Abuta 



Acacia 



The roots have purgative properties. Propagated by 



cuttings under a hand-glass, in heat ; and by seeds. 

 Soil, sandy loam. 



Principal Species : 



precatorins, 10', flowers pur. ; seeds bright so. and 

 blk. Used by the Buddhists to make rosaries. 



ABUTA. 



(On!. Menisperrnace;e.) About six species are 

 Icnoxvn, none of any value. Stove temperature. 

 Propagated by cuttings inserted in sand, and 

 placed in heat. Soil, loam and peat in equal 

 part*. 



Principal Species : 



rufuscens, 10', Mch.. grey, dark pur. inside. 



ABUTILON. 



Description. Evergreen shrubs (ortl. Malvaceae) 

 wit 1 1 Vine-like foliage, suitable for pot culture in 



i'l:oi-\:i.vriX(i ABUTILONS: A, CUTTING WITH FLOWED BUDS- 

 l:\lt; I:, i LTT1NG WITHOUT FLOWER BUDS GOOD. 



the greenhouse, as climbers for walls and pillars 

 under glass, and for growing outdoors in the 

 summer. A few species are almost hardy in warm 

 districts. 



Propagation. By cuttings of young wood in the 

 spring iind summer in a temperature of 60 Q (sec 

 figures); also from seeds sown in the spring over 

 bottom heat. 



Soil. Three parts fibrous loam, two parts peat, 

 and one part silver sand. 



Other Cultural Points. After the cuttings are 

 rooted, remove them to 5" and (i" pots, and 

 when established pinch out the points to induce 

 the plants to break lower down. Give another 

 shift if necessary, pinch the points again, stand 

 the plants where they are fully exposed to light, 

 ami syringe freely in the afternoon till flowering 

 commences. As autumn approaches, and the 

 plants show signs of going to rest, lessen the 

 water supply, and maintain a winter temperature 

 of from 40" to 50. Increase the heat in March, 

 and when growth commences take cuttings, and 

 pot on old plants to form large specimens. For 

 covering wall space, plant strong growing sorts in 

 a bed, and attend to training and stopping, using 

 the syringe regularly to keep red spider in check. 

 I'lants for clothing pillars and rafters may be 

 grown in 12" and 14" pots; and under this 

 restriction the vigorous habit is kept in bounds. 

 Feed Abutilons with liquid manure during the 

 flowering season. Young plants raised in the 

 spring form handsome specimens for flower beds 

 in the summer, but they must be lifted and potted 

 before frost appears. 



Brief Description of Species. There are many 

 .-p 1 -ie-i, from which the following are selected 

 for brief description : 



aurantiacum, or. 

 bedfordianum, Nov. , yel. , 



red. 



esculeutum, yel. 

 Horibundum, red. 

 graveoleus, or. , red. 

 insigne, wh. , car. 

 megapotamicurn, yel., sc. 



(atjn. vexillarium). 

 paiomeflorum, Jau., pk. 

 pulchellum, My., wh. 



A Selection. In addition to the species named 

 above, and others, there are numerous hybrids and 

 varieties, some of which are more beautiful than 

 the species. The following are good : 



rufinerve, Aug.. yel. 



striatura, or., red. 



Thompson i, mottled 

 leaves, much used for 

 flower garden decora- 

 tion in summer. 



venpsum, Jy., or., red. 



vexillarium (sec megapot- 

 amicum). 



vitifolium, Jy., hdy., wh. 



Queen of the Yellows, 



yel. 

 sellovianum maxmora- 



tum, mottled foliage. 



Boule de Neige, wh. 

 Delicatum, ro. 

 Fleur d'pr, or. 

 L' Africa-ill, blood red. 

 Louis van Houtte, pur. 



ACACALLIS. 



A small genus (urd. OrchidaceSB). Cyanea wns 

 found by Spruce growing on trees near the Rio 

 Negro. The plants are propagated by root division. 

 They require blocks in a moist, hot structure. 



ACACIA. 



Description. Shrubs or trees (ord. Leguminosaa) 

 of varying height and habit. The genus is one of 

 the largest in existence, for it numbers nearly 

 400 species. Some of these are well-known^green- 

 house plants ; a few require stove heat and a con- 



1'1-I.ellKI.I.A. 



siderable number are nearly hardy, and will pass 

 through the winter with comparatively little pro- 

 tection. By far the greater number, however, are 



'riiiinifC (/ir 1'riiintla bon-ana). 



