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ADI'NA. See NAUCLEA, of which it is 

 a synonym. Ten other names have been 

 given to NAUCLEA. 



A. ylobifltfra (globe-flowered). 3. White. 

 July. China. 1804. 



A pretty little plant, requiring a cool 

 stove. Cuttings in sandy loam under 

 bell-glass. Soil sandy loam. "Winter 

 temp. 50 to 55. 



ADLU'MIA. (Xamed after Adlttm, an 

 American author. Nat. ord., Fumeworts ; 

 allied to CoRYDALis[Fumariace8e]. Linn. 

 Sys., \1 -Diadelphla 1-hexandria). A 

 biennial climber requiring common soil. 

 Seeds. 



A. drrho'sa (tendrilled) . 15. White. August. 

 North America. 1778. 



ADO'NIS. (Named after Adonis of the 

 Classics. Nat. ord., Crowfoots [Ranun- 

 culaceoa]. Linn. Sys., \%-Polyandria 6- 

 polygymici] . Hardy plants ; common soil ; 

 the annual species from seeds, and the 

 perennial from seed or root-division. 



ANNUALS. 



A. (estiva' Us (summer). 2. Scarlet. June. 

 South of Europe. 1629. 



autumna'lis (autumnal. Pheasant's eye). 



1. Crimson. July. Britain. 



citri'na (citron-coloured). 1. Orange. June. 



South of Europe. 1819. 



PERENNIALS. 

 appeni'na (appenine). 1. April. 



Alpine. Europe. 

 davtfrica (dahurian). 1. April. 



Siberia. 1827. 

 disto'rta (distorted). 1. April. 



Naples. 1827. 

 pyrenaica (pyrenean). 



Pyrenees. 1817. 

 sibi'rica (Siberian). 2. April. 



Siberia. 1827. 

 vernalis (spring). 1. March. 



Europe. 1629. 

 colgensis(vo\ga). 1. April. Yellow. 



1818. 



July. 



Yellow. 

 Yellow. 

 Yellow. 

 Yellow. 

 Yellow. 

 Yellow. 

 Russia. 



(From aichme, a point, in 

 reference to the rigid points on the calices 

 or flower-envelopes. Nat. ord., Bromel- 

 worts [Bromeliaccse]. Linn., 6-Hexan- 

 dria l-monogynia). Suckers ; light turfy 

 loam and leaf mould; very handsome. 

 Stove herbaceous perennials. 

 ^E. dl'scolor (vari-coloured). 2. Scarlet purple. 

 June. 1844. 



fu'lgens (glowing). 1. Scarlet blue. Sep- 



tember. Cayenne. 1842. 



Merte> mil (Merten's). 2. Green red. 



March. Demerara. 1830. 



siutv&olens (sweet-scented). 2. Pink. 



April. Brazil. 1838. 



(From aix, a goat, and 

 keros, a horn ; alluding to the shape of its 

 fruit. Nat. ord., Ardisiceds [Myrsinaceeel. 

 Linn. Sys., 5-Pentandria \-monogynia}. 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Propa- 

 gated from cuttings of the half-ripe shoots 

 in summer, under a glass, in sand, and 

 gentle heat. Soil sandy loam and peat. 

 ;E. fra' grans (fragrant). White. New Holland. 

 1824. 



,/EGI'PHILA. (From air, a goat, and 

 philos, dear, referring to its being a fa- 

 vourite with goats. Nat. ord., Verbenas 

 [Verbenacese]. Linn. 1-Tetrandria 1- 

 monogynici). Stove evergreen shrubs. 

 Sandy rich loam ; cuttings in sand under 

 a glass, with bottom heat. Winter temp. 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 65 to 80. 

 M. arbore'scens (arborescent). 10. White. 

 Trinadad. 1823. 



diffutsa (diffuse). 2. Yellow. July. West 



Indies. 1824. 



e?a'/(tall). 12. Pale yellow. August. West 



Indies. 1823. 



fattida (foetid). 2. Lilac. July. West 



Indies. 1820. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Yellow. 



November. Havannah. 1843. 



ICE? vis (smooth). June. Yellow. Guinea. 



1824. 



martinice' nsis (Martinique). 6. White. 



West Indies. 1780. 



obova'ta (obovate). 2. Yellow. September 



West Indies. 1804. 



tri'fida (three-cleft). 4. White. June. 



Jamaica. 1826. 



JE'GLE. Bengal Quince. (From JEgle, 

 one of the Hesperides. Nat. ord., Citron- 

 worts [Aurantiaceae]. Linn. 13-Polyan- 

 dria \-tnonog ynid). The marmelos is a 

 delicious Indian fruit, possessing high 

 medicinal qualities. Stove evergreen 

 shrub. Cuttings of ripe-wooded shoots, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, with bottom 

 heat ; rich loam. 



JE. ma'rmelos (ma'rmelos). 6. Whitish red. 

 East Indies. 1759. 



JEGOCHLO'A. See NAVARRE'TIA. 



JEOLLA'NTHUS. (From aiolo, to vary, 

 and antlws, a flower, referring to the 

 variableness of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Labiates, or Lipworts [Lamiacea?]. Linn. 

 14-Didynamia 1-angiospermia). Stove 

 annual. Sandy loam ; seeds. 

 sE. suavefolens (sweet-scented). 1. White. 

 July. Brazil. 1825. 



JEo'NiuM. See SEMPERVFVUM. 

 -ZERA'NTHUS. (From^r, air, and anthos, 

 a flower, referring to the way in which the 



