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vaived, one-celled follicles : containing many 

 very small seeds, crowned with long down ; 

 the receptacle subulate, very long, rough, and 

 free. 



The species are : l . A. androseBmifolium, 

 Tutsan-leaved Dogs-bane; <2. A. canabinum, 

 Hemp Dogs-bane; 3. A. kypericifoliwm, St. 

 John's Wort-leaved Dogs-bane; 4. A. I'enetum, 

 Venetian Spear-leaved Dogs-bane; 5. A.fru- 

 tescens, Shrubby Dogs-bane ; 6. A. reticulatum, 

 Net-leaved Climbing Dugs-bane. 



The first has the stems about three feet in 

 height, and upright. The leaves are opposite ; 

 and these and the stems abound with a milky 

 juice, which flows out when they are broken. 

 The corollas are white, with the nectaries of a 

 purplish cast. But, according to some, they are 

 pale red with a tinge of purple, the flowers 

 being pendulous. It is a native of Virginia, 

 and "flowers from July to September, "it is 

 perennial. 



The second species has the roots perennial, 

 and creeping. The stems are brown, and about 

 two feet in height. The leaves are smooth, in 

 pairs, abounding with a milky juice, like the 

 former. Towards the upper part of the stem, 

 the flowers come out from the wings of the 

 leaves, in small bunches, and are of an herba- 

 ceous white colour, and small. It is admitted 

 for the sake of variety. It flowers as above; 

 and is a native of the same place. The stems 

 afford a hempy substance. 



In the third the root is likewise perennial, and 

 creeping. The stems annual, upright, round, 

 branched, a foot and a half in height, and filled 

 with awhite pith. The leaves opposite, sharpish, 

 quite entire, subsessile; the upper ones on the 

 extreme twigs petioled, not revolute. The pe- 

 duncles umbelled, and terminating. The flow- 

 ers small, and inodorous. The Teaflets of the 

 calyx are oblong, concave, erect, and green. The 

 corolla white, and longer than the calyx. Be- 

 tween the filaments there is a roundish, green 

 gland. The whole plant is smooth, and abounds 

 with a milky juice. It is a native of North 

 America, and flowers in June and July. 



The fourth species has the root perennial, and 

 creeping. The stems about two feet high. The 

 leaves opposite and smooth. The flowers grow 

 erect, at the top of the stems in small umbels, 

 and are much larger than in the former sorts. 

 It is a native of the islands in the Adriatic 

 sea, and flowers in July and August. 



There are varieties with purple, and with 

 white flowers. 



In the fifth the stem is woody, five or six feet 

 in height, dividing into several branches. Leaves 

 opposite, petioled, smooth, quite entire. The 



peduncles from the axils, opposite; being oppo- 

 sitely branched. The corolla salver-shaped. 

 The flowers are in loose bunches, small, and of a 

 purple colour ; but never succeeded by pods in 

 this country. It is a native of the East Indies, &c. 



The sixth species has a twining stem, by 

 which it rises to a considerable height. The 

 leaves are dark green, very shining, with a beau- 

 tiful net of milky veins. It is a native of the 

 East Indies, &e. 



Culture. — The four first species are capable of 

 being easily propagated, by dividing their creep- 

 ing roots either in the early spring months, 

 before they protrude their stems, or in the au- 

 tumn. The soil most proper for them is that 

 of the light dry kind, as, where there is much 

 moisture, they are apt to be destroyed in the 

 winter season by their roots becoming rotten. 

 In the second species the roots sometimes spread 

 in a troublesome manner. 



The fourth species requiresaverydry, warm ex- 

 posure ; as it is less hardy than the former. It 

 is best to remove it when necessary in the early 

 spriuo;, when it is about to send forth its stems. 



The two last species are best propagated by 

 layers or cuttings from their young shoots, 

 which should be made during the summer sea- 

 son, being dried in the stove some days before 

 they are planted out. They are likewise capa- 

 ble of being raised by seed, when it can be pro- 

 cured, as they seldom afford any in this climate. 

 In either method, pots of light sandy earth 

 should be employed. In the former, the layers 

 or cuttings, after being planted out in them, 

 should be placed in a mild hot-bed ; and in 

 the latter, after the seeds are sown, the pots 

 should be plunged into a tan-bed. When the 

 plants are up they must be watered sparingly, 

 and kept constantly in the tan, being changed 

 into larger pots as they advance in growth, great 

 care being taken not to over-pot them, as they 

 thrive best where their roots are a little con- 

 fined. Under good management, they mostly 

 flower in the second year. 



The first kinds are sufficiently hardy to bear 

 the exposure of the open air; but the latter 

 sorts require the constant protection of the 

 stove. The former are well adapted for pro- 

 ducing variety in the clumps and borders of 

 walks in pleasure-grounds ; and the latter for or- 

 nament in the stove, where, from their beautiful 

 ever-green leaves, they have a fine appearance. 



APPLE-TREE. See Pyrus Mains. 



APRICOT. See Prunus. 



AOUILEGIA, a genus containing plants of 

 the hardy herbaceous perennial flowering tribe, 

 and Columbine kind. 



It belongs to the class and order Polyandrm 



