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spring, and then put into a greenhouse. 

 Cuttings in sand under a bell-glass : 

 equal parts rich loam and peat. 



A. aqua'tica (water). 9 inches. White and 

 red. June. S. America. 1793. 



dl'scolor (various-coloured). 1. White and 



red. June. Trinidad. 1816. 



A' cis. (After Acis, a Sicilian shep- 

 herd. Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amary- 

 lidaceoe]. Linn. Sys., 6-Hexandria 1- 

 monogynia.} All hardy hulbs related to 

 the snow. Offsets in sandy soil. 



A. autumna'lis (autumn-blooming). 3 inches. 

 Pink. September. Portugal. 1829. 



grandiflo' rus (large-flowered). 6 inches. 



White. August. Numidia. 1820. 



ro'seus (rose-coloured) . 3 inches. August. 



Corsica. 1820. 



trichophifllus (hair-leaved). 6 inches. White. 



January. Spain. 1820. 



ACISAXTHE'RA. (Akis, a point; an- 

 thera, an anther; having pointed anthers. 

 Nat. ord., Loosestrifes. [Lythracecol. 

 Linn. Sys., W-Decandria \-monogyniu}. 

 An evergreen stove shrub; allied to 

 CTJPHEA ; cultivated like ACIOTIS. 



A. quadra' ta (square-branched). 3. Jamaica. 

 1804. 



ACMADE'XIA. (Acme, a point ; aden, a 

 gland ; the anthers having glands. Nat. 

 ord., Rueworts [Rutaceoe]. Linn. Sys., 

 5-Pentandria \-monogynia). Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrub ; allied to DIOSMA. Cut- 

 tings of ends of branches two inches long, 

 planted in sand under a bell-glass ; loam 

 and turfy peat. 



A. tetrago'na (four-angled.) 2. White. June. 

 Cape of Good Hop e . 1798. 



AOIE'NA. (Aemena, a fabulous nymph. 

 Nat. ord., Myrtle blooms [Myrtaceasl. 

 Linn. Sys., 12-Icosandria l-monogynia). 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 small side shoots in sand in spring ; loam 

 and peat ; temperature from 35 to 40 

 in winter. 



A.floribu'nda (many-flowered.) 6. White. 

 July. New Holland. 1788. 



ACONI'TUM. (Being plentiful near 

 Acona. Nat. ord., Crowfoots [Ranuncu- 

 laceae]. Linn. Sys., \Z-Potyandria 3-tri- 

 gynia). All hardy, herbaceous plants ; 

 many are very beautiful, and will do 

 well in plantations, even if a little 

 shaded by the trees. Division of the 

 roots and seed ; common garden soil. 



TTBEROrS ROOTED. 



A. acumina'tum (acuminate). 3. Blue. July. 

 Switzerland. 1819. 



acu'tum (acute-leaved}. 4. Blue. June. 



S. Europe. 1821. 



albi'dum (whitish). 3. White. June. 



Europe. 1824, 



amafnum (pleasing). 4. Blue. June. S. 



Europe. 



amp?ij!o'riii (large-flowered). 4. Blue. 



June. Austria. 1823. 



august if o' Hum (narrow -leaved) . 4. Blue. 



June. Europe. 1824. 



Bernhardia' num (Bemhard's) . 4. Blue. 



June. Europe. 1824. 



biflo'rum (two-flowered). . Pale blue. 



June. Siberia. 1817. 



-~ Bran' nii (Braune's). 4. Blue. July. 

 Switzerland. 1821. 



callybo'tryon (fine-racemed). 4. Blue. 



June. S. Europe. 



Ca'mmarum (Cammarum). 3. Purple. 



Aug. Austria. 1752. 



ce'rnuum (drooping). 3. Blue. July. 



Switzerland. 1800. 



-flezicau'le 



Blue. Julv 



!e (zigzag-stemmed). 3. 

 . Switzerland. 1819. 

 paucijio'rum (few-flowered). 3. 

 Blue. July. Switzerland. 1821. 

 ranufsum (branchy). 3. Blue. 



July. 



Clu'sii (Clusius's). 3. Blue. July. Swit- 



zerland. 1819. 



commuta'tum (changed, or tall dog's-bane). 



3. Blue. June. S. Europe. 1823. 



delphinifo'lium (larkspur-leaved). 1^. Blue. 



June. N. America. 1804. 



da'tum (tall). 4. Blue. June. Europe. 



1822. 



dminens (eminent). 4. Blue. June. Eu- 



rope. 1800. 



erioste'mon (wooUy-stamened) . 4. Blue. 



June. Europe. 1821. 



cmta'chyon (well-spiked) . 4. Blue. June. 



Europe. 1824. 



exalta'tum (exalted). 6. Blue. June. Si- 



beria. 1819. 



fla'ccidum (flaccid). 5. Blue. July. Si- 

 beria. 1822. 



Florkea'num (Florke's). 3. Blue. July. 



Siberia. 1822. 



bi' color (two-coloured). 3. 



Blue white. June. Switzerland. 1801. 



fonno'sum (handsome). 4. Blue. Jime. 



S. Europe. 1824. 



Ftfnkii (Funke's). 3. Blue. June. Swit- 

 zerland. 1825. 



Gale'ctonum (lizard's-bane) . 4. Blue. 



June. Hungary. 1822. 



gibWntm (swollen). 4. Blue. July. Cau- 



casus. 1818. 



Omeli'ni (Gmelin's). 4. Blue. July. Si- 



beria. 1821. 



qra'cUe. (slender). 2. Blue. July. Swit- 



zerland. 1821. 



Halle 1 ri (Haller's). 4. Blue. June. S. 



Europe. 1821. 



bi' color (two-coloured). 4. Blue. 



June. Switzerland. 1820. 

 i ham a' him (hooked). 4. Pale blue. July. 

 Italy. 1810. 



