ACANTHOMINTHA 



ihcifdlia, Gray. Height 6 in.: Ivs. petioled, ovate, 

 bluntly toothed: fls. 3-8 in a whorl, chiefly purple, with 

 yellow and white marks. Calif. B.M. 6750. Int. 1891. 

 — Less desirable than Lamiura, which see. 



ACANTHOPANAX (a thorny Panax-like plant). Ara- 

 UAcetf. Hardy ornamental trees and shrubs: Ivs. alter- 

 nate, long-petioled, lobed or digitate, deciduous: fls. iB- 



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ACANTHOPHIPPIUM 



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13. Acalypha hispida (A. Sandei 



conspicuou<!, m umbels ; petals and 

 black 2-5-seeded berry. Cent. Asia and Himalayas. Prop, 

 by seeds or by root-cuttings; A. pentapht/Uitni also by 

 hardwood cuttings. 



A. Xrs. simple, palmaieJi/ lohnJ. 



ricinifblium, ^i mi {Aialin Ma uniin, ,,;,i,Hort. Kalo- 



p&nar > i, iiui"l nmi. 'S\ii[ I Ti. . sn tt branches with 



in diam.. ■lu\\ii\ l.t ut ,itli \\lnii \c.uiii;. lobes oblong- 

 lanceohiti', M-mite : mliuiesceuse termmal, large, com- 

 pound. Japan. F.S. 20: 20(J7.— A very ornamental tree 

 of striking subtropical effect. A new form from Japan 

 has the h s. less downy beneath and with short, broad 



^°'"^- AA. Lvs. digitate. 



sessilifldrum, Seem. {Panax, sessilinnriim, Rupr. & 

 Max.). Shrub, 12 ft.: branche 

 leaflets mostly :!. oliovatt-lam 



vith only few prickles: 

 l:itL' or ublong-lanceo- 

 I iij, iii-egularly cre- 

 : ; : I I'lish, sessile, in 

 < -. Manchuria, 

 1 ' -The freely pro- 



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duced Utail.-. ..r Ijliick Irhh,, aiu 



pentaphyllum. Marsh. {A. spindsum, Hort., not Miq. 

 Ardlia pentaphyllu, Thuub.). Shrub, 5-10 ft. : branches 

 long and slender, with few compressed, straight prickles : 

 leaflets 5-7, oblong-obovate or oblong-lanceolate, cuueate, 

 acute, 54-1 Kin. long, crenate-serrate, smooth: tls. green, 

 in long and slender-peduncled umbels ; styles 5, connate. 

 Japan. — A graceful shrub, with arching branches and 

 bright green, shining foliage, excellent on rocky banks 

 and slopes. Var. variegatum, Hort. Lvs. edged white. 

 F.S. 20:2079. 



A.Oi^tleatum, Seem. Spiny shrub; leaflets .3-5. shortly peti- 

 oled, glabrous. Himalayas.—.!, divaricatum, Seem. Allied to 



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ACANTHORHIZA 



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about 30 ft. high, 9-10 in. in diam., slender, flexuous: lvs. 

 orbicular, with a narrow sinus at the base ; petioles slen- 

 der, 3-6 ft. long, smooth; blade 6 ft. in diam., divided to 

 or beyond the middle; segments 15-20, lanceolate, acute, 

 1-2 in. wide, dark green above, paler and glandular be- 

 low. Braz. 



Hab. 



ACANTHUS (nfraH/Zios, thorn). Acantliicea-. Bear's 

 Breech. Mostly hardy herbaceous perennials of vigorous 

 growth and broad foliage, suitable for backgrounds of 

 borders and subtropical effects. The acanthus leaf is one 

 of the commonest of art forms. The ornamentation of 

 the Corinthian column is said to have been suggested 

 by A. spinosus. Height 3-4 ft.; spikes l-lKt't. long ; 



