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ACROSTICHUM 



especially in the air. Avoid unnocos^nrv disturbances 

 of routs.' Us.- some partly decayed l.al' iiM.ld, 



A.rii-iiiiiinuhni,. \{nnk..S.l: W2. A. can, il,,ul„t ii,„ . :md A. caii- 

 ddtum. Hook., iill from S. Amer.. related t.. .\ osTinuMliweum.— 

 AflageUiferutn, \V:ill. Rooting at apex of terminal pinna. E.Ind. 

 S. 1:201.— .1. f,rni,-i,l,ict-uM. Hook. Allied to A. peltatuni. 

 Ecuador. — -4. il'i-ininirri, Rory. Lvs. simple. Allied to A. sim- 

 plex. W. Ind. lo Uraz.— -4. heteromdrphum, Klotzsch. Lvs. 

 simple. 1>2~2 in. long. S. Amer. — A.latifdlium, Swz. Lvs. sim- 

 ple, 9-18 in. long. Allied to A.eonforme. Mex. to Braz. — A.lepi- 

 <id(w?«, Willd. Allied to A. villosiira, Andes. — A . quercifblium , 

 Retz. Allied to A. flagelliferwm. Ind. — A. serratifbliuTn.Mert. 

 Pinnate, with lvs. 1-2 ft. long. Allied to A. anreum. Mex. to 

 Braz. — .4 . spicatinn, Linn. Simple, with sori on long eontraeteii 

 apex. (Hymenolepis.) E.Ind. — A. tacccefdlium, 'Hook. Allied 

 to A. flagelliferum. Philippines. l M. Underwood. 



29. Actinidia areola (X %). 



ACT.SA (ancient name of the elder, transferred by 

 LinnR'u.s). Bnniinculiicecf. Native hardy herbaceous 

 perennials, with showy spikes of small fls. and hand- 

 some clusters of berries in autumn. Leaflets of the 

 twice- or tliricc-temate lvs. ovate, sharply cleft, and ctit- 

 toothed. They like rich woods and shade. Useful for 

 rockery and wild garden. Prop, by seeds and by root- 

 division in spring. 



Alba, Mill. (^1. rubra, Bigel.). White Banebeerv. 

 Height, l-lj"^ ft.; much like A. spicata, but the leaflets 

 more cut, teeth and points sharper; plant smoother: fls. 

 white, in an oblong raceme, and a week or* two later: 

 pedicels in fr. very thick, turning red : berries white, 

 ovate-oblong, often purplish at the end. N. states. D. .'ill. 



spicMa, Linn. Cohosh. Herb-Christophee. Plant 

 1-2 ft.: lvs. hi- or triternate, serrated: fls. white or 

 bluish, in ovate racemes: berries purplish black, oblong. 

 Apr.-June. Eu. , Jap. — Less cult. than the red-fruited var. 



Var. rdbra, Ait. {A. r»6rn, Willd.). Red Banebeerv. 

 Rather taller than ^4. alba: lvs. bi- or triternate, ser- 

 rated : fl. cluster white, larger than in A. spicata: ber- 

 ries bright red, very handsome. Apr.-June. Northern 

 states. K. C. Davis. 



ACTlStiLLA.iGTeek, small-raijed). Compdsitw. Har- 

 dy perennials from W. N, Amer., for cult, in alpine gar- 

 dens. Height (i-l'J in. : fls. yellow, summer. Of easy 

 cult, in light soil. Prop, by division or by seeds. 



grrandiJldra, Torr. & Gray. Plant densely woolly: lower 

 lvs. pinnately or bipinnately parted, with margined peti- 

 oles from broad, scarious bases; upper cauline lvs. sim- 

 ple or sparingly divided: fls. 2-3 in. wide, summer. — A 

 pretty alpine plant. 



scapdsa, Nutt. Plant villous: lvs. radical, linear-spat- 

 ulate, 2-3 in. long, punctate, entire : fls. 1 in. wide ; scapes 

 single, leafless, l-f!d., 3-9 in. long. 



A. lan&ta, Pur8h.=Eriophyllum cfespitosum. 



J. B. Keller and W. Jl. 



ACTINOMERIS 



ACTINlDIA laktin. rav ; referrini; to the radiate 

 styles), 'rmi.slnt i„la,-f,r. Hanlv .•linibiiii; deciduous 

 shrubs, slrouK-i-'rowiiig and excellent for .■overing ar- 

 bors, screens, tndlises, walls and low buildings. Re- 

 markably free from insects and fungi. Lvs. alternate, 

 long-petioled, serrate: fls. axillary, single or in corymbs, 

 polygamous, white, cup-shaped, y^-%in. in diam. ; sepals 

 and petals 5; stamens and stitrnuis numerous: berry 

 many-seeded, about 1 in. long, edible, E. Asia, Hima- 

 layas. Prop, by .seeds, by greenwooil cuttings in sum- 

 mer, or by hardwood cuttings; also by layers. Mono- 

 graph by Maximowicz in Diagn. Plant. As. Nov. 6: 422. 



A. Lvs. dark green, shining, charfaceous. 



argtita, Miq. (-4. polygama , Hort., not Miq. A. volit- 

 '<i7/.s, Hort., not Miq.). Fig. 29. Petioles mostly setose: 

 lvs. 4-5 in. long, broad-elliptic, cuneate to subcordate at 

 the base, abruidly acuniiiiaTo, sitiootii except the setose 

 midrib beneath, situlosily ;i|i|irr^s, i| serrate: fls. 3 or 

 more, greenish white; authors daik joirple: fr. green- 

 ish yellow, with tig-like flavor. ,lunc. Japan, Saghalin, 

 Manchuria. A.G. 1891:142. 



AA. Lvs. bright green, dnll, memhranareons, sometimes 

 fii'i'Kining in the summer handsomely variegated 

 iihitvf the middle: fls. fragrant: not climbing high. 



polygama, Miq. Lvs. 3-4 in. long, broad -ovate or ovate- 

 oblong, cuneate to subcordate at the base, appressed- 

 serrate, mostly setose at the nerves on both sides: fls. 

 1-3, %in. in diam.; stigmas on a short, thick style; fr. 

 yellow. July. Japan, Saghalin, Manchuria. B.M. 7497. 

 — The plant attracts cats like valerian. 



Kolomikta, Maxim. Petioles not setose ; lvs. downy 

 beneath when young, 4—6 in. long, ovate-oblong, rounded 

 or cordate at the base, unequally setulosely serrate, 

 sparsely setose beneath: fls. 1-3, J^in. in diam. ; stigmas 

 sessile. July. Japan, Saghalin, Manchuria. R.H. 1898:36. 



A. caltdsa, Lindl. Allied to A. arguta. Lvs. mostly acute at 

 both ends. Himalayas. Alfeed Rehdee. 



ACTINOLEPIS (Greek, a scale-like rai 

 Hard\' animals from Calif.; freely branching, and 

 mostly yellow-tlowered. 



coronHria, Gray (Shdrtia Califimica, Hort. B<rria 

 cnrondria. Gray). Figs. 30, 31. Lvs. opposite, except 

 the upper ones, 2 in, or more 

 long, deeply pinnatifid ; lobes 5-7, 



JWl^y^ distant, linear, entire. B.M. 3828, 

 mi^^i^ as Hijmenixiis Ca I ifdrnica .-One 

 »^^^^^ of the prettiest of annual flow- 

 ers, and deserving of greater pop- 

 ularity. Excellent for edging. An 

 everlasting. 



30. Actinolepi! 

 Nearly natural 



ACTIN6MERIS (from Greek aktis, ray, and meris, 

 part, alluding to the irregularity of the rays). Com- 

 p6sit(p. Native hardy herbaceous perennials suitable for 

 wild gardens and shrubbery. Tall, branching. Cult, 

 like Helianthus. Prop, by division. 



squarrdsa, Nutt. Height 4-8 ft. : lvs. lance-oblong, 

 acuminate, subpetiolate, tapering to both ends: fls. nu- 

 merous, corymbed, yellow; rays 4-10, irregular. Autumn. 



A. helianthioides, Nutt. Lvs. silky-villous underneath: rays 

 about 8, usually more than in A. squarrosa. Mn. 4: 129. — A. 

 prhcera, Steud., is only a taller form of A. squarrosa. 



J. B. Kelleb. 



