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AGAVE 



AGRIMONIA 



41. Potosina, Rob. & Greenm. An odd little species, 

 resembling very much A. Virginica. Sometimes met 

 with under the name of Delpinoa gracillima. 



The gardener may find the following names (those marked * 

 are or have been offered by American dealers) : A. Bonnetidna, 

 Peacock, is considered by J. G. Baker to be a form of A. ferox. 

 *A.Bouchei, Jacobi. Fls. in spikes : Ivs. oblanceolate, glaucous 

 when young, brown-toothed. Int. 18(54. G.C. III. 21:1(56, 167. 

 B.M. 7558. *A. Caribcea, Baker. Fls. in spikes: Ivs. lanceolate, 

 with very minute and close teeth. Isle of Martinique. *A. cal- 

 cidna, Hort. *A. chloracdntha, Sahn-Dyck. Fls. in spikes : 

 Ivs. oblanceolate, bright green, weak-spined. Int. about 1860. 

 A. coccinea, Roezl. Has never fld. Apparently common in 

 Europe, with at least one variety. Lvs. spatulate, dark green, 

 repand-prickly. A.ccmtJescen*,Salm-Dyck, is a glaucous-leaved 

 variety of A. lophantha. *A. Corderoyi, Baker. Has never fld. 

 in cult.: Ivs. sword-like, rigid and spreading, channelled, spine- 

 edged. *A. decipiens. "Tall-growing: Ivs. dark green. Fla." 

 A. Engelmanni, Trelease. A.F. 8:109. *A. erubescens, Hprt. 

 *A. ferox, Koch. Said to be not uncommon in cult., but it has 

 never fld.: Ivs. slightly glaucous, the brown teeth %in. long. 

 G.C. III. 20: 525. *A. Franzbsini. "Large-growing, of peculiar 

 blue color. " *A. Gaulinidna, Hort. *A. Ghlesbreghtii, Koch. 

 Int. about 1862. Several varieties. Lvs. glossy green, minute- 

 toothed. It has never fld. Some plants circulated under this 

 name are A. pruinosa. A. grandidentdta, Jacobi, is a var. of A. 

 horrida. A . Gustavidna, Hort. Considered by Baker as belong- 

 ing to A. Maximiliana. Lvs. slightly glaucous, with brown 

 prickles. *A. Henriquesi, Baker. Fls. in spikes : Ivs. lanceo- 

 late-oblong, rigid, brown-edged and prickly. *A. Houlletii, 

 Jacobi. Has never fld. in cult. Lvs. oblanceolate, not spiny. 

 A.Jacquinidna, Schult. Now considered a variety of A. lurida. 

 Lvs. oblanceolate, very glaucous, with black prickles. B.M. 5097. 

 *A. Margarltce. "Dwarf, very compact and prickly. Lower 

 Calif." *A.marmordta, Roezl. Fls. in panicles: Ivs. glaucous, 

 repand-prickly. *A. Mesotillo. " Pale stripe down the center of 

 the leaf : similar to A. Lecheguilla, but of larger and stouter 

 growth." *A. micracdntha, Salm-Dyck. A small-spined form of 

 A. horrida. *A.Miradorensis, Jacobi. Fls. in panicles: Ivs. ob- 

 lanceolate, the prickles very small. *A. Nickelsii. "Similar in 

 appearance to A. Victorias -Reginse, except that it is of much 

 more robust growth, the Ivs. being thicker and the white mark- 

 ings on same being broader and more distinct." F.E.7:618. 

 A. Ousselghemidna, Jacobi =A. albicans. *A.Pdlmeri, Engelm. 

 A beautiful species from Ariz, and Mex. Stemless: Ivs. oblanceo- 

 late, glaucous, repand-prickly. A. Pdrryi, Engelm. Now con- 

 sidered as a variety of A. applanata. *A. polyacdntha, Haw. 

 Fls. in spikes : Ivs. oblanceolate, green when grown, brown- 

 toothed. Int. about 1820. A. pruinosa, Lem., see Ghiesbreghtii. 

 *A. pulcMrrima, Hort. A. Regelidna, Jacobi = A. horrida. 

 *A. Rbbini, Hort. *A. rupicola, Regel. Fls. in spikes : Ivs. ob- 

 lanceolate, bright green, jagged. *A. Simaron. "Resembling 

 A. Americana, but ashy gray in color, and of smaller growth: 

 thorns on points of Ivs. much longer." Calif .A. Simorri, Hort. 

 Same as above? *A. spectdbilis,Todaro. Lvs. nearly 200, lan- 

 ceolate, very glaucous, brown-toothed. A. subulata, Hort. *A. 

 syloestris, Hort. *A. Tollinensis, Hort. *A.Vanderwinneni, 

 Jacobi. Lvs. oblong-spatulate, dull green, brown-edged and 

 toothed. A. Verschaffeltii, Lem. Is usually considered a form 

 of A. Scolymus. I.H. 15: 564. *A. Wlldingii, Todaro. Lvs. few, 

 oblong, bright green, with small brown teeth, j jj ROSE. 



AGDESTIS (a mythical hermaphrodite monster, the 

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

 cctcew. Amonotypic genus. Tender climbing shrub from 

 Mex. Cult, in Calif. 



clematidea, Moc. & Sesse. Lvs. alternate, petiolate, 

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

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



AGERATUM (Greek for not growing old, probably 

 applied first to some other plant). Composite. About 

 40 species of trop. Amer. herbs, with opposite stalked 

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

 panicles. 



conyzoides, Linn. (A. Mexicdnum, Sims, and Hort.). 

 Fig. 51. Annual and pubescent: Ivs. 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 A. conspicuum is an Eupatorium ; 

 and that sold as A. Lassebuxii is a Conoclinium. 



L. H. B. 



AGLAlA (Greek, splendor; from the order and gen- 

 eral appearance). Melidcece. Tender tree from China, 

 with minute, yellow, fragrant fls., said to be used in per- 

 fuming certain teas. Prop, by cuttings. 



odorata, Lour. Lvs. alternate, 5-7 pinnate : fls. in axil- 

 lary, branching panicles. Cult, sparingly in Calif. 



AGLAONfiMA (Greek, bright thread). Aroldece. About 

 15 species, of trop. Asia and Africa, allied to Arum, 

 Alocasia and Dieffenbachia, and requiring essentially 

 the same treatment as those genera. Evergreen, often 

 beautifully variegated. Aglao- 

 nema may be 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 G. W. OLIVER. 



pictum, Kunth. Dwarf : 

 Ivs. somewhat unequilateral, ob- 

 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, 1-1 %in. long. Sumatra. 

 I.H. 29: 445. 



nebuldsum, N. E. Brown. 

 Somewhat larger : Ivs. narrower 

 (5-8 in. long, l%in. or less 

 wideS more acuminate, the 

 markings rather more broken 

 and not so continuous along the 

 midrib. I.H. 1887:24. A.G. 16: 

 361, and F.E. 7: 961, as A. pic- 

 turn. This and A. pictum are 

 confused in the trade. Both 

 species deserve more attention 

 than they have received in this 

 country. 



costatum, Veitch. Very dwarf 

 and compact: Ivs. heart-shaped, 

 thick, 3 in. 

 wide, one- 

 third longer 

 than wide, 

 seldom ex- 

 ceedingSin. 

 long, dark, 



shining green, with midrib 

 ivory-white and scattering 

 blotches of white. Holds its 

 tufted Ivs. through the win- 

 ter. Moluccas. 



50. Agave maculosa. 



A. commutdtum, Schott.=Scindapsus Cuscuaria. A. R<E- 

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

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

 either A. pictum or A. nebulosum. 



L. H. rJ. 



AGRIMONIA (old name of obscure meaning). Mosd- 

 cece. AGRIMONY. Hardy native herbs, with interruptedly 

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

 through summer. Lvs. aromatic, astringent. Sometimes 

 cult, in shrubbery and wild gardens. 



Eupatoria, Linn. (A. officindlis, Lam.). COMMON AG- 

 RIMONY. Fig. 52. Petals twice as Igng 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. 



