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AGA 



ord., Lilyu-orts [Lileaceoe]. Linn., 6- 

 Hcxandria, ^-Tetragynia). Half-hardy 

 plants from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Sandy loam ; suckers. Require to be 

 kept in a cold pit during winter. 



A. itittbella'tm (umbelled) . 3. Blue. April. 

 1692. 



a'lbidus (whitish umbelled). 2. 

 Whitish. September. 

 rariega'tus (variegated umbell- 

 ed). 2. Blue. April. 



AGA'RICUS. (From Agaria, the name 

 of a town in Sarmatia. Nat. ord., Mush- 

 rooms [Fungi]. Linn., 1-Cryptogamiu, 

 5-Fwgi). This very large genus of 

 fungous plants includes the MUSHROOM 

 (A. cam.pestris} and the Fairy-ring Mush- 

 room (A. pratcnsis), with a few others, 

 which are eatable, but, except the two 

 named, they are too dangerous for us to 

 recommend them. See MUSHROOM. 



AGA' STACK YS. (From agastos, admir- 

 able, and stachys, a spike. Nat. ord., Pro- 

 teads [Proteaeeae]. Linn., 1-Tetrandia, 1- 

 inonogynia). A greenhouse evergreen 

 shrub. Ripe wooded cuttings, in sand, 

 under a glass, and in a cold frame ; equal 

 parts loam, sand, and peat. 

 A. odora'ta (fragrant). 3. Pale yellow. June. 

 New Holland. 1826. 



AGATHTE'A. (From agathos, excellent ; 

 in reference to the beauty of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Composites; allied to Aster 

 [Asteraceae]. Linn., \-Syngenesia, 2- 

 Superflua). Greenhouse plants ; culti- 

 vated like the Cineraria, which they 

 much resemble. 



A. Ccetestis (heavenly). 2. Blue. June. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1759. 



linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 2. Blue. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1800. 



AGATHE'LPIS. (From agatJws, plea- 

 sant, and thelis, a woman. Nat. ord., 

 Selagiads [Selaginaceae], Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-angiospermia). Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in April, in sandy loam under a 

 glass, without heat. Soil, peat and sandy 

 loam, equal parts. Winter temp. 40 to 

 45. 



A', parviftflia (small-leaved). White. May. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



angustifctlia (narrow-leaved). May. White. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



AGATHOPHY'LLUM. Madagascar Nut- 

 meg. (From agathos, pleasant, and phyl- 

 lon, a leaf; referring to the pleasant 



clove-like smell of the leaf. Nat. ord., 

 Laurels [Lauracese]. Linn., \\-Dodecan- 

 dria, \-monogynia). Stove evergreen 

 tree. Peat and light rich loam ; cuttings. 

 A.aroma'ticum (aromatic). 30. White. Mada- 

 gascar. 1823. 



AGATHO'SMA. (From agathos, plea- 

 sant, and osma, smell. Nat. ord., Hue- 

 worts ; allied to DIOSMA [Rutacea?]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria, \-monogynia). The 

 rueworts are principally distinguished for 

 their bitterness and powerful smell. 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, all from 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and all blooming 

 in May and June. Peat and sand ; cut- 

 tings of young shoots in sand under a 

 glass, without heat. Winter temp. 40 to 

 45. In summer a rather shady place. 

 A. acumina' ta (sharp-pointed leaved). 5. Vio- 

 let. 1812. 



ambi'gua (doubtful). 2. White. 1810. 



brevifo 1 lia (short-leaved). 2. Purple. 1818. 



J Brm'des(Brunia-like). 2. Purple. 1820. 



cerefo' lia (chervil-leaved). 2. White. 1774. 



cilia' ta (eyelash-haired). 2. White. 1774. 



ere' eta (upright). 2. Blue white. 1816. 



hi'rta (hairy). 2. Purple. 1794. 

 exsicca'ta (dried-up hairy). 2. Purple. 



1718. 

 pwpu'rea (purple hairy). 2. Purple. 



1791. 

 Ventenatia'na (Ventenat's hairy). 2. 



Purple. 1794. 



hi'spida (rough-haired). 1. Violet. 1786. 



imbrica' ta (imbricated). 3. Pink. 1774. 



linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 2. White. 1823. 



orbicula'ris (round-leaved). 2. White. 1800. 



j?rort'/era (proliferous). 2. White. 1790. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. White. 1798. 



refltfxa (reflex-leaved). 2. Purple. 1820. 



rugo'sa 



vcsti' t a 



villo'sa 



coarselv-wrinkled). 2. White. 1790. 

 clothed). 2. White. 1824. 

 long-haired). 2. Violet. 1786. 



AGATHY'RSUS. (From agathos, pretty, 

 and thyrsus, a thyrse, or dense panicle, 

 referring to the handsome flowers so pro- 

 duced. Nat. ord., Composites, allied to 

 hawkweed [Asteraceae]. Linn., \-Syn- 

 genesia, l-cequalis). All hardy herbaceous 

 perennials, except A. alpinus, which is 

 an annual, and A. floridanus, which is 

 biennial. Root division and seeds. Com- 

 mon garden soil. 



A. alpi'nus (Alpine). 4. Blue. July. Scotland. 



cya'neus (blue). 2. Blue. July. Nepaul. 1820. 



ftorida'n-us (Florida). 6. Blue. July. Iberia. 



1820. 



lappo'nicm (Lapland). 6. Blue. July. 



North America. 1713. 



Plumidri (Plumier's). 6. Blue. August. 



Lapland. 1804. 



sibi'ricus (Siberian). 2. Blue. August. 



Pyrenees. 1794. 



