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ACACIA, FALSE 



ACACIA, FALSE. See Bobinia Pseudacacia. 

 ACACIA, ROSE. S, r I?.,hiiUa Mspicla. 



ACa;NA II. UN ,i,;.M,M,. thorn). Eosltcem. Dwarf, 

 hunly [HI. iiiiiil 111. Iirul.s with inconspicuous green 

 fluwir^, .111! ;\ iiti .1 ill ri..kfries for their showy crimson 

 s|iii]i>. whirh :u-,- hnrneon the calyx; 1-12 in. As ground- 

 work f"rihv:irf. -spring-flowering bulbs, as trilliums. they 

 arr uiisurpa-^i ,1, Usefulin protecting native orchids and 

 lioL,' ]i!anis. I'rup. by cuttings, creeping rootlets, divi- 

 sions and scids. Monogr. liv T. Citerne, in Revue des 

 Sciences Natur.dlcs de I'Ouest, 1S71, Nos. 1, 2, a. 



microphjlla, Hook. f. Lvs. evergreen, pale, pinnate, 

 serrate : spim-s attractive all summer and autumn. N. 

 Zeal. — (_Jro\vs well in either wet or dry soils. 



ovalifblia, liuiz & Pav. Lvs. a little larger than the 

 latter; lealiets oblong, subcuneate. Chile. On. 52, p. 4G. 



A. ariit'tit''". liniz S: Pav. I^vs. silvery. Chiloan Andes.— .4. 

 adeci'ndi'iis.y..] \ N.iiri: 1 . .;;. .W.^ IT.m.I, .^ Arn., is agood 



miUefdlu 



Hab. 



^. GhUe.— .<i. piitcltellu, .Nicholson. Lvs. 

 ;6<E, Vahl. li.ZeRl.—A. mrmentlisa, Car- 

 I>a>.— A. serlcea, Jacq. f. Mes.— .J.. apUn- 



J. B. Keller. 

 ACAL'^PHA ( a name given by Hippocrates to a net- 

 tle). A'iipJwrbid.cea!. Tender foliage plants much used 

 for greenhouse ornament, and especially for bedding- 

 out. For the latterpurpose it is desirable to have strong, 

 well hardened plants in 5-in. pots, which should be set 

 out the last week in May, and gro-svn in a rich soil with- 

 out check. Prop, by cuttings, chiefly in three ways: 

 (1) in fall from outdoor bedded plants ; (2) from plants 

 lifted in fall, cut back, and kept for spring stock ; 

 (3) from stock plants in pots reserved from the 

 previous season. The well ripened wood of these 

 last is a great advantage, and gives cuttings that may 



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11. Acalypha Wilkesiana, var. Macafeana {.\ ,';ii. 



be taken with a heel. A mature stem will furnish sev- 

 eral l).siili- tlie top one. This is the best method for gen- 

 eral ]iurp..sfs. ('uttings are taken below joints, and re- 

 quire mild iKittom heat. For greenhouse ornament in fall 

 and winter, excellent specimens may be secured from 

 cuttings made in summer from such stock plants. 



Cult, by Robert Shore. 



ACANTHOMINTHA 



WilkeBi4na, Miill. Arg. (A. tricolor, Hort. ex Seem.). 

 Lvs. ovate-acuminate, bronzy green, variously mottled 

 with red: fls. inconspicuou.s. S. Sea Islands. Var. Mac- 

 afeina, Hort. Fig. 11. Lvs. red, marked with crimson 

 and bronze. Perhaps the commonest variety. R.H. 

 1«82:288. Var. marginita, Hort. Lvs. with a crimson 

 margin. F.M. Is?." : l.-,6. Gn. 7, p. 521. Var. musiica. 

 Hort, I,\^ ^Ti.T). with orange and red markings. Var. 

 obovAta, lli']-r. \,v-. obovate, green, edged white when 

 youn^'. . liaiiLcinL; I., l.runzy green with rosy pink margins. 

 Var. triiimphans, Hort. (A. trhimphans, Lind. & Rod.). 

 Lvs. large, spotted with crimson, green, and brown. 

 I.H. 35:55 (1888). 



GodseSii&na, Mast. Lvs. ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 green, with creamy ni:.r;'ii. : 1I 1,1,1-71. wr, i;.r. HI. 

 28:242. Gng. 6:278. F I 1 1 \ I ' , ■ r,. 



hispida, Burm. f. f.l i 1 ni. Fig. 



12. Cult, chiefly for its |.. ML' 1 . .1, ;,ni.,i.,iii ,. ni,,- spikes 

 of flowers : lvs. green, t. Imi. liunn. i 1. hid., p. 30.3, 

 t. 61, f.l. A.P. 13:128.5. A.U. 19: -l.-,:!, 827. F.E. 10:554. 

 G.C. III. 23:248. Gt. 47:276. Gn. ,54:1180. Gng.6:279. 

 — The leading novelty of 1899. Called by various names, 

 as Chenille Plant, Philippine Medusa, and others. 



A. colorata, Spreng.=A. integrifolia.— Jl. CominersoniAna, 

 Baill.— A. integrlfolia.— J. macrophylla. Hort., not HBK.=A. 

 Wilkesiana, var. macrophylla.— il. margindta. Hort., not 

 Spreng.=A. Wilkesiana, var. marginata.— 4.o6ot;d(<i, Hort., not 

 Benth.=A. WUkesiana, var. obovata.— .1. iniegrifUia, Willd. 

 4-7 ft. : lvs. thick, glabrous, oblong, green above, colored below. 

 Madagascar. Other trade names are A. HamiltoniAna (Int. 

 1893), A. Miltoniana, and A. tirta. Tf^ ji_ 



ACAMFE (named from the brittle nature of the flow- 

 ers). Orchiddcefe. Greenhouse epiphyte. 



ngifolii 

 lidtol 



ACANTHEPHlPPIUM (meaning unknown). Often 

 spelled Ar,nith.>i,hiiiiiium. Orchiddcew. Terrestrial 

 stove orchids. FN. rather large, racemose, few; sepaN 

 combined to fonn i. Lr.-ad pil.-li,-r, Tlifv .!o Ix-st in a 



compost of loam .11..! l.:.rni,,I.i I ;. i. .- i, , i i -. . s , .f tl,,. 



hottest, moist. . I. I -. ! l. ..;. I;..; . 1. , : !■.• ii,,i.-li 



heat and moisi 'M .• .i:;i u. ■ 1 ,.• ■ • :., , ,,!. 1 loo.i 



drainage is essi-m ial. I'r. .p. l.y .Ir, i.iin ... il.. j,,. ii.i,.i,iiil.s 

 as soon as growth begins. ( 'nit. liy F,. O. Okpet. 



Javtlnicum, Blume. Fls. yellow and red, with dis- 

 tinct longitudinal stripes. Java. B. M. 4492. 



.4 . McoZor, Lindl. Fls. purple and yellow.— .4. Cur^mi.Reichb. 

 f. Fls. many colored. Distinguished by the five keels between 

 ttie side lacinia-. Malay Arch. G.Q.U.25 -.im.—A. Svlhetinar. 

 Lindl. Fls. white, much spotted. Himalayas. 



ACANTHODIUM. .'iee BlrphariK. 



ACANTHOLlMON {.ika 

 hivcndi-r). i<\u..Arm,rii<striim. Phimhni,in(\ 



rigidleaves; less coniiii..ii 1 li.in si.ii i.-.- an.l \,in.ria 

 oriental genus of slow-L' I. . . i : ..iii 



rockeries. Prop.byscc .] I ! 



carefully on a warm lint .. 1 I. .! I..!.!.,- 



transplanted when plant .1 i-li to hanrll. 



cuttings made in late s 1 1 1 

 by very carefuUv mado .i 

 species in the Flora (hi. 1 

 tung Acantliolimon, .St. i'l 



glumiceum, P.oiss. Height 6 in.: lvs. green: fls. 

 small, rosr, on oni -sided, spicate racemes, 6-9 in each 

 short. donsospiki-Ict. .Tuly-Sept. Armenia. F.S. 7:677. 

 On. :il:.-,'.l2. R.H. 1S91, p. 489. 



veniistum, Boiss. (Armerii'mtrnm dinnthUldilim, O. 



red in a frame; 

 irr describes 74 

 liunge. Die Gat- 



Abo 



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■ach 



fls. 

 spike- 



Keller and W. M. 



ACANTHOMINTHA. Labidlcp. Thorny Mint. Ten- 

 der aunual, with the habit of Lainium. Its chief inter- 

 est is botanical, the nearest relative of the genus being 

 the Brazilian genus Glechon. Only two species known. 

 Prop, by seeds in spring under glass. 



