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E. Agapanthus umbellatus. 



E. Agave tuberosa. Gucca superba. 



E. Agave lurida. Used for fences. 



I. Agrostis purpurascus. Purple bent grass. Indigenous of the 

 hills of St. Helena where it grows to from 2 to 3 feet high, per- 

 fectly erect, very naked of leaves, as they are not only few in 

 number but short and ver>' slender. The inflorescence a long 

 slender panicle composed of numerous small purple or compound 

 appressed branches, crowded with numerous small pedicelled 

 smooth flowers. Calcyme valves unequal, scarce hall the length 

 of the corol, which has its two valves nearly equal and rather 

 acute ; but notliing like an awn either here or in the calyx. 

 Agrostis lenta. Forked bent grass. 



Agrostis stellata see Patiicum dactylon, and compare with 

 Agrostis linearis or wire grass. 



E. Aleiirites tribola. Three-Iobed aleurites. 



E. Allium cepa. Porum aecalonicum and of satebuw two varieties. 

 Onion, leek, shallot and garlic. 



E. Aloe perfoliata. Two or three \arictics in gardens. 



E. Aloe spicata and three or four undetermined species, all 

 exotics. 



I. Alopecurus paniculatus. R. 



E. Althaea rosea. Hollyhock. 



E. Amaranthus blitum. A weed in gardens. 



E. Amaranthus candatus and tricolour, cultivated for ornament. 



E. Amaryllis belladonna. Belladonna lily. 



E. Amaryllis formosissima. Jacobea lily. 



E. Amygdalas persica. Peach, two or three varieties and almond, 

 but the latter docs not succeed here, whereas the peaches grow 

 luxuriantly and are productive. 



E. Anagallis arvensis, three varieties, blue, red, and white. 



E. Andropogon schoenanthus, or lemon grass. Culti\ated in gar- 

 dens. 



E. Annona muricata. In one garden only (Major Hudson's). 



E. Annona charinoya. In one garden only (Major Hudson's). 



E. Annona squamosa \ In few gardens f Custard apple. 



E. Annona reticulata I but rare ( Bullock's heart. 



E. Angelica bracteata. Bractcd angelica. 



Leaves pennate : floral icmate. Leaflets petrol-clasping 

 subcordatc, T,-y nerved, finely laciniate-scrrate. 



Angelica the vernacular name. It prows to be a stout, erect 

 perennial of 8-12 feet in height, with columnar, fistulous, smooth, 

 bright green stem and branches. Leaves sparse, in some parts 

 grown unequally pennate, those next the umbels frompennate- 

 palmate to three-lobed : leaflets of the inferior larger leaves 

 from four to twelve pairs, op]>osite, closely embracing the smooth 

 green columnar petiole, cordate-nerved, smooth, finely laciniate- 

 serrate ; each serrature ends in a green bustle ; at the base of 

 each petiole a pair of large simple or compound suborbicular 

 bractes, and generally a single one between the leaflets, and all 



