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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



titinued. 



of their being separated, and thus become independent 



plants. For other species often included under this genus 



in catalogues, see Cassandra, Cassiope, Leucothoe, 



Lyonia, Oxydendrnm, Fieris, and Zenobia. 



A. polifolia (Folium-leaved). WUd Rosemary, ft. pinky white, 



drooping, sometimes tipped with red ; corolla ovate, furnished 



with ovate, rather leafy imbricated bracteas, terminal, umbellate. 



June. 1. linear-lanceolate, mucronulate, with the margins more 



or less revolute, quite entire, glaucous beneath, with an elevated 



rib, and reticulated veins. A. 1ft. The numerous varieties of this 



very beautiful native shrub principally differ in the colouring of 



the flowers. 



ANDROFOGOX (from aner, a man, and pogon, a 

 beard; tufts of hair on flowers). OBD. Graminece, A 

 large genns of grasses with polygamous flowers. The 

 majority of species are of no horticultural value ; several, 

 however, are very ornamental subjects, and thrive well in a 

 rich, deep soil. Easily propagated by seeds or by division 

 of the roots. The South European kinds succeed in the 

 open air if planted in a warm dry border. 

 A. oltratnm (Citrus-leaved). Synonymous with A. Sehcmanthtu. 

 A. Schcenanthus. Lemon Grass, fl. in threes ; spikes imbricate, 

 conjugate, panicled. A handsome species, the leaves of which 

 emit a very fragrant odour when bruised, h. 2ft India, 1786. 

 Stove species. SYN. A. citratum. 



Other species worth growing are furcatut, halepensis, muricatus, 

 pubescent, scopariiu, tquarrotut, and ttrictut. 



ANDROSACE (from aner, a man, and sakos, buckler ; 

 in reference to the resemblance of the anther to an ancient 

 buckler). Including Aretia. OBD. Prvmulacea. Dwarf 

 annuals or perennials, entirely alpine, agreeing in most 

 characters with Primula, but having the tube of the corolla 

 narrowed at the mouth. An airy, well-drained, and par- 

 tially sunny position is essential in their culture. They 

 thrive well between fissures of rocks or stones with a rich 

 sandy peat soil. Drought and a sour soil are alike fatal, 

 and both will be greatly obviated if small pieces of sand- 

 stone are mixed with the soil. The woolly species are best 

 arranged beneath a jutting ledge of the rockery, which 

 will afford them protection from the hottest sunshine, and 

 from excessive wet in winter ; additional comfort will be 

 provided from toe latter ill if a piece of glass is placed 

 over them during the autumn and winter months. They 

 can also be well grown, and make charming little speci- 

 mens, in pots, with rich sandy soil and thorough drainage. 

 Sprinkle sand among the small rosettes of leaves. They 

 are increased by divisions, cuttings, or seed; the latter 

 should be sown as early as possible, and raised in a frame. 

 A. alpina (alpine). A. purplish rose; throat and tube yellow, soli- 

 tary ; peduncles about Jin. long. June. I. crowded, small 

 tongue-shaped, in small rosettes, h. 2in. to Sin. Switzerland! 

 1775. This species requires a rather shady aspect, and to be 

 planted almost perpendicularly in a soil composed of leaf mould 

 peat, fibrous loam, and sharp sand. SYN. A. glaciali*. 

 A. Aretia (Aretius 1 ). Synonymous with A. helvetica. 

 A. aretioides (Aretia-like). Synonymous with A. oUusifolia. 

 A. argentea (silvery).* fl. white, sessile, very numerous. June. 

 1. densely imbricated, lanceolate, oblong, covered with short 

 airs, forming very pretty sil very-grey rosettes. A. about 2in 

 Switzerland, 1826. This requires a well drained, sunnv fissure: 



SYN. A. imbricate. 



three to seven, on hairy stalked umbels. July. I. awl-shaped' 

 smooth, acuminated, not forming rosettes. Stem somewhat 

 elongated, h. 3in. or 4in. Switzerland, 1768. This forms charm- 



increased. SYNS. A. Lachenalii, A. puberula. 



A. C. eximla (select).* Larger and more robust than the typical 

 species, and a more rapid grower. Forms compact tufts of dense 

 rosettes, bearuig hea5s oF rosy-crimson yellow-eyed flowersfon 

 stems 2m. or 3in. high. Auvergne Alps, 1871. It requires moist 

 sunny ledges and fissures of rocEwork &i peat, loam, and sandL 



A Chamaalasme (rock jasmine).* fl. blush, ultimately deep pink 

 with a yellow eye, umbellate. June. I. lanceolate taperin" to a 

 point towards the base, in comparatively large, not dense rosettes 

 A. about 2in. to 4in. Austria, &c., 1768. A very free fl^werin^ 

 species, growing freely when established, ultimately forming largl 

 tufts. It thnves best in a deep, well drained and rich loam soil 



A. Ciliate (ciliated) fl. deep carmine red, on stems double as 

 long as the leaves. June. 1. lanceolate-oblong, smooth on both 

 surfaces, with ciliated margins, imbricated A. 2in to 3ta 

 forming dense cushions. Pyrenees. ' 



Androsace continued. 



rhite, on slender 



A coronoplfolla (buckhorn-leaved).* fl. pure white, on slen 

 pedicels, umbellate on peduncles, about 6in. high. April to Ju 

 . lanceolate, distantly serrated, smooth, in flatfish rosettes. 

 Russia, 1755. This is a charming little annual, well worthy of a 

 place on the rockery. A colony of it is extremely pretty ; it seeds 

 freely, and a batch of young plants almost invariably takes the 

 place of the old ones. SYN. A. septentrionalis. 



A glaclalls (glacial). Synonymous with A. alpina. 



A helvetica (Swiss).* fl. white, nearly sessile, with a yellow 

 eye, larger than the little rosettes of leaves on the stalk from 

 which they spring. May. 1. lanceolate, obtuse, closely imbricated, 

 small, ciliated. A. lin., forming dense cushions. Switzerland, 1775. 

 A rare little gem, requiring a partially shaded position, and very 

 sandy soil. SYN. A. Aretia. 



A imbrlcata (imbricated). Synonymous with A. argentea. 



A Lachenalli (Lachenal's). Synonymous with A. carnea. 



A. lactea (milk-white).* fl. pure white, with yellow throat, large, 

 on long graceful stalks, umbellate. June. I. linear, or nearly so, 

 in rosettes, sometimes scattered on the elongated branches. 

 A. about 4in. Austria, 1752. Very floriferous and strong growing. 

 Should have an eastern or western aspect, and be propagated 

 from seeds. SYN. A. pauciflora. 



Fro. 90. ANDROSACE LAGGERI. 



A. Laggeri (Lagger-s).* fl. pink, sessile ; when approaching ma- 

 turity the stem becomes elongated, and bears a tuft of stalked 

 flowers. March. I. awl-shaped, sharply pointed, in tiny rosettes. 

 h. 3in. Pyrenees, &c., 1879. Very like A. carnea, but more deli- 

 cate, earlier, and more abundant flowering, with deeper green 

 foliage. It suffers from exposure to the sun, and therefore re- 

 quires a partially shady position. Should be propagated from 

 seeds or cuttings, which latter strike freely. See Fig. 90. 



A lannglnosa (woolly-leaved).* fl. delicate rose, with a small 

 yellow eye, umbellate. June to October. 1. nearly lin. long, 

 clothed with shiny silken hairs, h. 6in. to 9m. Himalaya, 1842. 

 A very beautiful species, with spreading or trailing shoots, easily 

 multiplied by cuttings or layers. It requires a warm sunny spot 

 on the rockery, with a sandy peat soil. When planted so that its 

 shoots drape the face of a rocky ledge, it is one of the most charm- 

 ing plants possible to grow. 



A. obtusifolia (blunt-leaved), ft. white or rose, with yellow eye ; 

 umbels five or six-flowered. Spring. I. lanceolate or rather 

 spathulate, in rather large rosettes. Stems downy, h. 2in. to 6in. 

 European Alps. A very pretty form, closely allied to A. Chamas- 

 iasme, and differing principally in its somewhat larger rosette o' 

 leaves and stronger growth. SYN. A. aretioides. 



A. panciflora (few-flowered). Synonymous with A. lactea. 



A penicillata (finely hairy). Synonymous with A. villosa. 



A puberula (puberulous). Synonymous with A. carnea. 



A pubcsccns (downy). /. white, with a faint yellow eye, solitary, 

 at the ends of the branchlets, very numerous. June. I. oblong, 

 ovate, ciliated, in a crowded rosette. Stem with a small swelling 

 close to the flower, h. 2in. Alps, 1869. Treat like A. Chamat. 

 jasme. 



A pyrenalca (Pyrenean). fl. white, with yellowish eyes, on a 

 scape about lin. high. Summer. 1. narrow-oblong, ciliated, re- 

 curved, keeled at the back. h. lin. Pyrenees. An exceedingly 

 pretty and diminutive little alpine plant, grown, according to Mr. 

 Robinson, "to great perfection in fissures between large rocks, 

 with, however, deep rifts of sandy peat and loam in them. It 

 will also grow on a level exposed spot, but in such a position 

 should be surrounded by half-buried stones." 



A sarmentosa (trailing).* fl. bright rose, with a white eye, in 

 umbels of ten to twenty, on an erect scape. May and June. I. very 

 silvery, forming dense rosettes, whence spring a number of runners, 

 bearing at their extremities other tufts, which should be pegged 

 down and covered with soil, when they will root freely. Hima- 

 layas, 1876. It requires rich sandy loam, a sunny position, and to 

 be wedged between pieces of sand-stone. Cover the rosettes 

 during winter with a sheet of glass. See Fig. 9L 



