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ARDISIA 



a pea. Lvs. entire, dentute or crenate, thick and ever- 

 green : Hs. white or rose, usually in cymes. Ardisias 

 are grown in hothouses or conservatories, and bloom 

 most of the year. 



There are about a dozen Ardisias in cultivation ; only 

 two, however, are grown in quantity in America, — .4. 

 cremilata (red-berried) and .1. ,l,i iin,ii,-,i i wliit<--lj«-r- 

 ried). The former is the nmn- li.,iiiiitnl :ni.l vulualil.-. 

 It is one of the handsomest berr\ l.. aj in^- pLmt-. ami is 

 very popular, particularly at rini 'mki- imih. Th.. .1. 

 Japonica is not nearl;- .. 'i r li;iii.!-i,iii.- as ,1. 

 c'/-e«»/a^rt, an<l for thi ! - ^'iii.t:ill\ thrown. 

 Ardisias are readily L- 1 i.ihi.l, shouKI be 

 sown in the spring ; il. ,.;,_ .;:il.l i the fol- 



lowing spring, and the Lilihu.-. a ill uu well culurtd by the 

 next Christmas. They will thrive in almost any good 

 potting compost and in a winter night temperature of 

 about 50°. They are most beautiful when about 2 feet 

 high, after which they generally lose their bottom fo- 

 liage, and present a naked or " leggy" appearance. When 

 they get in this state it is well to root the tops over 

 again, which may best be done without removing them 

 from the plant, by making an iucision in the stem and 

 covering the womidril part with moss, which should be 

 tightly wrapp. ,| with .-irini.' and kept damp; the moss 

 will be filled wiili n.nis in .ihout a month, when the tops 

 may be cut off and pciti-d, ilms obtainingmost beautiful 

 young plants, cuvcred with t'uliage to the bottom. This 

 process will not interrupt the blooming at all; they fre- 

 quently set an abundance of buds while undergoing this 

 operation. The crop of berries on an Ardisia will re- 

 main on the plant for more than a year, if the plant be 

 grown in a cool temperature, say not exceeding .50° at 

 night in winter. Two full crops of ripe berries at one 

 time are not unusual. Ardisias may be propagated also 

 from cuttings of half-ripened wood ; early spring is the 

 best time to strike them. The greatest insect enemy of 

 the Ardisia is the large brown scale ; frequent sponging 

 of the stems and lvs. with strong tobacco water is the 

 best preventive. Cult. by Robert Craig. 



A. Fls. rid or rose-colored. 



crenuiata, Lodd. (A . creiidia, Sims. A.crlspa, Hort.). 

 Fig. 135. As cult., acompact and neat shrub, with lance- 

 oblong, wavy-margined, alternate lvs. and drooping 

 clusters of small coral-red frs. Sweet-scented. Prob- 



ARECA 



make them into satisfactorv plants. Well-grown plants 

 sliould bear fruit in a year from the seed. I'he seed 

 may be sown whenever ripe. The fruits often hang on 

 for a year and more. Hardy in the South. 



htimilis, Vahl. Lvs. lance-oblong, shining : frs. shin- 

 ing black. India. 



Oliveri, Mast. Lvs. nearly sessile, recurved, oblanceo- 



late and acuminate, 6-8 in. long, entire : lis. pink, in 



large, dense heads, like an Ixora, the limb rotate, Hin. 



across. CostaKica. G.C. U.S: fiSl.-Elegantstoveplant. 



AA. Fls. while. 



Jap6nica, Blume. Lvs. short-oblong or somewhat cu- 

 neate, whorled, serrate : fls. on red pedicels in drooping 

 racemes : berries white. Dwarf. Jap. Probably hardy 

 in the North. 



pol;c6pliala, Wall. Lvs. bright green, red or wine- 

 colored when young, opposite : fr. black. E. Ind. 

 AAA. ris. black-dotted. 



Piokeringia, Torr. & Gray. Glabrous, 5-9 ft.: lvs. 

 ovate to lance-oblong, entire, narrowed to a petiole : 

 panicle many lid.; corolla lobes oval and becoming re- 



xed: 



1W»1. 



The . 



(liag from India. 



' 1^ a Madagascar 



plant, aii'i ;i, 1 - ..untry. Species 



with wliji- i!- :ii. I .,.,'„,,„./'./, W iiM ] ■ \\ . Ui'S : cttpitata, 

 Gray: „mmillt,(a,-H:in,;- : ;M/«rt,((«, Roxl.g.; i)Md»a, Wall. 

 Species with red or reddish Us. are A. macrocariia. Wall., 

 B.M.6357: panictMta, Roxbg., B.M. 2364 ; «erru(a(a, Swartz ; 

 Wdllichii.BC. L H B 



AB£:CA (from a native name in Malabar). Palm&eew, 

 tribe Arece(p. Spineless palms, with trunks solitary or 

 cespitose in a ring : lvs. terminal, equally pinnatisect, 

 the segments lanceolate, acuminate, plicate, with the 

 margins recurving at the base, the upper ones conflu- 

 ent and bifid or truucate and many-parted : rachis H- 

 sided, convex on the back, the upper face acute, the 

 base anil petiole c-..iii'ave : slieath elongated ; spadix 

 broad or narrow, I In ii . h!!i,_- branches at length pen- 

 dent : spathes :; i i i \. the lowest complete, 

 the upper ones I. i i ii white: fr. medium or 

 large, red orcai,.. , ,- , . -, L'l. Trop. Asia, Malay 

 Arch., Trop. Au u.il. anU .\ew Guinea. The name 

 Areca is one of the must familiar of all palm genera, 

 hut most of the well-known species are now referred to 

 other genera. A . lutesrens, the most popular kind, is 

 Chnj.iiilliliirarpus Iwteseens. A. Calechii aiul A.trian- 

 dra are both very quick in germinatmg Thty fiirra \ ery 

 ornamental plants for a moderate sized greenhouse 

 For ^ aii>ea, 'tee I>ictijoi,peima For A M<idui/ii\ii(i ■ 

 iiHtis, see l>iipi,i\ 



Alices, ^\ Hill Sts several from the same rlu/onie, 

 9 ft ormoie high, slendei lvs i-b ft long, segmenis 

 acutt , se\ eral confluent, especialh at apex Queensland 



Catechu, Linn Betel Nut St solitary, 40-100 ft 

 lvs 4-() ft , leiflets numerous, 1-2 ft , upper confluent, 

 quite glabrous fr lK-2 in , o\oid, smooth, orange or 

 scaiUt Asia and Mala} an Islands 



Ilsemannl, Hort Resembles a red stemmed Chr>sa- 

 InliK iipus Miunghs veij dark red, becomin.; grten, 

 li.inds sl.ndi I aiching, with curving pinnffi Octanica 

 A (, Jll _'-M (lb')9) 



triandra, K(.\b Trunk 40- 'lO ft high, 1 ft thick, cy 

 Itndrual fronds 8 ft long, segments wUh b primary 

 nerves about! line apart, petiole about 1 ft long India 



■1 dlha Borv =Dictvospermi ilba —J. Baueri Hook f = 

 Rhopilostvlis H,n.ii-1 ,l.,irinli',-u„n Hort Iridea.ine! 



135 Ardisia crenulata (> 



fii 

 Hort 



GislkT 

 Chrys I 



_i era 



ably native to E Ind or China BM 1950 LBC 1 2 

 Mn. 1 58 A F H 558 —The commonest species It 

 thrives in a conservatory temperature (not lower than 

 45°). Best plants aie obtained from seeds The young 

 plants should be given bottom heat and kept giowing 

 rapidly. If they become stunted, it is very difticult to 



