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der in neither instance rich. Sow every I 

 six weeks from March to August, for 

 summer and autumn ; and one sowing 

 either at the end of August or beginning 

 of September, for a supply during winter 

 and spring. Sow in drills nine inches apart . 

 Culture : Water occasionally during dry 

 weather, both before and after the appear- 

 ance of the plants. Thin to three inches 

 apart. In winter, shelter with a little 

 litter, or other light covering ; supported 

 by some twigs bent over the bed, or some 

 bushy branches laid among the plants ; 

 keep clear of weeds. In gathering, strip 

 off the outside leaves, which enables suc- 

 cessional crops to become rapidly fit for 

 use. When the plants begin to run, 

 their centres must be cut away, which 

 causes them to shoot afresh. To obtain 

 Seed, a few of the strongest plants, raised 

 from the first spring sowing, are left un- 

 gathered from. They flower in June or 

 July, and perfect their seed before the 

 commencement of autumn. 



AMERICAN PLANTS. These comprise 

 many very different species ; which, re- 

 sembling each other in requiring a well- 

 drained peaty soil and abundance of 

 water, are usually cultivated in a sepa- 

 rate department, where the garden esta- 

 blishment is extensive; and, wherever 

 grown, should have a compartment to 

 themselves, a very acutely sloping bank, 

 facing the north or east ; and some of 

 them, as the Rhododendron, Andromeda, 

 and Azalea, do not object to being over- 

 shadowed by trees. The soil, as already 

 stated, should, if possible, be peaty ; and 

 the best annual dressings that can be 

 applied are such matters as decayed 

 leaves, and the bottom of old wood 

 stacks ; or any other mixture of decayed 

 woody fibre ; and, in fact, these tribes 

 in general have been well grown in an 

 artificially compounded soil, such as rot- 

 ten leaves, old and spent tan, or saw- 

 dust, and ordinary light soil, with some 

 sand ; using twice as much of the ve- 

 getable matter as of the others. A cover- 

 ing of moss also will be beneficial. 



AMERI'MNUM. From a, not, and me- 

 rimna, care ; in reference to the little care 

 needed by the houseleek, to which this 

 name was applied by the Greeks. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous plants [Fabacea?]. Linn. 

 \S-Monadelphia Q-Decandria) . Stove 



evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the young 



shoots in sand and gentle heat, rich 



loam. 



A JBro'icnei (Brown's). 10. White. West 



Indies. 1793. 

 strigulo' sum (strigulose) . 20. White. Trini- 



dad. 1817. 



AMETHY'STEA. (From amethystos, the 

 amethyst ; in reference to the blue colour 

 of the "flower. Nat. ord., Labiates, or Lip- 

 worts [Lamiaceae]. Linn., W-Decandria, 

 l-monoffynia) . Hardy annual. Seed; peat 

 and sandy loam. 

 A. cceru'lea (blue-flowering). 2. Blue. July. 



Siberia. 1759. 



AMHE'RSTIA. (In honour of the Coun- 

 tess Amherst. Nat. ord., Legwninou.a 

 plants [Fabacese]. Linn., \7-Diadelplii a, 

 1-triandria). Allied to JONESIA. This 

 splendid flowering tree, " the cream of 

 the Indian Flora," was first flowered in 

 England by Mrs. Lawrence in 1849. The 

 individual flowers sustain the praise la- 

 vished on this tree ; but they are so 

 ephemeral, lasting hardly three days, as 

 to render its cultivation less desirable. 

 Stove evergreen tree. Eich strong loam ; 

 cuttings of half-ripened wood, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in heat. 

 A.ru/bilis (noble). 40. Rich vermillion. East 



Indies. 1837. 



AMI' CIA. (In honour of B. Amid, 

 physician. Nat. ord., Leguminous plants 

 [Fabacea?]. Linn. \1-Monadelphia, 3- 

 hcxandria). Stove evergreen climber. 

 Rough sandy loam ; cuttings in sand, 

 under a bell-glass. 



A, zigo'meris (two-jointed-podded). 8. Yel- 

 low. June. Mexico. 1826. 



AMIA'NTHIUM. See HELONIAS. 



AMMO'BIUM. (From ammos, sand, and 

 bio, to live ; in reference to the sandy soil 

 in which it thrives. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Astcracesel Linn., IQ-Syngcnesia, 1- 

 cequalis). Half-hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials. Cuttings and seed ; common soil. 

 A. ala'tum (winged). 2. White. June. New 



Holland. 1822. 



plantagi' ncum (plantain-leaved). 1. White. 

 August. New Holland. 1827. 



AMMOCHARIS. See BRUNSVI'GIA. 



AMMODE'NDRON. (From ammos, sand, 

 and dendron, a tree ; in reference to the 

 situation it grows in. Nat. ord., Legu- 

 minous plants [FabaceaBJ. Linn., IQ-Ue- 

 candria, \-monogynia}. A hardy ever- 

 green tree. Allied to SOPIIORA. 



