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fee., they are described as French or Ita- 

 lian arlours. 



A'RBOR VI'TJE Thu'ja. 



A'RBUTUS. Strawberry-tree. (From 

 arloise, a Celtic word for rough fruit. 

 Nat. ord., Heathworts [Ericaceae]. Linn., 

 IQ-Dectindria \-Monogynia.) 



Seeds, budding:, and inarching. Common soi 

 for the hardy species ; sandy loam and peat for 

 those which require the protection of a green- 

 house in winter. All those are hardy evergreens 

 which are not otherwise described. 

 A. andra'chne (andrachne). 10. White. April- 

 Levant. 1724. 



andrachnioi 'des (andrachne-like). 8. Whitish- 



green. April. 



Canarie'nsis(Ca.na.ry), 8. Whitish-green. June. 



Canaries. l/9o. Greenhouse evergreen. 



densiflo'ra (thickly-flowered). 20. White. Mex- 



ico. 1826. Greenhouse evergreen. 



hy'brida (hybrid). 



laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). 20. White. Mexico. 



1825. Greenhouse evergreen. 



JferaOTVsji(Menzie's). White. N. Amer. 1827- 



Mille'ri (Miller's). 10. White. September. 



Hybrid. 1825. 



tnuerona't a (sharp-pointed leaved). 1. White. 



Magellan. 1828. Greenhouse evergreen 

 trailer. 



pilo'sa (hairy-branched). 1. White. May. 



Mexico. 182Q. 



phillyrecefo'lia (phillyrea-leaved). 1. White. 



Peru. 1812. Greenhouse evergreen. 



proce'ra (tall). 15. White. N. Amer. 1825. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 4. White. Magellan. 1825. 



Greenhouse evergreen. 



serratifo'lia (saw-edged-leaved). 6. Whitish- 



green, Greenhouse evergreen. 



specio'sa (showy). Mexico. 1837. 



tomento'sa (woolIy-AraneAed). 4. White. 



March. California. 1826. 

 nu'da (smooth-branched), 



u'nedo (unedo). 10. White. October, Ireland. 



cri'spa (curled). 8. White. October. 



integrifo'lia (entire-leaved). 6. Pink. 



October. 



ple'na (double-flowered). 5. W T hite. Oc- 

 tober. 



salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 6. White. 



October. 



schixope'tala (cut-petaled), 7. White. Oc- 



tober. 



ru'bra (red-flowered). 10, Pink. Oc- 

 tober. 



ARCADE is a walk arched over with 

 trellis -work, and this covered with climb- 

 ers. 



ARCHANGEL, or White Dead Nettle. 

 La'mium a'lbum. 



ARCHANGE'LICA. (From arche, chief, 

 and angelica, from its supposed virtues. 

 Nat. ord., Umbellifers [Apiaceae]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria l-Monogynia.) 

 A. officina'lis (officinal). 4. Green. July. England. 



This is the same as Ange'licn ar change' lie a. 

 There are two other species, but worthless. Seeds 

 in April ; common soil. 



ARCTOSTA'PHYLOS. From arktos, a bear, 

 and staphyle, a berry. Bears eat the fruit 



of some species. Nat. ord., Keathuorts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn., IQ-Decandria l-Mo- 

 nogynia.) 



Hardy plants, requiring treatment similar Jo 

 Arbutus. 



A, alpi'na (alpine blackberried). 1. Flesh. April. 

 Scotland. Deciduous trailer. 



longifo'lia (long- leaved). Mexico. 1847. 



Half-hardy evergreen under-shmb. 



ni'tida (shining). 4. White. May. Mexico. 



1836. Half-hardy evergreen shrub. 



pu'ngens (stinging). 1. White. February. 



Mexico. 1839. Half-hardy evergreen 

 shrub. 



tomento'sa (downy). White. N. Amer. 1826. 



Evergreen shrub. 



u'va-u'rsi (bear's-grape). 1. White. April. 



Britain. Evergreen trailer. 



ARCTOTHE / CA. (From arktos, a bear, 

 and theke, a capsule; seed-pod, or cap- 

 sule, as rough as a bear. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteraceee]. Linn., 19-Syngenesia 

 3-Frustranea. Allied to Arctotis.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials. Division 

 of the plant ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 55 to 60 ; winter, 40 to 45. 

 A. grandiflo'ra (great -flowered). 1J. Yellow. 

 July. Cape of Good Hope. 1833. 



hi'rta (hairy). 1. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. 



re'pens (creeping). 1. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1793. 



ARCTO'TIS. (From arktos, a bear, and 

 ous, an ear. Shaggy fruit. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [ Asteraceae] . Linn., IQ-Syn- 

 genesia 4^-Necessaria.} 



General treatment same as for Arctotheca. 

 Many are easily propagated by cuttings in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in a shady, cool place, and a 

 few by seeds. All greenhouse evergreens, except 

 where otherwise specified. 

 A. acau'lis (stemless). 1. Yellow, red. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1759- Greenhouse 



herbaceous perennial. 



angustifo'lia (narrow -leaved). 2. Purple. 



August. Cape of Good Hope. 1/3U, 



arbore'scens (tree-like). 2. White, pink. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 

 arge'ntea (silver-leaved). 1. Orange. Au- 

 gust. Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 

 Greenhouse biennial. 



a'spera (broad-rough-leaved). 3. Yellow. 



August. Cape of Good Hope. 1710. 



aure'ola (golden). 1. Orange. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1710. 



auricula! ta (ear-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



bi' color (two-coloured). 1. White, red- 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



cinera'ria (cineraria). 2, Yellow, orange. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1824. Green- 

 house herbaceous perennial. 



cu'prea (copper-coloured). 2. Yellow, purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



decu'mbcns (decumbent). 1. Yellow. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1790. Greenhouse 

 herbaceous perennial. 



&'<?CM'rmis(decurrent). 2. White, red. July* 



Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 



