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tail). Though not so showy as some 

 species, this plant is worth growing, 

 producing its large flowers abundantly 

 in shallow waters. 



Besides these there are Alisma plan- 

 tago ; A. ranunculoides ; Lobelia Dort- 

 manna; Myriophyllum spicatum and verti- 

 cillatum ; Polygonwn amphibium ; Sagit- 

 taria sagittifolia and latifolia ; Teucrium 

 scordimn ; Trapa natans and quadrispi- 

 nosa ; and Vittarsia nymphoides and lacu- 

 nosa. 



AQUILA'RIA. (From aquila, an eagle, 

 locally called Eagle wood in Malacca. 

 Nat. ord., Aquilariads [Aquilareaceae]. 

 Linn., 10-Decandria, \-Monogynia}. The 

 Eagle wood is the inside of the trunk of 

 Aquilaria ovata and A. Agallochum 

 esteemed a cordial in Asia. Cuttings in 

 heat in sand and under a bell-glass. 

 Sandy loam, with a little peat. Summer 

 temp., 65 to 75 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



A. malacce'nsis (Malacca). 6. Whitish green. 

 Malacca. 1823. A stove evergreen 

 shrub. 



AQUIL'EGIA. Columbine. (Fromaqmla, 

 an eagle, in reference to the form of the 

 petals. Nat. ord., Crowfoots [Ranuncu- 

 lacesel. Linn., 13-Polyandria, b-Penta- 

 gynia). Seeds in March ; common soil. 

 Seedlings flower sometimes the first, but 

 generally the second season. All hardy 

 herbaceous perennials. 



A. alpi'na (Alpine). 1. Blue. June. Switzer- 

 land. 1731. 



anemonoi'des (anemone-like). 1. Purple. 



July. Altaia. 1827. 



a' rctica (arctic). 1. Reddish yellow. June. 



Siberia. 



atropurpufrea (dark purple). 1. Purple. 



June. Siberia. 



Fischeria'na (Fisher's). 1. 



Purple. June. Siberia. 1827. 



brachy 1 ceras (short spurred), f. Brown. 



May. North of Europe. 1838. 



canade'ntfis (Canadian) . 2. Reddish orange. 



June. North America. 1640. 



luttea (yellow flowered). 1. Pale 



yellow. May. North America. 1835. 



davu'rica (Davurian). 2. Purple. June. 



Davuria. 1827. 



formo'sa (beautiful). 2. Red orange. June. 



Kamschatka. 1822. 



fra' grans (fragrant). . Yellow striped. 



May. Himalayas. 1839. 



Garnieria'na (Miss Garnier's). 2. Purple 



striped. June. English hybrid. 1829. 



glandultfsa (glandular). 2. Whitish blue. 



June. Siberia. 1822. 



co'ncolor (one-coloured) . 2. Vio- 

 let. July. Altaia. 1822. 



A. glandule? sa di'scolor (two-coloured) . Bluish 

 white. June. Siberia. 1789. 



glaufca (milky-green). 2. Whitish yellow. 



June. Himalayas. 1839. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Blue. June. 



Siberia. 1818. 



hy'brida (hybrid). 2. Purple. Siberia. 

 Jocu'mla (joyous-looking), li. Blue. June. 



Siberia. 1844. 



lepto' ceras (slender-horned). 1. Blue. June. 



Russia. 1833. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 1. Purple. 



June. Siberia. 1819. 



puUflo'ra (woolly-flowered). Pale purple. 



June. India. 1839. 



Pyrena'ica (Pyrenean). 1. Blue. July. 



Pyrenees. 1818. 



Sibe'rica (Siberian). 2. Blue white. June. 



Siberia. 1806. 



Ski'nneri (Mr. Skinner's). . Red green. 



May. Guatemala. 1841. 



viridiflt/ra (green-flowered) . 2. Green 



yellow. June. Siberia. 1780. 



visco'sa (clammy). 2. Purple. June. Mont- 



pelier. 1752. 



vulgu'ris (common) . 2. Blue. June. Bri- 



tain. 

 cornicula'ta (small horn-double). 



2. Blue white. June. Europe. 

 de'gener (degenerate-double). 2. 



Blue white. June. Europe. 

 dlegans (elegant). 1. Purple. 



June. Europe. 

 invtfrsa (inverted-double). 2. Blue 



white. June. Europe. 

 stella'ta (starred-double. 2. Blue 



white. June. Europe. 



A'RABIS. "Wall cress. (From Arabia, 

 probably in reference to the dry situa- 

 tions where many of the species grow. 

 Nat. ord., Crossivorts or Crucifers [Brassi- 

 caceas]. Linn., \5-Tetradynamia}. Pretty 

 rock- work ornaments ; seeds in March or 

 August ; cuttings under hand-lights ; 

 common soil. Hardy perennial trailers, 

 except where otherwise specified. 



A. a'lbida( whitish); 1. White. July. Caucasus. 



1798. 

 . variega'ta (variegated-leaved). J- 



White. February. Gardens. 



alpe'stris (rocky). 1. White. July. Switzer- 



land. 1819. Hardy biennial. 



alpi'na (alpine). 1. White yellow. May. 



Switzerland. 1596. 



Clmia'na (Clusius's). 1. White. 



May. Pyrenees. 1596. 



na'na (dwarf). 1. White. May. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



ambi'ffua (doubtful). 1. White. July. 



Siberia. 1824. Hardy biennial. 



arena' sa (sand). 1. Pink. July. Germany. 



1798. Hardy annual. 



bellidifo'lia (daisy-leaved). 1. White yellow. 



June. Switzerland. 1773. 



ccerit lea (blue). 1. Pale blue. June. Switzer- 



land. 1793. 



cilia'ta (eye-lashed). 1. White. June. Ire- 



land. Hardy biennial. 



