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A. tomento'sa (downy). White. North. Ame- 

 rica. 1826. Evergreen shrub. 



u'va-u'rsi (bear's-grape) . 1. White. April. 



Britain. Evergreen trailer. 

 ARCTOTHE'CA. (From arktos, a bear, 

 and theke, a capsule. Seed-pod or cap- 

 sul as rough as a bear. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteracese]. Linn., \Q-Syngenesia, 

 3 - Frustranea. Allied to ARCTOTIS). 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennials. Di- 

 vision of the plant ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 65 ; winter, 40 

 to 45. 

 A. grandiflo'ra (great-flowered). 1^. Yellow. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1833. 



U'rta (hairy). 1. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. 



re! pens (creeping). 1. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1793. 



ARCTO'TIS. (From arktos, a bear, and 

 ous, an ear. Shaggy fruit. Nat. ord., 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., IS-Syn- 

 4-Necessaria). General treatment 

 same as for ARCTOTHECA. Many are 

 easily propagated by cuttings in sand 

 under a bell glass in a shady cool place, 

 and a few by seeds. All greenhouse 

 evergreens, except where otherwise spe- 

 cified. 



A. acau'lis (stemless). 1. Yellow red. May. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1759. Green- 

 house herbaceous perennial. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. Purple. 



August. Cape of Good Hope. 1739. 



arbore'scens (tree-like). 2. White pink. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



arge'ntea (silver-leaved). 1. Orange. Au- 



gust. Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 

 Greenhouse biennial. 



a'spera (broad rough-leaved] . 3. Yellow. 



August. Cape of Good Hope. 1710. 



aur&ola (golden). 1. Orange. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1710. 



auricula' ta (ear-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



U'color (two-coloured). 1. White red. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



Cinera'na (cineraria). 2. Yellow orange. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



cu'prea (copper-coloured). 2. Yellow pur- 



ple. July. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



devu'mbens (decumbent). 1. Yellow,. Au- 



gust. Cape of Good Hope. ' 1790. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



dectfrrens (decurrent). 2. White red. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 



ela'tior (taller). 2. Yellow purple. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 

 fasttu/sa (disdainful). 2. Orange red. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



Greenhouse biennial. 

 fla'ccida (flagging-sto/Ar d] . 1. White red. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 



Greenhouse annual. 



A. glabra'ta (smoothish). 2. Yellow purple. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



glaticophy'lla (milky -green leaved). 1. 



Yellow purple. July. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1794. Greenhouse herbaceous 

 perennial. 



grandiflo'ra (great - flowered) . 2. Pale 



yellow. May. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1774. Greenhouse biennial. . 



macula' ta (spotted). 2. White orange. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



melanoctcla (dark - circled) . 1. White 



purple. June. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1812. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 2. White red. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 

 plantagl'nea (plantain-leaved). 1. Orange. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1768. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



re'ptans (creeping). 1. White red. Au- 



gust. Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



revolu'ta (revolute). 1. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. Green- 

 house herbaceous perennial. 



ro'sea (rosy). 1. Pink. September. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1793. 



Schrade'ri (Schrader's). Pink. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1832. Greenhouse 

 annual. 



specio'sa (showy). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1812. 



spinulo'sa (small thorny-leaved) . 2. Orange. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 

 Greenhouse annual. 



squarro'sa (squarrose) . 2. Orange purple. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1825, 



tricolor (three-coloured). 2. White red. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. 



undula'ta (wave-tea wrf) . 1. Orange. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1795. Green- 

 house herbaceous perennial. 



virga! ta (twiggy). 1. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. Hardy annual. 



ARCTTA'TION. The same as LAYERING. 



ARDI'SIA. (From ardis, a spear-head, 

 in reference to the sharp-pointed divi- 

 sions of the flower. Nat. ord., Ardisiads 

 [Myrsinaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 monogynia). Half-ripened cuttings from 

 the stem, or pieces of the roots inserted 

 in light soil and placed in strong heat, 

 soon root ; also by seeds, which require 

 a rather long period to vegetate; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 70 ; 

 winter, 48 to 55. Stove evergreens, 

 except where otherwise specified. 

 A. acumina'ta (long-pointed). 7. July. Gui- 

 ana. 1803. 



canalicula'ta (channelled). 6. July. 1821. 



canarie'nsis (canary). 10. Red. July. 



Canaries. 1820. Greenhouse. 



colora' ta (coloured). 10. Red. July. East 



Indies. 1816. 



complana'ta (levelled). 6. Pink. Penang. 



1824. 



