sides, 

 and cobwebbed, rather rugged above, h. bin. to 1ft. 1795. 

 A. intermedia (intermediate). Very like A. JUamentosa, but has 



broader and more numerous leaves. 



A. rubens (reddish).' ft. red ; racemes simple. July. I. ovate, 

 difforaed, shining dark green, somewhat reflexed at the apex. 



A. nifescens (rusty-coloured). ft. reddish, similarly disposed to 

 A. variant. July. I. crowded, expanded and recurved, ovate, 

 acute, thick, green, usually dark purple beneath, h. 6in. 1818. 



A. Telephiastrum (Telephium-like). Synonymous with A. 

 vctnans. 



A. various (varying).* fl. reddish ; racemes few-flowered, sub- 

 pamcled. July. I. ovate, difformed, glabrous, h. Sin. 1813. 

 SYN. A. Telephiastrum. 



ANACAMPTIS. See Orchis. 



ANACARDIACE2:. A rather large order of trees or 

 shrubs, with a resinous, milky juice. Flowers inconspicuous. 

 Leaves generally dotless. Ovary containing a single 

 ovule. This order contains, among other genera, Anacar- 

 dium, Mangifera, and Rhus. 



ANACARDIUM (origin doubtful; probably from 

 ana, like, and Icardia, the heart ; in reference to the form 

 of the nut). OBD. Anacardiaceas. An ornamental stove 



Anacarditun continued. 



evergreen tree with entire, feather-nerved leaves and ter- 

 minal panicles of flowers ; nut reniform, umbilicated, 

 seated laterally on a fleshy, wide, pear-shaped peduncle. 

 It requires a light loamy soil. Ripened cuttings, with their 

 leaves left on, root freely in sand under a hand glass, in heat. 

 A. occidentale( Western). Cashew Nut. /. reddish, small, very 

 sweet scented, succeeded by an edible pome-like fruit of a yellow 

 or red colour. I. oval, cuneated, very blunt, somewhat emargi- 

 nate, obovate-oblong, entire, smooth, h. 16ft. West Indies, 1699. 



ANADENIA. See Grevillea. 



ANAGALLIS (from anagelas, to laugh ; removing de- 

 spondency : meaning doubtful). Pimpernel. OBD. Primu- 

 lacecB. Annual or perennial trailers with angular stems, 

 opposite or verticillate leaves, and solitary pedunculate 

 flowers ; corolla rotate or funnel-shaped, deeply five-cleft. 

 All are very pretty and free flowering plants, of easy cul- 

 ture. The annuals are raised from seed sown in a sunny 

 spot in spring; the perennials are increased by striking 

 cuttings of the young shoots, or division, at any time, either 

 under a hand glass or in a close frame. Keep in the shade 

 until well established, and gradually harden off. Plant 

 outside in light rich soil for summer flowering, and each 

 year secure a stock in frames during the winter. They 

 require, if left out of doors, a protection during the winter, 

 except A. tenella. 



A. fruticosa (shrubby).* fl. axillary, large, vermilion, with a dark 



May to August. (. verticillate, four in 

 Morocco, 1803. A biennial. 



throat. MaytoAi 



in each whorl, h. 2ft. 



A. grandiflora (large-flowered).* fl. very variable, but intense 



blue and deep vermilion red are predominant. May to autumn. 



h. 4in. Habit very compact and neat, and very floriferous. 



There are several varieties. Annual. 

 A. indica (Indian), fl.. deep blue, small. July. h. 1ft. Nepaul 



1824. Annual ; trailing. 



FIG. 84. ANAGALLIS LINIFOLIA, showing Habit and Flower. 



A. linifolia (flax-leaved).* fl. brilliant blue, large, about in. in 



diameter. July. I. opposite, h. 9in. to 12in. Portugal, 1796. 



Perennial. There are many varieties, the best of which are the 



following. SYN. A. Monelli. See Fig. 84. 

 A. L Breweril (Brewer's).* fl. red. June. h. 9in. Known also 



as Phillipsii. 



A. L Eugenie (Eugenie's).* fl. blue, margined with white. 

 A. L lilacina (lilac-flowered), ft. lilac. May. h. 1ft. 

 A. L Napoleon III. (Napoleon's).* A. crimson maroon, distinct 



and pretty. 



A. L Parksii (Parks'), ft. red, large. 



A. 1. phoanicea (Phoanician).* ft. scarlet. May. Morocco, 1803. 

 A. 1. sanguinea (bloody). /. bright ruby colour. 

 A. L Wilmorcana (Wilmore's).* A. bright blue purple, with 



yellow eye. h. 6in. 



A. Monelli (Monell's). A synonym of A. linifolia. 

 A. tenella (delicate).* /. delicate pink, with deeper veins ; corolla 



bell-shaped. Summer. I. roundish, very small, opposite. A 



beautiful little native bog trailer, and one of the prettiest in the 



whole genus. Requires a boggy and wet soil 



