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A. mi'nor (smaller). A. Pink. June. Switzerland. 

 1686. 



paucijiu'ra (few- flowered). . White. July. 



"Sicily. 1820. 



ASTRAP/E'A. (From astrape, lightning ; 

 in reference to the brightness of the 

 flowers in India. Nat. ord., Byttneriads 

 [Byttneriacese]. Linn., Q-Monaddpliia 

 1 -bodecundria.) 



Formerly arranged erroneously with Stercuiiads. 

 Stove evergreen trees ; cuttings of young wood in 

 April, in sand, under a bell-jjlass, in heat; loam 

 and peat. Summer temp., b'j to 80; winter, 55 

 to 65^. 



A. tiliafo'lia (lime-tree-leaved). 20. Isle of Bour- 

 bon, 1824. 



visco'sa (clammy). 30. Pink. Madagascar. 1823. 



Walli'chii (Wallich's). 20. Pink. July. Mada- 



gascar. 1820. 



ASTROCA'RYUM. (From astron, a star, 

 and fcaryon, a nut ; referring to the dis- 

 position of the fruit. Nat. ord., Palms 

 [PalmaceaB]. Linn., 21-Moncecia G-Hex- 

 andria. ) 



Allied to Cocos. Stove palms ; seed in hotbed, 

 in spring ; rich loam. Summer temp., 65 to 75 ; 

 winter, 55 to 60. 

 A. acau'le (stemless). 10. Brazil. 1820. 



aculea'tum (prickly). 40. Guiana. 1824. 



campe'stre (field). 10. Brazil. 1826. 



Munimu'ru (Murumuru). 40. Brazil. 1825. 



nrstra 1 turn (beak-sheathed). 10. White. Bahia. 



vnfga're (common). 30. Brazil. 1825. 



ASTKOLO'BIUM. United to Ornithopus. 



ASTROLO'MA. (From astron, a star, and 

 loma, a fringe ; in reference to the bearded 

 fringe on the flowers. Nat.ord.,.E/>acnds 

 [Epacridacea?]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Young cuttings, 

 firm at their base, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 sandy loam and turfy peat. Winter temp., 40 

 to 48. 



A. denticulu! turn (finely-toothed). 1. Pale red. 

 N. Holland. 1826. 



humifu'sum (trailing). 1. Scarlet. July. N. S. 



Wales. 1807. 



ASTY'RIA. (From a, not, and steiras, 

 sterile ; referring to the absence of bar- 

 ren stamens, one-half of these being 

 barren, generally, in this order. Nat. ord., 

 Byttneriads [Byttneriaceae]. Linn., 16- 

 Monaddphia b-Octandria.} 



Allied to Dombeya. Stove evergreen shrubs ; 

 cuttings in saud, under a beil-glass, in heat ; peat 

 and sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85; 

 winter, ftS to 60. 

 A. ro'sea (rosy). Pink. May. Mauritius. 1843, 



ASYSTk'siA. (From a, without, and 

 stackys, a spike, the inllorescence ; not in 

 spikes, as is often the ease in Acanthads. 

 Nat. ord., Acanthads [Acanthaceee]. Linn., 

 ^^.-Didynamia. 2-Anqivsvermia.} 



| Stove evergreen shrub; cuttings of young 

 shoots in April, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass ; 

 peat and loam, with a little sand, and, when vi- 

 gour is required, a little dried cowdung. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 A. Coromandelia'na (Coromandel). Purple. Sep- 

 tember. India. 1845. 



ATALA'NTIA. (A classical name, after 

 Atalanta, daughter of Schoanus, King of 

 Scyrus. "She being wearied with the 

 importunities of her suitors, consented 

 to have the man that could outrun her. 

 Hippo'menes did so by the help of Ve- 

 nus's golden apples. He cast three be- 

 fore her, and she lost ground in gather- 

 ing them." The fruit is golden-coloured. 

 Nat. ord., Citron worts [Aurantiacese]. 

 Linn., IQ-Decandria I-Honoyynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub ; cuttings in heat, under 

 a bell-glass ; sandy loam and peat. 



A. monophy'lla (one-leaved). 4. White. July. E. 

 Ind. 1/77- 



ATAMASGO-LILY. Zephyra'nthus Ata- 

 ma'sco. 



ATHANA'SIA. (From a, not, and tha- 

 natos, death ; in reference to the flowers 

 being what is called " everlasting." Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracerel. Linn., 

 19-Syngenesia 1-JEqualis.} 



Greenhouse evergreens ; all natives of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Cuttings of half-ripe wood in 

 spring, in sand, under a bell-glass ; loam and 

 peat, but most of the former. Winter temp., 40 

 to 45; summer, 60 and upwards. 

 A. canefscens (hoary). 3. Yellow. July. 1820. 



capita'ta (headed). l. Yellow. March. 1/74. 



crena'ta (scolloped). 2. Yellow. July. 



1816. 



crithmifo'lia (samphire-leaved). 2. Yellow. 



July. 1723. 



cuneifu'lia (wedge-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



1816. 



denta'ta (toothed). l. Yellow. July. 1759. 

 filifo'rmis (thread-shaped;. 2. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. 1787- 



longifu'lia (long-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



1800. 



parviflu'ra (small - flowered). 2. Yellow. 



April. 1731. 



pectina'ta (comb-leaved). 14. Yellow. July. 



177*. 



pinna'ta (pinnate). 14. Yellow. July. 1818. 



pubefscens (downy). 6. Yellow. July. 1768. 



puncta'ta (dotted). 3. Yellow. June. 1822. 



to'mento'sa (woolly-leaved). 2. Yellow. May. 



177*. 



tricu'spis (three-pointed). 3. Yellow. July. 



1816. 



trifurca'ta (three-forked-teaued). 3. Yellow. 



July. 1710. 



virgafta (twiggy). 1. Yellow. July. 1815. 



ATELA'NDRA. (From atalos, soft, and 

 aner, an anther. Nat. ord., Labiates or 

 Lipworts [Lamiaoese]. Linn., li-Didy- 

 namia 1-Gymnospermiu. Allied to Wes- 

 tringia.) 



