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A. mttrcefo'rmis (mitre-shaped). Red, August. 



1731. 



- no'k-lls (noble). Blue, August. 1800. 

 -.palle'scens (palish). Red. July. 1820. 



panicula'ta (panicled). Scarlet. July. 1795. 



pl'i'ridens (many-toothed). Red. July. 1823. 



proli'fera (proliferous). Orange. April. 1819. 

 ma'jor (larger proliferous). Orange. April. 



1819. 



purpura' scens (purplish). Purple. August. 



1/89- 



sapona'ria (soapy). Red. July. 1727. 

 lu'teostria'ta (yellow-striped, soapy.) Reel. 



July. 1821. 



se'rra (saw). Orange. July. 1818. 



serrula'ta (finely-toothed). Red. July. 1/S9. 



socotri'na (socotrine). Red. March. 17^1. 



spica'ta (spiked). Red. 1795. 



spino'sior (more spiny). Red. April. 1820. 



stria'tula (slight-striped). Red. June. 1821. 



subere'cta (slightly-leaning). Scarlet. April. 



1/39. 



semigutta'ta (half-spotted). Orange. May. 



1819. 



subtubernula'ta (slightly-knobbed). Orange. 



June. 1620. 



tenuifo'lia (thin-leaved). Orange. June. 1S31. 



tenu'ior (thinned). Orange. June. 1821. 



tuberrsula'ta (knobbed). Orange. April. 1706. 



variega'ta (variegated). Pink. June. 179i>. 



xanthafta'ntha (yellow-spined). Orange. June. 



181/. 



ALO'MIA. (From a, not, and loma, a 

 fringe. Nat. ord., Composites. Allied to 

 Eupatoria [Asteracesej. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 yenesia I- JE quails. ~) 



Half-hardy evergreen. Sandy loam ; cuttings ; 

 temp, not below 35 in winter. 

 A. ageratoi'des (ageratum-like). White. July. 

 Spain. 1824. 



ALO'NA. (Letters of the primitive 

 name, Nolana, transposed from Nola, a 

 little bell; in reference to the form of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Nolanads [Nolan- 

 acese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria I -Mono - 

 gynia.) 



A small order of pretty Chilian half-shrubby 

 greenhouse evergreens, with large flowers ; cut- 

 tings root freely in sandy loam ; peat and loam. 

 A. bacca'ta (berry-bearing). Yellow. Coquimbo. 



ccele'stis (sky-blue). 2. Blue. Chili. 1843. 



carno'sa (fleshy). Blue. Coquimbo. 



glandulo'sa (glandulous). Blue. Valparaiso. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). Blue. Coquimbo. 



obtu'sa (blunt-leaved). Blue. July. Coquimbo. 



revolu'ta (rolled-back-leaved). Blue. Peru. 



rostra'ta (beaked). Blue. July. Coquimbo. 



tomento'sa (white-downed). White. Valpa- 



raiso. 



ALONSO'A. (In honour of Z. Alonzo, a 

 Spaniard. Nat. ord., Fiyworts. Allied 

 to Hemimeris [Scrophulariacese]. Linn., 

 I4t-Didyn amia 2 -Angiospermia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, except A. caulialata, 

 which is a half-hardy herbaceous. Rich mould ; 

 cuttings, or seeds, the first in sandy loam in 

 August or March ; the seeds in March in gentle 

 heat. 



A. acutifo'lia (acute-leaved), 3. Scarlet. June. 

 Peru. 1/90. 



I A. cuuliala'ta (wing-stemmed). 3. Scarlet. June. 



Chili. 1823. 

 1 incisifo'lia (cut-leaved). 2. Scarlet. June. 



Chili. 1/95. 



1 intermedia (intermediate). 2. Scarlet. June. 

 Hybrid. 



linea'ris (linear-leaved). 2. Scarlet. June. 



Peru. 1790. 



ALOY'SIA. Sweet-scented Verbena. (In 



j honour of Maria Louisa, Queen of Spain. 

 ! Nat. ord., Verbenas [Verbenacese]. Linn., 

 1 1-i-Didynamia '3-Anyiospeivnia.) 

 j Greenhouse deciduous shrub. Rich mould ; 

 . cuttings in sandy soil of the old stem, or young 

 ! shoots j if the latter, shade ; August and March 

 I best times. 



! A. citriodo'ra (lemon-scented). 3. Pale purple. 

 August. Chili. 1784. 



ALPI'NES, strictly speaking, are plants 

 from alpine, that is, mountainous dis- 

 tricts, usually requiring the protection of 

 a frame in winter, because we cannot 

 secure to thfim their natural covering of 

 snow during that season. Gardeners, 

 however, include in their lists of Alpines 

 a great diversity of small plants, difficult 

 of cultivation. They are best grown in 

 pots, and require light sandy loam and 

 peat, with abundant drainage. 



ALPI'NIA. (In honour of Alpini, au 

 Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Ginyerivom 

 [Zingiberacere]. Linn., I-Monaudria 

 1-Jlfonoyynia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials, except A. penici.l. 

 lata, which is a greenhouse plant. Rich sandy 

 soil and peat. They like much moisture and pot- 

 room in the growing season ; root division in 

 moist air. 

 A. Allu'gahs (Aiiugahs). 2. Red. February. 



E. Ind. 1796. 

 1 Antilla'rum (Antilles). 4. Flesh. Maj. V,. 



Ind. 1826. 



| auricula' ta (eared;. 5. Reddish-yellow. E. 

 Ind. 1814. 



bractea'ta (bracted). 3. White. May. E.Ind. 



1824. 



caleara'ta (spur-flowered). 3. White. Sep- 



tember. E. Ind. 1800. 



Cardamo'mum (Cardamom). 8. White. Au- 



gust. E. Ind. 1815. 



ce'rnua (drooping). 6. Pink. April. E.Ind. 



1804. 



como'sa (tufted-spiked). 1. White. May. Ca- 



raccas. 1752. 



diffi'ssa (two-cleft). 6. Purple-blue, yellow. 



April, E. Ind. 1813. 



exalta'ta (lofty). 20. Red, yellow. Surinam. 



1820. 



Gala'nga (Galanga). 6. White, yellow. Oc- 



tober. E. Ind. 



lingucefo'rmis (tongue-formed). 6. Red. July. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



magni'fica (magnificent). 10. Red. July. 



Mauritius. 1830. 



Malacce'nsis (Malayan). 5. White. April. 



E. Ind. 1799- 



me'dia (mediate). 6. Red. July. E. Ind. 1R15. 



nvu'tica (spurless). 5. White. August. E. 



Ind. 1811. 



