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/#'{ (smooth). June. Yellow. Guinea. 1824. 

 Martinice'nsis (Martinique). 6. White. W. 



Ind. 1780. 

 obova'ta (obovate). 2. Yellow. September. 



W. Ind. 1804. 

 tri'fida (three-cleft). 4. White. June. Ja- 



maica. 1826. 



. Bengal Quince. (From 

 one of the Hesperides. Nat. ord., Citron- 

 worts [Aurantiaceee], Linn., I3-Polyan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia.) 



The Marmelos is a delicious Indian fruit, pos- 

 sessing high medicinal qualities. Stove ever- 

 green shrub. Cuttings of ripe-wooded shoots, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, with bottom heat ; 

 rich loam. 



JE. ma'rmelos (ma'rmelos). 6. Whitish red. E. 

 Ind. 1759. 



-53GOCHLOA. See NAVAKRE'TIA. 



^EOLLA'KTHUS. (From aiolo, to vary, and 

 anthos, a flower ; referring to the varia- 

 bleness of the flowers. Nat. ord., Labi- 

 ates, or Lipworls [Lamiaceee]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Angiospermia.) 



Stove annual. Sandy loam ; seeds. 

 M. suave'olens (sweet-scented). 1. White. July. 

 Brazil. 1825. 



.ZEo'NiUM. See SEMPERVIVTJM. 



./ERA'NTHUS. (From aer, air, and anthos, 

 a flower; referring to the way in which 

 the plant grows. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese], Linn., 20-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria.} 



Stove orchid. Division of root ; on wood, or in 

 a basket. 



JE. grandifl'ora (large -flowered). 1. Yellow, 

 green. June. Madagascar. 1823. 



AERA'TION. Exposing soil to the air. 



AE'RIDES. (From aer, the air; in re- 

 ference to the power these have of living 

 on the air. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 dacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 1-Monan- 

 dria.) 



Stove orchids. These all require a summer 

 temp, of 60 to 65 ; winter, 50 to 65. Grow 

 best in baskets filled with sphagnum or white 

 bog-moss. 

 A. affi'ne (related). 1. Sylhet. 1837. 



Broo'kii (Sir A. Brooke's). Purple and white ; 



fragrant. Bombay. 



cri'spum (crisp). 1. White and rose. May. 



E. Ind. 1840. 



cyli'ndricum (cylindric). E. Ind. 



macula' sum (spotted). 1$. Purple-spotted. 



May. Bombay. 1840. 



odonto'chilum (tooth-lipped). 2. Sylhet. 1837. 



odora'tum (fragrant). l. White. August. 



E. Ind. 1800. 



quinque vu'lnern (5-wounded). $. Pink. June. 



Philippines. 1838. 



ro'sevm (rose-coloured). Dwarf; rosy. E, Ind. 



tessela'tum (chequered). White, green, and 



purple. June. E. Ind. 1838. 



vi'rqns (vigorous). Purple, white. April. Java. 



1843. 



Wightia'num (Wight's). E. Ind, 1800. 



ZE'uuA. (From eruua, its Arabic- name. 

 Nat ord., Amaranths [Amarantaceee]. 

 Linn., b-Pentandria \-Monogynia.) 



Stove herbaceous plants; flowering in June. 

 Propagated by dividing roots. 

 JB. Java'nica (Javanese). 2. White. E. Ind. 1768. 



lana'ta (woolly). 1. White. E. Ind. 1691. 



^ESCHYNA'NTHDS. (From aischuno,to 

 be ashamed, and anthos, a flower. Nat. 

 ord., Gesnerworts [Gesneraceffi]. Linn., 

 I4:-Didynamia 2-4.ngiospermia.) 



JE. albi'dus (whitish). 1. Java. 1849. 



atrosangui'neus (dark-bloody). Dark red. July. 



Aucla'ndi (Lord Auckland's). Scarlet. Borneo. 



1847. 



Boschia'nus (Bosch's). Scarlet. July. Java. 



1843. 



grandifio'rus (large -flowered). 5. Scarlet. 



August. E. Ind. 1837. 



Horsfi'eldii (Horsfield's). 2. Pale scarlet. 



August. Java. 1844. 



Lobbia'nus (Lobb's). 1. Scarlet. June. Java 



1845. 



longifio'rus (long-flowered). 2. Scarlet. June. 



1845. 



macula' tus (spotted). 3. Scarlet. August. 



India. 1839. 



minia'tus (vermilion). l. Scarlet. June. 



Java. 1845. 



Paxto'nii (Paxton's). Scarlet. April. Khosea. 



1839. 



pu'lcher (fair). Scarlet. 1. July. Java. 1845. 



purpuia'scens (purplish). 1. Purple, yellow. 



March. Java. 1845. 



radi'cans (stem-fibred). Red. August. Su- 



matra. 1845. 



ramosi'ssirmis (most-branched). 3. Scarlet. 



June. Khosea. 183?. 



specio'sus (showy). 2. May. Orange. Java. 1S45. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). Scarlet. July. E. 



Ind. 1837. 



zebri'nus (striped). 1. Scarlet. June. Java. 



1847. 



JJ]SCHYNO'MENE. (From aisohuno,io bo 

 ashamed; in reference to the supposed 

 sensitiveness in the leaves. Nat. ord., Le- 

 guminous Plants. Allied to Hedysarum 

 [Fabacese]. Linn., Dtadelphia b-Tc-tmn- 

 dria.) 



Stove plants. The annuals by seed in a high 

 temperature, and the shrubs by cuttings in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in good heat ; rich sandy 

 loam. Winter temp., 60 to 75; summer, 70 

 to 80. 



ANNUALS. 



M. Amcrica'na (American). 2. Yellow. July. 

 Jamaica. 1732. 



a'spera (rough-stemmed) . 2. Yellow. Juno. 



E. Ind. 1759. 



hi'spida (rough-haired). 2. Yellow. N, Amer. 



1803. 



I'ndica (Indian). 2. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 



1799- 



pu'mila (dwarf). 3. Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1818. 



subvisco'sa . (subvlsciJ). 1. Yellow. Julv. E. 



Ind. 1816. 



visci'dula (viseidish'j. 1. Yellow, July, I'Jo 



ridu. 1816. 



