folia: fls. sn 



Greenhouse.- 

 fls. scarlet, ii 



aller: st. 4-aiiKled,— J. (I'lifdris, Ruiz & Pav. Lvs. 

 or very nearly so, often fascicled : fls. scarlet. 

 -A.Matbewsii. Benth. Lvs. lanceolate, toothed : 

 terminal racemes. Greenhouse. , „ o 



ALOYSIA. See Lipp 

 ALPINE GARDENS. 



In the successful culture of 

 important point i.s to give them 



'' ' ill HI] i_-.- aiul surrounding 



! iliL' dryer atmos- 

 I ' ■■ . we have a more 

 '' I.I' i'^ I t.'iiH ,, many of the al- 

 1111; \inilir very similar conditions 

 the two classes, for the most part, 

 her in cultivation. Of course, the 

 .'lit never withstand the stagnation 

 III.- uaf.-i- ,\i-Mi,, tr.lhnuira Vir- 

 •''• '■'■■ ' '"'-■- II'"' -I I'i ^^'■ expect 



'- '■ I 'i- :::! I \ lil'i - 1 ^ IM v\'hich the 



■ii ■■■• ' -■' i-i.i; I- ::r-.-.'. M logether 

 -■ 111 11 I'l-'i ■' , - ;.r:iiL-\ -iiii.-ition, in 

 "il- -\ii- i ' . -i.il, well 



■'''■ i^ II" 'I I I -1 .-ilways a 



■ -^iii-t':i.-,- ( -.- Ill, Il ,,i:ii. , . it, cooler 

 ill an.swer f..r most of the bog 

 plants and the majority of the alpines also. There 

 should be a natural slope to the surface of the ground 

 for su.-h conditions, and if the surface is un.lulatintr. so 



nd the ma.ioi 



il. Shade and sun are 

 he alpines would hardly 

 our hottest days in sum- 

 of the soil -B-ere moist, 

 Alpines have been suc- 

 moss. This is done with 

 here the various pockets 



i-.l. li..M.i:;,-..-..-*.i 

 ALONSOA (Alo 



III- i- III , --, II I'll- down by the twisting of the 

 I ! I 1- lobe uppermost: stamen34: 



I I , I iiMte or in 3's. Cult, species 



incisifolia, Ruiz & I'av. (A. xirticmfblia, Hort. Cilsia 

 urticoefdUa, Sims, B.M. 417). About 2 ft. high, erect: 

 lvs. ovate to oval-lanceolate, long-stalked, deeply cut- 

 toothed; fls. nearly Kin. across, very irregular (some- 

 what hood-shaped), scarlet, with protruding organs, on 

 slender axillary peduncles. Also a white-fld. var.— An- 

 nual; but perennial in -warm countries or under glass. 



Var. Warscewlczii, Boiss. {A. WarsceivXczii, Eegel. 

 A. grandiftdra, Hort.). Fls. larger (often 1 in. across), 

 rose-red, the plant more herbaceous and more perfectly 

 annual. Also white-fld. — The commonest form in our 

 gardens. 



myrtifdlia, Roezl. Plant 2-3 ft. : lvs. broad-lanceolate, 

 canaliculate, prominently serrate: fls. large, scarlet (a 

 white var.). — Perennial under glass. Useful for winter- 

 growing in pots. 



linifdlia, Roezl. Plant IKft. or less high: lvs. lanceo- 

 late or narrower, entire: fls. bright scarlet. 



A . amtHUia, Ruiz & Pav. Lvs. less cut than in A. incisifolia : 

 scarlet.— 4. canllaldta, Ruiz & Pav. Lvs. less cut than in incisi- 



(■"--../. .,',■-- ■ r ..,--;-„..,„, I,;,,,, I ^„.,;---,„„^^.^^ate 



"" ' ' I iiiinng these. M<.st of the alpines, 



!i. damp sphagnum, do nicely in full 

 I ' I I ' lii'iiio ferns shade should be given. 

 I II- I Mii-iiir ,, III ilrier places, like the little Woodsia 

 ijuihiiiii or I) . iiii/H rhi)rea,need less shade and moisture, 

 vihilaAsplriiiKm viride and A. Trichomanes want more 

 moisture about their roots, and deep shade. 



F. H. IIORSFORD. 



ALPlNIA (Prosper Alpinus, an Italian botanist). 

 Scitamincleece. Stove herbs, cult, both tor lvs. and the 

 racemes or panicles of fls. The fl. has 3 exterior parts 

 and 4 interior parts. The lowermost part is lobed or 

 tubular. Stamens with petal-like filament. They need 

 high temperature, much water, light soil, and abundance 

 of room. After flowering, allow them to rest in heat, 

 but do not dry them off. Prop, by dividing the ginger- 

 like roots. 



Alpinia contains many handsome species, but only a 

 few are common in cultivation . They are tropical plants, 

 and require a moist air and a temp, of 55° to 60° P. A 

 mixture of 2 parts loam, 1 part leaf-mold, and 1 part 

 dried cow-manure forms an excellent compost. While 

 growing, they need an abundance of water, and the large- 

 growing kinds require large pots or tubs. The plants are 

 prop, by division in the spring. A. nutans is grown for 

 its handsome fls., and attains a height of 12 or 13 ft. A. 

 vittata is popular en account of its variegated foliage. 

 A. mufira has very showy fls., but is probably not in the 

 American trade. Cult. by Robert Cameron. 



