ALtSSUM (classical nan 

 mostly perennials and use 

 Alysaum is one of the com 



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lithe 



Sweet alyssu 



(XM). 



doors or out. The com- 

 prized for pot-culture. 

 Under glass, requires 

 temperature of a car- 

 nation house. It will 

 stand considerable 

 frost in the open, and 

 may be sown early ; it blooms all summer, and until 

 killed by winter. Useful for window gardens and bas- 

 kets. For winter bloom, sow seeds late in Aug. or in 

 Sept. When blooms begin to fail, cut back the plant, and 

 it will bloom again. The perennial species are usually 

 prop, by dividing the roots ; also by cuttings and seeds. 

 A. Fla.wlute. 



hoary Ivs., and pale yellow Us. inracemes. 



Eu. Int.1892 

 BB. Lis. 1 in. or more long. 



saxitile, Linn. Golden-tuft. A foot high, woody at 

 base : Ivs. oblanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, entire or 

 wavy, boary-tomentose : fls. golden vellow, numerous, 

 in little compact clusters. Eu. B.M. 1.59. A. F. 5:37. 

 — Common in rockwork, making a spreading mat, bloom- 

 ing in early spring. There is a dwarf var. icompitcliinf, 

 and a pretty variegated variety sold as ^1. viirie<j(lliim. 



GemonSnse, Linn. Less hardy tlian the last: Ivs. lan- 

 ceolate, velvety : fls. lemon-yellow : st. usually more 

 woody at base. Eu. 



rostratum, Stev. {A. Wih-shickii, neaS.). About 20 

 in.: Ivs. 2 in. long. l>roa(l-nl)long, pointed, hairy: fls. 

 deep yellow, in dense beails, in summer. Asia Minor. 



arg§nteum, Vitm. Dwarf and dense grower. 1.5 in. or 

 less: Ivs. oblong-spatulate, silvery beneath: fls. yellow 

 in clustered heads, all summer. Eu. 



L. H. 



AMANITA, See MiisJtroon 



AMAEABdYA (native name). MelastomAoew. A ge- 

 nus of only three species of tender shrubs from New 

 Grenada, which are showy both in foliage and flower. 

 Lvs. large, opposite, sessile, with three prominent 

 nerves, brownish red beneath: fls. large, cj'mose; petals 

 usually 0; stamens 12-15. For cult., see Picromn. Not 

 known to be in American trade. 



styles white. I.H. 34: 

 across ; petals narrower at i 

 stamens yellow; style red, 



AMARANTHS (Greek, unfading). Amarantdeect . 

 Amaranth Coarse annual plants, grown for foliage and 

 the showy fl.-clusters. Related to the Cockscomb. The 

 Amaranths are usually treated as open-air annuals. 

 They thrive best in a hot and sunny situation. In very 

 rich soil the lvs. became very large but usually lack in 



AMARANTUS 55 



bright coloring. Seeds may be sown in the open or in 

 frames. The dwarf and compact vars., which of ten have 

 beautifully variegated foliage, may be grown in pots or 

 used for bedding. Give plenty of room. 



A. Lvs. linear-laneeolate, long and drooping. 



salicifdlius, Veitch. Graceful pyramidal habit, 3ft.: 



lvs. 5-8 in. long and Min. wide, wavy, bronze-green, 



changing to orange-red. Philippines. G.C.I. 1871:1550, 



F.S. 19:1929. 



AA. Lrs. hrmiil. inoxllil nrate. 



caudatus, Lir 



stalked, 

 I a long 

 a long, 

 whitish 



atropurpireus, Hort. Foliage blood-red. Probably a 

 form of A. caudatiis. Perhaps the same as Roxburgh's 

 A. atropnrpureus from India. 



01 



pamculd,tus L st ill} ^.ubescert lvs usu 



ally o le th u tl e 1 ind sp kesacute or a it sh 

 and n ai ope mo e g eful teim i al pan cle bracts 

 awn-pointed. — Common, and sometimes a weed. Lvs. 

 usually green, but often blotched or bright purple. A 

 showy form is A. specidsus, Sims, B.M. 2227. Cult, 

 also as A. sanguineus. Probably originally Asian. 



Gangfiticus, Linn. (.1 . niriaiirlinllnix. Linn. ). Usually 

 a lower plant, 3 ft. or 1. -s ami ..ii, n ,.iil\ 1 ft., with thin, 

 ovate-pointed lvs., iitid \\<. in .sImmi, ^iDinri-ate, inter- 

 rupted spikes, both teniiiiial and axillary.- Very varia- 

 ble. Cult, by Amer. Chinese (Fig. 70) as a put-herb 

 under the name of Hon-toi-moi, with green lvs. (Bailey, 

 Bnll.(J7. Cornell Exp. Sta.). A form used for bedding, 

 with foliage red, yellow and green, is .Ioseph's Coat, or 

 A. tricolor (G.W."6: 709). A form with fiery red lvs. is 

 known as A. hicolor. Various dwarf and compact bed- 

 ding forms. Used more for foliage than for fl. panicles. 

 Asian. 



Other garden Amaranthuses are A. Abyssinictis, 

 dark red; A. gihbbsns, Hort., a form of A . paniculatns i 

 A. HSnderi, probably a hybrid with A. salicifoHtls, or a 



var. of it, with long-drooping, orown lvs., and tall, pyra- 

 midal stature; A. Odrdoni, or Sunrise, with bronzy 

 banded lvs. and brilliant scarlet lvs. on top; A.snplrbus, 

 int. 1893. Other Amaranthuses are common weeds: A. 



