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A. cri'spa (curled). 1. Blue. June. Corsica. 1835. 

 hi'spida (bristly). 2. Blue. July. Egypt. 18" 7 



Au- 



Au- 



incarna'ta- (fle*h-coloured). 2. Flesh. 



gust. South of Europe. 1&16. 



leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). 2. Purple. 



gust. Europe. 1640. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. Blue. July. Italy. 



1819. 



macula' tn (spotted-leaved). 2. Blue. May. 



Russia. 1824. 



myosotidiflu'ra (myosotis-flowered). 1'. Pink. 



August. Levant. 1713. 



officina'lis (officinal). 2. Blue. August. Tauria. 



i82.->. 



ochroleu'ca (yellowish-white). 2. Purple. July. 



Britain. 



Itaflica (Italian). 2. Pale yellow. Au- 



gust. Caucasus. 1810. 



panicula'tii (panicled). 3. Red. May. South 



of Europe. 1597. 



petiola'ta (petiolated). 1. Purple. Nepaul. 1840. 



prorefrn (tail). 3. Blue. May. Madeira. 1777. 



rupe'stris (rock). 1. Blue. July. Galicia. 1824. 



seri'cea (silky). 1. Purple, yellow. July. Si- 



beria. 1802. 



tinctofria (dyer's). 2. White. August. Mont- 



pelier. 1596. 



undulu'ta (wave-leaved). 2. Purple. July. 



Spain. 1752. 



ANDERSO'NIA. (In honour of Messrs' 

 Anderson, patrons of botany. Nat. ord., 

 Epacrids [Epacridacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 landrla 1-Monogynia.) 



A very pretty greenhouse shrub. Sandy peat ; 

 cuttings root readily, in spring, in common hotbed. 

 A, sprengeloi'des (sprengelia-like). 2. Pink. June. 

 N. Holland. 1803. 



ANDI'RA. (Its local name in the Bra- 

 -zils. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Faba- 

 Linn., If-Diadclphia 4t-Decandria.\ 



Alliance obscure. Large ornamental stove trees. 

 Soil, loam and peat ; cuttings root readily under 

 a -glass, in heat. 

 ..:inefrmis (unarmed). 20. Purple. W. Ind. 1773. 



racetno'su (branchy). 20. Purple. Trinidad. 



1818. 



ANDROCY'MBIUM. (From aner, anther, 

 and kymbion, a saucer ; in reference to the 

 peculiar form of the anthers. Nat. ord., 

 Melanths [Melanthacece]. Linn., 6-Hex- 

 andria o- 



Few plants are more generally poisonous than 

 this order of Melanths. Interesting bulbous- 

 rooted plants, requiring the protection of frame or 

 zrecnhouse; increased readily by offsets and seed. 

 Loam and peat, with plenty of sand. 

 A. encomoi'des (encomis-like). I. Green. April. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 



melanthoi'des (melaHthium-like). 1. White. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



voluta're (rolled-leaved). 1. White. April 



Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



AXDRO'MEDA. (A classical name, after 

 the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiope, 

 King and Queen of .^Ethiopia. Nat. ord., 

 Hcathworts [Ericaceae]. 10-Decandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



An extensive family of beautiful shrubs, al! 

 evergreen and all hardy, except those otherwise 

 specified ; delight in a peaty soil, although some 

 of them will do well in any soil; generally in- 

 creased by layers, put down about the month of 

 September, to remain till that time twelvemonth ; 

 also by seeds, which should be sown as soon as 

 ripe in large pans or pots, and covered thinly with 

 earth in a cold frame, but plenty of air given. 



HARDY. 



A. acumina'ta (acuminate). 3. White. August* 

 N. Amer. 1765. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). !. White. Au- 



gust. N. Amer. 17*8. 



urbo'rea (sorrel-tree). 40. White. August. N. 



Amer. 1752. 



uxilla'ris (axil-flowering). 1. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1765. 



longifo'liu (long-leaved). 1. White. July. 



N. Amer. 1765. 



fiulyculu'ta (small-calyxed). 2. White. March. 



N. Arner. 1748. 

 lutifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. White. March. 



Newfoundland. 1748. 

 na'na (dwarf). 1. White. March. New- 



foundland. 1748. 

 ventrico'sa (inflated). 2. White. March. 



Russia. 1748. 



cane'scens (hoary). 3. White. June. N. Amer. 



1748. 



Catesban'i (Catesby's). 2. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1793. 



coria'cea (thick-leaved). 3. Pink. July. N. 



Amer. 1765. 



ru'bra (red-flowered). 3. Bed. July. 



N. Amer. 1/65. 



cri'spa (curled). 3. White. July. N.Amer. 



1824. 



dealba'ta (whitened). 2. Pink. April. N.Amer. 



1824. 



fastigia'ta (pyramidal). 2. White. May. Hi- 



malaya. 1855. 

 fioribu'nda (many-flowered). 3. White. May. 

 N. A'mer. 1812. 



glaucophy'lla (glaucous-leaved). 1. Pink. July. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



hypnoi'des (moss-like). 1. White, red. June. 



Lapland. 1798. Half-hardy deciduous 

 creeper. 



Maria'na (Maryland). 2. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1763. 



obto'nga (oblong-leaved). 2. White. June. 



N. Amer. 1736. 



ova'lis (oval-leaved). 2. White. June. 



N. Amer. 1736. 



piluliffera (pellet-bearing). 3. White. June. 



West Florida. 1842. 



polifo'lia (polium-leaved). 



Pink. July. 



West Florida. 1842. 

 -- grandiflofra (large-flowered). 1. Pink. 



April. Ingria. 1790. 

 -- latifoflia (broad-leaved). 3. Pink. July. 



N. Amer. 1790. 

 -- me! did (wild rosemary). 1. White. July. 



Britain. 1790. 

 -- mi'nima (smallest). 1. Pink. April. 



Britain. 1790. 

 -- oleif(/lia (olive-leaved). 1. Pink. April. 



Britain. 1790. 

 -- revolu't a (rolled-back-leaved). I. Pink. 



April. North of .Europe. 1783. 

 -- subula'ta (awl-leaved). 1. Pink. July. 



North of Europe.. 1783. 

 raccmo'sa (branchy). 3. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1736. 



