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A. me'dlum (intermediate). 2. Pink. August 

 Europe. 1821. 



meana'nthum (smaller flowered). 2. Pink. 



August. South of Europe. 1817. 

 mo' He (soft-leaved). 1. White. August. 

 Spain. 1752. Half hardy evergreen 

 trailer. 



montevidd me (Monte Videan). 1. Red. 



Monte Video. 1829. Hardy annual. 



ochroleit'cion (pale yellow). 4. Pale yellow. 



July. 



orcfntium (orontium). 1. Flesh. August. 



Britain. Hardy annual. 



semper vi'rens (evergreen). 2. Pink. August. 



Pyrenees. 1821. 



S? culum (Sicilian). 1. White. July. 1804. 



tortuo'sum (twisted). Purple. June. Italy. 



ANTLER MOTH. Sec CEROPTERYX. 



ANTRO'PHYUM (From antron, a cavern, 

 and phio, to grow, referring to its place 

 of growth. Nat. Ord., Ferns [Polypodia- 

 ceae]. Linn., Ik-Cryptogamia, \-Filices}. 

 Stove ferns. Division of the roots ; sandy 

 loam in a shady situation. 



A. cayenne'nse (cayenne). Brown. Cayenne. 



coria'ceum (leathery). Brown. 



lanceola' turn (lance-leaved). Brown. Au- 



gust. West Indies. 1793. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). Brown. Island 



of Luzon. 



obtu'sum (blunt-leaved). Brown. Island of 



Luzon. 



reticula' turn (netted). Brown. 



semicosta' turn (semicostate). Brown. Island 



of Luzon. 



ANTWERP HOLLYHOCK. AltlmcLiici- 

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AO'TUS. (From a, not, and ous, ear ; 

 the ear-like appendages to the calyx are 

 wanting. Nat. Ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaceae], Linn., IQ-Decandria, l-Mo- 

 nogynia). Greenhouse small evergreen 

 shrubs. Seeds sown in heat. Cuttings 

 of half ripened wood in April, in sand 

 under a bell-glass. Sandy loam and 

 peat, with a little charcoal. 



A. gra' tills (slender). April. New Holland. 

 1830. 



grac? litmus (most slender). 3. Yellow 



crimson. May. New Holland. 1844. 



inca'na (hoary). 2. Yellow. June. New 



Holland. 1824. 



lani'fferas (woolly). Crimson yellow. April. 



Moreton Bay. 1838. 



villa' sa (soft-haired). 2. Yellow. June. New 



Holland. 1790. 



ericoi'des (heath-like). 2. Yellow. 



June. New Holland. 1810. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty) . 2. Yellow. June. 

 New Holland. 1820. 



virga'ta (twiggy). 2. Yellow. June. New 



Holland. 1824. 



APA'RGIA. (A Greek name of a plant 

 now unknown. Nat. Ord., Composites 



[Asteraceae]. Linn., IV-Syngenesia, 1- 

 ^Equalis}. Allied to Succory. Common 

 treatment in border. Division of roots. 



A. auranti'aca (orange coloured). 1. Orange. 

 June. Hungary. 1816. 



The above hardy herbaceous perennial 

 is the only one worth cultivating, though 

 there are many other species. 



APEI'BA. (The local name of one of 

 the species in Brazil. Nat. Ord., Lin- 

 denblooms [Tiliaceae]. Linn., \%-Polyan- 

 dria, \-Monogynia). Tropical evergreen 

 trees and shrubs. Cuttings of ripe wood 

 under a glass in strong heat ; peat and 

 loam. Should be curbed in the Chinese 

 fashion by pruning their roots, &c. 



A. a'spera (rough capsuled). 30. Yellow. 

 Cayenne. 1792. 



lot vis (smooth leaved). 10. Green. Cayenne. 



1817. 



Petovtmo (Petoumo). 40. Yellow. South 



America. 1817. 



Tibou'rbou (Tibourbou). 7. Yellow. South 



America. 1756. 



APHELA'NDRA. (From aphcles, simple, 

 and aner, a male ; the anthers being 

 one-celled. Nat. Ord., Acanthads [Acan- 

 thaceae]. Linn., l4:-Didynamia, 2-An- 

 giospermia). Stove evergreen shrubs. 

 Allied to JUSTICIA. Cuttings of small 

 side shoots, taken off in March or April, 

 inserted in very sandy peat, under a bell- 

 glass and in a strong bottom heat. 

 Rough loam and peat, well drained, and 

 liberally supplied with water during 

 summer until flower buds appear ; kept 

 dryer and cool during winter. Summer 

 temp., 65 to 80; winter, 55 to 60 ; but 

 10 less will do. A full account of the 

 culture of this genus is given in The 

 Gardener, iv., 395. 



A. auranti'aca (orange coloured). 3. Orange 

 scarlet. December. Mexico. 1844. 



crista'ta (crested). 3. Scarlet. August. 



W. Indies. 1733. 



glabra'ta (smooth leaved). 1. Yellow. 



Autumn. S. America. 1MB. 

 fuflgens (glowing), li. Orange. Autumn. 

 1847. 



tetrago'na (four angled). 2. Autumn. 1846. 



APHELE'XIS. (From apheles, simple, 

 and exis, habit. Nat. Ord., Composites 

 [Asteraceae]. Linn., \^-Syngenesia, 2- 

 Siiperftua) . Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. 

 Allied to HELICHRYSUM. Cuttings in 

 spring or summer ; small side shoots .are 

 best, ripened but not jiard, inserted ia 



