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The fibre of some srecies of aloe has been 

 manufactured into ro;>es and paper, and the 

 juice into an intoxic.i;ing liquor 'a led pulque, 

 from which, in its turn, brandy is distilled. Stove 

 and greenhouse succulent plants. Rich loamy 

 aoil, decayed vegetable mould, and brick rubbish ; 

 suckers. 



STOVE. 

 A. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 6. Green. 1/90. 



brachy'stachys (short-spiked). 3. Green. 



Mexico. 1820. 



e'legans (elegant). Mexico. 1835. 



fla'cdd-a (feeble). 6. Green. S. Amer. 1/90. 



#ara'#o(Karatto). 5. Green. S. Amer. 1/63. 



lu'rida (lurid). 8. Green. June. Vera Cruz. 



1/31. 



Mexica'na (Mexican). 5. Green. Mexico. 1817. 



Miile'ri (Miller's). 6. Green. 1/63. 



polyaca'ntha (many-spined). 6. Green. Au- 



gust. 1800. 



univitta'ta (one - striped). Green. Mexico. 



1830. 



vivi'para (viviparous). 15. Green. Sep. 



tember. S. Amer. 1731. 



yucccefo 'Ha (yucca-leaved). 6. Yellow. 1816. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. America'na (American aloe). 20 Yellow. 

 August. S. Amer. 1640. 



' vuriega'tn (variegated aloe). 12. Yellow. 



August. S. Amer. 1640. 



glauce'scens (glaucous). Mexico. 1835. 



polyacanthoi'des (polyacantha-like). Mexico. 



1835. 



pulche'rrima (most beautiful). Mexico. 1835. 



snpona'ria (soap). Brown. July. Peru. 1838. 



Virgi'nica( Virginian). 3. Purple. N. Amer. 



1/65. 



AGENO'EA. See SERI'OLA. 



AGE'RATUM. (From a, not, and qeras, 

 old; in reference to the flowers being 

 always clear. Nat. orcl., Composites [As- 

 teracese]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia \-2Equa- 

 //.) 



All annuals, but may be kept perennials by 

 cuttings, or in pots, if not allowed to ripen seeds. 

 The first two greenhouse ; the others, except A, 

 Mexicamim, hardy. Light rich soil ; cuttings 

 and seeds. 



A. ungustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 1. White. 

 July. Monte Video. 1827. 



cceru'leum (sky-blue). 1. July. W. Ind. 1800. 



conyzoi'des (conyza-like). "l. Light blue. 



Jujy. America. 1/14. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 2. White. July. 



Peru. 1800. 



Mezicainum (Mexican). 2. Blue. June. 



Mexico. 1822. Greenhouse. 

 ~~ stri'ctum (upright). 2. White. June. Ne- 

 paul. 1821. 



AGLA'IA. (The name of one of the 

 three Graces. Nat. ord., Meliads [Meli- 

 acece]. Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia.') 



Until very recently this interesting Chinese 

 plant was referred to the Citronworts. Stove 

 evergreen shrub. Light loam, decayed dung, 

 and peat; half-ripe cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass, in a cold frame. 



A, odora'ta Cswcet-scentei?). Striped. February. 

 China. 1810. 



AGLAOMO'UPHA. (From aglaos, beauti- 



AIE 



fill, and morpha t a form. Nat. ord. % Ferns 

 [Polypodiacese], Linn., 2-Cryptogamia 

 1-Filices.) 



Stove herbaceous Fern. Root division and 

 seed ; light, rich loam and peat. 

 A. Meyeria'na (Meyer's). Yellow. May. Island 

 of Luzon. 



AGLAONE'MA. See A 'RUM. 



AGNO'STUS. See STENOCA'RPUS. 



AGONIO'PTERIS. See ACRO'STICHUM. 



AGRIMO'NIA. Agrimony. (From ag- 

 remone, a plant used by the Greeks in 

 cataract of the eye. Nat. ord., Eoseivorts 

 [Rosaceee]. Allied to Potentilla. Linn., 

 \\-Dodecandria '2-Digynia.*) 



Hardy herbaceous plants. Boot division ; 

 common garden-soil. 



A. Eupato'ria (Eupatoria). 3. Yellow. June. 

 Britain. 



Nepale'nsis (Nepaul). 3. Yellow. June. 



Nepaul. 1820. 



odora'ta (scented). 4. Yellow. July. Italy. 



1640. 



suave'olens (sweet-smelling). 3. Yellow. 



July. Virginia. 1810. 



AGROMY'ZA VIO'UE. Pansy Fly. At- 

 tacks the flower by puncturing the petal, 

 and extracting the juice ; the puncture 

 causes the colouring matter, to fade. 

 Very minute ; shining black ; bristly ; 

 eyes green; head orange. Appears in 

 May. 



AGROSTE'MMA. Rose Campion. (From 

 ayros, a field, and stemma, a crown ; refer- 

 ring to the beauty of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord.,Clove^oorls [Caryophyllaceai]. Linn., 

 \Q-Decandria k-Tetraqynia.*) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Common soil ; 

 division or seed. 



. Bungea'na (Don Bunge's). 1. Scarlet. July. 

 Russia, 1834. 



decu'mbens (hanging-down). 1 . Crimson. July. 



P^rewa'ica(Pyrenean). 1. Pale rose. June. 



Pyrenees. 1819. 



Sueci'ca (Swedish). Pink. August. Sweden. 



1824. 



ATLA'NTHUS. (From ailanto, tree of 

 heaven; referring to its lofty growth. 

 Nat. ord., Xanthoxyls [Xanthoxylacesb]. 

 Linn., 23-Polyc/amia l\-Dicecia.} 



Deciduous trees. Cuttings of the roots ; sandy 

 loam and peat. 

 A. exce'lsa (lofty). 50. Green. E.Ind. 1800. Stove. 



glandulo'sa (glandulous). 20. Green. China. 



1751. Hardy. 



Ant. Atmospheric air is uniformly 

 and universally composed of 



Oxygen . 

 Nitrogen 



. 79 



Every 100 parts, even in the driest, 

 weather, containing, in solution, one part 

 of water; and in every 1000 pails having 



