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A. vulga'risffi'liis yarie^a'tis (variegated-leaved). 

 15. White. 



15. White. April. 



ovaltfo'lia (oval - leaved). 



March. Levant. 1548. 



A, montu'na (mountain). 1. Yellow. July. Ea- 



Yeliow. July. 



rope. 1731. 

 scorpioi'des (scorpion-like). 

 Austria. 1710. 



ARME'RIA. Thrift. ^T he Latin name ARNOPO'GON. Sheep's -beard. (From 

 for the Sweet William. .Nat. ord., Lead- \ arnos, a lamb, and pogon, a beard ; in re- 

 worts [Plumbaginacese]. Linn., v-Ptm- \ ference to the bearded seeds. Nat. ord., 

 tandria b-Pentagynia.) ! Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 



AH Lhiardjr-herbaeeous perennials, except when j genesia I- Squalls. Allied to Scorzonera ) 

 other wse specified. Division of_ the plant ; seeds I Hardy plants ; seed in March or April. Common 



in spring ; sandy, loamy soil. The tender kinds i garden-soil, 

 will require to be well drained, and receive the , A a , gper (fough) 



protection of a frame, or pit, during winter. 

 A. allia'cea (garlic-leaved). 1. White. June., 

 Spain. 1798. 



alpi'na (alpine). 1. Purple. July. Carinthia. j 



arena'ria (sand). 1. Pink. June. France. J 



cephalo'tes (roi//-headed1. 1. Pink. June.' 



Algarbia. 1800. 



denticvlu 'ta (toothed) 2. Flesh. June. Na- j 



pies. 1816. 



dianthoi'des (pink-like). 



rope. 1810. 



July. Montpe- 

 Capc of 



M'rta (hairy). 1. Pink. July. N. Africa. 1820. 



hutmitis (dwarf). 1. Pink. June. South of 



Europe. 1817. 



juniper ifo'lia (juniper-leaved). 1. Pink, June, 



Spain. 1818. 



latifo'Ua cad-leaved). 2. Light red. July, 



of Europe. 



mari'tima (sea-side). 1. Red. July. Britain. 



rr.onta'na (mountain). 1. Pink. June. Scotland. 



pinifo'lia (pine-leaved). 1. Pink. June. Por- 



tugal. 



plantaifi'nea (plantain-like). 1. 



South of "Europe. 1818. 



pu'ngens (pungent). 1. Pink. June. Spain. 1818 



scorzoneraefo'liu (scorzonera-leaved). 1. Scar- 



let. June. South of Europe. 1818. 

 vulga'ris (common). 1. Red. July. Europe 

 a'lba (\\hite~flowered). %. 



tember. 



2. Yellow 

 lier. 1774.' Annual. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). 1. Yellow. July. 



Good Hope. 1818. Biennial. 



Dalecha'mpii (Dalechamp's). 2. Light yellow. 



July. South of Europe. 1739. Perennial. 



picroi'des (picris-like). 1. Yellow. July. 



South of Europe. 1693. Annual. 



ARo r NicuM. (From arnica, lamb-skin; 

 Fink. June. Eu- j in reference to the softness of the flower- 

 heads. Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracere]. 

 Linn., IQ-Synt/enesia 2-Superflua. Allied 

 to Doronicum.) 



A hardy, herbaceous, perennial, groundsel-like 

 plant. Divisions ; common soil. 

 A. Alta'icum (Altaic). Yellow. July. Siberia. 1783. 



ARRACA'CHA. (Its Spanish name in 

 Pink. July. South { South America. Nat. ord., Umbellifers 

 [Apiacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 2-Diyy- 

 nia. Allied to Conium.) 



A. escule'nta, a native of the table-land of 

 Grenada, produces large esculent roots, not 

 Red. June, i unlike parsnips, but of a better quality. Stove 

 ! tuberous perennial. Division of the roots ; rich 

 loam. Summer temp., 65 to 85; winter, 55 to 

 60. 

 A. escuie'nia (eatable). 3. Brownish. July. 



Santa Fe. 1823. 

 ARRHENATHE'RUM. (From arrhen, 



coccfnea (carleMowerwi). 4. Red. Sep- j male, and otter, a point; on account of 



tember. Gardens. i the awns on the male spikes. Nat. ord., 



A'RNICA. (From arnakis, lamb-skin; in I Orass^ [Graminaceee]. Linn., 23-Po!yga- 

 reference to the texture of the leaves. \ mla *-~Moncecta.) 



Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., j This genus really should be reunited to Hol- 

 lQ-Sy>i<jenesia 2-Superflua. Allied to | ^'soJ^for^^other grasL' ^ 

 Groundsel. ) j A mea ceum ( oa t-like). 5. Apetal. June. Britain. 



Hardy, dwarf, herbaceous plants; division of the ! mu'ticum (awnless}. 4. Apetal. July. 



plants in spring or autumn. They like a little 

 peat incorporated with the soil. A. Co'rsica pre- 

 fers bog-earth. 



A. Clu/sii (Clusius's). 1. Yellow. July. Swit- 

 zerland. 1819.- 

 corda'ta (heart-shaped). 1. Yellow. July. Swit- 



zerland. 1819. 

 Co'rsica (Corsican). 

 1824. 



1. Yellow. July. Corsica. 



Scotland. 



bulbo'snm (bulbous). 3. Apetal. July. Ger- 

 many. 



ARROW-HEAD. See SAGITTA'RIA. 

 ARROW-ROOT. See MARA'NTA. 

 ARTA'BOTRYS. (From aratao, to suspend 



or support, and botrys, grapes ; in ret'er- 



2. Yellow. July, 



the way the fruit is supported by 

 te y nclriL Nat . ord., Anonad* 



glacia'lis (icy). 1. Yellow. July. Switzerland. [Anonaeere]. Linn., 13 -Polyandria 6- 



1823. Polvoiinio ^ 



Helvetica (Swiss). 1. Yellow. July. Switzer- 3JJ '' Lv 



land. 1819. I The leaves of this plant are held m Java to be 



~-lani'gera (wool-bearing). 1. 

 Italy. 1827- 



The leaves ot this plans are m v HI i 



YeUow. July, invaluable against cholera. Stove evergreen shrub. 

 Icuttings of ripened wood in sand, uuder a bell- 



