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less, and anthos, a flower ; the flowers on 

 rush-like branches. Nat. ord., Lily worts 

 [Liliacse]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, l-mono- 

 gynid). Half-hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nial. Division of the roots and seeds ; 

 sandy peat ; requires a warm situation, 

 or a cold pit in winter. 



A. monspelic'nsis (Montpelier) . Red. South 

 of France. 1791. 



APICRA. (From apikros, not bitter). 

 Greenhouse succulents, a section of the 

 genus ALOE ; suckers and cuttings; sandy 

 loam. Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; win- 

 ter, 35 to 45 ; kept rather dry. 



A. a'spera (rough). 1. Grey. June. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1795. 



aspe'nila (roughish). . Grey. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1824. 



bicarina'ta (double-keeled). 1. Grey. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



bullula'ta (little-blistered). 14. Grey. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



foliolo'sa (small-leafy). 1. Grey. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1 795. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated). 1. Grey June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



nigra (rough black). A. Grey. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1823. ' 



pentago'na (five-angled). If. Grey. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



to'rta (twisted). 1. Grey. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1800. 



ri'gida (rigid). A. Grey. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. 



spira'lis (great-spiral). 1. Grey. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1790. 



spirilla (small spiral). li. Grey. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1808. " 



A'PIOS. (From apion, a pear, in re- 

 ference to the form of the roots. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous plants [Fabaceae]. Linn. 

 1 1 -Diadelphia, 4-Decandria) . Hardy tu- 

 berous rooted plant, allied to GLYCINE. 

 Division of roots ; sandy loam, with a 

 little peat. 



A. tubero'sa (tuberous-rooted). 6. Brown 

 pink. August. North America. 1640. 



A'PIUM. (From apon, Celtic word for 

 water, water plant. Nat ord., Umbellifers 

 [Apiacerc]. Linn. 5-Pentcmdria, 2-2)1- 

 gynia}. Allied to PARSLEY. Seeds, spring 

 and superior rich soil, for the culinary 

 kinds; common soil for others. See 

 CELERY. 



A. chilc'nse (Chilian). 1. White. Chili. 1836. 



grave! olens (strong-smelling. Celery). 4. 



White. July. Britain. 



APLE'CTRUM. (From a, not, and plek- 

 tron, a spur, the flower spurless. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidaceoej. Linn. 20- 



Gynandria, 1 -tnonandrict] . Hardy orchid ; 

 offsets ; sandy peat. 



A. hiema'le (wintry). 1. Brown. North 

 America. 1827. 



APO'CYNUM. (From apo, from, and 

 Jcyon, a dog, poisonous to dogs. Nat. 

 ord., Dogbanes [Apocynaceoe]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria,) \-inonogynid). Hardy her- 

 baceous perennials. Suckers, division, 

 and seeds ; common garden soil. 



A. androsamiftflium (tutsan-leaved). 2. Strip- 

 ed. August. North America. 1688. 



canna'binum (hemp-like). 3. Yellow. Au- 



gust. North America. 1699. 



hypericifo'lhim (hypericum-leaved). 2. 



White. June. North America. 1758. 



vend turn (Venetian). 2. White. June. 



Adriatic Islands. 1690. 



APONOGE'TON. (From apon, Celtic for 

 water, and geiton, neighbour, indicating 

 its places of growth. Nat. ord., Arrow- 

 grasses [Juncaginaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexan- 

 dria, %-trigynia}. Aquatics, kept in a 

 vessel of water in stove or greenhouse, 

 according to their native localities, but 

 all thriving in the stove ; offsets, loam, 

 and peat. 

 A. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 1. White. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1788. 



Greenhouse. 



cri' spurn (curled-leaved). 1. White. Au- 



gust. Ceylon. 1820. Stove. 



dista'chjon (two-spiked). 1. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1788. Green- 

 house. 



jitncifo'lium (rush-leaved). White. 1847. 

 Stove. 



monosta! 'chyon (simple-spiked). 1. Pink. 



September. East Indies. 1803. Stove. 



APPLE. (Pyrus mains.} 



Varieties. There are 1,496 named 

 varieties in the last edition of the Lon- 

 don Horticultural Society's List of Fruits, 

 of which they have 897 cultivated in 

 their gardens. The following arc good 

 selections : 



Espalier and divarf. Dessert kinds. 

 Lamb-abbey pcarmain ; Hick's fancy; 

 Kerry pippin ; Stunner pippin ; Pdbston 

 pippin ; Pitmaston nonpareil ; Old non- 

 pareil ; Braddick's nonpareil ; Scarlet 

 nonpareil ; Pearson's plate ; Court-pendu- 

 plat ; Court of Wick ; Golden drop ; 

 King of pippins ; Margille ; Golden rein- 

 ette ; Reinette du Canada ; Adam's pear- 

 main ; Boston russet ; Baddom, or 

 spring Ribston pippin ; Early harvest ; 

 Early Margaret ; Golden Harvey. 



Standard. Dessert. Hick's fancy ; 



