AMASONIA (after Thoinas Amason, early American 

 traveler). i'erlencU'e(e. Greenhouse shrub from Trini- 

 dad, with long, tubular, hairy yellow fls. and bright red 

 bracts, which remain attractive two or three months at 

 a. time. 



calycina, Hook. f. (.1. ;ji(»i'(-ea,Hort. notVahl.). Lvs. 

 6-12 in. loTi^i. illiptir. acuminate, coarsely Irregularly 

 toothed or >iim:ii. . -I.ilnoiis, except the floral ones : fls. 

 lX-2 in. l.iTii:. di i"i|.iiiu", oalyx Dearly 1 in. long, red. 

 B.M.G'Ji:.. Cn.l'T: t7;t. R.B. 20: 13. 



AMBEOSlNIA (Giacinti Ambrosini, an Italian). 

 Aro'idew. A dwarf, perennial, tuberousherbof Italy and 

 Algeria. Half-hardy; planted in the open or in pot.s, 

 and blooms in the fall. A single species. 



57 



op. by seeds 

 horticulturists, 

 .. are our native 



Canadensis, :Miai< 



■cu;n„h,atc,n,icl!/serrah: 

 ceolatc. oblanceolate or spatulate. 

 r.iMMciN Shad-bush. Tree, 25-40 



'''!''Hl', r 1 ii'jiped : trunk tall, 



!l 1 i! i\"s. oval or ovate, 



' i I '!,■ at base, sharply 



Ark. 



Fla 





Botryapium, DC. (A. Canadensis, var. oblonffi folia, 

 Torr. & Gray). Common Dwarf .Juneberry. Bush or 

 small tree : lvs. and flower-stalks whit isli woolly when 

 yoUug, often iit-arh- ui- .|iiiii- uiai'i-oiis \\ hm old; lvs. ob- 

 long, broadly illi|.nr;,l. s,.M,,rii (■,.,',|:ii....ii,.n iiuinted at 

 base : 



fls. smaller: fr. jiih'v.df - 1 ihnoi-. Xrvv Unniswick 



to mhi.. west u. M... and .Mini,. 1;.M. 7i;i:i. (i.e. III. 

 21:333. S.S.4:l:i:.. a^.l. (■.(/. r,,;.'„.s,s \ar. .i'."r,i//.s',Sarg. 



AsUtica, Einll, i A . r,,,,.,,],-,,^;.^. var. Jai,,:,, ira, Mia. 



A.Jap<;,ncu.]i,.vt.K SiiKill in- with .-1.11.1, r I, ranches: 



lvs. ovate-ellii.tical, acute, densely woollv when voung: 



' n (. cLUipound Chma and Jap 



L Pitali broad ohoiate 



ohgocArpa Rot m Low shrub 2-9 ft nearly glabrous 

 throughout h ■. thin nan owl) ovate or oblong pomted 

 It each end finely and sharply serrate racemes few 

 flowered petals broad ohovate fr dark blue purple 

 pear shaped with heavy blc om swctt of pronounced 

 flivor bwamps Lab to \ \ GF 1 .47 

 VA Li !)Hid I lti( I , mil 1 at apex coaisily 

 '.i.iiuti ui d ntiit 



alnifdha >,utt Fig 7h Shrub 1\ thi k I load 

 <\\\ oi lit Illy circular con h t tl It w ud the 

 i| \ yptils narrow!) obovati i 11 i It uii ate 

 tr d Ilk ] urple or blue with 1 I t i 1 i \ t 1UK^ 



-W ( lilt t , Mich N(wMe\ ui 1 « tH ,i 1 ( F 118o 



rotundifoha 



Bissii, Linn. Three or 4 inches : lv.s. 2 or 3, over- 

 topping the spathe, the leaf-blade ovate or ovate-ellip- 

 tic, obtuse, often refuse: spathe % in. long, tipped with 

 a brown tail, divided lengthwise, the anthers being in 

 one compartment (which has a hole to admit insects), 

 and the solitary ovary in the other, thus preventing au- 

 tomatic close pollination. B.M. Clino. — Prop, by seeds 

 started inside or in frames, or by divi~;ion in spring. 

 There is a narrow-leaved form (var. aii.iusl iii'iliu . ( lii.ss.), 

 a spotted-leaved form (var. macuh'iln, I'.nyl.r i , .-11111 a 

 form with pale green reticulations (var. nti.-idnta, 

 Engler). L. H. B. 



AHELANCHIEB (Savoy name). liosAcew. Shrubs 

 or small trees of Eu.,Asia and Amer. : lvs. alternate, 

 simple, usually serrate : fls. white, in racemes, rarely 

 solitary ; calyx tube campanulate, 5-lobed, lobes narrow, 

 reflexed, persistent ; petals 5 ; ovary 2-5-celled, each 

 subdivided and containing'2 ovules: berry round or ob- 

 long, with prominent cavity, red or dark purple, sweet, 

 juicy. Temperate regions around the globe. Species 

 few and closely related. Desirable for ornament, the 

 dwarf varieties also valuable as fruit-bearing plants. 



tor 



( ' \ ar rotundifblia 



1 111 I 11 h lis rounded, 

 coais(l) en )te tr iipenmg after 4 

 Canadensis N Brunswick to Mmn 



spioita, Dec Small bush 1-3 ft lvs 

 elliptic or oval, rounded at both ends or 

 somewhat cordate at base : fls , in numer- 

 ous 4-10-fld. racemes : plant woolly on 

 young growths, but becoming glabrous. 

 Dry, rocky places. Pa. and N. J. 



VTilgiria, Miinch. Sekvice-berry. Dwarf 

 shrub ; lvs. roundish, coarsely serrate, 

 woolly beneath when young : racemes short ; petals long- 

 narrowly oblanceolate : fr. blue-black. Cent. Eu. — Cult, 

 for ornament ; also for fr. under the name of European 

 Juneberry. Fred W. Card. 



AMES, FKEDERICK LOTHKOP (June 8, 1835-Sept. 

 13, 1893), of the fourth generation of a family distin- 

 guished in the history of Massachusetts enterprise, was 

 born in North Eastou, in that state. He was graduated 

 from Harvard College in the class of 1854, and devoted 

 his life to the niaiuiirement of great commercial and in- 

 dustriil [III. I.-;- Husiness did not occupy all his atten- 

 tion; ! I \\'<w of Harvard College, a trustee of 

 th.- y\ ■' I ! i ■ S.iciety for Promoting Agriculture, 

 aii.l ol III.' Mil-, mil of Pino Arts; and an active and 

 . liarital.l.- aii.l lic'nevoleht institu- 

 li.iir.iii ..f art- aii.l sciences, he was 

 laiin-' til.' in.r. as., of knowledge in 

 laii ri s.an-li. i)..\'oted through his 

 Uture, lie gained distinction lor his 

 knowledge of tropical orchids and 

 cultivation, and his collection of these plants at his 

 try place in his native town was the most complete 



faithful dir.-.t.ii 

 tions. Amuiiili. 

 successful in M 

 many fields of 

 whole life to hoi 

 wide and 



