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must be confessed that scarcely so much 

 progress has been made as in thosd of a 

 woody character. It is not quite plain 

 that our kidney-beans, cucumbers, capsi- 

 cums, tomatoes, &c., are any hardier than 

 they were a century ago. Such facts, 

 however, should by no means deter those 

 who possess opportunities from trying 

 every new plant as above suggested. 



A'CEB. The Maple. (Acer, hard, or 

 sharp; bep&use the wood was used for 

 lances. Nat. ord., Maples [Aceracese]. 

 Linn., 23-Polygamia l-Moncecia.) 



Nearly all hardy deciduous trees and shrubs* 

 with trivial flowers. Propagated by seeds sown 

 as soon as ripe ; layers in autumn, and grafting 

 or budding on the common maple. Cuttings will 

 strike in open ground if inserted in spring or 

 autumn. Sandy loam. 



A. Austri'acum (Austrian maple). 40. Green. 

 May. Austria. 



barba'tum (bearded-calyxed). 15. Green and 



yellow. April. N. Amer. 1812. Timber. 



campe'stre (common). 25. Green and yellow. 



May. Britain. 

 Austri'acum. 30. Green and yellow. 



June. Austria. 1812. 

 colli'num (hill-dwelling). 25. Green and 



yellow. April. France. 

 hebeca'rpum (downy-fruited). 25. Green 



and yellow. June. Britain. 

 laeviga'tum (smooth -leaved). 30. Green 



and yellow. June. 

 na'num (dwarf). 6. Green and yellow. 



June. 

 variega'tum (variegated). 25. Green and 



yellow. May. Britain. Must be grafted 



or budded. 



circina'tum (round-leaved). 30. Green and 



yellow. April. Columbia. 1827. 



Cre'ticum (Cretan). 6. May. Levant. 1752. 



dasyca'rpum (hairy-fruited). Green and yel- 



low. April. N. Amer. 1725. Timber. 



heterophyHlum (various-leaved). Green and 



yellow. May. Levant. 1759. Evergreen. 



Ibe'ricum (.Georgian). 40. Green. Asiatic. 



Georgia. Yellow. 1826. 



loba'tum (lobed-leaved). 20. Green. Siberia. 



1820. 



macrophy'llum (long-leaved). 25. Green. May. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



monta'nttm (mountain). 25. Green and yellow. 



N. Amer. 1750. 



Monspessula'num (Montpellier). 8. Green and 



yellow. May. France. 1739. 



m'grum (black). 40. Green and yellow. April. 



N. Amer. 1812. Timber. 



oblo'ngum (oblong-leaved), ao. Green and 



white. Nepaul. 1824. 



obtusa'tum (blunt-lobed-leaved). 40. Green 



and yellow. May. Hungary. 1825. 

 This is the Neapolita'num of the Ita- 

 lians, and the hy'bridum of London nur- 

 series. 



obtusifoilium (blunt-leaved). 4. Green and 



yellow. May. Crete. 



opalifo'Hum (Guelder - rose - leaved). 20. 



Green and yellow. May. France. 1823. 



o'palus (opalus). 50. Green and yellow. 



May. Italy. 1752. 



palma'tum (palmate- leaved). 10. Green. 



Japan. 1830. 



A. Pcvmsylva'nicum (Pennsylvanian or striped 

 bark). 20. Green and yellow. May. N. 

 Amer. 1755. A variety of this, stria'tum, 

 must be increased by grafting or bud- 

 ding. 



plutanoi'des (plane-like). 50. Green and 



yellow. June. Europe. 1683. Timber. 



lacinia'tum (cut-leaved). 30. Green and 



yellow. June. Europe. 1682. Must 



be grafted or budded. Timber. 

 Lotie'lli (Lobels). 50. Green and yellow. 



May. Naples. 

 variega'tum (variegated). 30. Green 



and yellow. June. Europe. 1683. Must 



be grafted or budded. 



pseu' do-plu' tanus (the sycamore). 50. Green 



and yellow. April. Britain. Timber. 

 purpu'reum (purple-leaved). Purple. May, 



1828. 

 subobtu'sum (slightly blunt-leaved). 80. 



Green and yellow. May. 

 variega'tum (variegated S.). 50. Green 



and yellow. April. Britain. Must bo 



grafted or budded. 



ru'brum (red - flowered or swamp - maple). 



There are two varieties, one with leaves 

 variegated with white, and tue other with 

 yellow. 20. Red. April. N. Amer. 1666. 



sacchari'num (sugar-maple). 40. Yellow. April. 



N. Amer. 1735. Timber. Sugar is made 

 from its sap. 



Tarta'ricum (Tartarian). 20. Green and yellow. 



May. Tartary. 1759. Timber. 



ACETA'EIOUS PLANTS. Salading. 



ACHILLE'A. Milfoil. (Achilles, pupil 

 of Chiron, first used it in medicine. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceas]. 

 Linn., 19-Syngenesia 2-SuperJlua.) 



All hardy herbaceous plants, except A . JEgyp' 

 ti'aca, which is a greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 This is propagated by cuttings, and the others by 

 root division, cuttings, and seed. Common soil. 



A. abrotanifo'lia (southernwood-leaved). 2. Yel- 

 low. July. Levant. 1739. 



acumina'ta (taper-pointed). 2. White. Au- 



gust. 1830. 



Mgypti'aca (Egyptian). 1. Pale yellow. Au- 



gust. Levant. 1640. 



age'ratum (sweet maudlin). 2. Yellow. 



September. South of Europe. 1570. 



al'bida (whitish). 1. Pale yellow. July. 1819- 



Aipi'na( Alpine). 6 inches. White. September. 



Siberia. 1731. 



asplenifo'lia (asplenium - leaved). l. Pink. 



July. N. Amer. 1803. 



atra'ta (black-cupped). White. August. 



Austria. 1596. 



au'rea (golden-flowered). 1. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 1739. 



auricula' ta (eared). 1. Yellow. July. Asia 



Minor. 1827. 



chameemelifo'lia (chamomile-leaved). 9 inches. 



White. July. France. 1825. 



coarcta'ta (compressed). 4. Yellow. August 



South of Europe. 1816. 



compa'cta (compact), 1. Pale yellow. July. 1809. 



Cre'tica (Cretan). 1. White. July. Candia. 1739. 



cristaVa (crested-leaved. 6 inches. White. 



July. Italy. 1/84.' 



decolo'ran* (staining). 1. White, yellow, July. 



1798. 



-- decu'mbens (decumbent). Cinches. Yellow. 

 July. Kamtschatka. 1816. 



