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A. elu'tior (taller). 2. Yellow, purple. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



fastuo'sa (disdainful). 2. Orange, red. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/95. Greenhouse 

 biennial. 



fia'ccida (flagging-s//f<?d). 1. White, red. 



June. "Cape of Hope. 1794. Green- 

 house annual. 



glabra'ta (smoothish). 2. Yellow, purple. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



glaucophy'lla (milky-green-leaved). 1. Yellow, 



purple. July. Cape of Good Hope. 1/94. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



grandiflo'ra (great-flowered). 2. Pale yellow. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1/74. Green- 

 house biennial. 



macula' ta (spotted). 2. White, orange, June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



melanoci'cla (dark-circled). 1. White, purple. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



panicula'ta (panicled) . 2. White, red. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



plantagi'nca (plantain-leaved). 1. Orange. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1768. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



re'ptuns (creeping). 1. White, red. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/95. Greenhouse 

 herbaceous perennial. 



revoht'ta (revolute). 1. Yellow. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1320. Greenhouse her- 

 baceous perennial. 



ro'sea (rosy). 1. Pink. September. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1/93. 



Sc/-de'ri(Schrader's). Pink. May. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1832. Greenhouse annual. 



specio'sa (showy). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1812. 



spinulo'sa (small-thorny-leaved). 2. Orange. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1795. Green- 

 house annual. 



squarro'sa (squarrose). 2. Orange, purple. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



tri'color (t.hvee-coloured). 2. White, red. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



undu'a'ta (wave-leaved). 1. Orange. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1795. Greenhouse 

 herbaceous perennial. 



virga'ta (twiggy), 1. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. Hardy annual. 



ARCUA'TION. The same as LAYERING. 



ARDI'SIA. (From ardis, a spear-head ; 

 in reference to the sharp-pointed divi- 

 sions of the flower. Nat. ord., Ardisiads 

 [Myrsinaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 J^fonogynia.) 



Half-ripened cuttings from the stem, or pieces 

 of the roots inserted in light soil, and placed in 

 strong heat, soon root; also by seeds, which re- 

 quire a rather long period to vegetate ; peat and 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 70; winter, 48 to 

 55. Stove evergreens, except where otherwise 

 specified. 



A. acumina'ta (long-pointed). 7. July. Guiana. 

 1803. 



canaliculu'ta (channelled). 6. July. 1821. 



Canarie'nsis (Canary). 10. Red. July. Canaries. 



1820. Greenhouse. 



colora'ta (coloured). 10. Red. July. E. Ind. 



1816. 



complana'ta (levelled). 6. Pink. Penang. 



1824. 



caria'cea (leathery), 7. Scarlet. Antilles. 1824. 



A. crcnula'ta (round-notched-/eaerf). 10. Red. 

 July. W. Ind. 1809. 



c'legana (elegant). 10. Red. August. E. Ind. 



1809. 



exce'lm (tall). 30. Red. July. Madeira. 



1784. Greenhouse. 



hymena'ndra (membrane-anthered). 8. Pink. 



May. Sylhet. 1828. Greenhouse. 



hu'milis (humble). 3. Red. July. Ceylon. 1820. 



lanceola'ta (lanceolate). 6. Red. "July. E. 



Ind. 1809- 



lateriflo'ra (side-flowering). 6. White. W. 



Ind. 1793. 



lentiffino'sa (speckled). 6. White. China. 1814. 



litora'lis (sea-side). 4. R e d. July. E. Ind. 



1809- 



macrocu'rpa (long-fruited). 5. Flesh. Nepaul. 



1824. Greenhouse. 



odontophy'lla (tooth-leaved). 6. Pale salmon- 



red. July. Bengal. 1334. 



I panicula'ta (pamcled), 12. lied. July. E. 

 Ind. 1818. 



pitbe'scens (hoary-haired). 6. July. 181:0. 



Green house. 



puncta'ta (dotted). 10. White. July. China. 



1823. 



pyramida'lis (pyramidal). 25. Red. July, 



Santa Cruz. 1818. 



serrula'ta (saw-leaved). 3. Red. July. W. 



Ind. 1821. 



solana'cea (nightshade-like). 10. Red. Au- 



gust. E.Ind. 1798. 



thyrsiflo'ra (thyrsc-flowered). 5. Pink. Ne- 



paul. 1824. Greenhouse. 



tinifo'lia (tinus-leaved). 10. Red. July. \V 



Ind. 1820. 



ARDUI'NA. (In honour of P. Arduini, 

 curator of the economical garden of Pa- 

 dua, in the time of Linnaeus. Nat. ord., 

 Dogbanes [Apocyuaceoa]. Linn., 5-Pt'n- 

 tandrla l-Monoyynia.) 



Cuttings in sand, under a glass ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 65; winter, 40 to 45. A 

 greenhouse evergreen. 



A. bispino'sa (two-spined). 2. White. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1760. 



ARE'CA. The Cabbage Palm. (Called 

 areec, in Malabar, when an old tree. 

 Nat. ord., Palms [Palmaceaej. Linn., 

 2l-Moncecia IQ-Monadelphia. ) 



The Catechu yields a most powerful and astrin- 

 gent medicine, and its berry is the Betel-nut, 

 chewed by the natives of Hindostan, and its char- 

 coal as a dentifrice. Seeds ; light, sandy soil, 

 Summer temp., 65 to 80; winter, 55 to 65. 

 All stove Palms. 



A. catechu 1 (medicinal catechu). 30. White. 

 E. Ind. 1690. 



crini'ta (hair-coaled). 20. White. South of 



France. 1824. 



exi'lis (slender). 30. W. Ind. 1823. 



hu'milis (humble). 6. White. E.Ind. 1814. 



iute'scens (yellowish). 20. White. South of 



France. 1824. 



ma'micot (mamicot). 30. S. Amer. 1822. 



montu'na (mountain). 30. S. Amer. 1820. 



olera'cea (potherb). 40. White. W. Ind. 



1656. 



ru'bra (red). 30. Mauritius. 1823. 



fmi'ndn'a(three-stamened). 20. E.Ind. 1825, 



ARENA 'FJA. (From arena,) Band; in 



