Agapetes 



Agathis 



A Selection: 

 umbellatus. 

 albiclus. 



maximus. 



variegatus. 



AGAPETES. 



A small but beautiful genus of Indian shrubs (ord. 

 Vacciniaceje) requiring a warm intermediate house. 

 Propagation by cuttings in very sandy soil, under a 

 bell-glass, with bottom heat. Compost, fibrous peat, 

 loam, and sand. 



AGAPETES BUXIFOLIA. 



Principal Species : 



buxifolia, 5', Ap., My., ro. 



macrantha, 3', red to yel. (syn. Thibaudia 

 macrantha). 



variegata, 3', Ap., My., sc. (syns. pulcherrima and 

 Thibaudia pulcherrima). 



Other Species : 

 setigera, 3', Ap., sc. 



AGARICUS. (MUSHROOMS.) 



A very large genus of fungi (ord. Fungi), and 

 one that is as widely distributed as it is extensive. 

 As a rule the various species delight in warm, damp 

 situations where decaying animal or vegetable 

 matter is found. Propagation is effected by means 

 of spores that are microscopically small, and situ- 

 ated between the gills or lamina! that are so well 

 known as forming the under surface of the um- 

 brella-shaped head of a Mushroom or Toadstool. 

 Another method of propagation is by means of 

 hypha;, the white underground portion of the plant 

 known technically as spawn ; when the conditions 

 are nor, favourable for the production of " Mush- 

 rooms," i.e. the fruiting or spore-bearing portion, 



Aganonna (see Ichnocarpus). 



the spawn increases almost indefinitely, and this, 

 has been taken advantage of in the case of the 

 cultivated Mushroom to manufacture the bricks of 

 spawn sold by nurserymen. 



For culture, see MUSHROOM. 



The Principal Species are campestris and \iigin- 

 atus, both edible. The large majority of the 

 others are more or less poisonous. 



AGARISTA. 



Evergreen shrubs (ord. Ericacete) requiring a, 

 warm greenhouse. Equal parts of sandy peat and 

 loam form a good compost. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 growth should be inserted in very sandy peat 

 under a bell-glass. 



Principal Species : 

 neriifolia, 2', ,Ie., crim. 

 pulchra, 2', My., grn. wh. 



AGASTACHYS. 



A handsome evergreen greenhouse shrub (ord. 

 Proteacea;) that thrives in a compost of peat, loam, 

 and sand. Increased by cuttings of ripe woodi 

 placed in sand under a bell-glass. 



Species : 



odorata, 3', Je., pale yel. 



AGATH^A. 



Greenhouse plants (ord. Composite) of dwarf 

 habit and easy cultivation. I'se a compost of loam, 

 leaf soil, and sand, and do not overpot. Propaga- 

 tion is effected by cuttings in spring or autumn. 



Principal Species : 



coelestis, 1J', Je., bl. ; popularly known as the 

 " Blue Marguerite." 



linifolia, 2', Je., bl. 



AGATH.KA C<ELESTIS, THE "BLUE MARGUEIUTK." 



AGATHELPIS. 



Shrubby South African plants (ord. Selagineic) of 

 no horticultural value. Grow in greenhouse in sandy 

 loam and peat. 



Species : 

 augustifolia, 'A' , My., wh. parvifolia, 3', My., wh. 



AGATHIS. 



Lofty trees (ord. Coniferae) chiefly Antipodean, 

 though a few are found in the Malayan Peninsula, 



