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to allure; referring to the perfume. Nat. 

 ord., Magnoliads [Magnoliacese]. Linn., 

 13-Polyandria 6-Polyyynia. Allied to 

 Drirnys.) 



The fruit of anisa'tum has the flavour of anise, 

 being used as a spice in Chinese cookery ; and 

 the seed of religio'sum is burnt as incense in their 

 temples. Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings 

 of the young ripened shoots in sand, under a 

 glass, in summer ; by layers, from a stool in a 

 cold pit, where they generally remain two years 

 before being removed; sandy loam and peat; 

 require the protection of the cold pit or green- 

 house in winter, though Floridu'num has sto d 

 out in many places with but a slight protection in 

 severe weather. 



J. anisa'tum (anise-scented). 6. Red. Slay. 

 Japan. 1790. 



Floridu'num (red. Florida). 8. Red. May. 



Florida. 1/66. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 6. Yellow. 

 May. Florida. 1790. 



religio'sum(lio\y). 4. Yellow, green. March. 



Japan. 1842. 



ILLTJPIE-TREE. Ba'ssia. 

 IHANTOPHY'LLTJM. (From imas, a leather 

 thong, and phyllon, a leaf; alluding to 

 shape and substance of the foliage. Nat. 

 ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceffi]. Linn., 

 Q-Hexandria 1-Monogynia.) 



A greenhouse bulb. For culture, see CLI'VIA. 

 We think Cli'via no' Mils should be here included 

 as Imantophy'llum Aito'ni. 



I. minia'tum (brick-coloured). 1. Red. February. 

 Natal. 1854. 



IMBRICA'RIA. (From imbrico, to cover 

 like tiles on a roof; referring to the 

 divisions of the calyx. Nat. ord., 8apo- 

 tads [Sapotacese]. Linn., Q-Octandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Mimusops.) 



Stove trees, which produce fruit similar to an 

 orange. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, under a 

 glass, in strong, moist heat ; sandy loam and peat. 

 J. Borbo'nica (Bourbon). White. Isle of Bour- 

 bon. 1820. 



IMBEICATED. Leaves, sepals, &c., are 

 said to be imbricated when one laps over 

 the next, and so in succession, like the 

 tiles of a house, as in the leaves of the 

 common Heath, or Ling, Eri'ca vulga'ris. 

 IMPA'TIENS. Balsam. (From impatiens ; 

 referring to the elasticity of the valves of 

 the seed-pod, which discharge the seeds 

 when ripe, or when touched. Nat. ord., 

 Balsams [Balsamacese], Linn., 5-P<?n- 

 tandria 1-Monogynia.} 



Hardy annuals and biennials, by seed in the 

 open border, in April. Scapiflo'ra, a bulb, re- 

 quires stove heat, and to be kept almost dry in 

 winter. Greenhouse annuals and biennials merely 

 require to be sown in a hotbed in March, and 

 planted out as half-hardy and tender annuals. 

 All these may be kept over the winter by taking 

 off cuttings in the beginning of autumn, which 

 would bloom in the house early in the spring 

 See BALSAMS. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 r . biflo'ra (two-flowered). Orange. June. N.Amer. 



crista'ta (crested). 2. Yellow. August. 



China. 1827. 



di'scolor (various-coloured). 1. Yellow. Au- 



gust. Nepaul. 1820. 

 fu'lva (yellow). 3. Dark yellow. June. N. 

 Amer. Aquatic. 



macrochi'la (long lipped). 8. Pale purple. 



August. India. 1839. 



STOVE ANNUALS AND BIENNLVLS. 

 . ca'ndida (white). 6. White. May. Himalayas. 

 183Q. Biennial. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). 2. Scarlet. August. E. 



Ind. 1808. 



eornu'ta (horned). 2. Red. August. Cey- 



lon. 1826. 



Hookeria'na (Hooker's). 2$. White. Ceylon. 



1852. 



fasciculu'ta (fascicle-cowered). 2. Pink. July. 



Ceylon. 1851. 



horte'nsis (common. Garden). 3. Red. Sep- 



tember. E. Ind. 1596. 



latifo'lia (bread-leaved). 1. Pale red- Au 



gust. E. Ind. 1818. 



longico'rnu (long-horned). May. E. Ind. 



na'tans (floating). 2. Red. July. E. 

 Ind. 1810. 



macrophy'lla (long-leaved. Ceylon}. 2. Red 



and orange. Ceylon. 



Mastersia'na (Mr. Masters's). 1. Purple. July. 



Khooseea Hills. 1837- 



pi'cta (painted). 2. Pink. June. E. Ind. 



1837. Biennial. 



platypc'tala (bro&A-petaled). l. Rose. June. 



India. 1844. 



eVmna (handsonje). l. Purple. July. 



Bombay. 1850. 



re 1 pens (creeping). lj. Yellow. June. Ceylon. 



1848. 



scapiflo'ra (scape-flowered). |. Lilac. Au- 



gust. E. Ind. 1835. Bulb. 



trico'rnis (three-horned). 6. Yellow-spotted. 



June. India. 1839. 



GREENHOUSE ANNUALS. 

 J. bi'fida (two-cleft). . Red. August. Japan. 1820. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). *. Red. August. Cape 



' of Good Hope. 1318. 



Chine'nsis (China). 1. Purple. August. 



China. 1824. 



glanduli'fera (gland-bearing). 12. Purple. 



August. India. 1839- 



- Jerdo'nia: (Mrs. Jerdon's). |. Green, red, 



and yellow. June. Neilgherries. 185. 



Madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). J. Red. 



August. Madagascar. 1820. 



mi'nor (smaller). $. Red. August. E. Ind. 



Mysore'nsis (Mysore). . Red. August. 



Mysore, 1820. 



- ro'sea (rose-coloured). 6. Rose. July. Hima- 



layas. 1839. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). 1. Pale red, Au- 



gust. Ceylon. 1818. 



tripe'tala (three-petaled). 1. Bed. AugTUfc 



Nepaul. 1625. 



IMPATIENT. A plant is said to be im- 

 patient of heat or cold when it is speedily 

 injured by a slight excess of cither one 

 or the other. 



IMPREGNATION. No seed ever attains 

 the power of germinating, unless the 



