10 ACACIA, FALSE 



ACACIA, FALSE See li ihinin Pi,euilacacia 

 ACACIA, EOSE See Bobtnia liiiptda 



ACiNA (from akauia thorn) HosAreie Dwarf 

 hardy perennial sub shrubs with iiil nsj i u us ^reen 

 flowers, cultivated m rookeries til i i 



spines, which are borne on the ell I 



work for dwarf, spring flowerin I 



are unsurpassed. Useful in prot i 1 



bog plants. Prop by cuttings n i -, i 1 Ini 



sions and seeds. Monogr by T LitoinL m h.e\ ue des 

 Sciences Naturelles de 1 Quest, 1871 Nos 1,2 3 



microph^Ua, Hook f Lvs evergreen pale pinnate 

 serrate : spines attractive all summer and autumn ^ 

 Zeal. — Grows well m either wet or diy soils 



ovalifilia, Kuiz & Pav Lvs a little larger than the 

 Ktter, leaflets oblong subcuneate ( hile (^n 52 p 4fi 



ACANTHOMINTHA 



II \rg {It) I H rr rv Seem ; 



(1 with 



GodsefEiaua M ist Lvs ovate or ovate lanceolate, 



:r( n \Mth cieimj margin fls unknown GC III 



s .'4' Gng 6 278 FE 10 5o4 A F 13 1286 



hispida Burm f ( 4 '^anrlprt N E Brown) Fig 



( lit I iefl\ f r It I n i 1 iin iriutus like spikes 



1 I I I 1 I i 1 1 1 hid p TOS, 



I s I L in 'jM 



natih I 



ACALfPHA (a name given b\ Hippocrates to a net 

 tic). EuphorhiAeea Tender foliage plants much used 

 for greenhouse ornament ii 1 ( | i ill\ for bedding 

 out. For the latter purj. I I t have strong, 



well hardened plants ii I hould be set 



out the last week in M ii h soil with 



out check. Prop. b> I i three ways 



(I) in fall from outdoor U I t I ] 1 mts yl) from plants 

 lifted in fall, cut back, and kept lur sprmg stock , 

 (3) from stock plants m pots reserved from the 

 previous season. The well ripened wood of these 

 last is a great ad^ antage and gives cuttings that ma^ 





11. Acalypha 



be taken with a heel A mature stem will furnish se\ 

 eral beside the top one. This is the best method for gen 

 cral purposes. Cuttings are taken below joints, and re- 

 quire mild bottom heat. For greenhouse ornament in fall 

 and winter, excellent specimens may be secured from 

 cuttings made in summer from such stock plants. 



Cult, by Robert Shore. 



A AMFL I from the brittli, naturo of the flow 



dreenhouse epiphjte 

 II (^ andi longifoha Lindl ) E Ind A 

 1 1 itive \ alue said to be sold by its synonym 



ACANTHEPHlPPIUM (meanmg unknown) Often 



spelled iianthophippiiim Orchiddcew Terrestrial 



stove orchids Fls rather 1 ir^t r i n t s( f w sepals 



imbined to form a broad \ I II 1 1 est in a 



mp st of loam and le it s t f the 



li ttest moist denselvshal I i nremuch 



ACANTHODIUM s / , , / 

 ACANTHOLIMON J II 



i\ \ i\ ir fulh mil 1 M I ns I 1 



s| K. m th. FI ridrient is It 



tun„' A. uitholimjn St P I i 



glumiceum, Boiss He 1 r en fls 



snnll r< s( en me sided i I m eafh 



shirt dense spikelet Juh s , \ 1 s 7 b77 



( n n ')2 R H 1891 p 4s I 



veniistuni, Boiss (Armeria^ttum clianthifohum O 

 K iiitzp I About 8 in lvs grey green very stiff fls 

 1 11 t,i r thin the last rose 12-20 in each long loose spike 

 let luh-Sept Asia Minor R H 1860 4-)0 Gn 13 117 

 B M 7.0b &n ,3 p 40, j g Keller and W M 



ACANTHOMINTHA. ZabiAhe. Thorny Mint. Ten- 

 der annual, with the habit of Lamium. Its chief inter- 

 est is botanical, the nearest relative of the genus being 

 the Brazilian genus Glechon. Only two species known. 

 Prop, by seeds in spring under glass. 



