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posing vegetable matters which, forming 

 the land in valleys, and on the banks of 

 rivers, are evidently formed of the richest 

 and finest portions, washed down from 

 higher-situated soils. Alluvial soils are 

 usually very fertile, and excellent for 

 pasturage. 



ALMOND. Amygdalus. 



ALNUS. The Alder-tree. (From al, 

 near, and Ian, the bank of a river ; in 

 reference to the situation where the alder 

 delights to grow. Nat. ord., Birchworts 

 [Betulaceae]. Linn. Sys., 1\-Moncecia 4- 

 tetrandria). Hardy deciduous trees. The 

 flowers have no petals. Layers, or seeds ; 

 light loam, in moist situation. 



A. larba'ta (bearded). March. Russia. 1838. 



Canadefnsis (Canadian). June. Canada. 



cordiftflia (heart-leaved). June. Naples. 



1818. 



gla'uca (glaucus). June. North America. 



1820. 



glutino'sa (sticky). April. Britain. 

 emargina'ta (five notched-leaved). 



April. Britain. 



fo'liis variega'tis (variegated- 

 leaved). April. Britain. 



inci'sa (cut-leaved). April. Britain. 



lacinia'ta (jagged-leaved). April. 



Britain. 



quercifo'lia (oak-leaved). April. 



Britain. 1838. 



inca'na (hoary-leaved] . 20. June. Europe. 



1780. ' 



angula'ta (angular-leaved) . 20. 



pinna' ta (pinnate). 26. June. Europe. 

 jorullen'sis (Jorulla). Mexico. 



macrocar'pa (long-fruited) . 20. June. 



macrophy'tta (long-leaved). 20. June. Naples. 



obconda'ta (two-lobed). March. Russia. 



oblonga'ta (oblong-leaved). 20. June. South 



of Europe. 1730. 

 ellip'tica (elliptic-lod). 20. June. 



oxyacanthifo' lia (Oxycanth-lod). 20. June. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 10. June. 



ru'bra (red). 20. June. 



ruffo'sa (wrinkled). March. North America. 



seirula'ta (saw -leaved). 20. June. North 



America. 1769. 



SiU'rica (Siberian). Siberian. 1820. 



subrotu'nda (poundish-leaved). 23. April. 



undula'ta (via\e-leaved). 20. June. North 



America. 1782. 



ALOCA'SIA. See Colocasia. 



A'LOE. (From alloeh, its Arabic name. 

 Nat. ord., Lilyivorts [Liliacese]. Linn. 

 Sys., &-Hexandria \-monogynia}. Green- 

 house evergreen succulents, from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Sandy loam and 

 peat, with a little reduced manure, and 

 full one-third of broken bricks and lime- 

 rubbish, and good drainage. Give very 

 little water in winter. Medium temp., 



in winter 40 ; in summer 50 to 70 ; 

 water with care in winter. Propagated 

 from suckers or leaves, inserted in gravelly 

 soil. As purgatives, the juice of the 

 tree-aloes are exclusively in use ; parti- 

 cularly that of A. socotrina, vulgaris, pur- 



A. acumina'ta (spike-leaved). Orange. April. 



a?6tsp?''wa(white-spined). Scarlet. June. 1796. 



alboci'ncta (white-banded). Orange. June. 



1812. 



arbores'cens (tree-nice). Red. June. 1731. 

 arista' ta (awned). Orange. May. 1801. 



brevi/o'lia (short-leaved). Orange. June. 1810. 



ccn'sia (caecious). 2. Orange. July. 1818. 



ela'tior (taller). 9. Red. June. 1821. 



chine? nsis (Chinese). Yellow. June. 1821. 



cilia! 'ris (eyelash-haired). Red. June. 1821. 



Commeli'ni (Commelin's). 1819. 



depre'ssa (depressed). Orange. August. 1831. 



dicho'toma (pair-branched). Red. July. 1781. 



disftans (distant). 6. Red. July. 1732. 



depre'ssa (Hat-leaved) . 6. Red. July. 1820. 



'reflet a (reflexed). 4. Red. Julv. 



1820. 



echina'ta (echinate). 6. 1820. 



flavispi'na (yellow-spined) . Red. August. 

 1793. 



frutes'cens (shrubby). Red. June. 1818. 



gla'uca (glaucous). Red. April. 1731. 



rhodaca'ntha (lesser red-spined). 4. 

 Red. May. 1731. 



gra'cMis (graceful). Orange. June. 1822. 



hu' mills (humble). Orange. April. 1731. 



mcifrva (incurved). Orange. May. 1791. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Scarlet. July. 1795. 



Unea'ta (line-marked). Scarlet. 1789. 

 glance 1 seem (idaucous-marked). Scar- 

 let, 1789. 



mitrcefo' rmis (mitre-shaped). Red. August. 



1731. 



no' Ulis (noble). Blue. August. 1800. 



pallejscens (palish). Red. July. 1820. 



panicula'ta (panicled). Scarlet. July. 1795. 



plu'ridcns (many-toothed). Red. July. 1823. 



proli'fcra (proliferous). Orange. April. 1819. 



ma'Jor (larger proliferous). Orange. 



April. 1819. 



purpura' scens (purplish). Purple. August. 



1789. 



sapona'ria (soapy). Red. July. 1727. 

 lu'teo-stria'ta (yellow-striped soapy). 



Red. July. 1821. 



sdrra (saw). Orange. July. 1818. 



serrula'ta (finely-toothed) . Red. July. 1789. 



socotri'na (socotrine). Red. March. 1731. 



spica' ta (spiked). Red. 1795. 



spino'sior (more spiny). Red. April. 1820.. 



stria' tula (slight-striped). Red. June. 1821. 



suberecf ta (slightly-leaning). Scarlet. April. 



1789. 



scmigutta'ta (half-spotted ditto). 



Orange. May. 1819. 



subtubercula' ta (slightly-knobbed). Orange. 



June. 1620. 



tenuifo'lia (thin-leaved). Orange. June. 1R31. 



tcnu'ior (thinned). Orange. June. 1821. 



tubercula'ta (knobbed). Orange. April. 1796. 



variega' ta (variegated). Pink. June. 1790. 



