AHA 



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AHA 



A. crispa'ta (curled). 1. White. May. Car- 

 niola. 1818. 



curtisi' liqua (short-podded). 1. White. June. 



North of Europe. 1825. Hardy biennial. 



dasyca'rpa (thick-podded). 1. White. June. 



Podolia. 1827. 

 flextio'sa (zigzag). Naples. 1832. 



lasio'loba (jagged-lobed). 2. White. June. 



Mexico. 1820. Hardy biennial. 



lilacfna (lilac-flowered). 1. Lilac. Au- 



gust. Europe. 1836. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 1. White. June. 



Persia. 1820. 



la'cida (shining-feaeerf). 1. White. June. 



Hungary. 1790. 



variega'ta (variegated-feared). 1. 



White. June. Gardens. 



mofllis (soft). 1. White. June. Caucasus. 



1817. 



ntftans (nodding). 1. White. May. Switzer- 



land. 1658. 



ovine 1 mis (ovirian). 1. Pale red. June. 



Carinthia. 1S24. 



petrtfa (rock). 1. White. June. Austria. 



1800. 

 hastula'ta (halbert-Zeoeed) . 1. 



Purple. June. Britain. 

 hfspida (bristly). 1. White. June. 



Scotland. 



prc&cox (early) . 1 . 



variega'ta (variegated). 1. White. 



June. Gardens. 



procu'rrens (procurrent) . 1. White. June. 



Hungary. 1818. 



ptfmila (dwarf). 1. White. June. Austria. 



1816. 



retrofra'cta (bent-back). Blush. June. 



North America. 1827. 



r o' sea (rosy-flowered}. 1. Rose. February. 



Calabria. 1832. 



Schivere"ckia'na (Shivereck's). 1. White. 



June. Austria. 1826. 



stellula'ta (little starred). 1. White. June. 



Italy. 1817. 



stenope'tala (narrow-petaled) . 1. White. 



June. 1818. Hardy biennial, 

 '/era (shoot-bearing). 1. White. June. 

 Carniola. 1818. 



Cream. May. England, 

 -leaved). 1. White. July, 

 folga. 1823. Hardy biennial. 



undwla'ta (waved-leaved). 1. White. June. 



South of Europe. 1810. 



vdrna (spring) . 1. Purple. May. France. 



1710. H&rdy BunusJL 



A'RACHIS. Earth nut. (From a, not, 

 and rachis, a branch ; a branchless plant. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous plants [Fabaceae]. 

 Linn., ll-Diadelphia -decandria). Seed 

 and offsets; sandy loam; summer temp., 

 60 to 75 ; winter, 55 to 65 : but may 

 be treated as an annuaL 

 A. hypogc&a (underground). 2. Yellow. June. 

 Africa. 1812. 



ABA' LI A. (Meaning unknown. Nat. 

 ord., Ivy worts [Araleacesel Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 5-pentagynia}. Aromatic gum- 

 resin is produced from the roots of A. 



. 



strVcta (upright) . 



toxophylla (bow-lej 



Volga. 1823. 



racemosa, spinosa, and hispida. The 

 young shoots of A. edulis is used in 

 China as a delicate vegetable ; and, in 

 North America, the shoots of A. nudicaulis 

 are used like sarsaparilla. Hardy species, 

 division of the plants, and also division 

 of the roots. Greenhouse and stove 

 species ; cuttings of the ripe wood in a 

 gentle heat strike quickly. Sandy loam 

 and peat ; common treatment. All stove 

 evergreens, except where otherwise speci- 

 fied. 

 A. aculea'ta (prickly). White. Nepaul. 1820. 



arbtfrea (tree). 15. Green. Jamaica. 1820. 



capita' ta (capitate). 12. Green. West 



Indies. 



cochlea'ta (shell-leaved). 10. White. East 



Indies. 1820. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 10. Green. New 



Zealand. 1846. 



digita'ta (finger-leaved). 30. White. East 



Indies. 1817. 



edu'lis (eatable). Green. Japan. 1843. 

 ferrtiffi'nea (rusty). 40. White. Trinidad. 



1826. 



fra' grans (sweet-scented). White. Nepaul. 

 1818. 



Mspida (bristly). 8. White. July. North 



America. 1799. Hardy deciduous. 

 japo'nica (Japan). 10. Green. June. Japan. 

 1838. Half-hardy. 



mtcans (glittering). 40. White. Trinidad. 



1846. 



mderophtflla (large-leaved). 6. White. 



Norfolk Island. 1831. Greenhouse 

 evergreen. 



Muhlenbergia'na (Muhlenberg's). 2. White. 



July. North America. Hardy her- 

 baceous. 



nudicau'lis (naked-stalked). 4. White. 



July. North America. 1731. Hardy 

 herbaceous. 



pentaphy"lla (five-leaved). 20. White. Japan. 



1810. Greenhouse evergreen. 



pube'scens (pubescent). 6. White. West 



Indies. 1818. 



racemo'sa (raceme-flowering). 4. White. 



July. North America. 1658. Hardy 

 herbaceous. 



sambuciftflia (elder-leaved). 5. White. 



August. New Holland. 1823. Green- 

 house evergreen. 



Siiephefrdii (Shepherd's). Green. New 



Zealand. 1842. 



spino'sa (thorny). 8. White. Virginia. 



1688. Hardy deciduous. 



trifolia'ta (three-leaved). Green. New 



Zealand. 1842. 



umbraculi'fera (shade-giving). 40. White. 



East Indies. 1818. 



(From Arattcanos, the 

 name of the people in whose country 

 Arawaria imbricata grows in Chili. Nat. 

 ord., Conifers [Pinaceael Linn., 22- 

 Dicecia, \Z-polyandria). Seeds of A. im- 

 bricata are wholesome when roasted. 



