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A.coria'cea (leathery). 7. Scarlet. Antilles. 

 1824. 



erenula'ta (round-notched leaved). 10. Red. 



July. West Indies. 1809. 



elega'ns (elegant). 10. Bed. August. East 



Indies. 1809. 



exce-lsa (tall). 30. Red. July. Madeira. 



1784. Greenhouse. 



hymena'ndra (membrane - anthered) . 8. 



Pink. May. Sylhet. 1828. Green- 

 house. 



hu'milis (humble). 3. Red. July. Cey- 



lon. 1820. 



lanceola'ta (lanceolate). 6. Red. July. 



East Indies. 1820. 



laterifltfra (side -flowering). 6. White. 



West Indies. 1793. 



lentigino'sa (speckled). 6. White. China. 



1814. 



littora'lis (sea-side). 4. Red. July. East 



Indies. 1809. 



macroca'rpa (long-fruited). 5. Flesh. Ne- 



paul. 1824. Greenhouse. 



odontophy'lla (tooth -leaved). 6. Pale 



salmon red. July. Bengal. 1834. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 12. Red. July. 



East Indies. 1818. 



pube'scens (hoary-haired). 6. July. 1820. 



Greenhouse. 



puncta'ta (dotted). 10. White. July. China. 



1823. 



pyramida'lis (pyramidal). 25. Red. July. 



Santa Cruz. 1818. 



serrula'ta (saw - leaved) . 3. Red. July. 



West Indies. 1821. 



solatia! 'cea (nightshade - like). 10. Red. 



August. East Indies. 1798. 



thyrsijto'ra (thyrse- flowered). 5. Pink. 



Nepaul. 1824. Greenhouse. 



timfo'lia (tinus-leaved). 10. Red. July. 



West Indies. 1820. 



ARDUI'NA. (In honour of P. Arduini, 

 curator of the economical garden of Pa- 

 dua in the time of Linnaeus. Nat. ord., 

 Dogbanes [Apocynacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria \-monogynia). Cuttings in sand 

 under a glass ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 65 ; winter, 40 to 45. A 

 greenhouse evergreen. 



A- bispino'sa (two-spined) . 2. White. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1760. 



ARE'CA. The Cabhage Palm. (Called 

 areeCj in Malabar, when an old tree. 

 Nat. ord., Palms [Palmacesel. Linn., 

 2l-Moncecia W-monadelphia). The Cate- 

 chu yields a most powerful and astringent 

 medicine, and its berry is the Betel Nut, 

 chewed by the natives of Hindostan, and 

 its charcoal as a dentifrice. Seeds ; light 

 sandy soil. Summer temp., 65 to 80; 

 winter temp., 55 to 65. All stove 

 Palms. 



A. catechu' (medicinal catechu). 30. White. 

 East Indies. 1690. 



A. crini'ta (hair coated}. 20. White. South 

 of France. 1824. 



em' Us (slender). 30. West Indies. 1823. 



huf mills (humble). 6. White. East Indies. 



1814. 



lute'scens (yellowish). 20. White. South of 



France. 1824. 



ma'micot (mamicot). 30. South America. 



1822. 



monta'na (mountain). 30. South America. 



1820. 



olera'cea (potherb). 40. White. West 



Indies. 1656. 



ru'bra(red). 30. Mauritius. 1823. 



tria'ndra (three-stamened) . 20. East In- 



dies. 1825. 



AKENA'RIA. (From arena, sand ; in 

 reference to the sandy soil in which the 

 plant grows. Nat. ord., Cloveworts 

 [Caryophylaceae], Linn., \Q-Decandria 

 %-trigynia. Allied to ALSINE). All hardy 

 herbaceous perennials, except when 

 otherwise described. Seeds ; division of 

 the plant ; sandy soil. 

 A. austri'aca (Austrian). L White. July. 



Austria. 1793. 



balea'rica (balearic). |. White. July. 



Majorca. 1787. Hardy evergreen 

 trailers. 



bifltfra (two-flowered). . White. March. 



Switzerland. 1818. 



brevicau'lis (short-stemmed). \. White. 



July. Alps, Europe. 1823. 



ccespito'sa (turfy). |. White. July. Switzer- 



land. 1826. 



calyd'na (large calyxed). |. White. July. 



Barbary. 1816. Hardy annual. 



calycula'ta (calyculate). \. White. July. 



Hungary. 1817. 



Canadefnsis (Canada). . Red. July. North 



America. 1812. Hardy annual. 



cane'scens (hoary). i. White. July. 



1817. 



capilla'cea (hair-like). J. White. July. 



Piedmont. 1819. Hardy annual. 



capilla'ris (capillary). . White. July. 



Siberia. 1820. 



cherlerioi'des (cherleria-like). |. White. 



July. France. 



cilia' ta (eye-lashed). $. White. June, 



Ireland. 



coimbrice'nsis (Coimbra). \. White. July. 



Portugal. 1817. Hardy annual. 



dahu'rica (Dahurian). 1. White. July. 



Dahuria. 1824. 



de'nsa (dense). L White. July. Hun- 



gary. 1824. 

 fascicula'ta (fascicled). $. White. July. 



Scotland. Hardy annual. 

 filifo'lia (thread-leaved). |. White. July. 



Arabia. 

 formo'sa (handsome). L White. June. 



Dahuria. 1824. 



Gera'rdi (Gerard's). |. White. June. 



France. 1822. 



fflandulo'sa (glandular). |. Purple. June. 



Europe. 1820. Hardy annual. 



fflomera'ta (round-headed). . White. July. 



Tauria. -1818. Hardy annual. 



