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ALJAKTO'DIA. (From allantos, a sau- 

 sag.e ; in reference to the cylindrical form 

 of the indusium, or the case which en- 

 closes the seeds of Ferns. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns [Polypodiaeese]. Linn.,24-<7rypto- 

 gamia 1-Filices.) 



Greenhouse Ferns; division of the roots, or 

 sowing spores ; equal parts, turfy peat and loam. 

 A. austra'lis (southern). Brown. Van Dieraen's 

 Land. 1820. 



axila'ris (axillary). 2. Brown. Madeira. 1//9. 



strigo'sa (strigose). 2. Brown. Madeira. 



te'nera (tender). 1. Brown. N. Holland. 1820. 



umbro'sa (shade-loving;. 4. Brown. Madeira. 



1779- 



ALLEYS are of two kinds : 1. The 

 narrow walks which divide the compart- 

 ments of the kitchen-garden ; and, 2. 

 Narrow walks in the shrubheries and 

 pleasure-grounds, closely hounded and 

 overshadowed by the shrubs and trees. 



ALLIGATOR PEAR. Pe'rsia grati'ssima. 



ALLIO'NIA. In honour of C. Allioni, 

 an Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Nyctagos. 

 Allied to the Marvel of Peru [Nyctagy- 

 . naceoe]. Linn., k-Tetrandria \-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds ; sandy loam. 

 A, incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 1. Flesh. August. 

 Cumana. 1820. 



ova 1 la (egg-leaved). 1. Purple. July. N. 



Amer. 1827 



viola' ceo, (violet-coloured). 1. Violet. July. 



Cumana. 1S20. 



(From the Celtic all, mean- 

 ing hot, or burning; referring to the 

 well-known qualities of all the Onion- 

 worts, which are now classed in the Nat. 

 ord., Lily worts [Liliacesej. Linn., 0- 

 Sexandria 1-Monogynia. 



The onion, garlic, and leek, according to Dr. 

 Royle, are the plants translated as such in the 

 Bible (Num. ch. xi. 5). The genus includes the 

 onion, garlic, &c, Hardy bulbs. Seeds or off- 

 sets ; rich, light loam. 



A, ampelopra'sum (vine-leek). 2. Purple. May. 

 England. 



Anderso'nii (Anderson's). 1. Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1818. 



angulo'sum (angulose). 1. Light purple. June. 



Germany. 1/39. 



ascalo'nicum (askalon, or shallot). 1. Purple. 



June. Palestine. 1546. 



-- ma'j'us (greater askalon, or scallion). 1. 

 Purple. July. South of Europe. 



a'sperurn (rough). 1. Purple. August. South 



of Europe. 1800. 



azu'reum (blue-coloured). 1. Blue. October. 



1830. 



brachyste'mon (short-stemmed). 1. White. 



June. Europe. 1819. 



c<ETu'leum (sky-blue). Blue. June. Russia. 



1.840, 



ce'pa (onion). 3. White. June. 



-- a&grcgatum (aggregated onioc). 1. 

 White. June 



At cefpa pauciflo'rum (few-flowered cnion) 2. 

 White. June. 



cepaefo'rma (onion-form). 2. White. August. 



1824. 



cine'reum (grey). 1. Straw. July. Siberia. 



182Q. 



confe'rtum (crowded). 4. Purple. Augufct. 



Europe. 



conge'stum (crowded-flowered). 1. Purple. 



May. Siberia. 1818. 



controve'rsum (contrary-stemmed). 1. Pur- 



ple. 1816. 



desce'ndens (down-flowering). 1. July. Pur- 



ple. Switzerland. 1/96. 



Fi'scheri (Fischer's). 1. Lilac. July. Siberia. 



1829. 

 fistulo'sum (pipe-leaved). Welsh onion. 2. 



Green, yellow. April. Siberia. 1629. 

 glau'cum (milky-green). Pink. June. Siberia. 



1800. 



27/yncM(Illyrian). 1. Purple. July. Austria. 



1820. 



intermedium (intermediate). 2. White. Au- 



gust. South of Europe. 1827. 



litto'reum (sea-side). 2. Purple. Italy. 1818. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). 1. Dark purple. 



July. Mexico. 1826. 



me'dium (middle). 1. White. June. Hun- 



gary. 1820. 



mo'ly (moly). 1. Yellow. June. South of 



Europe. 1604. 



ophiosco'rodon (garden rocambole). 4. Pale 



red. August. Greece. 



oxype'talum (sharp-petaled). 2. White. Au- 



gust. South of Europe. 1818. 



po'rrum (leek). 2. White. Switzerland. 1562. 



proli'ferum (proliferous). 3. White. 1820. 



pu'lchrum (beautiful). Yellow. June. South 



of Europe. 



Pu'rshii (Pursh's). 2. Pink. August, N. 



Amer. 181S. 



ramo'sum (branchy). 2. Pale yellow. June. 



Siberia. 1819. 



sati'vum (garlic). 2. White. June. Sicily. 



1548. 



schacno'prasum (chives). . Flesh. May. Bri- 



tain. 



scorodo'prasum (rocambole). 3. Light purple. 



July. Denmark. 1596. 



scorzonercefo'lium (scorzonera-leaved). 1. Yel- 



low. June. South of Europe. 1820. 



spu'rium (spurious). 1. Purple. June. Si 



beria. 1820. 



Victoria'lis (Victor's). 2. Green, yellow,- May. 



Austria. 1/39. 



angustifo'lium (Victor's narrow-leaved). 



1. Green, yellow. April. Scotland. 



viola' ceum (violet). 1. Violet. June. Eu- 



rope. 1823. 



Waldstei'nii (Waldstein's). 2. June. Hun- 



gary. 1826. 



ALLOPLE'CTUS. (From allos, diverse, 

 and plekcin, to plait ; in reference to the 

 leaves. Nat. ord., Gesnerworts [Gesner- 

 acese]. Linn., Didynamia 2-Angiosper- 

 mia.) 



Stove evergreens. Light, rich soil ; cuttings. 

 A. di'chrous (two-coloured). 2. Purple, yellow. 

 Brazil. 1845. 



re' pens (creeping). Yellow, brown. February. 



St. Martha. 1845. This is a climbing 

 plant. 



ALLOSO'RUS. (From allos, diverse, and 



