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intermedia . Scarlet . 

 linearis 2 . . Scarlet . 

 Warcsewicaii . Scarlet . 



Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Nolanaeeee. Fine 

 shrubby plants allied to Nolana, bearing large 

 sky bine lowers. Ordinary greenhouse treat- 

 ment is only required ; and A. cceUslis is a 

 ■useful and showy plant for bedding out in the 

 flower garden. 



baccata . . . Yellow 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Coquimbo 

 caelestis . . . Blue . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Chili . . 4843 

 *carnosa . . . Blue . 7, G. Ev. S. 1$ Coquimbo 

 glandulusa . . Blue . ,7, G. Ev. S. 2 Valparaiso 

 longifoHa . . Blue . t, G. Ev.'S. 2 Coquimbo 

 ■obtftsa . . . Blue . :7, G. Ev. S. 1£ Coquimbo 

 revoluta . . . Blue . 7, G. Ev. S. 1J Peru . . 

 jostrata . . . Blue . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Coquimbo 

 tomentbsa . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Valparaiso 



Alons6a, Ruiz and Pavon. So named after 

 'Zanoni Alonso, by the authors of the Flora 

 Peruviana. Linn. 14, Or. 2, .Nat. Or. Scm- 

 phulamacete. These pretty free-flowering 

 species, which make such an interesting show 

 in the flower-garden, may be successfully 

 grown -in rich mould ; and multiplied plenti- 

 fully from cuttings or seeds. Syncmymee: I, 

 ffemimeris urticifbfia, Cilsia urticifdlia j 2, 

 ■Odlsia linearis, Memimeris coccinea. 

 acutifolia . . Scarlet . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 Peru . . 1790 

 •eaulialata . . Scarlet , 6, F. Her. P. 3 Chile . 1828 

 incisif&lia 1 . Scarlet . 6, G. E<r. S. 2 Chile . 1795 



6, G. Ev. S. 2 Hybrid . 

 . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Peru . . 1790 



6, F. Ev. S. 2 



ALOPEotrRUS, Willdenow. Called the fox-tail 

 grass ; hence the name from alopex, ' a fox, 

 and oura, a tail. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacaz. Usefal species of grass. A. 

 pratinsis possesses -the requisites of quantity, 

 quality, and oarliness, in a superior degree. 

 Any garden soil, divisions, or seeds, 

 alphius . . . Apetal . 6, Grass J Scotland, rocks, 

 arundinaceus . Apetal . 7, Grass 2 Europe . . 1826 

 braebystachys . Apetal . 7, Grass 1J Siberia . . 1820 

 eolobachnoldes , Apetal . 7, Grass li Siberia . . 1826 

 macrostaohys . Apetal . 7, Grass l| Barbary . 1826 

 nigricans . . Apetal . 4, Grass 4 Europe . . 1815 



pratensis . . . Apetal . 7, Grass 2 Britain, mead. 

 agrlstis, bulbbsus, echinatus, f&fous, genicula- 

 tes, ramdsus, utriculatus, ventricbsus. 



Alotsia, Ortega. Named in compliment to 

 Maria Louisa, Queen of Spain, by Don Antonio 

 Palan, botanist at Madrid. Linn. 15, Or, 2, 

 Hat. Or. Verbenacem. Justly esteemed for its 

 citron-scented leaves, with which most people 

 are acquainted. Bich mould suits it, and young 

 cuttings strike freely in sandy soil. Synonyme; 

 1, Verbena triphfilla. 

 citriodora . . .Pa. pur. 8, G. De. S. 3 Chile . 1794 



Alpise brook plant. See Saxifrdga rivularis. 



AufNiA, Linn. In memory of Prosper Alpini, 

 an Italian botanist. Limn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Zingiberaeem, These handsome species, to 

 succeed well, require rich sandy soil, and to 

 he grown at large in a hot humid atmosphere. 

 They are increased by divisions at the roots. 

 The root or rhizoma of A. racemdsa and 

 Galdnga, are aromatic. Synonymes : 1, Car- 

 damdmum mldium ; 2, A. bracteata. 



2, S. Her. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1796 

 5, S. Her. P. 4 W. Ind. 1826 

 S. Her. P. 4 E. Ind. . 1814 

 5, 8. Her. P. 2i E. Ind. . 1824 

 9, S. Her. P. 3 E. Ind. . 1800 



Allughas . . Red . 



antiUarum . Flesh 



aurlculata . Red. yel. 



bracteata. . White 



calcarata . . White 



Ca muS 6 ". jWkft 6 .■8,-S.HOT.T. fl E. Ind. . 1815 



cernua '. .Pink. . 4,-S. Her. P. ,6 E. Ind. . 1804 



comdsa . .White . 5, S. Her. P. 1 -Caraccas 1752 



diffissa . . P.ur.bl.y. 4, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1818 



cx.il rat a . . Red yel. S. Her. P. 1 Surinam 1820 



Galanga . . Wht.ye'1.10, S. Her. P. 6 %. Ind. . 



"linguseformis Red . . --7, S. 'Her. 'P. 2 E. Ind. . 1820 



magnifiea .Red . . 7, S. Her. P. 10 Maurit. 1830 



malacciSnsis . White . 4, S. Her. P. 5 E. Ind. . 1799 



medial . .Red . . 7, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1815 



mutica . .White . 8, S. Her. P. 5 E. Ind. . 1811 



(nutans . .Pink . 5, S. Her. -P. 13 E. Ind. . 1792 



occidentalis . White 7, S. Her. P. 6 Jamaica 1793 



penicillata . Pink . 5, G.Her. P. 2 China . 



•pnnicea . . Scarlet . 6, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1820 



•racem6sa . White . 8, S. Her. P. 5 W. Ind. 1752 



Roscoeana 2 . Red . 5, S. Her. P. li E. Ind. . 1823 



spicata . . S. Her. P. 2 Sumatra 1822 



striata S. Her. P. 2 m. Ind. . 1818 



tubulata . . Red . . 7, S. Her. P. 2 Demera. 1820 



ALsfara, Linn. 'The name is derived from ahos, 

 signifying a shaded place ; in allusion to the 

 situation the plant thrives best in. Linn. 5. 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Caryophyllacece. Curious 

 plants of simple culture.. Synonyme ; 1, Sper- 

 gularia segetalis. 



iaricifalia . . White 7, H. .Her. P. i .Siberia . 1834 

 molluginea . White 7, H. A. 1 Spain . 1816 



mucronata . White 7, H. A. 1 S. Eur. . 1777 



pubescens . . White 7, H. A. 1 . 1810 



segetalis . . White 7, H. A. 1 France . 1805 



MHia. 



A-LSODiSiA, Bu Petit Thouars. Derived from 

 alsodes, leafy ; in reference to the plants being 

 thickly beset with leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Violacece. These ornamental species 

 succeed in a mixture of loam and peat, and 

 propagate freely from cuttings in sand, 

 arhorea . " White 6, S. Ev. T. 20 Madagas. . 1823 

 latifdlia . White 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Madagas. . 1824 

 paucif&ra . White 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Madagas. . 1824 

 pubescens . White -6, S. Ev. S. 6 Madagas. . 1825 



Als6phila, Bot. Reg. The name refers to the 

 habitat' of the plant, and is gathered from 

 ■alsos, grove, and phileo, to love. Linn. 24, 

 •Or. 1, Nat. Or. Potypodiace.ce. These interest- 

 ing species may be grown in peat and loam, 

 .and -increased by divisions. 



australis . . Brown G. Her. P. M". Holl. . 182S, 

 excelsa . . Brown G. Her. P. 

 Guianensis . Brown G. Her. P. 



Alst6nia, R. Brovm. In memory of Dr. Alston, 

 a professor of medicine at Edinburgh. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynaceae. Pretty species ; 

 for culture, &c, see Neriwm. Synonyme: 1, 

 A. oleandrifblia, Neriwm iinctbrium. See 

 also Symplbcos. 



plum&sa . . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Caledonia 

 scholaris 1 . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 20 E. Ind. . . 1824 

 spectabilis . White . i, S. Ev. S. 20 Java . . . 1825 

 venenata . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 25 E. Ind. . . 1825 



Alstr<emeria, Lirm. Named in honour of 

 Baron Claudius Alstrcemer, a Swedish botanist. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidaeeos. The 

 species of this beautiful genus, Sweet observes, 

 "thrive best in a mixture of full one third 

 sand, rather more than a third of turfy loam, 

 and the rest turfy peat ; several species suc- 

 ceed well out in the open air, planted about 

 six inches deep, by the side of a south wall, 

 in sandy soil." The stove species also succeed 

 well in the same compost ; they are increased 



