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A. Chinen'se (Chinese). Yellowish white. 

 July. East Indies. 1837. 



AMPHERE'PHIS. (From ampherephes, 

 well-covered ; alluding to the double in- 

 volucre. Nat. ord., Composites \Com- 

 positce]. Linn. Sys., \9-8yngenesia 1- 

 aqualis}. Hardy annuals, with purple 

 flowers. Sandy loam ; seeds. 

 A. arista' ta (awned). 1. Purple. July. Car- 



raccas. 1824. 



interme'dia (intermediate). 1|. Purple. 

 August. Brazil. 1821. 



mu'tica (awnless). 1. Purple. July. South 



America. 1803. 



AMPHICARP^E'A. (From a-mpki, around, 

 or on either side, and karpos, fruit ; in 

 reference to the plant bearing pods on 

 the stem and on the shoots. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous plants [Fabaceae]. Linn., 

 \1-Diadelphia ^-decandria). Ornamental 

 twining, hardy annual plants ; allied to 

 WISTARIA ; readily increased by seeds, 

 in common soil. 



A. mowoi'ca(monoicous). 4. September. North 

 America. 1781. 



sarmento'sa (twiggy). 2. September. North 



America. 1820. 



AMPHI'COMA. (From amphi, around, 

 and home, hair; in reference to the 

 winged seed. Nat. ord., Bignoniads 

 [Bignoniaceae]. Linn., \^-I)idynamia 

 2-angiospermia). A pretty half-hardy 

 evergreen, not unlike a Pentstemon. 

 It may be increased by seeds ; or by 

 cuttings which root readily in sandy 

 peat, in July, if placed under glass. 

 A. argu'ta (finely cut). I. Lilac. August. 

 Himalaya Mountains. 



AMPHILO'BIUM. (From ampki, round, 

 and lobos, a pod ; in reference to the 

 shape of the seed vessel. Nat. ord., 

 Bignoniads [Bignoniacese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 1-angiospermia). A hand- 

 some evergreen climber, requiring the 

 game treatment as BIGNONIA. Cuttings 

 root readily under glass on bottom heat, 

 in the spring months. Soil, loam and 

 peat. 



A. panicula'tum (panicled). 20. Purple. West 

 Indies. 1738. 



AMSO'NIA. (In honour of Charles 

 Amson, a scientific traveller in America. 

 Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocynacese 

 Plumiereao]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 inonogynia). Allied to PLUMIERIA. These 

 are handsome herbaceous perennials, 

 with blue flowers, and will grow in ar 



garden soil ; rooting readily from cuttings 

 during the summer months, or they may 

 be divided at the root at any season. 

 A. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. North 

 America. 1774. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. North America. 



1759. 



salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 2. North 



America. 1812. 



AMY'GDALUS. (From amysso, to lacer- 

 ate ; in reference to the fissured channels 

 in the stone of the fruit ; but some sup- 

 pose from a Hebrew word signifying 

 vigilant, as its early flowers announce the 

 return of spring. Nat. ord., Almond- 

 worts [Drupaeeae]. Linn., 12-Icosandria 

 \-monogynia}. These are very orna- 

 mental plants ; the tall tree kinds are 

 very pretty in the middle or back ground 

 of shrubberies. The dwarf kinds also as 

 front plants to the same. The true 

 varieties are increased by budding them 

 upon seedling plum stocks. In the south 

 of France, Italy, Spain, and different 

 parts of the Levant, they are cultivated 

 for their fruit. Almost any soil suits 

 them. 



A. Cochinchine'nsis (Cochin China). Pink. 

 March. Cochin China. 1825. 



commit nis (common or sweet). 15. Red. 



April. Barbary. 1548. 

 ama'ra (bitter). 15. Red. April. 



Barbary. 1548. 

 dtflcis (sweet). 15. Red. March. 



1548. 



fo'liis variega'tis (variegated- 



leaved). 15. Red. March. 1548. 



fra'gilis (brittle). 15. Red. April. 



Barbary. 1548. 



grandiflo'ra ro'sea (great-rosey- 



flowered). 15. Rose. March. 1548. 



macroca'rpa (long-fruited). 15. 



Red. April. Barbary. 1548. 

 persicoi'des (peach-like). 15. Red. 



April. Barbary. 1548. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). 15. "White. 



March. 1548. 

 salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 15. 



White. March. 1548. 



inca'na (hoary). 2. Red. April. Cau- 



na'na (common dwarf). 2. Red. April 



Russia. 1683. 

 camptf stria (field). 2. Red. April. 



Podolia. 1818. 

 geo'rgica (Georgian). 3. Red. 



April. Georgia. 1818. 



orienta'lis (Oriental). 10. Red. April. 



Levant. 1756. 



peduncula'ta (floAver-stalked). 10. Red. 



April. Levant. 1833. 



pu'mila (double-dwarf). 4. Red. April. 



China. 1683. 



