horrida.— ui. Oustii 

 ing to A. Maxiinil 

 prickles.—*^. 11< n 

 late-oblong, rigid . 

 Jacobi. Has never 

 A.Jacqulnidna. Si>; 

 Lvs. oblanceolato, \ 

 — *A. Margarihf. 

 CBm."-*A.m-ani,. 

 repand-prickly.— *. 

 the leaf : similar t 

 growth."— *J.7/iiVi 



spined form of 

 nicies: lvs. ob- 

 '/. "Similar in 

 it is of much 

 le white mark- 

 • F.E. 7:618.— 

 hiicri. Engelm. 



to A.Victori:r I: 

 more robust growth, the h s i 

 ings on same being broail-r :i 

 A.Ou88elghemidna.5atto\i\. \ 



A beautiful species from Ariz .r; ; i ■ , iv^^ nhinnfeo- 



late, glaucous, repand-prick I \ ; ; i ■mi \n\vr<,n- 



sidered as a variety of A. .t|.i l , ll.nv. 



Fls. in spikes : lvs. oblaii'- ^.l : itMwn- 



toothed. Int.aboutl820.— .l, ;..".,,.. I . M ;, i,,,-litii. 



— *^. p«icAerrirtm,Hort.— .1. 7i.,-/. /..'/. ( ■it 



*A.mUni,'aort.—*A.ruptml„.\ivii'\ I - ii 



lanceolate, bright green, jagged.—*.!. .^ i. : 



A. Americana, but, ashy gray in color, :i( ! i' i.i.r , i 

 thornsonpointsof lvs, niurliloiiL,'cr,*' ' i i > ;i ' 



Same as above?— *.t v;. .■.■'.,'., v,.- '(\. ,!;.,, , i 

 ceoiate, veryglanf.,11.. i:iM\\ I, i.H.i ii, ,1 \ ,•. .. ![.• 



«!/!ocs(i-i«, Hort.- ■ I / I!..- i l 



Jacobi. Lvs. 0I.I..1,, ,. , : , . .i 1 ■■■■', :., ,.■.,,..■,•. .i ,. 1 .| 



toothed.— 4. VcAvr/,.//!. -'M i,.ii 1 -1 - ii,i;;i ,■,.,!. i,-,i ;i I,., I,, 



of A.Scolymus. 1. 11. 1.",, ..1,1. ■ .1 . ir,;i/,„,,/,i, 'r.ni.u... I.,.,. If., 

 oblong, bright green, with small l.n.wu teeth, j. x. Rose. 



AGDfiSTIS (a mythical hermaphrodite monster, the 

 genus being an anomalous one in its order). PlnjtoUic- 

 cdcete. Araonotvpic genus. Tenderclimbing shrub from 

 Mex. Cult, in Calif. 



clematldea, Mo?. & Sesse. Lvs. alternate, petiolate, 

 cordate: fls. axillary or in terminal, branched, racemose 

 cymes, white, star-shaped; sepals 4; petals 0. 



AGERATUM (Greek for not groicing old, probably 

 applied first to some other plant). Compdsitie. About 

 40 species of trop. Amer. herb.s, with opposite stalked 

 lvs. and blue or white fls. in small terminal cymes or 

 panicles. 



conyzoldes, Linn. (A. MexicAnum, Sims, and Hort.). 

 Fig. .')1. Annual and pubescent: lvs. ' ovate-deltoid, 

 crenate-serrate : fls. blue or white, or varying to rose. 

 Ordinarily a rather loose-growing plant a foot or two 

 high, but there are dwarf and compact forms ; also va- 

 riegated forms. Trop. Amer. B.M. 2524.— This is the 

 common ageratum of gardeners and florists. It is easily 

 grown from seeds, sown in the border where the plants 

 are to stand, or started in the house or hotbed. If the 

 plants are to be used for bedding, they should be placed 

 a foot or less apart. They thrive in any garden soil and 

 exposure. They bloom all summer ; and if sown in 

 late summer or fall, they give winter bloom under glass. 



The plant sold as .1. conspiriium is an Eupatorium ; 

 and that sold as A.LassecLuxii is a Couoclinium. 



L. H. B. 



AGRIMONIA 



AGLAIA (Greek, splendor; from the order and g' 

 r;il appearance). Melidcece. Tender tree from Chi 

 .ill] minute, yellow, fragrant fls., said to be used in p 

 iiiiiinL' eertain teis. Prop, by cuttings. 



odorata. Lour. Lvs. alternate, r>-7 pinnate : fls. in a: 

 !iry, l)raucliing panicles. Cult, sparingly in Calif. 



AGLAONfiMA(f;i 



cek, liriijhl thread). Aroldecr. About 

 Asia and Africa, allied to Arum, 

 nbachia, and requiring essentially 

 as those genera. Evergreen, often 

 Aglao- 



ueiaa may Ltu divided, or cut- 

 tings may be taken from 

 plants that become too tall 

 and weak. In either case the 

 cuttings and divisions should 

 be put into the sand-bed pre- 

 vious to potting, to develop 

 new roots. All of the kinds 

 will succeed in fibrous loam 

 enriched with rotted ma- 

 nure, with the addition of 

 a moderate quantity of 

 leaf -mold, sand, and some 

 crushed charcoal. 



Cult, by Q. W. Oliver. 



pictum, Kunth. Dwarf : 

 lvs. somewhat unequilateral,o 

 long or elliptic, ovate (4-7 in. 

 long and 2-3 in. wide), very dark 

 green, blotched with white, the 

 central markings usually ex- 

 tending the whole length of the 

 midrib : spathe white or whit- 

 ish, 1-lJ^in. long. Sumatra. 

 I.H. 29: 445. 



nebuldBum, N. E. Brown. 



Sonicwliiit larger: 

 (.'J-H in. long, 1 



.' ' ' I IMS ami .1. inriiiiii are 

 II I . i| in the trade. Both 

 mi:. , .IrsHrve more attention 

 il.iiii ill y have received in this 



costitum, Veitoh. Very dwarf 

 and compact: lvs. heart-shaped, 

 thick, 3 in. 

 wide, one- 

 third longer 

 than wid 

 seldom e 

 ceedingSin. 

 long, dark, 



shining green, with midrib 

 ivory-white and scattering 

 blotches of white. Holds its 

 tufted lvs. through the win- 

 ter. Moluccas. 



A. commutAtum, Schott.— Scindapsus Cnscuaria.— A. Rd- 

 btinii, Hort., is"a fine decorative plant, with thick, leathery fo- 

 liage" (Matula). — A, versicolor, Hort., is probably a form of 

 um or A. nebulosum, _ „ „ 



SO. A^ave maculosa. 



either J 



AGRIMONIA (old name of obscure meaning). Jiosd- 

 cew. Agrimony. Hardy native herbs, with interruptedly 

 pinnate lvs. and small, numerous, yellow fls., produced 

 through summer. Lvs. aromatic, astringent. Sometimes 

 cult, in shrubbery and wild gardens. 



Eupatdria, Linn. (A. officindlis. Lam.). Common Aa- 

 RiMONy. Pig. 52. Petals twice as long as calyx, latter 

 making a small, lightly adhering bur. Cult, in herb 

 gardens to make a tonic tea, also in wild borders. Com- 

 mon in woods; also native to Eu. Grows 2-3 ft. high, in 

 little clumps, from a short rootstock. 



