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ALO 



goros, a heap ; in reference to the variety 

 of the patches of fructification sori on 

 the hack of the leaf. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiaeese]. Linn., 2-Cryptogamia 

 l-Filices.) 



A. calomela'nts (deltoid-leaved). Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



corda'tus (heart-leaved). December. Mexico. 



1842. 



crispus (curled). . Brown. July. Britain. 

 flexuo'sus (zigzag). 4$. Peru. 



ALLOTMENT. A sace of land divided 



At cfuftno'fa emargina'ta (five-notched-leaved). 



April. Britain. 



fo'liis variega'tis (variegated -leaved). 



April. Britain. 



inci'sa (cut-leav-ed). April. Britain. 



lacinia'ta (jagged-leaved). April. Britain. 



quercifo'lia (oak-leaved). April. Britain. 



,1838. 



inca'na (hoary-teoed).20. June. Europe. 1780. 



angula'ta (angular-teaued). 20. 



pinna'ta (pinnate). 26. June. Europe. 



Jorulle'nsis (Jorulla). Mexico. 



macroca'rpa (long-fruited). 20. June. 



macropky'lla (long-leaved.) 20. June. Na- 



ples. 



obcorda'ta (two-lobed). March. Russia. 



oblonga'ta (oblong-/eaed). 20. June. South 



of Europe. 1730. 

 elli'ptica (elliptic-lobed). 20. June. 



oxyacanthifo'lia (oxycanth-leaved). 20. June. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 10. June. 



ru'bra (red). 20. June. 



rugo'sa (wrinkled). March. N. Amer. 



serrula'ta (saw-teaoeeZ). 20. June. N. Amer. 



1769. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). Siberia. 1820. 



sn.br otu'nda (roundish-feaued). 23. April. 



undula'ta (vf&ve-leaved). 20. June. N. Amer. 



1782. 



ALOCA'SIA. See COLOCA'SIA. 

 A'LOE. (Frbm alloeh, its Arabic name. 



Linn., 



amongst so many labourers or artisans 



and generally at the same price as that 



which the farmer pays. It may just be 



such a piece of ground as a man and 



his family may successfully cultivate in 



their over-hours, after attending to their 



usual employment during the day. The 



term allotment thus becomes synonymous 



vriih garden ; and, if near to the occupier's 



home, such a piece of ground is of great 



importance- to him, socially and morally. 



Or, secondly, an allotment may be such 



& space of ground as will secure the la ^ 



bourer in employment, when otherwise h; Nafc ord ~ Lilyworts [Liliacese] 



might be without it. In that sense it be- ^ Hexandria LMonogynia.) 



comes a mere temporary palliative lor a 



social evil, and ultimately entails uponj_ Gr snhouse _evergree nts, from 



its occupier all the disadvantages of_a 



small farmer, without many of his 



benefits. 



ALLSEED. Polyca'rpon. 



ALLSPICE. Calyca'nthus. 



ALLSPICE-TREE. Pime'nla. 



ALLUVIAL SOIL is so called from the 

 Latin word alluere, to wash down ; be- 

 cause the soil so named is that rich de- 

 posit of finely-divided earths and decom- 

 posing vegetable matters which, forming 

 the land in valleys, and on the banks of' 

 rivers, is evidently formed of the richest 

 and finest portions, washed down from, 

 higher-situated soils. Alluvial soils are 

 usually very fertile, and excellent for pas- 



turage. 

 ALMOND. 



Amy'ydalus. 



A'LNUS. The Alder-tree. (From al, near, 

 and /are, the bank of a river; in refer- 

 ence to the situation where the Alder de- 

 lights to grow. Nat. ord., Birchworts [Be- 

 tulaceas]. Linn., 21-Moncecia &-Tetran- 

 dria.) 



Hardy deciduous trees. The flowers have no 

 petals. Layers, or seeds; laght loam, in moit 

 situation. 

 A. barba'ta (bearded). March. Russia. 1838. 



Canade'nsis (Canadian). June. Canada. 



cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). June. Naples. 1818. 



glauca (milky-green). June. N. Amer. 1820. 



glutino'aa (sticky). 'April. Britain, 



the 



of Good Hope. Sandy loam and peat, with 

 K Tittle reduced manure, and full one-third of 

 broken bricka and lime-rubbish, and good drain- 

 ege. Giro very little water in winter. Medium. 

 temp, in winter, 40; in summer, 50 to 70; 

 water with care in winter. Propagated from 

 puckers or leaves, inserted in gravelly soil. As 

 purgatives, the juice of the tree-aloes are exclu- 

 sively in use, particularly that of A. socotrina, 

 vulgaris, purpurascens, and spicata. 

 A. acumina't a (spike-leaved). Orange. April. 1795- 



albispi'na (white-spined). Scarlet. June. 1796. 



alboci'ncta (white-banded). Orange. June. 



-like). Red. June. 1731. 



arista'ta (awned). Orange. May. 1801. 



brevifo'lia (short-leaved). Orange. June. 1810. 



cec'sia (grey). 2. Orange. July. 1818. 

 ela'tior (taller). 9. Red. June. 1821. 



Chine'nsis (Chinese). Yellow. June. 1821. 



cilia'ris (hair-fringed). Red. June. 1821. 



Commeli'ni (Commelin's). 1819. 



depre'ssa (depressed). Orange. August. 1831. 



dicho'toma (pair-branched). Red. July. 1781. 



dis'tans (distant). 6. Red. July. 1732. 

 depre'ssa (fat-leaved). 6. Red. July. 1820 



refle'fca (reflexed). 



echina'ta (hedge-hog). 



4. Red. July. 

 6. 1820. 



1820. 



flavispi'na (yellow-spined). Red. August. 1793. 



frute'scens (shrubby). Red. June. 1818. 



gla'uca (milky-green). Red. April. 1731. 

 rhodaca'ntha (lesser red-spined). 4. Red. 



May. 1731. 



gra'cilis (graceful). Orange. June. 1822. 



hu'milis (humble). Orange. April. 1731. 



incu'rva (incurved). Orange. May. 1791- 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Scarlet. July. 179* 



linea'ta (line-marked). Scarlet. 1789. 

 glauce'scetu (milky-green-marked; . Sew 



let. 1789. 



