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AGA 



Half-hardy plants from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Sandy loam; suckers. Require to be 

 .kept in a cold pit during winter. 

 A.nmbelMtus (umbelled). 3. Blue. April. 1692- 

 a'lbidus (whitish-umbelled). 2. Whitish- 

 September. ,. 

 variega'tus (variegated-umbelled), 2. 



Blue. April. 



AGA'RICTJS. (From Agaria, the name 

 of a town in Sarmatia. Nat. ord., Mush- 

 room* [Fungi]. Linn., ^-Cryptogamia 

 5-Fungi.) 



This very large genus of fungous plants in- 

 eludes the Mushroom (A. campestns) and the 

 Fairy!ring Mushroom (A. pratensis), with a few 

 others, which are eatable; but, except the two 

 named, they are too dangerous for us to recom- 

 mend them. See MUSHROOM. 



AGA'STACHYS. (From agastos, admira- 

 ble, and stachys, a spike. Nat. ord., Pro- 

 reads [Proteaceae]. Linn., 4,-Tetrandna 

 1-Monogynia.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Ripe-wooded 

 cuttings in sand, under a glass, and in a cold 

 frame ; equal parts loam, sand, and peat. 

 A. odora'ta (fragrant). 3. Pale yellow. June. 



N. Holland. 1826. 



AGATEUE'A. (From agathos, excellent; 

 in reference to the "beauty of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Composites. Allied to Aster 

 [Asteraceaj], Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 2- 

 Superjlua.) 



Greenhouse plants ; cultivated like the Cine- 

 raria, which they much resemble. 

 A. caVstis (heavenly). 2. Blue. June. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1J59- 



tfmYo'/m (flax-leaved). 2. Blue. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1800. 



AGATKE'LPIS. (From agathos, plea- 

 sant, and thelis, a woman. Nat. ord., 

 Selagiads [SelaginaCese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Angiospermia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of 

 half-ripe shoots in April, in sandy loam, under a 

 glass without heat. Soil, 'peat and sandy loam, 

 equal parts. Winter temp., 40 to 45 . 

 A. parvifo'lia (small-leaved). White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. 



ansustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). White. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



AGATHOPHY'LLUM. Madagascar Nut- 

 meg. (From agathos, pleasant, and phyl- 

 lon a leaf; referring to the pleasant, 

 clove-like smeL of- the leaf. Nat. ord.. 

 Laurels [Lauracete]. linn., ll-JDodecan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Peat, and light rich 

 loam; cuttings. 



A. aroma'ticum (aromatic). 30. White. Mada- 

 gascar. 1823. 



AGATHO'SMA. (From agathos, pleasant, 

 and osma, smell. Nat. ord., JRueivorts. 

 Allied to Diosma [Kutacese], Linn., 5- 

 ^Pentcmdria l-Monogynia.) 



The Rueworts are principally distinguished for 

 their bitterness and powerful smell. Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs, all from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and all blooming in May and June. Peat 

 and sand ; cuttings of young shoots in sand, 

 under a glass, without heat. Winter temp., 40 

 to 45. In summer a rather shady place. 

 A. acumina'ta (sharp-pointed-leaved). 5. Violet. 

 1812. 



ambi'gua (doubtful). 2. White. 1810. 



Ireotfo'Lia (short-leaved). 2. Purple. 1818. 



Brum'ades (Brunia-like). 2. Purple. 1820. 



cerefo'lia (chervil-leaved). 2. White. 1774. 



cilia'ta (eyelash-haired). 2. White. 1774. 



erf/eta (upright). 2. Blue, white. 1816. 



hi'rta (hairy). 2. Purple. 1794. 



ezsiccafta (dried-up, hairy). 2. Purple. 



1718. 



purvu'rea (purple, hairy). 2. Purple. 1791. 



Ventenatia'na (Ventenat's hairy). 2. 



Purple. 1794. 



hi'spidu (rough-haired). 1. Violet. 1786. 



imbricalta (imbricated). 3. Pink. 1774. 



Imifn'lia (flax-ieaved). 2. White. 1823. 



orbicula'ris (round-leaved). 2. White. 1SOO. 



proli'fera (proliferous). 2. White. 1/90. 

 -~ pube'scens ( downy). 1. White. 1798. 



refle'xa (reflex-leaved). 2. Purple. 1820. 



rugo'sa (coarsely-wrinkled). 2. White. 1790. 



vesti'ta (clothed). 2. White. 1824. 



villo'sa (long-haired). 2. Violet. 1786. 

 AGATHY'RSTJS. (From agathos t pretty; 



and thyrstis, a thyrse, or dense panicle ; 

 referring to the handsome flowers so 

 produced. Nat. ord., Composites. Allied 

 to Hawkweed [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia I-^qualis.') 



All hardy herbaceous, perennials, except A' 

 alpirlus, which is an annual, and A. Floridanus. 

 which is biennial. Root division and seeds. 

 Common garden-soil. 

 A. alpi'nu* (alpine). 4. Blue. July. Scotland. 



cya'neMs(blue). 2. Blue, July. Nepaul. 1820. 



Floridu'nus (Florida). 6. Blue. July. Iberia. 



1820. 



Lappo'nicus (Lapland). 6. Blue. July. N- 



Amer. 1713. 



Flumie'ri (Tlumier's). 6. Blue. August. 



Lapland. 1804. 



Sibi'ricus (Siberian). 1>. Blue. August. 



Pyrenees. 1794. 



Tata'ricus (Tartarian). 4. Blue. August. 



Siberia. 1784. 



AGA'TI. (The Sanscrit name for it. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fahacese] . 

 Linn., 17 -Itiadelphia ^-Tetrandria. Allied 

 to Galega.) 



Stove evergreen tress. Loam and peat in 

 equal proportions ; cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass, with bottom-heat. 



A. cocti'nea (scarlet). 25. Red. August. E. 

 Ind. 1/68. 



erandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 20. Red. Au- 



gust. E. Ind. 1820. 



AGA'VE. Aloe. (From agavos, admir- 

 able ; referring to the stately form in 

 which some of them flower. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryllids. Linn., 6-Hexandria l-Mo- 

 nogynia.) 



