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Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidaceoe]. Linn. 

 1^-Gynandria \-Monogynia}. A pretty 

 stove orchid. 

 A. Loddige'sii (Loddiges's). |. YeUow and 



spotted. August. Mexico. 1828. 

 ACROPHY'LLUM. (Fromakros, top, and 

 phyllon, a leaf; referring to the way in 

 which the leaves are produced at the 

 summit of the branches above the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Cunoniads [Cunoniaceae]. Linn. 

 IQ-Decandria \-monogynia). Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in July : soil, sandy peat and 

 loam. 

 A. verticilla'tum (whorled). 6. Pink and 



white. May. New Holland. 1836. 



ACRO'PTERIS. (From akros, a point, 

 and pteris, a fern. Nat. ord., Ferns. Linn. 

 Sys., 24-Oryptogamta, \-Filices). Allied 

 to ASPLENIUM, the Spleenwort. AllFems 

 are now in the Nat. ord., Polypodiacew. 

 Stove Ferns, propagated by division; soil, 

 light loam and peat. See ASPLENIUM. 



A. austra'lis (Southern). Brown. New Hol- 

 land. 



canarif'nsis (Canary). Brown. Canaries. 



1824. 



catida'ta (caudate). Brown. I. of Luzon. 



1824. 



falca'ta (falcate). 1. Bro\vn. India. 1843. 



laserpiti/o'lia (Laser pi tium-leaved). Brown. 



I. of Lu/on. 1843. 



oxyphy'lla (sharp-leaved). Brown yellow. 



I. of Luzon. 1843. 



pellu'cida (pellucid). Brown. I. of Luzon. 



1843. 



platiiphi/lla (flat-leaved). Brown yellow. 



Malacca. 1843. 



prctfrnorsum (bitten-leaved). j. Brown. Ja- 



maica. 1793. 



radio! ta (rayed). Brown. N.America. 17 



Ru'ta Mura'lla (wall-rue) A. Brown. Bri- 



tain. 1793. 



se'rra (saw -leaved). Brown. N.Europe. 



1844. 



septentrwna'le (northern) A. Brown. Bri- 



tain. 1844. 



spathuli'na (spathulate). I. of Luzon. 1844. 



va' rians (varying). I. of Luzon. 1844. 



ACRO'STICHUM. (From akros, top, and 

 ttichos, order ; in reference to the lines 

 on the back of the leaves ; but the appli- 

 cation is not very obvious. Linn. Sys., 

 24-Cryptoffamia \-Filices. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns Polypodiaceae). Nearly all stove 

 ferns. Seed and root-division ; loam and 

 peat, equal parts. "Winter temp, not be- 

 low 50. 



A. alcico'rne (elk's-horn) . 1. September 

 New South Wales. 1808. 



appendicula' turn (appendaged). 2. Wesl 



Indies. 1824. 



A. ospZm#Wim (asplenium-leaved) . 1 .Brown 

 yellow. July. Brazil. 1833. 



au'reum (golden). 4. August. West In- 



dies. 1815. 



citrifo'lium (orange-leaved). \. Yellow 



brown. September. West Indies. 



crini'twn (hairy). 1. July. West Indies. 



1793. 



flagelli'ferum (rod-shaped). 2. East In- 

 dies. 1828. 



fimbria'tnm (fringed). Brazil. 1824. 



fitsifo'rme (spindle-formed). 1. Brown 

 yellow. July. Malacca. 



07awrfwfo'6ww(glandulous). 1. Jamaica. 1825. 



gra'nde (magnificent). 6. Moreton Bay. 1828. 



Jiiglandifo'lium (walnut-leaved) . 2. Yel- 



low brown. August. Surinam. 1832. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 1. YeUow blue. 



Jamaica. 



longifo'lntm (long-leaved). 1. August. Ja- 



maica. 1817. 



nicotianifo' Hum (tobacco-leaved). 2. Brown. 



October. West Indies. 



piloselloi'des (mouse-ear-leaved). 2. Brown 



yellow. July. East Indies. 1822. 



scolope' ndrium (scolopendrum-like). 2. 



Brown. August. East Indies. 



simplex (simple-leaved). 1. Jamaica. 1793. 



Ste'maria (Stemaria). 1. July. Guinea. 1823, 



subdia'phana (semitransparent) . Brown. 



India. 



ACRO'TRICHE. (From akros, top, and 

 thrix, hair, referring to the hairs on the 

 sepals. Nat. ord., Epacrids [Epacrida- 

 ceae]. Linn., %-Hexcmdria \-monogynia). 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings 

 in sandy peat under a bell-glass in cold 

 frame. Temp. 40 to 45. 



A. cor da' ia (heart-leaved). . White. June. 

 New Holland. 1823- 



divarica'ta (straggling), i. White. May. 



New Holland. 1824. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved), i. White. May. 



New Holland. 1823. 



ACTJE'A. (From aktaia, the elm ; re- 

 ferring to the leaves. Nat. ord., Crowfoots 

 [Ranunculacea?]. Linn., \S-Polyandria 

 l-mwiogynid). Hardy herbaceous pe- 

 rennials of little beauty. Propagated by 

 dividing roots. 



A. spica'ta (spiked or bane-berry). 3. White. 

 May. Britain. 



ACTINOCA'RPUS. (From aktin, a ray, 

 and carpos, fruit; referring to its radi- 

 ated appearance. Nat. ord., Alismads 

 [Alismaceae]. Linn., Q-Hexandria 4-te- 

 tragynia). Aquatics. *A. minor grows in 

 sandy peat immersed in water; seeds 

 sown in sandy peat ; temp. 40 to 45. 



A. Damaso'nium (Damasonium). . White. 



July. England. 

 mi' nor (smaller) . j . White. June. New 



South Wales. 



