ALZ [ ' 



A serpyllifo'lium (thyme-leaved). I. August. 

 South of Europe. 1822. 



spatula'tum (spatulate). 1. April. Siberia. 



1818. 



verna'le (vernal). 1. June. 1819. 



ANNUALS. 

 A. Mrsu'tum (hairy). 1. June. Tauria. 1817. 



umbella'tum (umbellate). 1. July. Tauria. 



1821. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 A. alpe'stre (alpine). 1. June. South of Europe. 

 1825. 



arge'nteum (silvery). 1. April. Switzerland. 



Bertolo'nii (Bertoloni's). 1. July. Switzer- 



land. 1823. 



cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved). 1. July. Italy. 



1820. 



diffu'sum (spreading). 1. July. Italy. 1820. 



Marschallia'num (Marschall's). 1. April. 



Caucasus. 1820. 



micra'nthum (small-flowered). 1. August. 



Russia. 1836. 



monta'num (mountain). 1. June. Germany. 



1713. 



mura'le (wall). 1. July. Hungary. 1820. 



oly'mpicum (Olympic). 1. June. 1700. 



procu'mbens (trailing). 



tortuo'sum (twisted). I.April. Hungary. 1804. 



Warscha'lldii (Warschalld's). June. Yellow. 



South of Europe. 1847- 



Wulfenia'num (Wulfen's). 1. April. Ca- 



rinthia. 1819. 



ALZATE'A. (In honour of a Spanish 

 naturalist, named Alzaty. Nat. ord., Spin- 

 dle-trees [Celastracese]*. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria \-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree, Cuttings in hot- 

 bed ; sandy peat. 

 A. vtrticilla'ta (verticillate). 20. Peru. 1824. 



AMARA'NTHUS. Amaranth. (From a, 

 not, and mairaino,to wither ; in reference 

 to the durability or "everlasting" quality 

 of the flowers of some species. ' Nat. ord., 

 Amaranths [Amarantacese]. Linn., 21- 

 Moiicccia 5-Pentandria.') 



Hardy annuals. Rich loam; seeds sown in 

 open ground in March and April. 

 A. atropurpu'reus (dark purple). 3. Purple. 

 September. E. Ind. 1820. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 2. Red, green. Au- 



gust. E. Ind. 1602. 



cauda'tut (love-lies-bleeding). 4. Red. Au- 



gust. E. Ind. 1596. 



ma'ximus (true-love-lies-bleeding). 6. 



Red. August. 1820. 



crue'ntus (dark-bloody). 3. Dark red. July. 



China. 1728. 

 fnscia'tus (banded). 2. July. E. Ind. 1816. 



fla'vus (yellow). 4. Light yellow. August. 



India. 1759. 



lancecefo'lius (lance-leaved). 3. Red. July. 



E. Ind. 1816. 



olera'ceus (pot-herb). 6. Pale red. July. 



E. Ind. 1764. 



sangui'neus (bloody). 3. Red. August. 



Bahama. 1775. 



epecin'sus (showy). 6. Red. July. Nepaul. 



1819. 



tri'coior (three-coloured). 2. Red, yellow. 



Attgust. E. Ind. 1548. 



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AMARY'LLIS. (A classic alname,' after 

 Virgil's Amaryllis. Nat. ord., Amaryllids 

 [Amaiyllidacese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 

 "L-Monogynia. ) 



Half-hardy deciduous bulbs. Ever since 

 the day the great Linnaeus instituted this genus, 

 "with a playful reason assigned," until the 

 whole order was arranged by the late Dean of 

 Manchester, it has been loaded in books with all 

 kinds of allied plants in an interminable confu- 

 sion. Every hybrid usually arranged in this 

 genus is a Hippeastrum ; and all which we 

 think necessary to mention will be found under 

 that genus. Plant in light, rich soil, in a shel- 

 tered place, well drained, and the bulbs placed 

 at least six inches deep. 



A. Bellado'nna (Belladonna-lily). 2. Pale pink. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1712. 



pa'lUda (pale-flowered). 2. Flesh. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1712. 



bla'nda (charming). 14. June. Whitish. 



Cape of Good Hope.- 1754. 

 These are all that we can arrange in this genus, 

 although we think that Brunsvigia Josephine and 



B. grandiflora are true Amaryllises, having 

 crossed, or produced fertile seeds, with Amaryllis 

 blanda; but, as they are very distinct in the 

 appearance of their leaves and bulbs, no author 

 but Dr. Herbert has yet ventured to unite them 

 with Amaryllis. Without aiming at a reform of 

 our botanical classification, we think it desirable 

 to keep Hippeiistrum apart from Amaryllis, on 

 account of the opposite habits of the bulbs of the 

 two genera, those of the Amaryllis growing only 

 late in the autumn, and through the winter in 

 Europe ; while those of Hippeastrum are under 

 the gardener's control, and may be managed to 

 grow at different periods. Our great aim should 

 be to get crosses between Amaryllis and Valotta. 

 Thus reduced, Amaryllis would turn evergreen, 

 or at least produce leaves and flowers simulta- 

 neously. All bulbs which flower wkhout their 

 leaves are objectionable. 



AMASO'NIA. (In honour of an American 

 traveller, named Amason. Nat. ord., Ver- 

 benas [Verbenacese]. Linn., 14^-Didyna- 

 mia 2-Angiospermia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Sandy loam ; 

 suckers. 



A. ere'cta (upright). 2. Yellow. September. 

 Maratihao. 1823. 



puni'cea (scarlet). 2. Yellow. September. 



Trinidad. 1825. 



AMATE'UR. As the true qualification of 

 an amateur sometimes is questioned at 

 local horticultural shows, we give our defi- 

 nition. We consider that person is an 

 amateur who has a taste for a pursuit 

 (floriculture, or horticulture, for instance,) 

 but who neither follows it as a profession, 

 nor for pecuniary advantage. 



A'MBURY is a disease peculiar to the 

 Cabbageworts, and is known by the va- 

 rious names of Hanbury, Anbury, and 

 Club Root. Fingers and Toes, a name 

 applied to it in some parts, alludes to the 

 swollen state of the small roots of the 

 affected plants. 



