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4, lanceola'tum (lance-leaved). Brown. August. 

 W. Ind. 1793. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). Brown. Island 



of Luzon. 



obtu'sum (blunt-leaved). ^Brown. Island of 



Luzon. 



rsticula'tum (netted). Brown. 



semicosta'tum (half-ribbed). Brown. Island. 



of Luzon. 



ANTWERP HOLLYHOCK. AUh<E'aficifo'lia. 



AO'TUS. (From a, not, and ous, ear ; 

 the ear-like appendages to the calyx are 

 wanting. Nat. ord., Leyuminous Plants 

 [Fabaceae], Linn., \Q-Decandria 1-Mono- 

 yynia.) 



Greenhouse small evergreen shrubs. Seeds 

 sown in heat. Cuttings of half-ripened wood in 

 April, in sand, under a bell-glass. Sandy loam 

 and peat, with a little charcoal. 

 A. gra'cilis (slender). April. N. Holland. 1830. 



'graci'llimus (most slender). 3. Yellow, crim- 



son. May. N. Holland. 1844. 



inca'na (hoary)" 2. Yellow. June. N. Hol- 



land. 1824. 



lani'gera (woolly). Crimson, yellow. April. 



Moreton Bay. 1838. 



villo'sa (soft-haired). 2. Yellow. June. N. 



Holland. 1790. 

 ericoi'des (heath-like). 2. Yellow. June. 



N. Holland. 1810. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). 2. Yellow. June. 



N. Holland. 1820. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). 2. Yellow. June. N. 



Holland. 1824. 



APA'RGIA. (A Greek name of a plant 

 now unknown. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracero], Linn., L9-Syitgenesia 1- 

 JEqualis.) 



Allied to Succory. Common treatment in bor- 

 der. Division of roots. 



A. auranti'aca (orange-coloured). 1. Orange. 

 June. Hungary. 1816. 



The above hardy herbaceous perennial is the 

 only one worth cultivating, though there are 

 many other species. 



APEI'BA. (The local name of one of 

 the species in Brazil. Nat. ord., Linden- 

 blooms [Tiliaceae]. Linn., l&Polyandria 

 1-Monogynia.} 



Tropical evergreen trees and shrubs. Cuttings 

 of ripe wood, under a glass, in strong heat ; peat 

 and loam. Should be curbed in the Chinese fa- 

 shion, by pruning their roots, &c. 

 A. a'spera (rough-capsuled). 30. Yellow. Cay- 

 enne. 1792. 



la? vis (smooth-leaved). 10. Green. Cayenne. 



1817. 



Petou'mo (Petoumo). 40. Yellow. S. Amer. 



1817. 



Tibou'rbou (Tibourbou). 7. Yellow. S. Amer. 



1756. 



APHELA'NDRA. (From apheles, simple, 

 and aner, a male ; the anthers being one- 

 celled. Nat. ord., Acanthads [Acantha- 

 ceffi]. Linn., l^-Didynamia '2-An<jiosper- 

 *nia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Allied to Justicia. 



Cuttings of small side-shoots, taken off.in March 

 or April, inserted in very sandy peat, under a bell- 

 glass, and in a strong bottom'-heat. Rough loam, 

 and peat, well drained, and liberally supplied 

 with water during summer, until flower-buds ap- 

 pear ; kept dryer and cool during winter. Sum- 

 mer temp., 65 to 80; winter, 55 to Go ; but 

 10 less will do. A full account of the culture of 

 this genus is given in The Cottage Gardener, iv, 

 395. 



A. auranti'aca (orange -coloured). 3. Orange, 

 scarlet. December. Mexico. 1844. 



crista'ta (crested). 3. Scarlet. August. W. 



Ind. 1733. 

 fu'lgens (glowing). ]. Orange. Autumn. 1847. 



glabra'tu (smooth-leaved). l. Yellow. Au- 



tumn. S. Amer. 1848. 



tetrago'na (four-angled). 2. Autumn. 1846. 



APHELE'XIS. (From apheks, simple 

 and exis, habit. Nat. ord., Composites [As- 

 teracese]. Linn., 19-Syngenesia 2-Super- 

 /lna.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Allied to Heli- 

 chrysum. Cuttings in 'spring or summer ; small 

 side-shoots are best, ripened, but not hard, in~ 

 serted in sand, under a bell-glass. Summer temo. 

 55 to 65 ; winter, 40 to 47. 

 A. ericoi'des (heath-like). 1. White. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1796. 



fascicula'ta (fascicled). 2. Purpie, yellow. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1799. 



a'lba (white-flowered). 2. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1799. 



ru'bra (red-flowered). 2. Red. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1799. 



versi'color (party-coloured). 2. Varie- 

 gated. July. C. G. Hope. 1799. 



hu'milis (dwarf). 2. Pink. May. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1810. 

 macra'ntha (large-flowered-dwarf). 2. 



Purple. N. Holland. 1840. 

 ro'sea (rose-large-flowered-dwarf ). 2. 



Rose. Gardens. 1845. 

 purpu'rea (purple-large-flowered-dwarf). 



2. Purple. N. Holland. 1840. 



sesamoi'des (sesamun-like). 2. Purple, white* 



May. Cape of Good Hop e . 1739, 



APHIS. The plant-louse, or green 

 fly; calltid sometimes the puceron. 'or 

 vine-fretter. It is usual to consider that 

 every plant liable to be attacked by this 

 insect is the victim of some especial 

 species ; but we think that further exa- 

 mination will reduce the number of 

 species very considerably. Difference in 

 colour certainly does not constitute a 

 specific difference ; for the rose-louse is 

 green when the shoots of the rose are 

 green, but red when the shoots are of 

 this colour. The amount of injury they 

 cause to a plant, by robbing it of its sap 

 or blood, is proportioned to their num- 

 ber, and the time they are allowed to in- 

 fest the subject of their attack ; and the 

 amount of that injury may be appreci- 

 ated by the fact that the hop-duty is 

 often 408,000 ; but the hop-louse (Apktt 



