ACROSTICHUM 



especially in the air Avoid u 

 of roots Use some parth deea 



AJlag I 

 S. 1 -'» 

 Epuail< 



pie, 9-1 

 ddtum 

 Retz ' 

 Finn It. 



Hook -UliLd to I peltitum 



nry Lvs simple Allied to A sim- 



heteromdrphum, Klotzsch Lvs. 



ACTM&. (ancient name of the elder, transferred by 

 Linnfeiis). Jtanunciildce(B. Native hardy herbaceous 

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

 some clusters of berries in autumn. Leaflets of the 

 twice- or thrice-ternate lvs. ovate, sharply cleft, and cut- 

 toothed. They like rich woods and shade. Useful for 

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

 division in spring. 



41ba, Mill. {A. rubra, Bigel.). White Baneberry. 

 Height, 1-lJ^ ft.; much likei A. spieata, 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. 53. 



spioita, Linn. Cohosh. Herb-Christopher. Plant 

 1-2 ft. : lvs. bi- or tritemate, serrated : fls. white or 

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

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



Var. rilbra, Ait. (A. rK6ro,'Willd.). Red B.4neberrt. 

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

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

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

 ^t'^tes. K, C Davis. 



ACTITXiLLA (Greek, small-rayed). Compdsito!. Har- 

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

 dens. Height 6-12 in. : fls. yellow, summer. Of easy 

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



grandiildra, 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. Villi. T'limi villous: lvs. radical, linear-spat- 

 ulate, L'-:: PI : , i ' intr, entire: fls. lin. wide; scapes 

 single. Ii iii: i ' i : :i in. long. 



A.lanafn, 1 in-n l.i 'I'liyllum cjespitosum. 



J. B, Keller and W. JI. 



ACTIXO.MERIS 



ACTINlDIA {aUin, ray; referring to the radiate 



'•t\I. si / I iishii miAcea, Hardy climbing deciduous 

 •'III lit.-- ^tr< ii_ blowing and excellent for covering ar- 

 biiis SI II I IIS tiiUises w.ills and low buildings Re- 

 markalih tn i tr in iiisiits ml fuii_'i L\ s iltiiiiiti. 

 long-petioli il s, II ,t il I ill, I siii_l ,11,, iMiil s, 

 polygamous winti in; h i[ 1 ^ - ,iii in ili iin si]iiU 

 and petals ', st mi. iis ml n.n. is imni. i. us I, ii\ 

 many seedi d, about 1 in l.in_', uhlik L Asia, Hiiiia- 

 layas Prop b\ setds, bj greenwood cuttings in sum- 

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

 graph by Maximowicz in Diagn, Plant. As. Nov. G: 422. 



A. Lvs. dark green, shining, cltartaceout, 

 argilta, Miq. {A. polygama, Hort., not Miq. A lolii- 

 fcifii, Hort.,not Miq.). Fig. 29. Petioles mostly setose: 

 lvs. 4-3 in. long, broad-elliptic, cuneate to subcordate at 

 the base, abruptly acuminate, smooth etcept the setose 

 midrib beneath, setulosely appressed serrate: fls. 3 or 

 more, greenish white; anthers dark purple, fr. green- 

 ish yellow, with flg-like flavor. June. Japan, Saghahn, 

 Manchuria. A.G. 1891:142. 



AA. Lvs. bright green, dull, membranaceous, sometimes 

 becoming in the summer handsomely variegated 

 above the middle, fls. fragtant: not climbing high. 

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

 oblong, cuneate to subcordate at the base, appressed- 

 serrati ni..sfl\ s. tose at the ni ri ( s on both sides. -fls. 

 1-! '41H in li I I ♦ _ii 11 I sli.irt, thick style, fr. 



■(clLiw 111' ' s I |,„ Mm.huria. B.M. 7497. 



-'Ill, pliM ,1 ,1,11 



Kolomikta Mi m I n 1 n 1 s, tose ; lvs. downy 

 beneath « hen A <iiiii. t 1 m I ii_ ..\ ite oblong, rounded 

 orcordate at the 1.. . iin. |ii ill\ setulosely serrate, 

 sparsely setose beni .tli 11 1- ' in m diam ; stigmas 

 sessile July. Japan "s i_l, an, M m, huria. R H.1898:.S6. 



ACTIN6LEPIS (Greek, a «cn7p-Wp tay). Compiiitm. 

 Hardy annuals from Calif.; freely branching, and 

 mostly yellow-flowered. 



cOTon&ria, Gray (ShMia Califdmica, Hort. Bceria 

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



eeply pinuatifld ; lobes 5-7, 

 distant, linear, entire. B.M. 3828, 

 as Hymendxys Califdmica. — One 

 of the prettiest of annual flow- 

 ers, and deserving of greater pop- 

 ularity. Excellent for edging. An 

 everlasting. 



31. Actinolepis coronana. 



Known to the trade as 



Shortia Californica. 



ACTIN6MEEIS (from Greek aktis, ray, and meris, 

 part, alluiliiii; to the irregularity of the rays). Com- 

 positii . Xativf liardy herbaceous perennials suitable fop 

 w'ild gardens and shrubberj'. 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.helianlMnidei.'SuU. Lvs. silky -villous undeme.ith : rays 

 about 8, usually more than in A. sqiiarrosa. Mn. 4; 129. — A. 

 pricera, Steud., is only a taller form of . 



