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ACTING' MERIS. (From a7ctin, a ray, 

 and meris, part ; referring to the radiated 

 aspect of the plants. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteraceae]. Linn., 19-Synge- 

 nesia, 3-Polygamia frustrmiea}. Orna- 

 mental hardy plants, allied to Coreopsis, 

 and of easy culture. Propagated by di- 

 viding roots. 



A. ala'ta (wing-stalked). 3. Yellow. July. 

 S. America. 1803. 



helianthoi'des (sunflower-like). 3. Yellow. 



S. America. 1825. 



procefra (tall). 8. Yellow. September. X. 



America. 1766. 



squarro'sfi (squarrose). 3. Yellow. July. 



N. America. 1640. 



ACTING' TUS. From actinotos, meaning 

 radiated, on account of the form of the 

 involucmm. Nat. ord.', Umbellifers 

 [Umbelliferae]. Linn., 5-Pentandrial-mo- 

 nogynia). Greenhouse herbaceous pe- 

 rennials. Root-division ; loam and peat. 

 Winter temp. 40 to 45. 



A. helia'nthi (sunflower). 2. White. June. 

 New Holland. 1821. 



fatoocefphaha (white-headed) . Swan River. 



1837. 



ACU'MINATED. Having a long slender 

 point. 



A' CYNOS. (A Greek word of no obvious 

 meaning, applied to balsamic plants. 

 Nat. ord., Labiates [Larniaciae]. Linn., 

 \-Didynamia \-gymmspcrmia). These 

 thyme-like plants are all hardy. In- 

 creased either by seeds or division of 

 roots. 



ANNUALS. 



A. heteror. 



-opMllus (variable-leaved). A. Purple. 

 June. Italy. 1822. 



suave! ol ens (sweet-scented). 1. Red. July. 



Greece. 1817. 



vulga'ris (Ba'sil-leaved, common). Violet. 



July. Britain. 



vitttfsus (villous). . Red. July. Ger- 



many. 1817. 



BIENNIALS. 



A. alpi'nm (Alpine). 4. Purple. August. 

 Austria. 1731. 



grandiflo'rw (great-flowered) . Purple. 



July. 1810. 



natan'nus (Paduan). f. Flesh. July. S. 

 Europe. 1776. 



jrurpura' scens (purplish.). . Purple. June. 



Spain. 1820. 



EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



A. grai-e'otens (strong-scented). 1. Purple. 

 July. Crimea. 1820. 



hcrba-baro'ni (herb baroni). 1. Purple. 



July. Corsica. 1820. 



A. rotund if o'U us (round-leaved). . Purple. 

 June. Spain. 1820. 



ADAM'S NEEDLE. See Yucca. 



ADA'MIA. (In honour of John Adam, 

 M.D.. of Calcutta. Nat. ord., Saxifrages 

 [Saxifragaceae]. Linn. 14-Didynamia 1- 

 Angiospermia}. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs. Peat and loam ; cuttings in 

 sand under a bell-glass. 

 A. cifnea (blue-berried). 4. Pink. Nepaul. 



sylva'tica (wood). Blue. June. India. 1846. 



versico' lor (many-coloured). Blue. August. 



China. 1844. 



ADANSO'NIA. The Baobab. A single 

 African tree comprehends this genus. It 

 is the largest tree in the world. 



ADDER' s-ToNGUE. A fern. Opliio- 

 glo'ssum. 



ADE'LIA. (From , not, and dclos, 

 visible ; in reference to the minute parts 

 of fructification. Nat. ord., Spurgeworts 

 [Euphorbiaceae]. Linn. 2'2-Dioecia 13- 

 Monadelphia}. Stove evergreen shrubs. 

 Peat and loam ; cuttings in sandy loam, 

 after their cut end is dry. 



A. aeido' ton ($v\ry) . 3. Greenish white. June. 

 Jamaica. 1768. 



Bernq'rdia (Bernard de Jussieu's). 6. 



Green. July. Jamaica. 1768. 



Ricine'Ua (ricinus-like) . 6. Greenish white. 



July. Jamaica. 1768. 



ADENA'NDHA. (From aden, a gland, 

 and aner, the stamen or male organ ; re- 

 ferring to the aspect of the anthers. 

 Nat. ord., Eueworts [Rutacea3]. Linn. 

 b-Pentandria \-monogynia. This genus 

 was formerly included inDiosMA). Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Sandy peat, 

 with a little turfy loam ; cuttings from 

 the young branches in sand under a bell- 

 glass, and left in a cold frame. "Winter 

 temp. 40 to 45. 



A. acumina'ta (acuminate). 2. White. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



amafna (pleasing). 2. Red. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1798. 



coria' cea (leathery-leaved). 2. Pink. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1720. 



fra' grans (fragrant). 3. Pink. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1812. 



Unca'ris (linear-leaved). 1. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 



maraina'ta (margined). 2. Pink. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1806. 



specio'sa (showy). 2. Pink. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1789. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered showy). 



2. Pink. June. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1790. 



