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native of the table land of Grenada pro- 

 duces large esculent roots not unlike 

 parsnips, but of a better quality. Stove 

 tuberous perennial. Division of the 

 roots ; rich loam. Summer temp., 65 to 

 85 ; winter, 55 tp 60. 

 A. esculefnta (eatable). 3. Brownish. July. 

 Santa Fe. 1823. 



ARRHENATHE'RUM. (From arrhen, a 

 male, and ather, a point, on account of 

 the awns on the male spikes. Nat. ord., 

 Grasses [GramineBe]. Linn., 13-Polyga- 

 mia, \-monceria). This genus really 

 should be reunited to HOLCUS). Peren- 

 nial grasses ; seeds ; division. Common 

 soil as for any other grass. 

 A. avena'ceum (oat-like). 5. Apetal. June. 



Britain. 

 mu'ticum (awnless). 4. Apetal. 



July. Scotland. 

 bulbo'sum (bulbous). 3. Apetal. July. 



Germany. 



ARROW-HEAD. See SAGITTARIA. 



ARROW-ROOT. See MARANTA. 



ARTA'BOTRYS. (From aratao, to sus- 

 pend or support, and botrys, grapes, in 

 reference to the way the fruit is supported 

 by the curious tendril. Nat. ord., Anon- 

 ads [Anonace]. Linn., \3-Polyandria, 

 Q-poiygynia). The leaves of this plant 

 are held in Java to be invaluable against 

 cholera. Stove evergreen shrub. Cut- 

 tings of ripened wood, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, and in bottom heat, in March 

 or April. Sandy loam and peat with a 

 little rotten dung. Summer temp., 65 

 to 75 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 A. odwati'ssima (sweetest scented) . 6. Brown. 

 July. China. 1758. 



ARTANE'MA. (From aratao, to sup- 

 port, and nemo,, a filament, in reference 

 to a tooth-like process growing on the 

 longer filaments. Nat. ord., Figworts 

 [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn., \-I)idyna>mia, 

 \-gymnospermia; allied to Torenia). 

 A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Seeds ; 

 cuttings of the half-ripened shoots in 

 autumn or spring. Will keep over the 

 winter in the greenhouse, but seeds may 

 be sown in the open border in the begin- 

 ning of May as an annual. Sandy loam 

 and a little peat. 



A. fimbria'tum (fringed corollaed). 3. Pale 

 blue. August. MoretonBay. 1830. 



ARTEMI'SIA. "Wormwood. (From Ar- 

 temis, one of the names of Diana. Nat. 



ord., Composites [Asteraceae]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia, \-cequalis). Various species 

 of Artemisias or Wormwoods have been 

 used as tonic, bitter, and aromatic, medi- 

 cines from remote ages. All hardy 

 herbaceous perennials except where 

 otherwise specified. Annuals by seed ; 

 those with branching shrubby stems and 

 the whole of the greenhouse varieties, 

 which are mostly shrubby, by cuttings ; 

 the hardy species, by dividing the roots. 

 For greenhouse kinds, sandy loam, well 

 drained; for the others, common soil. 

 Greenhouse summer temp., 50 to 65 ; 

 winter, 40 to 45. 

 A, abroftanum (Southern wood). 4. Yellow 



green. August. Europe. 1548. Hardy 



deciduous shrub. 

 hu'mile (low). 1|. Yellow 



green. September. South of Europe. 

 tobolskia'num (Tobolskian). 5 



Yellow green. September. 



a'fra (African). 3. White. August. Green- 



house evergreen shrub. 



alpi'na (Alpine). 1. Yellow green. July. 



Caucasus. 1804. 



apri' ca (sunny). 2. 1834. Evergreen trailer. 



arbor&scens (arborescent). 10. July. Le- 



vant. 1640. Hardy evergreen shrub. 



argefntea (silvery). 4. Yellow green. 



June. Madeira. 1777. Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrub. 



ccerule 1 scens (bluish) . 2. Yellow. Sep- 



tember. England. Hardy evergreen 

 shrub. 



chine' nsis (chinese Moxa). 4. Yellow. July. 



China. 1818. Greenhouse herbaceous. 



dracu'nculus (tarragon). 2. White green. 



July. South of Europe. 1548. 

 fri'ffida (frigid). 1. Yellow green. August. 



Siberia. 1826. 

 furca'ta (forked). 1. Yellow green. July. 



Siberia. 1820. 



ga'llica (French). 2. Brown. August. 



Britain. 



glacia'lis (icy). 1. Yellow green. July. 



Switzerland. 1739. 



Judai'ca (Judean). 2. Yellow. August. 

 1774. Half-hardy evergreen. 



lactifto'ra (pale-flowered). 2. Pale white. 



November. Nepaul. 1828. Green- 

 house evergreen. 



lednicc'nsis (Lednise). 2. Yellow. July. 



Carpathia. 1826. Hardy deciduous 

 shrub. 



mari'tinia (sea). 1. Brown. July. Bri- 



tain. 



MarschalUa'na (Marschall's). 1. Yellow. 



July. Caucasus. 1816. 



mutettifna (mutellina). 1. Yellow. July. 



Alps, Europe. 1815. 



norvefgica (Norwegian). 1. Yellow. July. 



Norway. 1818. 



orienta'lis (Oriental). 2. Yellow green. 



July. Armenia. 1810. 



Palla'sii (Pallas's). 1. Yellow green. July. 



Siberia. 1820. 



