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a rich light soil, and give it abundance of 

 water and liquid manure. 



ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL. Ru'scm race- 

 mo' sus. 



ALHA'GI. (The Arabic name of the 

 plant. Nat. ord., Lcguminoiis plants ; 

 allied to Hedysarum [Fabacese]. Linn. 

 \l-Diadelphia \-tetrandria). The natural 

 secretion from the leaves and branches 

 of A. maurorum is supposed by some, to 

 be the manna of scripture. It is worthy of 

 remark, that this secretion is not now form- 

 ed in Arabia, Egypt, or India, but only 

 in Persia, where it is highly esteemed as 

 food for cattle. Both require the protec- 

 tion of a greenhouse in winter. Sandy 

 loam and peat; young cuttings and seeds, 

 the first in sand, the latter in a hot-bed. 

 Winter temp. 40 to 45 ; in summer, 

 55 to 70. 



A. camelo'rum (camels). 2. Red. July. Si- 

 beria. 1816. 



mauro'rum (moors). 2. Red. July. Egypt. 



1714. 



ALIBE'RTIA. (In honour of Alibert, a 

 French chemist. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinchonacese]. Linn. 5-Pentandrial-mo- 

 nogynid). Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings; 

 sandy peat. 



A. edtflis (eatable). 12. Cream-coloured. 

 Guiana. 1823. 



ALI'SMA. "Water Plantain. (From 

 the Celtic word alls, water. Nat. ord., 

 Alismads [Alismaceas]. Linn. Q-Hexan- 

 dria ^-polygynia. Hardy aquatics. Seed ; 

 sandy peat immersed in water. A. Plan- 

 tago is recommended in hydrophobia. 



A. lanceola' ta (spear-leaved). 2. Pure white. 

 July. Britain. 



na' tans (floating). 1. White. July. Wales. 



parvifio'ra (small-flowered). 1. July. North 



America. 1816. 



planta? go (plantain). 2. Pure white. July. 



Britain. 



ranunculoi' des (ranunculus-like). 1. Pur- 



ple. August. Britain. 



trivia' Us (trivial). 2. White. July. North 



America. 1816. 



ALLAM A' NBA. (In honour of Dr. Alsa- 

 mand of Ley den. Nat. ord., Dogbanes 

 [Apocynacere]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, 1- 

 Monogynia}. This order is remarkable for 

 handsome flowering plants, with delete- 

 rious qualities. An infusion of the leaves 

 of A. Cathartica is a valuable purgative. 

 Stove evergreen climbers. Rich loam ; 

 cuttings root readily in sand, with bot- 



tom heat and moist air. Winter, ocP to 

 65. Summer, 65 to 75. 



A. Catha'rtica (cathartic). 12. Yellow. July. 

 Guiana. 1785. 



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



Brazil. 1844. 



Parae'nsis (Paran). Yellow. Brazil. 1846. 



Scho'ttii (Schott's) September. Yellow. 



Brazil. 1847. 



verticilla'ta (whorled-leaved) . June. East 



Indies. 1812. 



ALLAXTO'DIA. (From attantos, a sau- 

 sage ; in reference to the cylindrical form 

 of the indusium, or the case which en- 

 closes the seeds of ferns. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns [Polypodiaceae]. Linn. 24-Crypto- 

 gamia \-Filices). Greenhouse ferns ; divi- 

 sion of the roots, or sowing spores ; equal 

 parts, turfy peat and loam. 

 A. austra'lis (southern) . Brown. VanDiemen's 

 Land. 1820. 



axila'ris (axillarv). 2. Brown. Madeira. 



1779. 



strigo'sa (strigose). 2. Brown. Madeira. 



tdnera (tender). 1. Brown. New Holland. 



1820. 



umbro'sa (shade-loving). 4. Brown. Ma- 



deira. 1779. 



ALLEYS are of two kinds. 1 the nar- 

 row walks which divide the compart- 

 ments of the kitchen garden ; and 2 

 narrow walks in the shrubberies and 

 pleasure-grounds, closely bounded and 

 overshadowed by the shrubs and trees. 



ALLIGATOR PEAR. Persia grati'ssima. 



ALLIO'NIA. (In honour of C. Allioni, 

 an Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Nijctagos, 

 allied to the Marvel of Pern [Nyctagyna- 

 ceae]. Linn. k-Tetrandia, \-monogynia}. 

 Hardy annuals. Seeds ; sandy loam. 



A. incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 1. Flesh. Au- 

 gust. Cumana. 1820. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). 1. Purple. July. 



North America. 1827. 



viola' 'cea (violet-coloured). 1. Violet. July. 



Cumana. 1820. 



ALLIUM. (From the Celtic all, mean- 

 ing hot, or burning; referring to the well- 

 known qualities of all the onionworts 

 which are now classed in the Nat. ord., 

 Lily worts [Liliaceae]. Linn. -Hexandria 

 l-monogynia). The onion, garlic and 

 leek, according to Dr. Eoyle, are the 

 plants translated as such in the Bible 

 (Num. ch. xi. 5). The genus includes the 

 onion, garlic, &c. Hardy bulbs. Seeds 

 or offsets ; rich light loam. 

 A. ampelo'praswn (vine-leek). 2. Purple. 

 May. England. 



