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ABRO'MA. (From a, not, and broma, 

 food ; on account of its deleterious quali- 

 ties. Nat. ord., Byttneriads [Byttneri- 

 aceae]. Linn., 18-Polyadelphia l-Decan- 

 dria.) 



Ftove evergreen shrubs. Seed in March in 

 heat; or cuttings of half-ripe wood, April, in 

 strong heat, under a bell-glass ; loam and peat. 

 Summer temp., 65 to 75 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



A. augu'sta (smooth-stalked). 10. August. Pur- 

 ple. E. Ind. 17/0. 



fastuo'sa (prickly-stalked). 10. June to Oc- 



tober. Purple. N. S. Wales. 1800. 



ABRO'NIA. (From abros, its involucrum 

 being delicate. Nat. ord., Nyctagos [Nyc- 

 taginacess], Linn., 5-Pentandria I-Mo- 

 noyynia. Allied to Mirabilis.) 



Half-hardy perennial trailers. Slips and seeds ; 

 andy peat, with a little light loam. 

 A. melli'fera (honey-bearing). . July. Orange. 

 California. 1826. 



pulche'lla (neat). . July. Pink. Cali- 



fornia. 1848. 



ro'aaa (rose-coloured). . California. 1847. 



umbella'te, (umbel-flowered). . April and 



May. Pink. California. 1823. 



precato'rius* Wild Liquorice. 

 ^From the leaves being soft and delicate, 

 alros, and prayer, precntorius, because its 

 seeds are used for rosaries. Nat. ord., 

 Mimosads [Fabacese]. Linn., YI-Dia- 

 delphia l-Decandria.) 



Stove climber. Cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass ; sand and peat. 



12. Pale purple. March to May. W. Ind. 



ABU'TILON. (Arabic name for a plant 

 like a mallow. Nat. ord., Mallowworts 

 [Malvaceae]. Linn., IQ-Monadelphia 8- 

 Polyandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in 

 sand, under a close frame or a glass, during sum- 

 mer. Light, rich loam and peat. Winter temp., 

 35 to 40. 



A. auranti 1 acum (orange - colored). Orange. 

 Brazil. 



Bedfordia'num (D. of Bedford's). 15. Yel- 



low and red. November. Brazil. 1838. 



grave'olens (strong-scented). 6. Orange and 



red. E. Ind. 1842. Stove. 



insi'gne ^andsome-flowered). White and 



carmine. January. New Grenada. 



intege'rrimum (whole-leaved). 14. Yellow. 



May. New Grenada. Stove. 



poeoniflo'rum (peony -flowered). Pink. Ja- 



nuary. Brazil. 1845. 



pulche'llum (pretty). 8. White. May. 



N. S.Wales. 1821. 



nifine'rve (red-nerved)^ Pale yellow. August. 



Rio Janeiro. 1845. 



stria'tum (striped). 10. Orange and red stripes; 



continually blooming. Brazil. 1837- In 

 Hampshire and south of England, large 

 old plants flower freely turned out under 

 a south wall, being there all but hardy. 

 ~-veno'sum (veined). Orange and red stripes, 

 July. 



A. vitifo'lium (vine-leaved). 6; White. July. 



Chili. 1837. This is more hardy than 



the other species. 



ACA'CIA. (From akazo, to sharpen, on 

 account of the prickliness of the species 

 first noticed. Nat. ord., Mimosads [Fa- 

 baceffi]. Linn., 23-Polyyamia 1-Moncecia.) 



This genus is composed almost exclusively of 

 stove and greenhouse shrubs and trees. Sandy 

 loam and turfy peat ; cuttings of the shoots taken 

 off at a joint, and pieces of the large roots, in 

 sand and peat, under a glass, in bottom heat; 

 but most of them will ripen their seeds in a 

 favourable situation. By seeds ; this is the best 

 mode of propagating them : sow in a slight hot- 

 bed in February or March: soak the seeds in 

 warm water for several hours before sowing. Al- 

 though the Acacias are all more or less beautiful, 

 yet most of them are so seldom seen under cul- 

 tivation, that we have omitted great numbers. 

 Those marked thus * are most desirable. Winter 

 temp, for stove species, 55 to 60 ; summer, 65 

 to 80; greenhouse species, winter temp., 35 to 

 40. 



STOVE SPECIES. 



A. acanthoca'rpa (spine-podded). 10. Pale red. 

 New Spain. 1822. 



Acapulce'nsis (Acapulcan). White. Acapulco. 



1825. 



Ara'bica (Arabian). 20. White. E. Ind. 1820. 



This tree produces gum arabic. 



Bancroftia'na (.Bancroft's). 20. Jamaica. 



brachyaca'ntha (short-spincd) 4. S. Amer. 



1824. 



BMrrMararafa'na(Burmann's). 6. Ceylon. 1818. 



cee'sia<grey). 20. Yellow. E. Ind. 1773. 



catechu 1 (catechu). 40. Pale yellow. E. Ind. 



1/90. This tree produces that most power- 

 ful astringent, catechu. The bark of all 

 the other species also abounds in astrin- 

 gent principle, useful for tanning. 



centrophy'lla (spur-leayed). 20. White. Ja- 



maica. 1818. 



cerato'nia (ceratonian). 3. White. S. Amer. 



1800. 



chryso'stachys (golden-spiked). 15. Mauritius. 



1824. 



conci'nna (neat). 20. White. E. Ind. 1823. 



Coneordid'na (Concord's). 12. E. Ind. 181S. 



ropalli'na (copal). 20. 1825. 



* corni'gern (horn-bearing). 15. Pale yellow. 



S. Amer. 1692. 



coronillasfo' lia (coronilla - leaved). 10. N. 



Africa. 1817- 



di'ptera (two-winged). 20. White. S. Amer. 



1818. 



dumo'sa (bushy). 20. E. Ind. 1318. 



ebu'rnea (ivory - thorned). 5. Yellow. 



E. Ind. 1792. 



e'dulis (eatable-fruited). 20. E. Ind. 1820, 



* faTnesia'na (farnesian). 15. Yellow. July. 



St. Domingo. 1656. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). E. Ind. 1818. 



filifVaa (fern-leaved). 20. Mexico. 1825. 

 formo'sa (beautiful). 10. White. Mexico. 



1825. 



frondo'sa (leafy). 30. White. E. Ind. 1816. 

 frutico'sa( shrub by). 4. E. Ind. 1820. 



gira'ffa (cameleopard's). 40. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1816. 



gra'ta (grateful). 10. Brazil. 1820. 



Guiane'nsis (Guiana). White. Cayenne. 1803. 



Guayatfu.ile'nsis (Guayaquil). 10. Guayaquil. 



1818. 



