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mer on plum stocks, but some use apricot 

 seedlings for budding peaches ; rather 

 heavy loamy soil. See APRICOT. 



A. briganti'aca (Brigancon). 6. Pink. March. 

 South of Europe. 1819. 



dasyca'rpa (thick-rooted). 15. White. 



April. 1800. 



persicifo'Ua (peach-leaved). 15. 



Pink. April. 1800. 



sibe'rica (Siberian). 6. Pink. April. Sibe- 



ria. 1788. 



vulga'ris (common apricot). 15. White. 



April. Levant. 1548. 



cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 15. 



White. March. Levant. 1548. 



fltfrepldno (double-flowered). 15. 



White. April. 



foliis variega'tis (variegated-leav- 

 ed). 15. White. April. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 15. White. 



March. Levant. 1548. 



ARME'RIA. Thrift. (The Latin name 

 for the Sweet William. Nat. ord., Lead- 

 worts [Plumbaginaceoe]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria 5-pentagynia). All hardy herba- 

 ceous perennials, except when otherwise 

 specified. Division of the plant ; seeds 

 in spring; sandy loamy soil. The tender 

 kinds will require to be well drained, 

 and receive the protection of a frame or 

 pit during winter. 



A. allia'cea (garlic-leaved). 1. White. June. 

 Spain. 1798. 



alpZna (Alpine). 1. Purple. July. Carin- 



arena'ria (sand). 1. Pink. June. France. 



cephalo'tcs (round-headed). 1. Pink. June. 



Algarbia. 1800. 



denticula'ta (toothed). 2. Flesh. June. 



Naples. 1816. 



dianthofdes (pink-like). 1. Pink. June. 



Europe. 1810. 



fascicula'ta (bundled). 2. Purple. July. 



Portugal. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 



hfrta (hairy). 1. Pink. July. North of 



Africa. 1820. 



hu'milis (dwarf). 1. Pink. June. South 



of Europe. 1817. 



juniperifo'Ua (juniper-leaved). 1. Pink. 

 June. Spain. 1818. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. Light red. 



July. Algarbia. 1740. 



littora'lis (sea-shore). 1. Pink. July. South 



of Europe. 



mari'tima (sea-side). 1. Red. July. Britain. 



monta'na (mountain). 1. Pink. June. 



Scotland. 



pinifc/lia (pine-leaved). 1. Pink. June. 



Portugal. 



plantagi'nea (plantain-like). 1. Red. June. 



South or Europe. 1 8 1 S. 



pifngens (pungent). 1. Pink. June. Spain. 



1818. 



scorzonercefo' lia (scorzonera-leaved). 1. 



Scarlet. June. South of Europe. 1816. 



vulga'ris (common). 1. Red. July. Europe. 



A. vulga'ris a'lba (white-flowered). \. White. 



September. Gardens. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet-jtfowererf) . . Red. 



September. Gardens. 



A'RNICA. (From arnaJcis, lambskin, 

 in reference to the texture of the leaves. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 

 \-Syngenesia, 1-superflua; allied to 

 Groundsel). Hardy dwarf herbaceous 

 plants ; division of the plants in spring 

 or autumn. They like a little peat in- 

 corporated with the soil. A. Corsica pre- 

 fers bog earth. 



A. Clu'sii (Clusius's). 1. Yellow. July. 

 Switzerland. 1819. 



corda' ta (heart-shaped). 1. Yellow- July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



ctfrsica (Corsican). 1. Yellow. July. 



Corsica. 1824. 



doro'nicum (leopard's bane). 2. Yellow. 



July. Austria. 1816. 



glacia'lis (icy). 1. Yellow. July. Switzer- 



land. 1823. 



helvdtica (Swiss). 1. Yellow. July. Switzer- 



land. 1819. 



lani'gera (wool-bearing). 1. Yellow. July. 



Italy. 1827. 



monta'na (mountain). 1. Yellow. July. 



Europe. 1731. 



scorpioi'des (scorpion -like). 1. Yellow. 



July. Austria, 1710. 



ARNOPO'GON. Sheep' s-beard. (From 

 arnos, a lamb, and pogon, a beard, in re- 

 ference to the bearded seeds. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteraceae]. Linn., \-Syn- 

 genesia, \-o3qualis; allied to Scorzonera). 

 Hardy plants ; seed in March or April. 

 Common garden soil. 



A. a'sper (rough). 2. Yellow. July. Mont- 

 pelier. 1774. Annual. 



cape'nsis (Cape). 1. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1818. Biennial. 



Dalecha'mpii (Dalechamp's). 2. Light yel- 



low. July. South of Europe. 1739. 

 Perennial 



.pimn'des (picris-like). 1. Yellow. July. 



South of Europe. 1683. Annual. 



ARO'NICUM. (From arnica, lamb skin, 

 in reference to the softness of the flower 

 heads. Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceae]. 

 Linn,, \$-Syngenesia, '2-superftua ; allied 

 to DORONICUM). A hardy herbaceous 

 perennial, Groundsel-like plant. Di- 

 visions ; common soil. 



A. alta'icum (altaic). Yellow. July. Siberia. 

 1783. 



ARRACA'CHA. (Its Spanish name in 

 South America. Nat. ord., Umbellifcrs 

 [Apiaccse]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, 1-digy- 

 nia; allied to Conium). A. esculenta, a 



