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Loudon said A.hederacea is "the most vigo- 

 rous-growing climber in Europe. It thrives in 

 almost every soil and situation, from Warsaw to 

 Naples." Hardy deciduous climbers ; all their 

 flowers purple and green. Common soil ; layers 

 or cuttings. 



A. bipinna'ta (double-winged). 15. August. N. 

 Amer. 1700. 



corda'ta (heart-leaved). 20. May. N. Amer. 



1803. 



hedera'cea (Virginian creeper). 60. July. N. 



Amer. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 60. May. N. Amer. 1806. 



AMPELY'GONUM. (From ampelos, a vine, 

 and gonu, a joint ; referring to its stems. 

 Nat. ord., Buckwheats [Polygonacese], 

 Linn., 8-Octandria 9-2'rigynia.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Sandy loam 

 and a Ihtle peat ; seeds. 



A. Chine'nse (Chinese). Yellowish- white. July. 

 . Ind. 1837. 



AMPHEKE'PHIS. (From ampherephcs, 

 well-covered ; alluding to the double in- 

 volucre. Nat. ord., Composites [Compo- 

 sitse]. Linn., IQ-Syngcnesia 1-JE quails.) 



Hardy annuals, with purple flowers. Sandy 

 loam ; seeds. 



A. arista' ta (awned). 1. Purple. July. Ca- 

 raocas. 1824. 



intermedia (intermediate). ]. Purple. 



August. Brazil. 1821. 



mu'tica (awnless). 1. Purple. July. S. 



Amer. 1803. 



AMPHICABP-E'A. (From amphi, around, 

 or on either side, and karpos, fruit; in 

 reference to the plant bearing pods on 

 the stem and on the shoots. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia 4-Decawrfrio.) 



Ornamental twining, hardy annual plants ; 

 allied to Wistaria; readily increased by seeds, 

 in common soil. 



A. monoi'ca (monoicus). 4. September. N. 

 Amer. 1781. 



sarmento'sa (twiggy). 2. September. N. 



Amer. 1820. 



AMPHI'COMA. (From amphi, around, and 

 home, hair ; in reference to the winged 

 peed. Nat. ord., Bignoniads [Bignonia- 

 cesej. Linn., l^-Didynamia 2-Angiosper- 

 mia.) 



A pretty half-hardy evergreen, not unlike a 

 Pentstemon. It may be increased by seeds, or 

 by cuttings, which root readily in sandy peat, in 

 July, if placed under glass. 



A. argu'ta (finely-cut). 1. Lilac. August. 

 Himalaya Mountains. 



AMPHILO'BIUM. (From amphi, round, 

 and lobos, a pod ; in reference to the 

 shape of the seed-vessel. Nat. ord., Big- 

 noniads [Bignoniacese]. Linn., 14,-Didy- 

 namia %-Angiospermia.) 



A handsome evergreen climber, requiring the 

 same treatment as Bignonia. Cuttings root 



readily under glass, on bottom-heat, in the spring 

 months. Soil, loam and peat. 

 A. panicula' turn (panicled). 20. Purple. W. 

 Ind. 1738. 



AMSO'NIA. (In honour of Charles Amso/i, 

 a scientific traveller in America. Nat. urd., 

 Dogbanes. [Apocynaceee PlumiereeeJ. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Allied to Plumieria. These are handsome her- 

 baceous perennials, with blue flowers, and will 

 grow in any garden- soil; rooting readily from 

 cuttings during the summer months, or they may 

 be divided at the root at any season. 

 A. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. N. Ame* 

 1774. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. N. Amer. 1/59. 



salicifo'lia (willow- leaved). 2. N. Amer. 1812. 



AMY'GDALUS. (From amysso, to lacerate, 

 in reference to the fissured channels in 

 the stone of the fruit ; but some suppose 

 from a Hebrew word signifying vigilant, 

 as its early flowers announce the return 

 of spring. Na,t.ord.,Almondworts [Drupa- 

 cese]. Linn., 1%-Icosandria 1-Monogynia.) 



These are very ornamental plants ; the tall tree 

 kinds are very pretty in the middle or back 

 ground of shrubberies ; the dwarf kinds, also, 

 as front plants to the same. The true varieties 

 are increased by budding them upon seedling 

 plum - stocks. In the south of France, Italy, 

 Spain, and different parts of the Levant, they are 

 cultivated for their fruit. Almost any soil suits 

 them. 



A. Cochinchine'nsis (Cochin China). Pink. March. 

 Cochin China. 1825. 



commu'nis (common or sweet). 15. Red. 



April. Barbary. 1548. 



umdra (bitter). 1. Red. April. Bar- 

 bary. 1548. 



du'lcis (sweet). 15. Red. March. 1548. 



flore-ple'no (double-blossomed). 15. Red. 



March. 1548. 



-~./o'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 15. 



Red. March. 1548. 



fra'gilis (brittle). 15. Red. April. Bar- 

 bary. 1548. 

 grandifio'ra ro'sea (great-rosy.flowered). 



15. Hose. March. 1548. 

 macroca'rpa (long-fruited). 15. Red. 



April. Barbary. 1548. 

 persicoi'des (peach-like). 15. Red. April. 



Barbary. 1548. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). 15. White. March. 



1548. 

 salicifo'lia. (willow-leaved). 15. White. 



March. 1548. 



inca'na (hoary). 2. Red. April. Caucasus. 

 campe'stris (field). 2. Red. April. 



Podolia. 1818. 



Geo'rgica (Georgian). 3. Red. April. 



Georgia. 1818. 



orienta-'lis (eastern). 10. Red. April. Le- 



vant. 1756. 



peduncula'ta (flower-stalked). 10. Red. 



April. Levant. 1833. 



pu'mila (double-dwarf). 4. Red. April. 



China. 1683. 



prostra'ta (prostrate-growing). 2. Red. ApriL 



Crete. 1802. 



Sibtrica (Siberian). 6. Red, April. Siberia. 



