Acorus 



(13) 



Acrocomia 



orientale, 3', Jy., yel. (.//". 



ochroleucum) . 

 rostratiim, 1' to 2',Je.,vio. 

 Schleicheri, 2' to 3', sum., 



vio. 

 Sprengeli, 3' to 4', Je., 



pur. 

 tauricuiu, 3' to 4', Je., bl. 



tortuosum, G', Jy., vio. 

 unciiuitum, 6', Jy., lil. 



[The nomenclature of 

 this gemis is very con- 

 fused, and there are a 

 number of other species 

 or varieties of more or 

 less value chiefly less.] 



ACORUS. 



Hardy herbaceous plants (ord. Aroideas) with 

 sword shaped leaves. Aquatics, or sub-aquatics, 

 useful for the margins of streams and lakes. Pro- 

 pagated by divisions of the rhizome in spring. 



6,150 yds.; North Wales, 3,240 yds. ; Westmorland, 

 6,7CO yds. ; and Wiltshire, ;i,6:>0 yds. 



ACRIDOCARPUS. 



(Ord. Malpighiaoese.) The species nntalitins is 

 a yellow summer-flowering climber, suitable for a 

 warm house, thriving in loam and sand, and propa- 

 gated by cuttings. 



ACRIOPSIS. 



Epiphytal Orchids (ord. Orcliidacea>) thriving 

 in a stove temperature. 



Principal Species : 

 densiflora, grn. . jik. jiivnnica, wh., grn.. pur. 



Plwto : E. J. Wallis, Putney, S.W. 



ACROSTICHUM I-RIKITUM (see next page) 



Principal Species : 



Calamus, the Sweet Flag, 3'. Flowers yel., in- 

 conspicuous ; leaves tall, bright grn.,very strongly 

 fragrant when bruised. The root also is fragrant. 

 There is a var. with golden striped leaves. 



gramineus, much smaller in all its parts than 

 Calamus. There is a pretty variegated form of 

 this species. 



ACRADENIA. 



A gentis of greenhouse evergreen shrubs (ord. 

 Rutaceic) requiring a compost of loam and leaf 

 soil, and propagated by seeds and cuttings. 

 Franklinix has white flowers and fragrant leaves. 



ACRE. 



The English statute acre contains 4 roods, or 160 

 ?q. rods, poles, or perches, or 4,840 sq. yds. ; but 

 the size of the acre varies locally. Thus the 

 Cheshire acre is 10,24(1 yds. ; the Cornish, 5,760 yds. ; 

 Cunningham, 6,250yds. ; Derby, !), 000 yds. ; Devon- 

 shire, 4,000 yds. ; Herefordshire, 8,226} yds. ; Irish, 

 7,840 yds. ; Leicestershire, 2,308f yds. ; Scotch, 



ACROCLINIUM. 



Pretty half-hardy annuals (ord. Compositaj) with 

 "everlasting" flowers, pretty in the garden; in 

 pots under glass ; and prized as cut flowers for 

 drying for winter use. For this purpose the Daisy- 

 like flowers should be cut before they open, and 

 hung, head downwards, in a dry place. Sow in 

 pots or boxes under glass in March or April, and 

 plant out afterwards, or sow in the open in June. 

 For winter bloom under glass sow in August. The 

 soil should be light and sandy. Choose a place in 

 full sun, and do not plant out until danger from 

 frost is over. Correctly referred to Helipterum. 



Principal Species and Varieties: 



The only species in cultivation at present is 

 roseum, 1' to 2', ro. The best vars. are album, wh. ; 

 grandiflorum, ro. ; and album fl. pi., double wh. 

 (see Helipterum roseum). 



ACROCOMIA. 



A genus of about eleven species of South 

 American Palms (ord. Pr.lmse), having tall (20' to 



