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Asystasia continued. 



terminal clusters; corolla somewhat funnel-shaped, five- 

 lobed ; calyx five-lobed, regular. Branches slender. They 

 require a compost of peat and loam, with a little sand, 

 and, to induce a rigorous growth, a little dry cow-dung 

 may be applied. Propagated by cuttings of young shoots, 

 placed in sandy soil, under a bell glass, in April, with a 

 brisk bottom heat. 



A. chelonioldes (Chelonia-likeX* /t- in terminal racemes reddish 

 purple, the border white. L opposite, ovate-acute, A. 3ft to 4ft 

 ' India, 187L A pretty dwarf sub-shrub. 



A. coromandeliana (Coromandel). ft. deep lilac; racemes 

 axillary, elongated, second, strict. July. i. opposite, cordate- 

 ovate -/branches diffuse, A. 4ft. India, 1845. STN. Juttieiagan- 

 getiea. 



A. macrophylla (large-leaved).* ft. bilabiate, bell-shaped, rosy 

 purple outside, and almost pure white within ; spikes terminal, 

 erect, 1ft. long. June. J. very large, obovate-lanceolate. A. 

 8ft to 20ft. Fernando Po, 1867. 



A. scandens (climbing).* ft. cream-colonred ; tube of corolla 

 widened and recurred above, lobes of limb crenately curved; 

 racemes terminal, compact, thyrse-formed. July. I. oborate or 

 orate acute, glabrous. A. 6ft. Sierra Leone, 1845. This band- 

 some stove climber requires a high, moist temperature after 

 shifting. STO. Henfreya scandens. 



A. violaoea (violet).* ft, violet purple, striped with white, in 

 terminal racemes. L shortly-stalked, ovate-acuminate, deep 

 green, minutely hairy on both surfaces. A. 1ft to 2ft. India, 

 1870. A pretty dwarf plant 



ATACCIA. A synonym of Tacca (which see). 

 ATALANTA (of Nnttall). A synonym of Peritoma 

 (which see). 



ATALANTIA (mythological: Atalanta, the daughter 

 of Schoenens). OKD. Rutaceas. A genus of ornamental 

 store evergreen shrubs, having the eight stamens united 

 below into a tube, and with undivided leaves. It comprises 

 about ten species. They thrive well in a mixture of loam 

 and peat. Propagated by means of ripened cuttings, which 

 root readily if inserted in sand under a hand glass, in heat. 

 A. monophylla {one-leaved). . small, white, in axillary ra- 

 cemes, jr. golden yellow, about the size of a nutmeg. June. I. 

 simple, ovate-oblong, emarginate at the apex. Spines small, 

 simple. A. 8ft India, 1777. A thorny shrub. 

 AT AM ASCO LILY. See Zephyrantb.es Atamasco 

 ATHAMANTA (named from Mount Athamas, in 

 Sicily, where some species are found). OBD. UmbelHferce. 

 A. genus of greenhouse or hardy herbaceous plants, usually 

 velvety from villi on the stem, leaves, and fruit. Flowers 

 white ; involucra of one or few leaves ; involucel of many 

 leaves. A. MatthjoU is a very graceful perennial, with 

 Fennel-like foliage. It thrives well in any ordinary soil. 

 Increased by dirisions, or by seeds sown in spring. 

 A. Matthloli (Matthioli's). JL white, twelve to twenty-five to an 

 umbeL Summer. L three or four, ternate ; leaflets linear-filiform, 

 elongated, divaricate. A. 1ft to 2ft Alps of Carinthia, 1802. 

 AT HAN ASIA (from a, not, and thanatos, death; 

 alluding to the length of time which the flowers last). 

 OBD. Composite. Bather ornamental greenhouse erer- 

 green shrubs with yellow flowers, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. They grow well in a soil consisting of three parts 

 loam and one part peat. Propagation is effected by 

 cuttings, taken from half-ripened wood in spring, and 

 inserted in sand, under a hand glass. 

 A. capitata (headed)." ft.-headt yellow. March. L pinnati- 

 partite ; younger ones hoary, older ones smooth. A. 14ft Cape 

 of Good Hope, 1774. 



A.pnbescena (downy). JL-htads yellow. July. I oblong, entire 

 (or tridentate), softly hairy on both sides ; when old, sub-glabrous. 

 A. 6ft Cape of Good Hope, 1768. 



ATHEE.OSFEBJxIA (from other, an awn, and sperma, 

 seed; seeds awned). OBD. Monimiaceae. A beautiful 

 greenhouse evergreen tree, with the aspect of a stately 

 Conifer. Flowers panicled, dioecious; perianth five to 

 eight-cleft. Leaves opposite, aromatic. A compost of loam 

 and peat, in about equal proportions, is necessary. It can 

 be readily propagated by cuttings. 



ata (Musk-scented). Plume Nutmeg; Tasmanian 

 fl. white. June. A. 40ft. New Holland, 1824. 



ATHEROSFERME.SJ. See Monimiacea. 



ATHESTTIITJS. See Pinellia, 



ATHSIXIA (from a, not, and thru;, a hair; the re- 

 ceptacle being destitute of hairs). OKD. Composite. A 

 greenhouse evergreen shrub. It succeeds best in turfy 

 loam, peat, and sand, and requires to be potted firmly. 

 Propagated by cuttings of young wood, inserted under a bell 

 glass in sandy soil, and treated like Erica (which see). 

 A. eapensis (Cape).* JL-ktad* bright crimson, solitary, terminal. 



April I. rarrow, lanceolate, alternate, entire. A. 3ft Cape of 



Good Hope, 182L 



ATHHOTAXZ8 (from ort.ro*, crowded together, and 

 taxis, arrangement ; in reference to the disposition of the 

 scales of the cones). OBD. Com/era. A small genus of 

 Tasmanian evergreen dioecious, trees or shrubs, with small 

 scale-like leaves, and small globular cones of many imbri- 

 cated scales, with from three to six carpels under each 

 scale. In very sheltered situations they will probably 

 prove hardy ; but, otherwise, they are only suitable for 

 botanical collections. Increased by cuttings. This genus 

 is almost universally misspelt Art hro taxis. 

 A. cnpressoides (Cypress-like). I small, thick, leathery, spirally 



arranged, closely imbricated, deep glossy g_reen. A. 30ft A small, 



erect, and very slow growing tree, with numerous slender 



branchlets. 



A. Doniana (Don's). A synonym of A. laxi/olia. 

 A. Imbricata (imbricated). A garden synonym of A. ttlagmoides. 



VAXifolia (loose-leaved). Differing from A. euprettoidet in 

 ving longer, more pointed, open, and spreading leaves, wh 

 stand out from the stem in a Jnni 



, and spreading leaves, which 

 -like fashion. Its lateral 

 to 25ft SIT*. A. Doniana. 



growths are rather pendulous. A. ; 

 A. selaginoides (Selago-like). L glossy green, scale-Like, spirally 

 disposed, closely appressed to the shoots, branches and their 

 ramifications very numerous. A. variable, up to 40ft Very inte- 

 resting, and quite distinct. STN. A. inbrieata (of gardens). 



ATHYBXTTM. See Asplenium. 



ATBtAGENE (a name originally given to Clematis 

 Vitalba, by Theophrastus). OBD. Ranunculacecc. A genus 

 of ornamental, hardy, climbing, deciduous shrubs, closely 

 allied to Clematis, from which they differ in having 

 numerous petals. They are increased by cuttings, which 

 should be pricked in light sandy soil and placed under a 

 hand glass; also by layering in the autumn. Both methods 

 are slow ; the layers should not be separated for about a 

 year, when they will be vigorous plants. Seeds must be sown 

 in early spring, in gentle heat; when the seedlings are 

 large enough to handle, they should be pricked off and 

 grown on in pots till they are strong plants. 



FIG. 189. ATIUOK-fK ALPIJU, 



Ik, and 



A. alpina (alpine).* JL blue, varying to white ; petals ten to 



twelve, linaar at the base, but dilated at the apex ; peduncles one- 

 flowered, longer than the leaves. May. L bitemate ; leaflets 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, serrate. Mountainous parts of 

 Europe, 1792. The white-flowered variety, named alba, is in cultf. 

 vation. STXS. A. austriaca and A. tOnriea. See Fig. 189. 



arlcana (American).* ft. large, purplish -blue ; petals 

 ; peduncles one-flowered. May. t. whorled, in fours, 



