AMM 



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AMP 



A. Sieve' rsii (Siever's). 4. Purple. June. 



Siberia. 1837. 



AMMOGE'TON. (From a-mmos, sand, and 

 geton, near, the situation it likes. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia \-cequalis). Hardy herbaceous 

 perennial. Eoot-division; sandy loam. 

 A. scorzonerifo' Hum (scorzonera-leaved) . Yel- 

 low. May. North America. 1834. 



AMMY'RSINE. (From ammos, sand, and 

 my r sine, myrtle. Nat. ord., Heathworts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn. W-Decandria, 1- 

 monogynia}. Hardy evergreen shrubs, 

 allied to LEDUM, but requiring slight 

 protection in winter. Peat ; layers. This 

 genus should be united to LEIOPHYLIAJM. 

 A. buxifoTia (box-leaved). 1. White. May. 

 North America. 1736. 



prostra'ta (flat-lying). White. June. North 



America. 



AM o' MUM. (From a, not, and momos, 

 impurity ; in reference to the quality of 

 counteracting poison. Nat. ord., Ginger- 

 worts [Zingiberaceae]. Linn., \-Monan- 

 dria, \-monogynia). Grains of paradise, 

 acrid seeds used to give pungent flavour 

 to liquors, belong to different species of 

 amomum. Being aromatic herbs, they 

 were used in embalming ; whence the 

 word mummy. Stove herbaceous peren- 

 nials. Root-division ; rich light loam ; 

 require, when growing, a high moist 

 heat. 



A. aculea' turn (prickly). 10. Orange. May. 

 East Indies. 1819. 



Afzeflii (Af/elius's). 3. Pink. May. Sierra 



Leone. 1795. 



angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 8. Red. 



June. Madagascar. 



aroma' ticum (aromatic). 3. Purplish yel- 



low. June. East Indies. 1823. 



Cardamo'mum (small Cardamom). 4. Pale 



brown. June. East Indies. 1820. 



dealba'tum (whitened). 3. White. April. 



Bengal. 1819. 



gra'naparadi'si (grain of paradise). 3. Red. 



March. Madagascar. 



grandiflo' rum (large-flowered). 3. White. 



July. Sierra Leone. 1795. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 4. Purplish yel- 



low. June. Sierra Leone. 1824. 



ma'ximum (greatest). 5. White. June. East 



Indies. 



scri'ceum (silky). 6. White. July. East 



Indies. 1819. 



subula'tum (awl-shaped). 3. Yellow. April. 



Bengal. 1822. 



sylve'stre (wild). 1. White. April. West 



Indies. 1819. 



AMOO'RA. (Nat. ord., Meliads [Melia- 

 ceae]. Linn., 6-Ifcxandria %-trigynia). 

 Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand 



under bell-glass, in 

 rich loam. 

 A. cuculla'ta (cowl-leaved). Yellow. 

 North America. 1834. 



hotbed ; soil, light 



May. 



AMO'RPHA. Bastard Indigo. (From 

 a, not, and morpha, form ; in reference 

 to the irregularity of the flowers. Nat. 

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

 16- Monadelphia -decandria}. Hardy 

 deciduous shrubs. Common soil ; layers, 

 or cuttings of the ripe wood in autumn. 

 A. cane'scens (hoary). 3. Blue. July. Missouri. 

 1812. 



cro' ceo-lana' ta (yellow-woolled) . 5. Pur- 



ple. July. North America. 1820. 

 fra' grans (fragrant). 3. Purple. July. 

 North America. 1800. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). 6. Purple Juiv 



Carolina. 1724. 

 angustifo'Ha (narrow-leaved). 9. 



Purple. June. South Carolina. 1812. 

 cceru'lea (blue). 9. Blue. June. 



South Carolina. 

 emargina'ta (emarginate-leaved) . 



6. Purple. July. Carolina. 1724. 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). 2. 



Purple. June. Carolina. 



gla' bra (smooth). 3. Purple. July. North 



America. 1818. 



herba'cea (herbaceous). 3. Blue. July 



Carolina. 1803. 



Lewi'sii (Lewis's). 3. Purple. July. North 



America. 1818. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 2. Purple. 



August. Missouri. 1811. 



na'na (dwarf). 2. Blue. August. Mis- 



souri. 1811. These last four require 

 a little protection in winter. 



AMPELO'PSIS. (From ampelos, a vine, 

 and opsis, resemblance ; in reference to 

 its resemblance to the grape-vine. Nat. 

 ord., Vineworts (Vitaceae]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria \-monogynia). London said, 

 A. hederacea is " the most vigorous grow- 

 ing climber in Europe. It thrives in 

 almost every soil and situation from 

 Warsaw to Naples." Hardy deciduous 

 climbers; all their flowers purple and 

 green. Common soil ; layers or cuttings. 

 A. bipinna'ta (bipinnate). 15. August. North 

 America. 1700. 



cor da' ta (heart-leaved). 20. May. North 



America. 1803. 



July. 



hedera'cea (Virginian creeper). 



North America. 



hirsvlta (hairy). 



1806. 



. May. North America. 



AMPELY'GONTJM. (From ampelos, a 

 vine, and gonu, a joint ; referring to its 

 stems. Nat. ord., Buckivheats [Polygona- 

 cese]. Linn., 8-Octandria 3-trigynia}. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Sandy 

 loam and a little peat ; seeds. 



