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A.petrce'a hastula'ta (halbert-Jeawed). 1. Purple. | 

 June. Britain. 



hi'spida (bristly). 1. White. June. Scot- 

 land. 



pros' cox ( earl y ) . 1 



variega'ta (variegated). 1. White. June. 



Gardens. 



praoufrrau (procurrent). ]. White. June. 



Hungary. 1818. 



pu'milu (dwarf). 1. White. June. Austria. 18)6. 



retrofra'cta (bent-back). Blush. June. N. 



Amer. 1827. 



ro'sca (r<ny-Jtbwerc&). 1. Hose. February. 



Calabria. 1832. 



Schivereckia'na (Shivereck's). 1. White. June. 



Austria. 1826, 



stellula'ta (little-starred). 1. White. June. 



Italy. 1817. 



stenope'tula (narrow-petaled). 1. White. June. 



1818. Hardy biennial. 



stoloni'ferq (shoot-bearing). 1. White. June. 



Carmola. 1818. 



stri'cta (upright). Cream. May. England. 



toxophy'lla (bow-leaved). 1. White. July. 



Volga. 1823. Hardy biennial. 



undula'ta (waved-/moed). 1. White. June. 



South of Europe. 1S10. 



ve'rna (spring), l. Purple. May. France. 



1710. Hardy annual. 



A'RACHIS. Earth-nut. (From a, nor, 

 and rachis, a "branch ; a branchless plant. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceze.J 

 Linn., YI -Diadelphia ^-Decandria.) 



Seed and offsets ; sandy loam ; summer temp., 

 60 to 7? ; winter, 55 to 65; but may be treated 

 as an anuual. 



A. Jiypogee'a (underground). 2. Yellow. June. 

 Africa. 1812. 



ARA'LIA. (Meaning unknown. Nat. 

 ord., Ivy worts [ Araleaeese] . Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 5-Penlagynia.) 



Aromatic gum-resin is produced from the root 

 of A. racemo'sa, spino'sa, and hi'spida. The 

 young shoots of A. edu'lis are used in China as a 

 delicate vegetable ; and, in North America, the 

 shoots of A. mtdictiu'lis are used like sarsaparilla. 

 Hardy species, division of the plants, and also di- 

 vision of the roor.s. Greenhouse and stove spe- 

 cies ; cuttinprs of the ripe wood, in a gentle heat, 

 strike quickly. Sandy loam and peat ; common 

 treatment. All stove evergreens, except where 

 otherwise specified. 



A. aculea'ta (prickly). White. Nepaul. 1820. 



arbo'rea (tree). 15. Green. Jama : ca. 1820. 



capita'ta (capitate). 12. Green. W. Ind. 



cochlea'ta (shell- leaved). 10. White. E. Ind. 



1820. 



crassifo'lia (thick -leaved). 10. Green. New 



Zealand. 1846. 



digitafta (finger-leaved). 30. White. E. Ind. 



1817. 



edu'lis (eatable). Green. Japan. 1843. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). 40. White. Trinidad. 1826. 

 fra'gruns (sweet-scented). White, Nepaul. 



1818. 



Id'soida (bristly). 8. White. July. N,Amer. 



1"99. Hardy deciduous. 



Japo'nicu (Japan )". 10. Green. June. Japan. 



1838. Half-hardy. 



mi'cans (glittering). 40. White. Trinidad. 



1846. 



A, macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 6. White. Nor- 

 folk Island. 1331. Greenhouse evergreen. 



Muhlenbergia'na (Muhlenberg's). 2. White. 



July. N. Amer. Hardy herbaceous. 



nudicau'lis (naked-stalked). 4. White. July. 



N. Amer. 1/31. Hardy herbaceous. 



petitaphy'lla (five-leaved). 20. White. Japan. 



1810. Greenhouse evergreen. 



pubc'scens (downy). 6. White. W. Ind. 



1818. 



racemo'su (rzczmc-flowering). 4. White. 



July. N.Amer. 1658. Hardy herbaceous. 



sambucifo'lia (elder-leaved). 5. White. Au- 



gust. N. Holland. 1823. Greenhouse 

 evergreen. 



Shepliefrdii (Shepherd's^. Green. New Zealand. 



1842. 



spino'sa (thorny). 8. White. Virginia. 16S8. 



Hardy deciduous. 



trifolia'ta (three-leaved). Green. New Zea- 



land. 1842. 



umbramli'fera (shade-giving). 40. White. E. 



Ind. 1813. 



ARAUCA'RIA. (From Araucanos, the 

 name of the people in whose country 

 Arauca'ria Imbrica'ta grows in Chili. Nat. 

 ord., Conifers [Pinacece]. Linn., 22- 

 Dicecia 13-Polyandria.) 



Seeds of A. imbrica'ta are wholesome when 

 roasted. Seeds when procurable ; cuttings of 

 young, ripened wood, under a bell-glass, in a cool 

 place, but shaded. Good, friable loam. A. im- 

 brica'ta wants no protection. A. Brasilie'nsis is 

 tender. A. Cunningha'mii will live in sheltered 

 places near the sea. A. ezce'lsa ornamental in a 

 conservatory, 



A.-Sidwi'llii (Mr. Bidwell's). 150. Apetal. More- 

 ton Bay. 



Brasilia'na (Brazilian araucaria, or pine). 100. 



Apetal. Brazil. 18 19. 



columna'ris (pillared). Van Diemen's Land, 



1851. 



Cunningha'mii (Cunningham's, or Moreton- 



Bay pine). 100. Apetal. Moreton Bay. 



exceUsa. "(lofty, or Norfolk- Island pine). 120. 



Apetal. Norfolk Island. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated, or Chili pine). 150. 



Apetal. Chili. 1/96. 



ARBORE'TUSI is a collection of trees and 

 shrubs capable of enduring exposure to 

 our climate. These are sometimes ar- 

 ranged in genera, according to their pre- 

 cedence in the alphabet; but best in 

 groups, conformably to the natural sys- 

 tem; and, whichever is adopted, it is 

 quite compatible with an attention to fa- 

 cility of access by means of walks, as 

 well as to picturesque effect. 



ARBOUR is a seat sbaded by trees. 

 Sometimes these are trained over a 

 wooden or iron trellis-work, mingled with 

 the everlasting sweet-pea, clematis, and 

 other climbing, sweet-scented plants. 

 When the trellis-work is complicated, and 

 the structure more elaborate, with a pre- 

 ponderance of the climbers already 

 named, together with the honeysuckle, 



