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A. tuliula'ta (tubular). 2. Eed. July. De- 



merara. 1820. 



ALSI'NE. Chickweed. (From alsos, a 

 grove ; in reference to the situation pre- 

 ferred by these plants. Nat. ord., Clove- 

 worts [Caryophylacese]. Linn. Sys., 

 5-Pentandria Z-tryginia}. Hardy an- 

 nuals. Seed ; common loam. 

 A. laricifo'lia (larch-leaved). 4. Siberia. 1834. 

 This is perennial ; root division. 



molluqi'nea (mollugo-like) . L White. July. 



Spain. 1816. 



mucrona' ta (spine-pointed-leaved). 1. White. 



July. South of Europe. 1777. 



pttbe'scens (downy), i. White. July. 1810. 



segeta'lis (sedge'-like) . 1. White. July. 



France. 1805. 



ALSODEI'A. (From alsodes, leafy. Nat. 

 ord., Violet worts [Violacese]. Linn. Sys., 

 5-Pentandria \-monogynid). Stove ever- 

 green shruhs. Loam and peat ; cuttings 

 in sand, under a bell-glass. 

 A. latifo'lia (broad-leaved). White. Madagas- 

 car. 1824. 



pauciflo'ra (few-flowered) . White. Mada- 



1824. 



ALSO' PHIL A. (From alsos, a grove, and 

 phileo, to love ; in reference to the situa- 

 tion best suited for the plants. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns [Polypodiaceael. Linn. Sys., 24- 

 Gryptogamia \-filices). Greenhouse her- 

 baceous fern. Peat and loam ; division. 

 A. austra'lis (Australian). Brown. New Hol- 

 land. 1823. 



ALSTO'NIA. (In honour of Dr. Alston. 

 Nat. ord., Storaxworts [Styracacese]. 

 Linn. Sys., 5-Pentandria \.-monog ynia\. 

 The leaves of alstonia are slightly as- 

 tringent, and are used as tea. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs, allied to the Oleander. 

 Sandy loam and peat ; cuttings root 

 readily in moist bottom heat. "Winter 

 temp. 50 to 55. Summer, 60 to 75. 

 A. schola'ris (oleander-leaved). 8. White. 



May. East Indies. 1824. 

 venena'ta (poisonous). 6. White. June. 



East Indies. 1825. 



ALSTROME'RIA. (In honour of Baron 

 Alstromer, a Swedish botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidaciae]. Linn. 

 Sys., 6-Hexandria \-monogynia). All the 

 species of this beautiful genus live out of 

 doors with us, with a slight protection 

 from frost, except A. caryophyllcea, er- 

 roneously called ligtu ; and this requires 

 stove heat and absolute rest in winter. 

 All the species also have one uniform 

 mode of upright growth, by which they 



are easily distinguished from BOM ARE' AS ; 

 the species of which are all twiners. 

 The golden Alstromer from Chiloe (A. 

 aurea), is perfectly hardy in England, 

 and prefers a damp situation and strong 

 loam ; the other species are chiefly 

 from the Alpine regions of Chili, and 

 require free air and lighter soil their 

 long fascicled (or bundled) roots are 

 not well adapted for pot cultivation. 

 They succeed in deep rich light loam, or 

 loam, peat, and sand, and should be plant- 

 ed eight or ten inches deep, and receive 

 abundance of water while they are grow- 

 ing. Alstrb'mers have a strong natural 

 tendency to variation, but will not cross 

 with Bomareas, as has been asserted ; 

 no limits can be assigned between species 

 and varieties in this family ; a race of 

 endless variations has been obtained from 

 A. Hookeria'na by the pollen of A. Jfeem- 

 a'ntha and its varieties. These are called 

 Van Houtcs seedlings. The following are 

 the most distinct forms of the genus in 

 our gardens ; but many more are record- 

 ed and described, which remain to be in- 

 troduced : 



A. au'rea, syn. auranti'aca (golden). 2. June. 

 Orange. Chili, 1831. 



Cummingia'na (Cumming's). Chili. 



caryophylM 'a, syn. Li'gtu (clove-like scent). 



1. February. Scarlet. Brazil. 1776. 



hcema'ntha, va.r.'Barclcya'na (blood-colour- 



ed). 24. July. Crimson. Chili. 1830. 



HooJce'riL syn. ro'sea (Dr. Hooker's). 3. 



June. Pink. Chili. 1834. 



li'fftu. See Caryophylloea ; the true ligtu is 



not introduced. 



Nei'llii (Neill's). 2. June. Pink. Chili. 



1827. 



pelegri'na (spot-flowered). 1. July. Striped. 



Chili. 1754. 



psittaci'na (Parrot-like). September. Crim- 



son. Brazil. 1829. 



pulche'lla, see Si'msii. 



pu'lchra, syn. Flos Marti' ni ; syn. tri' color 



(fair). H. June. White, purple, and 

 yellow. Chili. 1822. 



Si'msii. syn. pulchc'lla (Sims's). 3. June. 



Scarlet. Chili. 1822. 



ALTEBNANTHE'RA. (Alluding to the 

 anthers, being alternately barren. Nat. 

 ord., Amaranths [Amarantaccoe]. Linn. 

 Sys., 5-Pentandria \-monogynici). Chiefly 

 tove herbaceous perennials. Cuttings 

 root readily in common hotbed heat ; 

 light rich loam. 



A. achyra'ntha (chaff-flowered). 1. White 

 July. Buenos Ayres. 1732. 



cane' seem (hoary). 1. White. July. Cumana. 



1825. 



