Araucaria 



Araucaria 



quantity of peat may be used for the more slender 

 growing of the stove species. 



Principal Species : 



Chabrieri (see Ehcodendron orientale). 



chinensis, 5', hdy., wh. (syn. cancscens). 



foliis aureo-variegatis ; leaves variegated with 

 yel. 



elegantissima, St., wh. ; leaflets six or seven, and 

 deeply toothed. 



gracillima (see Veitchii gracillima). 



Guilfoylei. A useful St. species with much divided 

 leaves (now referred by botanists to Panax t'ruti- 

 cosum var.). 



japonica (see Fatsia japonica). A popular grh. 

 and window plant, hdy. in the south. 



kerchoveana, st. Similar to elegantissima, but 

 has broader leaflets. 



leptophylla (see Dizygotheca leptophylla). Leaf- 

 lets slender, dark olive grn. 



papyrifera, st. (see Fatsia papyrifera). Handsome 

 leaves for subtropical beds. 



racemosa, 3' to 4', Jy., hdy., wh. Makes a fine 

 bush for shrubberies. 



reginse, st. Has long, dark grn. leaflets, hand- 

 some (see Dizygotheca reginse). 



reticulata, st. A species with dark grn. strap- 

 like leaves, with paler veins (see Oreopanax). 



Sieboldii (see Fatsia japonica). 



spinosa, &', wh. Very handsome hdy. shrub for 

 lawns. 



Veitchii, st. Leaves palmate, olive grn., with 

 many leaflets. 



gracillima, st. Leaflets narrower, with white 

 midribs (syn. A. gracillima). 



Other Species : 



aculeata, grh., wh. 

 arborea, 15', st., gm. 

 armata (see Panax) . 

 capitata, 12', st., grn. 

 cachemirica, 6', hdy., 



shr., wh. (,/. macro- 



phylla). 



coccmca (see Leea). 

 cochleata, Bt. (see Panax 



cochleatum) . 

 coucinna, st. (synx. spec- 



tabilis and Delabra 



speciosa). 

 crassifolia, 10', grh., grn. 



(s?Pseudopanaxcrassi- 



folium). 



picta, grh., gm. 

 deleauana. 

 digitata (see Hepta- 



pleurum venulosum). 

 Duncani, st. 

 edulis, 5', hdy., grn. 

 excelsa (see Leea coccinea) . 

 ferruginea, 40', st., wh. 

 filicifolia, st. 

 fragraus, st., wh. 

 Gemma, st. 

 Ghiesbreghtii (ire Mouo- 



panax). 

 glomerulata (see Brassai- 



opsis speciosa). 

 granateupis, st. 

 hispida, 8', Jy., hdy., wh. 



(ii/n. muehlenbergiaua). 

 longipes, st. 



maculata, st. 

 ilaximowic/ii, hdy. (now 



Acauthopauax ricini- 



folium). 

 monstrosa, 

 nobilis, st. 

 osyana, st. 

 palmata, 10', st. 

 peltata, st. 

 pentaphylla (now Acan- 



thopauax spinosum) , 



10', hdy., grn. 



variegata, leaves edged 

 cream. 



pubescens, 6', st., wh. 

 quercifolia, st. 

 quinquefolia (Ginseng) . 



gracilis. 

 rotunda, st. 

 sambucifolia, 5', Aug., 



grh., wh. 

 Sciadophyllum (see Seia- 



dophyllum Brownii). 

 Shepherdii, grh., grn. 

 souchif olia, st. (see Meryta 



sonchifolia). 



spectabilis (see concinua). 

 spiuulosa, st. 

 ternata, st. 



Thibautii (see Oreopanax) . 

 trifolia (see Peeudopanax 



rrassifolium var.). 

 triloba, st. 

 unibraculifera, 40',st.,wh. 



(see Polyscias nodosa). 



ARAUCARIA. 



Description. A genus of interesting Coniferous 

 trees (ord. Conifenc) of handsome and telling 



appearance. They are evergreen, and the spirally 

 arranged leaves reach their maximum development 

 in imbricata, as they adhere to the branches for 

 twelve to fifteen years. This is the Monkey Puzzle 

 or Chili Pine, and the only perfectly hardy species 

 in the British Isles. Cunninghamii stands the 

 winter in sheltered places near the sea on the 

 south and west coasts, but never attains very hand- 

 some proportions. Brasiliana thrives best in a 

 stove temperature, not necessarily very high, and 

 Rulei is also generally accorded similar treatment, 

 though both succeed in a warm greenhouse. The 



I'liota: 3li*t 11. K. XMilli. 



ARATJCAHIA IMBRICATA, AFTER A SNOWSTORM. 



others may be grown in pots or tubs in the green- 

 house, conservatory, or winter garden. In tall anci 

 roomy houses, kept cool and airy all the year round, 

 there are no more handsome trees of this class than 

 excelsa and Bidwellii for planting out. the former 

 being notable for its spiry and graceful habit with 

 horizontal branches, and the latter for the massive 

 appearance of its dark green leaves and branches. 

 While Bidwellii and imbricata have broad leaves, 

 those of excelsa, llulei, and others are awl-shiiprd. 

 and not unlike those of Cryptomeria japonica or 

 Sequoia gigantea. Normally the male and female 

 flowers are on different trees, but occasionally both 

 sexes occur on the same tree ; imbricata occasion- 

 ally bears botli in this country. 



Propagation. Seeds are occasionally imported 

 in greater or less quantity, particularly in the case 

 of imbricata, and young trees are reared from them. 

 More compact trees may be raised from cuttings 

 inserted in sandy soil in a cool greenhouse, shaded 

 from the sun till rooted. Excelsa is raised by 

 thousands in this manner, both in this country and 

 on the Continent. Side shoots rarely if ever make 



