ACKOSTICHUM 



ACTINIDIA <lt 



Smple 

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ACT2EA M 



Linnseus). A' 

 perennials, \\ ii 

 some cluster^ 

 twice- or thrii-. 

 tootlied. Tln-v 



' ' r. transferred liy 

 N.itivr hiirdy herbaceous 

 s iif small (is. and hand- 

 Mitiimn. Leaflets of the 

 ■■'U-. sharply cleft, and cut- 

 ils and shade. Useful for 



roclcery and wild garden. I'rop. by seeds and by root- 

 division in spring. 



Alba, Mill. {A.rkhra, Bigel.). 'White Banebebrv. 

 Height, 1-lK ft.; much like A. xpimta. hut tlip leaflets 

 more cut, teeth and points shanxr; plmt ~iii..MtlicT: fls. 

 white, in an oblong raceme, ami :\ w.k .ir tw.. later: 

 pedicels in fr. very thick, turiiiii- r. 4 : li rii.s whiti-. 

 ovate-oblong, often purplish at the II]. 1. X. vtatis. D.'y.i. 



spic&ta, Linn. Cohosh. Hekb-Chbistopher. Plant 

 1-2 ft. : Ivs. bi- or tritemate, serrated : fls. white or 

 bluish, in ovate racemes: berries purplish black, oblong. 

 Apr.-june. Eu., Jap. —Less cult.than the red-fruited var. 



Var. riibra, Ait. {A. rubra,Wi\ld.). Red Baneberrt. 

 Bather taller than A. alba : Ivs. bi- or tritemate, ser- 

 rated : fl. cluster white, larger than in A. spicafa: ber- 

 ries bright red, very handsome. Apr.-June. Northern 

 states. K. C. Davis. 



ACTINfiLLA( Greek, sma»-rntf <■<?). Compdsitce. Har- 

 dy perennials from W. N. Amer., for cult, in alpine gar- 

 dens. Height 6-12 in.: fls. yeUow, summer. Of easy 

 cult, in light soil. Prop, by division or by seeds. 



grandifldra, Torr. & Gray. Plant densely woolly : lower 

 Ivs. pinnately or bipinnately parted, with margined peti- 

 oles from broad, scarious bases; upper cauline Ivs. sim- 

 ple or sparingly divided: fls. 2-3 in. wide, summer. -A 

 pretty alpine plant. 



soapftsa, Nutt. Plant villous: Ivs. radical, linear-spat- 

 ulate, 2-3 in. long, punctate, entire : fls. 1 in. wide ; scapes 

 single, leafless, 1-fld., 3-9 in. long. 



A. landta, Pursh,=Eriophyniun c?Bspitosuin. 



J. B. Keller and W. M. 



ACTINOMERIS 



ly referring to the n liate 

 ' Hard\ climbing deciduous 

 md excellent for covering ar 

 \%alls and low buildings Re 

 ts and fungi Lvs ilternate, 

 H I single or in corymbs, 

 I I I '4in m diam , sepals 



I lible E Asia, Hiraa 



1 w od cuttings in sum 

 t ilso by layers Mono 



1) Hint As Nov 6 422 



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tliartaceous 



arguta, Miq [A polyi/ama, Hort not Miq A volu- 

 I I Hort not Miq ) Fig 29 Petioles mostly setose 

 I\ s 4 ) m long broad elliptic cuneate to subcordate at 

 the 1 ise abnipth ic nniii iti smooth except the setose 

 midrib beneath s t I 1 pi ssed serrate fls 3 or 

 more greenish \\t 1 Ink purple fr green 



ish jellow, with ti II tl line Japan, Saghalin 



Manchuria A Ct J s i I 14 



\\ /ts brtght green, dull, membranaceous snwtttines 

 bicomtng in the '.ummer handsomely iinieqated 

 i<J on the middle fls flagrant not rliml tn i high 



pclygama "Miq L\s 3-4 in long 1 i 1 i \ ite 



III 11 it( to subcordate at tl | | d 



11 t 1 tl sftose at the ner\ I 1 fls 



I , 11 111 li ira stigmas on a sh n tl | t 1 fr 



\ello« Juh Japan Saghalin, M mchuii i BM i497 

 — The plant attracts tats like valerian 



Eolomikta, Maxim Petioles not setose , Irs downy 

 beneath when \ oung, 4-0 in long ovate oblong, rounded 

 or cordate at the base, unequally setuloseh serrate, 

 sparsely setose beneath fls 1-3, Km in diam stigmas 

 sessile July Japan, Saghalin, Manchuria R H lh")8 (b 



both 



ACTIN6LEPIS (Greek, n .icale-like raij). Compisitw. 



Hardy annuals from Calif. ; freely branching, and 



mostly yellow-flowered. 

 cOTonilTia, Gray {ShSrtia Califdmica, Hort. Breria 



rnrnndria. Gray). Figs. 30, 31. Lvs. opposite, except 

 the ujiper i>iu-s, 2 in. or more 

 loliu'. 'i' ' I'l'^ |Mnn,ililid; lobes 5-7, 

 di-i.M I , ,,, . B.M.3828, 



as // . >-:r«,Va.-One 



of th. |.i.iih-i "I .-iiinual flow- 

 ers, ami ciisirvmsr of greater pop- 

 ularity. Excellent for edging. An 

 ■ •verlastinsr. 



Actinolepis coronaria. 



nown to the trade as 

 Shortia Califoniica. 



ACTIN6MERIS (from Greek aktis, ray, and meris, 

 part, alluding to the iiregularity of the rays). Com- 

 p6sita>. Native hardy herbaceous perennials suitable for 

 wild gardens and shrubbery. Tall, branching. Cult, 

 like Helianthus. Prop, by division. 



squarrdsa, Nutt. Height 4-8 ft. : lvs. lance-oblong, 

 acuminate, subpetiolate, tapering to both ends: fls. nu- 

 merous, corymbed, yellow; rays 4-10, irregular. Autumn. 



A . helianthioides, Nutt. Lvs. silky-villous undeme.ith : rays 

 about 8, usually more than in A. squarrosa. Mn. 4: 129. — A, 

 prbcera, Steud., is only a taller form of A. squarrosa. 



J. B. Keller. 



