ATP, 



AUPt 



A. hortc j nsis, Garden Orarh. Se ORACH. There 

 aie many other species quite unueaerving the 

 notice of the gardener. 



A'TKOPA. Nightshade. (Named after 

 Atropos, one of the three Fates, in refer- 

 ence to its poisonous qualities.) 



We introduce this native weed (A'tropa bella- 

 do'nna), for the purpose of warning country 

 people from eating its berries, fatal accidents 

 frequently occurring in consequence. The berries 

 are at first green, but become black and juicy. 



ATTALE'A. (From attains, magnificent; 

 in reference to the beauty of these palms. 

 Nat. ord., Palms [Palmacese]. Linn., 21- 

 Moncecia 9-PoiyeatAia, Allied to Cocos.) 



Stove palms. Seeds ; rich, loamy soil. Sum- 

 mer temp., 65 to 80 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 A. co'mpta (decked). 22. Brazil. 1820. 



erceVsa(tall). 70. Brazil. 1826. 

 funi'fera (rope). 40. Brazil. 1824. 



hu'milis (humble). 10. Brazil. 1820. 



Ro'ssii (Ross's). 20. Brazil. 1825. 



specio'sa (showy). 70. Brazil. 1826. 



specta'bilis (remarkable). -70 Brazil. 1824* 



AUBRIE'TIA. (Named after M. Aubtiet, 

 a French botanical draughtsman. Nat. 

 ord., Crucifers [Brassicacese]. Linn., 

 \-Tetr adynamia. Allied to Arabis.) 



Hardy everprreen trailers. Dividing in spring 

 or autumn ; cuttings under a hand-glass, in sandy 

 ooil ; any dry soil. 



A. deltoi'dea (three-angled). $. Purple. April. 

 Levant. 1710. 



hesperidiflo'ra (hesperis-flowered). $. Purple. 



March. South Europe- 1823. 



purpu'rea (purple). . Purple. April. Greece. 



1820. 



AU'CUBA. (The name of the shrub in 

 Japan. Nat. ord., Cornels [Cornacese]. 

 Linn., 2l-Moncecia 4. Tetrandria.) 



Cuttings in spring and autumn, in any light 

 soil, without covering ; common soil, if drained ; 

 Stands the smoke of towns well. It is sometimes 

 called the Variegated Laurel. 

 A. Japo'nica (Japan-blutch-leaved), 6. Apetal. 

 June. Japan. 1783. 



AUDIBE'KTIA. (Named after M. Au- 

 dibert, a noted nurseryman of Taraseon. 

 Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamiacesej. Linn., 

 2-Diandria \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Monarda.) 



Hardy evergreen. Seeds, in March or April ; 

 common soil. 



A. inca'na (hoary). 1$. Pale blue. August. 

 Columbia. 1827. 



AUDOUI'NTA. (Named after Audouin, 

 a celebrated entomologist. Nat. ord., 

 Bruniads [Bruniacete]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen under-shrub. Cuttings 

 of half-ripen'ed wood, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 45. 

 A. capita'ta, (headed\ 14. Purple. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 179'J, 



AU'LAX. (From anlax, a furrow: in 

 reference to the furrowed under side of 

 the leaves. Nat. ord., Proteads [Protea- 

 cese.j. Linn., 22-Dia>cia -Tetrandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Ripe cuttings, 

 in sandy soil, under a bell glass ; loam and peat. 

 Winter temp., 46 to 50. 



A. pinifo'lia (pine-leaved). 2. Yellow. August. 



Capeiof Good Hope. 1780. 

 umbella'ta (umbelled). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



AUKI'CULA. (Pri'mula auricula.) The 

 Bear's Ear, or Mountain Cowslip. 



The varieties of this flower are very 

 numerous, and their numbers are annu- 

 ally increased. They are divided into 

 five classes. 1. Green-edged; 2. Grey- 

 edged ; 3. White-edged ; 4. Selfs, or one- 

 coloured ; and, 5. Alpines, which have 

 the outer edge of the petals shaded by 

 a mixture of two colours, not separated 

 into distinct bands of colour, as in the 

 edged varieties ; and the paste round the 

 tube is yellow, instead of white, as it is 

 in the edged and selfs. 



"As florists have several terms relative 

 to the Auricula, which may not be under- 

 stood by every amateur, we may as well 

 explain that the thrum is a collective 

 name for the stamens in the very centre 

 or tube of each flower. Paste, in the 

 edged and self varieties, is the white 

 colour next round the edge of the tube, 

 or eiye, of the flower : it is yellow in the 

 Alpines. Ground-colour is the next 

 colour to this on the petal, being the 

 distinctive colour of the variety. Edye 

 is the outer colour of all, forming the 

 border of the flower. A Pip is the single 

 flower, and a Truss is several pips, with 

 their several footstalks springing from 

 one stem common to them all. 



" The properties of the Auricula may 

 be divided into two series, namely, those 

 of the single pip, and those of the single 

 plant. 



" The Pip. 1. Should be circular, large, 

 with petals equal, firm, fleshy, smooth at 

 the edges, without notch or serrature, 

 and perfectly flat. 



"2. The centre, or tube, should not ex- 

 ceed one-fourth of the diameter of tho 

 pip ; it should be of a fine yellow or lemon 

 colour, perfectly round, well filled with 

 the anthers, or thrum, and the edge 

 rising a trifle above the paste, or eye. 



" 3. The paste, or eye, should be per- 

 fectly circular, smooth, and of a dense;, 

 pure white, without crack or blemish, 



