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47 



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argyreios, silvery. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Cmwolvulacece. A very fine genus of extensive 

 growing climbers, requiring a good deal of time 

 and pot-room before they bloom. 'A. cuneata 

 is dwarf, and produces an abundance of elegant 

 flowers : light rich soil, or sandy loam and peat 

 mixed, suits them well ; cuttings in the same 

 kind of soil, under a glass, root freely. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Zettsbmia bbna-n6$ ; 2, Ipomtea 

 capitata; 3, Z. cuneata; 4, Z. cymdsa; 5, 

 Ipomcea Malaldrica; 6, Z. ornata; 7, Z. po- 

 macea; 8, Ipomosa specibsa, Zettsbmia nervbsa ; 

 9, Z. splindens; 10, Z. uniflbra ; 11, Mvea 

 hirsuta, A. Ohoisyana. 



b6na-n6x . . White 7, S. Bv. Tu. 20 E. Ind. . 1799 

 capitata 2 . Purple 7, S. Ev. Twi. 10 B. Ind. . 1828 

 cuneata 3 . Purple 8, S. Bv. Tu. 10 E. Ind. . 1822 

 cymbsa 4 . Pink . . S. Lv. Tu. 10 B. Ind. . 1S23 

 festiva . . White 7, S. Ev. Twi. 10 India . . 1838 

 hirsuta 11 . Purple 8, S. Bv. Twi. 11 B. Ind. . 1850 

 Malabarica 5 Cream 7, S, Ev. Twi. 10 B. Ind. . 1S23 

 orn&ta 6 . White 7, S. Ev. Tu. 10 E. Ind. . 1824 

 pomacea 7 . Pink 6, S. Bv. Tu. 10 E. Ind. . 1818 

 setbsa . . . Pink 8, S. Ev. Twi. 10 Nepal . . 1818 

 specibsa8 . Red 7, S. Ev. Tu. 10 E. Ind. .1818 

 splendens 9 . Pink 7, B. Ev. Tu.- 10 E. Ind. . 1820 

 uniflbra 10 .White 7, S. Bv. Tu. 25 E. Ind. .1817 



Aria. See Pyrus Aria. 



Aeiditt, dryness. 



ArietInum, resembling a ram's head. 



, . (a process of the placenta adhering to 



ARIL, ) ^e hilum of seeds ; a peculiar sub- 



A.R1LLT1S, ^ stance c(Hrer i ng tne seedSi 



Arillate, having that peculiar appendage called 

 arillus. A term only applied to seeds. 



AriOFSIS, Graham. From aron, Arum, and opsis, 

 sight ; from the likeness to Arum in habit, &c. 

 Zinn. Nat. Or. Aracece. A very curious plant, 

 discovered by J. S. Law, Esq. , in Bombay. It 

 grows freely in light sandy soil, and may' be 

 readily propagated by suckers and division. 

 Synonyme: 1, Remusalia vivipara, Caladiwm, 

 mv'iparum, Arum viiAparum. 

 peltate. 1 . Yel. pur. 8, S. Her. P. 1£ Bombay . 1S45 



ARISARTJM, Tournefort. A Greek word. Zinn' 

 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Aracece. A curious plant, 

 of little interest, and easily grown in sandy 

 loam, with a little peat. Synonyme ; 1, Arum 

 Arisarum. 

 vulgare 1 . Lgt. yel. 5, F. Her. P. 1 S. Eur. . 1596 



ArisAma, Bentliam. Derivation unknown. Zinn. 

 2 1 , Or. 7, Nat. Or. Aracece. A small stemless 

 genus, with tuberous roots, like those of the 

 common Arum, purple-stalked pedate leaves, 



" .and a pink or purple spathe from five to six 

 "inches long. It was discovered in shady woods 

 near Morelia by Mr. Hartweg, who sent it to 

 the Horticultural Society. Synonyme, ;■ 1, Arum 

 Murrayi. 



macrospatha Pink 7, G. Tu. P. 1 Morelia . 1839 

 Mflrrayi 1 . Purple 6, S. Tu. P. 1 S. Amer. . 1847 

 pr&cox . . Pur. gr. 7, G. Tu. P. 1 Japan . . 1860 



Aristate, J having a beard or awn, as the 



Aristated, \ glume of barley. 



ArIstea, Ker. Named in reference to the 

 bearded leaves, from arista, a point or beard. 

 Zinn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacece. A pretty 

 genus, thriving well in loam and peat, and iu- 



Grass. 1£ N. Holland 1826 

 Grass. 2 N. Holland 1816 



creased by seeds or divisions. A. capitMa 

 should be planted in peat. 



capitata . . Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. 3 C. G. H. 1790 

 cyanea . . Blue . . 6, G. Her. T. I O. G. H. 1769 

 melaleilca . Pa. blue . 6, G. Her. PI C. G. H. 1796 

 pusflla . . Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. J C. G. H. 1806 

 spiralis . . Pa. blue . 5, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1795 



AristIda, Zinn. Derived from arista, an ear of 

 corn. Zinn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 6ram.ma.cece. 

 These plants are not worth cultivating. See 

 Chcetaria. 



stipoides . . Apetal . 6, 

 v&gans . Apetal 



Aristolochiace.e. A small order of climbing 

 herbaceous, and half-shrubby, plants, bearing 

 mottled and singularly-shaped flowers. The 

 common Birfh.v/ort (Aristolochia, Clematitis) is a 

 British example. 



Aristol6chia, Zinn. So named from aristos, 

 best, and locheia, parturition ; its supposed 

 medical qualities. Zinn. 20, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Aristolochiacece. This is a remarkable genus, 

 the flowers having more or less the appearance 

 of a horn. The most suitable compost is a 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat, with a very 

 little well-decomposed dung. Cuttings root 

 readily in sand, under a glass in heat. Syno- 



1, A. 



A. trilobaia. 



; 2, A. 



ra 



3, 



acuminata 

 anguiclda 

 arborea 

 . arborescens 

 Arkansa 

 barbata 

 bilobata 

 bdstica . 

 bracteata . 

 brasiliehsis 1 

 caudUta 

 chilensis 



ciliLtta . . 

 cilibsa . . 

 Clematitis • 

 cymbifera 

 f&tida . 

 glailca . . 

 grandiflbra 



. Purple 

 . Or. red. 

 . Br. pur. 

 . Y. pur. 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Yellow 

 . Lurid . 

 . Pur. gr. 

 . Pur. yl. 6. 

 . Pur. yl. " 

 . Pur. gr. 

 . Yellow 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Purple 

 . Yel. bn. 

 . Wht.br. 6| 

 Purple 5, 



Gigas 2 

 hyperborezi 

 hastata . . Purple 

 hirta . Purple 



indica .... Purple 7 ; 

 labidsa . . Pr.gr.y. 7. 

 leuconeura . Pur. br. 9. 

 16nga . " . . Purple 

 macradfenia . Gr.br.y. 4 

 maxima . . Purple 7. 

 odoratissima . Purpls 7, 

 urnithocephala Pur.br. 10 

 pallida . . . W. pur. 7 

 pandurifbrmis Purple 7 



Purple 

 Purple 

 Pr.gr.y. 

 Dk.pur. 

 Ppsh.rd.9; 

 7. 



picta 



Pistolbchia 



rlngens . 



rotunda 



saccata . . 



sagittata . . Purple 



sempervlrens Purple 



Berpentaria . Dk.pur. 



Slpho - . . . Yel. br. 



suriDamensis 3 Yellow 



Thwaitesii . . Gm. yel. 



tomentbsa . . Purple 



triflda . ' . . Green 



trilobata . . Purple 



S.Bv.Cl. 10 Mauritius 1822 

 S.Ev.CL'lO N.Grenada 1845 

 S.Ev.Cl. 20 N.Grenada. 

 G.Ev.S. 20 America . 1737 

 H.De.C1.20 Arkansas . 1824 

 S.Bv.Cl. 10 Caraccas . 1796 

 S.Bv.Cl. 10 S. America 1824 

 H.De.Cl. 6 Spain . . 1596 

 S. Bv. Tr. 3 E. Indies . 1793 

 S.Ev.Cl. 20 Brazil . . 1820 

 S.De.Tu. 5 Brazil . . 182S 

 F.De.Cl. 10 W. Indies 1832 

 S:Ev.Cl. 20 W. Indies 1832 

 G.Ev.Tu. 6 B. Ayres . 1836 

 S.Ev.Tu. 6 N. Patagon 1S36 

 H.Her.P. 2 Britain woods 

 S.Bv.Cl. 20 St. Paul. . 1829 

 S.Bv.Cl. 20 Mexico . 1822 

 G.Ev.C'l. 6 Barbary . 17S5 

 S.Ev.Cl. 10 Jamaica . 1824 

 S.Ev.Tw.20 Brazil . . 1844 

 S.Ev.Tw.'lO Guatemala 1842 

 S.De.Tw.20 India '. 1836 

 S.Ev.Cl. 16 Cuba . . 1822 

 G.Her.P. 2 Chio . . 1759 

 S.Ev.Cl. 10 E. Indies . 17S0 

 S.Ev.Tu.20 Brazil . . 1821 

 S.De.Cl. 12 N.Grenada 1863 

 H.De.Tr.2 S. Europe 1548 

 S.Ev.Cl. 20 Mexico . 1848 

 S.Ev.Cl. 20 N. Spain . 1759 

 S.Ev-Cl. 10 Jamaica . 1787 

 S.Ev.Tu. -20 Brazil . .1838 

 H.Her.P. 2 Italy . . 1640 

 S.Ev.Cl. 10 Caraccas . 1823 

 S.Ev.Cl. 20 P. Cabul . 1849 

 H.De.Tr. 2 8. Europe 1597 

 S.Ev.Cl. 20 Brazil . . 1820 

 G.Her.P. 2 S. Europe 1596 

 S.Ev.Tu. 20 Silhet . . 1829 

 H.Her.P.'lN. Amer. 1819 

 G. Ev. Tr. i Candia . 1727 . 

 H.De.Tr. 1 N. Amer. 1632 

 H.De..C1.80 N. Amer. 1763 

 S.Ev.Cl. 20 Surinam . 1823 

 S.Ev.Cl. 3 Ceylon . 1856 

 H.De.C1.20N. Amer. 1799 

 S.De.Tu. 15 Caraccas . 

 S.Ev.Cl. 8 S. Amer, . 1775 



