J3TH 



poisonous. Hardy deciduous trees. Deep 



rich loam. 



JE. gla'bra (smooth-leaved). 12. Greenish 



yellow. May. North America. 1812. 



Grafts. 

 hippoca' sternum (common-horse C). 40. 



White. May. Asia. 1629. Seeds. 

 flo're ple'no (double flowered). 



40. White. May. Gardens. Grafts. 

 fo'liis argefnteis (silver-leaved). 



40. White. May. Gardens. Grafts. 

 variega'tum (common striped- 



leaved). 16. White. May. Asia. 

 Layers. 



Ohiotefnsis (Ohio). 30. Seeds. WTiite. May. 



North America. 



ptfllida (pale-flowered). 12. Greenish yel- 



low. June. North America. 1812. 

 Grafts or buds. 



nibicn'nda (red-flowered). 12. Red. June. 



North America. 1820. Grafts or buds. 

 JETHIONE'MA. (From aitho, to scorch, 

 and nema, a filament; in reference to 

 some burnt appearance in the stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Crossworts, or Crucifers [Bras- 

 sicacese]. Allied to Lepidium. Linn. 11- 

 Dodecandria \-monogynia). The order of 

 Crucifers, to which our cabbages, mustard, 

 cress, turnips, and horse-raddish belong 

 have the universal character of being 

 possessed with antiscorbutic and stimu- 

 lating qualities. Hardy Alpine plants, 

 suited for rock-work. Common light 

 soil ; seeds and cuttings. 



ANNUALS. 



M. buxbau'mii (Buxbaum's) . Pale red. June. 

 Levant. 1823. 



gra'cile (slender). \. Pale red. June. 



Carniola. 1823. 



mxa'tile (rock). \. Flesh. June. South of 



Europe. 1759. 



PERENNIALS. 



hcterocar'pum (variable-podded). |. Purple. 



July. Armenia. 1837. 



membrana' ceum (membranous-podded). 5. 



Lilac. July. Persia. 1829. 



monospefrnwm (one-seeded). 4- Pale pur- 



ple. July. Spain. 1778. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered), i. Lilac. 



July. Persia. 1830. 



JETHIO'NIA. (From JEtliion, one of 

 Phoabus' horses. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracece]. Linn. \-Syngenesia 1- 

 cequalia). Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. 

 Cuttings ; common light soil. 

 M.frutlco'sa (shrubby). 2. Yellow. June. 



Madeira. 1785. 



filifo'rmis (thread-leaved), li. June. Yel- 

 low. Madeira. 1777. 



AFRICAN ALMOND. Brabejum. 

 AFRICAN FLEABANE. Tarchonanthns. 

 AFRICAN LILY. Agapanthus. 



AGA 



AFRICAN MARIGOLD. Tayetes erecta. 



AFZE'LIA. (In honour of Dr. A. Afrze- 

 lius. Nat. ord., Leguminous plants [Fa- 

 bacese]. Linn. S-Octandria \-monogynia). 

 Allied to Amherstia. Stove evergreen 

 tree. Sandy peat and leaf- mould. Cut- 

 tings in sand under a bell-glass. Winter 

 temp. 55 to 60. Summer, 60 to 80. 

 A. Africa! na (African). Crimson. June. Sierra 

 Leone. 1821. 



AGA'LMYLA. (From agalma, an orna- 

 ment, and hule, a forest. Nat. ord., 6fes- 

 nerworts [Gesnerace*]. Linn. Sys., 14- 

 Didynamia Z-angiospermia) . It is a fine 

 stove plant with scarlet tubular flowers, 

 suitable for growing on branches of trees, 

 in baskets or in pots, in the orchid-house 

 or moist-stove. Propagated from cut- 

 tings. Sandy fibrous peat suits it. 



A. stami'nea (long-stamened) . 2. November-. 



Scarlet. June. 1846. 

 AGANI'SIA. (From aganos, desirable ; 

 in reference to the beauty of these neat 

 little plants. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 daceas]. Linn. SQ-Gyncmdria \-monan- 

 dria). Grown on a block in stove ; divi- 

 sion of root. 

 A. pulcheflla (pretty). . Cream-coloured. 



June. Demerara. 1838. 



AGANO'SMA. (From aganes, mild, and 

 osme, small. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocy- 

 naciffi]. Linn. 5-Pentandria\-monogynia. 

 The order of Dogbanes includes a host 

 of most beautiful plants as Allamanda, 

 Echites, Oleander, &c. They are veno- 

 mous in many cases, and always to 

 be suspected. These stove plants are 

 propagated by cuttings in sand under 

 glass, and with bottom heat ; they prefer 

 a mixture of loam, sand, and peat. 



A. acumina'ta (pointed leaved). White, fragrant. 

 Sylhet. Shrubby climber. 



caryophylla'ta (clove-scented). Pale yellow. 



October. East Indies. 1812. Shrubby 

 twiner. 



cymo'sa (Cymose-flowered). White, frag- 



rant. Sylhet. Shrub. 



e'legans (elegant). Purple. East Indies. 



Shrubby twiner. 



margina'ta (bordered). White, fragrant. 



Sylhet. Shrubby climber. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). White, fragrant. 



October. East Indies. 1812. Shrubby 

 twiner. 



Walli'chii (Wallich's). White, fragrant. 



East Indies. Shrubby twiner. 



AGAPANTHUS. Blue African Lily. (From 

 agape, love, and anthos, a flower. Nat. 



