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plants of the shrubs are from cuttings 

 in April and May, and struck in a hot- 

 bed. They flower next year. The 

 saxatile is the best white, and for scent 

 none surpass the white sweet alyssum 

 of the gardens, which will sow itself 

 in the ground, and may be sowed several 

 times during the summer, by the side 

 of borders, like the Virginia stock. The 

 evergreen shrubs, as they are called, more 

 resemble herbaceous plants, they are so 

 lowly in their growth. They are best pro- 

 pagated by cuttings of the points of the 

 shoots, two or three inches in length, in- 

 serted in sandy loam, early in the season, 

 and in a shady place. Variagatum is a 

 little tender. Though all grow freely in 

 common soil, yet to have them in perfec- 

 tion, they should be used as rock or hillock 

 plants. Even when planted in the border 

 they succeed best, when planted in little 

 rounds so the varigation makes a free 

 edging to any brilliant coloured bed. 



EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 A.atla'nticum (Atlantic). 1. April. Crete. 1817. 



gemondnse (German). 1. April. Europe. 



obtusifo'lium (obtuse-leaved). 1. April. 



Tauria. 1828. 

 orienta'le (oriental). 1. April. Crete. 



variega'tum (variegated-leaved). 

 April. Gardens. 



saxa'tile (rock). 1. June. Candia. 1710. 



serpyllifo'lium (thyme-leaved). 1. August. 



South of Europe. 1822. 



spatula'tum (spatulate). 1. April. Siberia. 



1818. 



verna'le (vernal). 1. June. 1819. 



ANNUALS. 

 A. hirsiiftum (hairy). 1. June. Tauria. 1817. 



umbella'tum (umbellate). 1. July. Tauria. 



1821. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 A. alpe'stre (Alpine). 1. June. South of Europe. 

 1825. 



argefnteum (silvery). 1. April. Switzerland. 



Bertolo'nii (Bertoloni's). 1. July. Switzer- 



land. 1823. 



cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved) 1. July. Italy. 



1820. 



diffu'sum (diffuse). 1. July. Italy. 1820. 



Marschallia'num (Marshall's). 1. April. 



Caucasus. 1820. 



micro' nthum (small-flowered). 1. August. 



Russia. 1836. 



monta'num (mountain). 1. June. Ger- 



many. 1713. 



mura'le (wall). 1. July. Hungary. 1820. 



oly'mpicum (Olympic), 'l. June. 1700. 



procu'mbens (trailing). 



tortuo'sum (twisted) 1. April. Hungary. 



1804. 



7rarsc/iaWw(Warschald's1. June. Yellow. 



South of Europe. 1847. 



A. Wuifenia'num (Wulfen's) 1. April. CA- 

 rinthia. 1819. 



ALZATE'A. (In honour of a Spanish 

 naturalist, named Alzaty. Nat. ord., 

 Spindle-trees [Celastraceoe]. Linn. Sys., 

 5-Pentandria \-monoffynia). Greenhouse 

 evergreen tree. Cuttings in hotbed ; 

 sandy peat. 

 A, vcrticilla'ta (verticillate) . 20. Peru. 1824. 



AMARA'NTHUS. Amaranth. (From , 

 not, and mairaino, to wither, in reference 

 to the durability , or " everlasting" qua- 

 lity of the flowers of some species. Nat. 

 ord., Amaranths [Amarantacese]. Linn. 

 Sys., 1\-Monoecia 5-pentandria). Hardy 

 annuals. Rich loam ; seeds sown in 

 open ground in March and April. 



A. atropurpu'reus (dark-purple). 3. Purple. 

 September. East Indies. 1820. 



bi' 'color (two-coloured). 2. Red green. 



August. East Indies. 1802. 



cauda'tus (love-lies-bleeding). 4. Red. 



August. East Indies. ' 1596. 



ma'ximus (tree-love-lies-bleeding) . 



6. Red. August. 1820. 



cruefntus (dark-bloody). 3. Dark red. 



July. China. 1728. 



fascia' tus (banded). 2. July. East Indies. 



1816. 



fla' vus (yellow) . 4. Light yellow. August. 

 India. 1759. 



lancecefo'lius (lance-leaved). 3. Red. 



July. East Indies. 1816. 



olera'ceus (pot-herb). 6. Pale red. July. 



East Indies. 1764. 



sangui'neus (bloody). 3. Red. August. 



Bahama. 1775. 



specio' sus (showy). 6. Red. July. Nepaul. 



1819. 



tri' color (three-coloured) 2. Red yellow. 



August. East Indies. 1548. 



AMARY'LLIS. (A classical name after 

 Virgil's Amaryllis. Nat. <3K&.,A.maryllids. 

 [Amaryllidacece]. Linn. Sys., Q-Hexan- 

 dria l-m&nogynia}. Half hardy. Deci- 

 duous bulbs. Ever since the day the great 

 Linnaeus instituted this genus, " with a 

 playful reason assigned," until the whole 

 order was arranged by the late Dean of 

 Manchester, it has been loaded in books 

 with all kinds of allied plants in an in- 

 terminable confusion. Every hybrid 

 usually arranged in this genus is a HIP- 

 PEASTRUM, and all which we think neces- 

 sary to mention, will be found under that 

 genus. Plant in light rich soil, in a shel- 

 tered place, well drained, and the bulbs 

 placed at least 6 inches deep. 



A. Bellado'nna (Belladonna-lily). 2. Pale 



pink. Cape of Good Hope. 1712. 



