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A. nutana (nodding). 13. Pink. May. E. Jnd. i frost, except A. caryophyllcea, erroneously called 

 1792. I Hgtu; and this requires'stove heat and absolute 



occidenta'lis (western). 6. White. July. Ja- I rest in 

 maica. 1/93. 



penicilla'ta (pencilled). 3. Pink. May. China. 



puni'uea (scarlet). 6. Scarlet. June. E. Ind. 



1820. 



racemo'sa (branchy). 5. White. August. W. 



Ind. 1752. 



Roicoea'na (Roscoe's). 3. Red. May. E. 



Ind. 1823. 



spica'ta (spiked). 2. Sumatra. 1822. 



stria'ta (streaked). 4. E. Ind. 1818. 



tubula'ta (tubular). 2. lied. July. Dcme- 



rara. 1820. 



ALSI'NE. Chickweed. (From alsos, a 

 grove ; in reference to the situation pre- 

 ferred by these plants. Nat. ord., Clove- 

 worts [Caryophyllacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria 3-Trigynia.) 



Hardy annuals. Seed ; common loam. 

 A. laricifo'lia (larch-leaved). . Siberia. 1834. 

 This is perennial ; root division. 



moliugi'nea (mollugo-like). . White. July. 



Spain. 1816. 



mucrona'ta (spine-pointed 'leaved). 1. White. 



July. South of Europe. 1777* 



pube'scens (downy). . White. July. 1810. 



segeta'lis (sedge-like). 1. White. July. France. 



1805. 



ALSODEI'A. (From alsodss, leafy. Nat. 

 ord., Violetworts [Violacese]. Linn., 

 -Pentaudria l-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Loam and peat ; cut- 

 tings in sand, under a bell-glass. 

 A. latifo'lia (broad-leaved). White. Madagascar. 

 1824. 



paucifio'ra (few-flowered). White. Madagas- 



car. 1824. 



ALSO'PHILA. (From a/sos, a grove, and 

 phileo, to love ; in reference to the situa- 

 tion best suited for the plants. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns [PolypodiaceaVJ. Linn., 24L-Cryp- 

 togamia \-Filices.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous Fern. Peat and loam ; 

 division. 



A. Av-stra'lis (Australian). Brown. N. Holland. 

 1833. 



ALSTO'NIA. (In honour of Dr. Alston 

 Nat. ord., Storaxworts [Styracacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Monogynia.} 



The leaves of Alstonia are slightly astringent 

 and are used as tea. Stove eve^.ueen shrubs 

 allied to the Oleander. Sandy luam and peat; 

 cuttings root readily in moist bottom-heat. Win- 

 ter temp., 50 to 55; summer, 60 to 75. 

 A. schola'ris (oleander-leaved). 8. White. May, 



E. Ind. 1825. 

 venena'ta (poisonous). 6. White. June. E 



Ind. 1825. 



ALSTROME'RIA. (In honour of Baroi\ 

 Alstriimer, a Swedish botanist. Nat 

 ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae], Linn. 

 Q-Hexandrla 1-Monogynia.} 



All the species of this beautiful genus live ou 

 of doors with us, with a slight protection from j 



winter. All the species, also, have one 

 uniform mode of upright growth, by which they 

 are easily distinguished from Bomare'as, the 



species of which are all twiners. The golden 

 Alstromer from Chiloe (A. aureu,}, is perfectly 

 lardy in England, and prefers a damp situation 

 nd strong loam ; the other species are chiefly 

 rom the alpine regions of Chili, and require free 

 ir and lighter soil their long fascicled (or 

 iundled) roots are not well adapted for pot culti- 

 ation. They succeed in deep, rich, light loam, or 

 oaai, peat, and sand, and should be planted eight 

 r ten inches deep, and receive abundance of 

 rater while they are growing. Alstromers have 

 i strong natural tendency to variation, but will 

 not cross with Bornare'as, as has been asserted, 

 limits can be assigned between species and 

 varieties in this family ; a race of endless varia- 

 ions has been obtained from A. Hookeria'na by 

 he pollen of A. Hosma'ntha and its varieties. 

 These are called Van Houtte's seedlings. The 

 r ollowing are the most distinct forms of the 

 genus in our gardens ; but many more are re- 

 corded and described, which remain to be in- 

 troduced : 



4. au'rea, syn. auranti'aca (golden). 2. June. 

 Orange. Chili. 1831. 



Cummingia'na (Camming'*). Chili. 



caryophy'll&a, syn. li'gtu (clove-like scent}. 



1. February. Scarlet. Brazil. 17/6. 



haema'ntha, var. Barcleyu'na (blood-coloured). 



July. Crimson. Chili. 1830. 



Hooke'rii, syn. ro'sea (Dr. Hooker's). 3. June. 



Pink. Chili. 1834. 



li'gtu. See Caryophy'llaea. The true ligtu is 



not introduced. 



Nei'llii (Neil's). 2. June. Pink. Chili. 1827. 



pelegri'na (spot-flowered). 1. July. Striped. 



Chili. 1/54. 



psittaci'na (parrot-like). September. Crimson. 



Brazil. 1829. 



pulche'lla. See Si'tnsii. 



pu'lchra, syn. Flos Marti'ni; syn. tri' color 



(fair), 

 yello 



June. White, purple, and 

 Chili. 1822. 



Si'msii, syn. pulche'lla (Sims's). 3. June. 

 Scarlet. Chili. 1822. 



ALTERNANTHE'RA. (Alluding to the 

 anthers being alternately barren. Nat. 

 ord., Amaranths [Amarantacess], Linn., 

 5-Pentandria I-Monogynia.) 



Chiefly stove herbaceous perennials. Cuttings 

 root readily in common hotbed heat ; light, rich 

 loam. 



A. achyra'nthn (chaff-flowered). 1. 



Buenos Ayres. 1732. 

 cane'scens (hoary). 1. White. 



White. July. 

 July. Cu- 

 1. White. July. 

 White. 

 July. 



mana. 1825. 



Caracasa'na (Caraccas). 



Caraccas. 1819. 



denticula'ta (finely-toothed-leaved). 



July. 1822. 



filifo'rmis (thread-shaped). White. 

 E. Ind. 



-frute'scens (shrubby). 1. White. July. 

 Peru. 1820. This will do in a green- 

 house. 



nodiflo'ru (knot-flowered). White. May. N. 



Holland. 1826. 



1 polygonoi'des (polygonum-like). 1. White. 

 July. America. 1731. 



