l66 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Amalanchier (Shad-bush, Juneberry, Service berry). 



Rosacece. 



Seeds. Layers and cuttings in autumn. By grafting, in 



early spring, on the mountain ash, hawthorn or the 



quince, or the weaker on the stronger-growing species. 



See Juneberry. 



Amellus. Composites. 



Increased by divisions ; or by cuttings under glass in 

 spring. 



Amherstia. Leguminoscs. 



Propagated by seeds ; also by cuttings of the half- 

 ripened wood inserted in sand under a glass, in bottom 

 heat of about 80°. 



Amianthemum. See Zygadenus. 



Amorpha (Lead Plant, Bastard Indigo). Leguminoscs. 



Increased by seeds, usually. Layers or cuttings, taken 

 off at the joint, strike readily if placed in a sheltered situa- 

 tion early in autumn. They should remain undisturbed 

 till the following autumn. 



Amorphopballus. AroidecE. 



Propagated by offsets, or cormels, and by seeds, which, 

 however, are usually sparingly produced in cultivation. 



Ampelopsis. Vitacece. 



Increased by seeds, especially the one known as A. 

 Veitchii, or Boston ivy (properly A. tricuspidata). Layers 

 or cuttings made in spring from the young soft wood, root 

 freely in gentle heat. By cuttings having a good eye, if 

 taken in September and pricked under hand-lights in 

 sandy soil on the open border, or in pots. Hard-wood 

 cuttings or rooted runners are commonly employed in 

 this country for A. quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper). 



Amphicome. Bignoniacece. 



Increased by seeds, sown in early spring, in pots of 

 sandy soil placed in a greenhouse. By young shoots in- 

 serted in sandy soil in gentle heat in spring. 



Amsonia. Apocynacea. 



Propagated by seeds ; by divisions of the roote in 

 spring; or by cuttings during the summer months. 



Amygdalus. See Prunus. 



