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A. tau'rica (taurian). 1. Pale yellow. July. 

 Tauria. 1818. 



tomentofsa (downy). 2. Yellow. July. 



Britain. 



vermicula'ris (worm-like). 1|. Yellow. 



August. Russia. 1835. 



ACHIME'NES. (From cheimaino, to suf- 

 fer from cold, and a prefixed as an aug- 

 mentive ; alluding to the tenderness of 

 the genus. Nat. ord., Gesnerworts [Ges- 

 neraceo3]. Linn. Sys. \k-Didynamia 2- 

 angiospermia) , These are all beautiful, 

 and are stove herbaceous perennials, un- 

 less otherwise distinguished in the fol- 

 lowing list. When done flowering, and 

 the tops die down, allow the tubers to 

 remain in the pots, laid on their sides, 

 where frost and wet cannot reach them, 

 until the latter part of January : then 

 begin to place in a gentle heat ; water 

 them and continue to introduce some every 

 month, down to the end of May, for 

 successional blooming. When the small 

 scaly tubers have made shoots about two 

 inches, plant six of them in a 6-inch 

 pot in equal parts loam and leaf-mould, 

 with a little silver sand, thoroughly 

 drained. They will also grow in shallow 

 pans, or in baskets stuffed with moss, 

 and the soil within. If suspended, 

 they look like a ball of flowers. The 

 temperature of an early vinery is well 

 adapted for these plants until the end 

 of May, at which period they should 

 be taken to a cool pit, where a steady 

 moist heat can be maintained. Shade in 

 hot days. Place the pots upon others, 

 inverted, and keep the bottom of the pit 

 moist, closing up early in the afternoon, 

 and giving air in clear weather about 

 eight in the morning. This beautiful 

 genus is becoming overloaded with va- 

 rieties. 



A. argyrnsti! gmn (silver-spotted). White and 

 rose. This is a hardy herbaceous plant. 

 June. Grenada. Not worth growing. 



ntrosangui'nea (dark-crimson). 1. Crim- 



son. August. 



ca'ndida (white). U. July. White. Gua- 



temala. 1848. 



cocci' nea (scarlet.) Scarlet. August, Jamaica. 



1778. A variety A. C. major is good. 



ouprea'ta (coppery). Scarlet. July. New 



Grenada. 1847. 



Hsche'rii (Eschews}. Purple crimson. June. 



Gardens. r849. 



floribu'nda elegans (many-flowered). Pur- 

 ple crimson. October. Gardens. 1848. 



formo'sa (handsome). Rose. September. 



Gloxiniceflo'ra (gloxinia-flowered). Buff- 



spotted. December. Mexico. 1848. 



A. grandifl-y'ra (large-flowered). Pale crimson. 

 This is a greenhouse herbaceous plant 

 October. Mexico. 1842. A variety 

 of this, Skinner ii t is a stove plant. 

 Guatemala. Shaded scarlet. 1847. 



hirsufta (hairy). 2^. Rose. September. Gua- 



temala. 1844. 



intermedia (intermediate). 1. Scarlet. Au- 



gust. Gardens. 1847. 



Jay'ii (Jay's). Violet purple. June. Gar- 



dens. 1848. 



JaurefguicK (Jaureguia's.) 1. White. Carmine 



eye, striped. October. Mexico. 1848. 



Kl,e(>i (Klee's). . August. Pink and pur- 



ple. Guatemala. 1848. 



Liepma'nni (Liepmann's). 1. Pale crim- 



son. July. 



j-flowered) . This is a green- 

 house herbaceous plant. Violet. Au- 

 gust. Guatemala. 1841. A stove 

 variety. A. L. major is good. 



a lb a ( w hite long-flowered). White. 



October. Guatemala 1849. Same as 

 Jaureguiae ( 



mi' sera (poor-flowered.) 1. White and 



purple. July. Guatemala. 1848. 



JfoM//o'r<to'(Mountford's). Scarlet. Au- 



gust. Garden. 1847. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 1. Lilac. Octo- 



ber. Brazil. 1843. 



ocella'ta (eye-spotted). 1. Red. July. Pa- 



nama.' 1847. 



'pa'tens (spreading). I.Violet. June. Mexico. 

 1846. A small variety of this is not 

 worth growing. 



peduncula'ta (long-stalked). 2. Scarlet yel- 



low, June. Guatemala. 1840. 



pi' eta (spotted). 1|. Scarlet yellow. June. 



Mexico. 1844. 



pyroptf a (flame-coloured). 1. Crimson. May. 



Mexico. 1848. 



ro'sca (rosy). Pink. 1. June. Guatemala. 



1841. 



Skinne'ri (Skinner's). 2. Rose. July. 1847. 



Tyrianthi'na (Tyrian-blue) . 1^. Violet-blue. 



August, Mexico. 1849. 



venu'sta (charming). 1A. Purple. July. Hy- 



brid. 1848. 



ACINE'TA. (From aJcineta, immovable ; 

 the lip being jointless. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn. Sys., 1Q-Gynandria 

 \-monogynia). Allied to PEBISTE'RIA. 

 Stove Orchids, cultivated in baskets 

 lightly filled with spleagnum. The 

 flowers grow through the bottom of the 

 baskets. 



A. Barker ri (Barker's). 2. Yellow. May. 

 Mexico. 1837. 



Hutnbaridiii (Humboldt's) . 2. Chocolate and 



crimson. May. Venezuela. 1841. 



ACIO'TIS. (A.kis, a point, and ous an ear; 

 from shape of petals. Nat. ord., Melasto- 

 mads [Melastomaceae]. Linn. Sys., IQ-De- 

 candria \-monogynia}. Stove evergreen 

 plants, allied to OSBECKIA ; but may be 

 grown in a warm pit or frame until the 



