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SHRUBS. 



JE.cretpitans (rattling -podded). 4. Yellow 

 July. Caraccas. 1820. 



pa'tula (spreading). 4. Yellow. July. Mau 



ritius. 1820. 



pe'ndula (drooping). 3. Yellow. July. Mau 



ritius. J826. 



sensiti'va (sensitive). 3. White. W. Ind. 173 



Horse Chesnut. (Fron 

 escu, nourishment ; referring to the groun 

 flour from the kernels of some species 

 Nat. ord., Soapworts [Sapindaceae], Linn. 

 7-Heptandria 1-Monoyynia.} 



Although the Horse Chesnut and other Soap 

 worts produce wholesome or nourishing fruit 

 gome families in this order are highly poisonous 

 Hardy deciduous trees. Deep rich loam. 

 JE. gla'bra (smooth-leaved). 12. Greenish-yellow 

 May. N. Amer. 1812. Grafts. 



hippoca'stanum (common Horse C.). 40 



White. May. Asia. 1629. Seeds. 

 flore-ple'no (double-flowered). 40. White 



May. Gardens. Grafts. 

 fo'liis arge'nteis (silver - leaved). 40 



White. May. Gardens. Grafts. 



' variegn'tum (common striped- leaved) , 



16. White. May. Asia. 1629. Layers, 



Ohiote'nsis (Ohio). 30. Seeds. White. May. 



N. Amer. 



pa'llidn (pale-flowered). 12. Greenish-yellow. 



June. N. Amer. 1812. Grafts or buds, 



rubicu'nda (red-flowered). 12. Red. June. 



N.Amer. 1820. Grafts or buds. 



^ETHIONE'MA. (From ailho, to scorch, 

 and nema, a filament; in reference to 

 some burnt appearance in the stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Crossworts, or Crucifers [Bras- 

 sioacese]. Allied to Lipidium. Linn., 

 1] -Dodecandria l-Monoyynia.) 



The order of Crucifers to which our Cabbages, 

 Mustard, Cress, Turnips, and Horse-radish be- 

 long has the universal character of being pos- 

 sessed with antiscorbutic and stimulating quali- 

 ties. Hardy Alpine plants, suited for rock-work. 

 Common light soil ; seeds and cuttings. 



ANNUALS. 



IE. Buxbau'mii (Buxbaum's). J. Pale red. June. 

 Levant. 1823. 



gra'cile (slender). $. Pale red. June. Carniola. 



1823. 



saxa'tile (rock). $. Flesh. June. South of 



Europe. 1759. 



PERENNIALS. 



heterocar'pum (variable-podded). $. Purple. 



July. Armenia. 1837. 



membrana'ceum (membranous - podded). . 



Lilac. July. Persia. 1829. 



monospe'rmvm (one-seeded). . Pale purple. 



July, Spain. 17/8. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). J. Lilac. July. 



Persia. 1830. 



(From JEthion, one of 

 Phoabus' horses. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 1- 

 JjEqualis.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings; com- 

 mon light soil. 



M.frutico'sa (shrubby). 2. Yellow. June. 



Madeira. 1785. 

 filifo'rmis (thread-leaved). l. June. Yellow. 



Madeira. 1777. 



AFRICAN ALMOND. Brabe'jum. 

 AFRICAN FLEABANE. Tarchona'nthus. 

 AFRICAN LILY. Agapa'nthus. 

 AFRICAN MARIGOLD. Tage'tes ere'cta. 

 AFZE'LIA. (In honour of Dr. A. Afze- 

 lius. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fa- 

 baceae]. Linn., 8-Octandria \-Monogy- 

 nla. Allied to Amherstia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Sandy peat and leaf- 

 mould. Cuttings in sand, under a bell-glass. 

 Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 A. Africa'na (Africa). Crimson. June. Sierra 

 Leone. 1821. 



AGA'LMYLA. (From agalma, an orna- 

 ment, and hule, a forest. Nat. ord., Ges- 

 ncrworts [Gesneracese], Linn., 14^-Didy- 

 namia 2-4ngiospermia.) 



It is a fine stove plant, with scarlet tubular 

 flowers, suitable for growing on branches of trees, 

 in baskets or in pots, in the orchid-house or 

 moist stove. Propagated from cuttings. Sandy, 

 fibrous peat suits it. 



A. stami'nea (long-stamened). 2. November. 

 Scarlet. June. 1846. 



AGANI'SIA.' (From aganos, desirable; 

 in reference to the beauty of these neat 

 little plants. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

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

 dria.) 



Grown on a block in stove ; division of root. 

 A. pulche'lla (pretty). . Cream-coloured. June. 

 Demerara. 1838. 



AGANO'SMA. (From aganes, mild, and 

 isme, small. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apo- 

 ^ynacese]. Linn., b-Pentandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



The order of Dogbanes includes a host of 

 most beautiful plants as Allamanda, Echites, 

 Oleander, &c. They are venomous in many 

 cases, and always to be suspected. These stove 

 tlants are propagated by cuttings in sand, under 

 'lass, and with bottom-heat ; they prefer a mix-. 

 ;ure of loam, sand, and peat. 

 A. acumina'ta (pointed- leaved). White, fragrant. 

 Sylhet. Shrubby climber. 



caryophylla'ta (clove-scented) . Pale yellow. 



October. E. Ind. 1812. Shrubby twiner. 



cymo'sa (cymose-flowered). White, fragrant. 



Sylhet. Shrub. 



e'legans (elegant). Purple. E. Ind. Shrubby 



twiner. 



margina'ta (bordered). White, fragrant. 



Sylhet. Shrubby twiner. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). White, fragrant. 



October. E. Ind. 1812. Shrubby twiner. 



Walli'chii (Wallich's). White, fragrant. 'E. 



Ind. Shrubby twiner. 



AGAPA'NTHUS. Bhie African Lily. 

 (From agape, love, and anth'os, a flower, 

 Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn,, 

 Q-Hexandria 4e-Tefrayynia.) 



