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/. sylva'tica (wood), 8. Rosy, lilac, June. New 

 Holland. 1825. 



I'NGA. (The name in South America. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Faba- 

 cese]. Linn., 23-Polygamia 1-Moncecia. 

 Allied to Acacia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of young shoots 

 getting firm, in spring and summer, in sandy 

 peat, under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; 

 winter 45 to 55. Pulcherrima has large clus- 

 ters of long crimson stamens. To succeed well 

 with it, and in a small plant, give it a fair heat 

 in summer, and plenty of moisture 5 but keep 

 it cool and rather dry for several months in 

 winter. 



I. affi'nis (kindred). 20. Pink. Brazil, 1800. 



ano'mala (anomalous). 10. Bed. June. 



Mexico. 1729. 



Burgo'ni (Bourgon's). 20. Pink. Guiana. 



1752. 



como'sa (tufted). 30. Pink. Jamaica. 1818. 



Coromandelia'na (Coromandel). White. 



East Indies. 1818. 



cycloca'rpa (circle - podded). 60. White. 



Caraccas. 1820. 



du'lcis (sweet). 20. Pink. East Indies. 1800. 

 fce'tida (fetid). 20. Pink. West Indies. 1816. 

 fastuo'sa (splendid). Red. Caraccas. 1820. 



Feni7tet(Fenillee's). 8. White. Lima. 1824. 



Harri'sii (Harris's). Crimson. February. 



Mexico. 1836, 



Housto'ni (Houston's). 10. Purple. July. 



Mexico. 1729. 



hymenoi'des (Hymenia- like). 20. Pink. 



Cayenne. 1823. 



Jiri'ngu (Jiringa). White. Malacca. 1828. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 10. Purple. May. 



West Indies. 1768. 



lauri'na (Laurel-Jeawed). 20. White. South 



America. 1818. 



margina'ta (margined). 20. Pink. South 



America. 1820. 



melli'fera (honeyed). White. Arabia. 1826. 



microphy'llu (small -leaved). 20. Pink. 



Cumana. 1817. 



pulche'rrima (fairest). 20. Mexico. 1822. 



purpu'rea (purple. Soldier Wood). 6. 



Purple. April. West Indies. 1733. 



Sa'man (Saman). 60. Jamaica. 1826. 



seti'fera (bristle-bearing). 20. Pink. Guiana. 



1824. 



sple'ndens (shining). White. March. Ca- 



raccas. 1825. 



stipula'ris (stipuled). Cayenne. 1831. 



terge'mina (three-paired). 20. Pink. West 



Indies. 1820. 



veluti'na (velvety). 20. Para. 1820. 



INOCA'EPUS. Otaheite Chesnut. 

 (From is, a fibre, and karpos, a fruit. 

 Nat. ord., Daphnads [Thymelacese]. 

 Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Hernandia.) 



The kernels are roasted and eaten in the 

 islands as we use chesnuts. Stove evergreen 

 tree. Cuttings of the ripened shoots, in sand, 

 and in heat ; peat and loam. 



I. e'dulis (eatable). 20. White. July, South 

 Sea Islands. 1793. 



INOCULATION. Same as Budding. 



INOCULATING GEASS. See Turf. 



INTEEMEDIATE. A species is often 

 named intermediate, because possess- 

 ing the different characteristics of two 

 others A hothouse is intermediate 

 when kept at a temperature higher 

 than that usual in a greenhouse, and 

 lower than that usual in a stove. 



I'NULA. (A word of doubtful origin, 

 said to be a corruption of helen'mm. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. 

 Linn., 19-Syngenesia 1-JEqualis.) 



Inula helenium or Elecampane, furnishes the 

 Vin d'Aulne'e of the French. Hardy her- 

 baceous perennials with yellow flowers. The 

 annuals not being worth cultivating, are omitted. 

 Seeds or divisions of the roots ; common gar- 

 den soil. They are interesting though rather 

 rough looking. 



I. calyci'na (tar#<?-calyxed). lj. July. Sicily. 

 1827. 



ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). 3- August. Aus- 



tria. 1793. 



Germa'nica( German). 4. July. Germany. 



1759. 



gla'bra (smooth). June. Caucasus. 1831. 



glandulo'sa (glanded). 2. August. Georgia. 



1804. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. July. Cau- 



casus. 1810. 



hi'rta (hairy). 1. July. Austria. 1759. 



hy'brida (hybrid). 2. July. Podolia. 1813. 



Maria' na (Maryland). 1. July. North 



America. 1742. 



mo' His (soft). 2. July. 



monta'na (mountain). l. August. South 



Europe. 1759. 



O'culus Christi (Christ's-eye). 14. July. 



Austria. 1759. 



odo'ra (fragrant). l. July. South Europe. 



1821. 



quadridenta'ta (four- too theft-flowered). 1. 



August. Spain. 1820. 



saxa' tills (rock), f. July. South Europe. 



1816. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented). l. July. South 



Europe. 1758. 



tri'loba (three-lobed). July. Sinai. 1837. 



Vailla'ntii (Vaillant's). 2. September. 



France. 1739. 



verbascifo'lia (Mullein-leaved). 14. July. 



Caucasus. 1819. 



visco'sa (clammy). l. July. South Europe. 



1596. 



IO'CHEOMA. (From ion, violet, and 

 chroma, colour ; referring to the purple 

 colour of the flowers. Nat. ord., Night- 

 shades [Solanacese]. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Habro- 

 thamnus.) 



Greenhouse shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 a, in sandy soil, with 



shoots getting a little firm, in 



