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AGE 



vill&sa 

 virgata 



. Violet . 5, G. Ev. S. H C. G. H. 1786 

 . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820 



Agathyrstjs,. D. Don. The flowers are very 

 pretty, hence the name is derived from agathos, 

 pretty, and thyrsus, a thyrse. Linn. 19, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. For culture, &c, see 

 Sfmchus. Synonymes: 1, Sbnchus agristis ; 2, 

 S. alplnus ; 3, S. cacaliafblius ; 4, S. cydneus ; 

 5, S. Jloridanus ; 6, S. Iapp6nicus; 7, S. 

 Plumieri; 8, S. sibiricus; 9, S. tat&ricus. 



. Blue 7, H. A. 4 Scotland, mts. 



. Blue 7, H. Her. P. 4 Nepal . 

 . Blue 7, H. B. 2 Iberia . 



. Blue 7, H. Her. P. 6 ST. Amor. 

 . Blue 8, H. Her. P. 6 Lapland 

 . Blue 8, H. Her. P. 2 Pyrenees 

 . Blue 8, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia 



alplnus 2 

 cyaneus 4 . 

 floridanus 5 . 

 lapponicus 6 

 Plumieri 7 . 

 sibiricus 8 . 

 tataricus 9 



1S20 

 1820 

 1713 

 1804 

 1794 

 17S4 



agristis 1 , caealicefolius 3. 

 Agati, Rheede. Agati is its name in the San- 

 scrit language. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacece. Tall ornamental species. For cul- 

 ture, &c, see ScsbcXnia. Syrwnymes: 1, Ses- 

 bania coccinea ; 2, S. grandiflbra. 



coccinea 1 . . Bed 8, S. Ev. T. 6 E. Ind. . 1768 

 grandiflbra 2 . Eed 8, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Ind. . 1820 



Agave, Linn. The name has been altered from 

 agauos, admirable. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Amaryttidacece. To this highly interesting 

 genus belongs the A . americana, or American 

 aloe. This plant has been said to flower only 

 once in a hundred years, but it is now known 

 to flower sooner or later, according to the treat- 

 ment it receives. The readiest way to throw 

 it into flower is to apply bottom heat, and 

 treat it as the pine-apple. All the species 

 thrive well in rich loamy soil, mixed with a 

 very little rotten dung, decayed vegetable 

 mould, and brick rubbish ; they require but 

 little water, and are propagated by suckers 

 from the root. Synonymes: 1, A. spicata; 2, 

 A. lunda. See Littcea. 



A_gen6ra, D. Don. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. See Seribla. 



A. li M. Video 1827 

 A. 1 W. Ind. 1800 

 P. 1 Carolina 1764 

 A. 1 America 1714 

 A. 1J Peru . 1800 

 A. 14 Mexico . 1822 

 A. 2 Nepal . 1821 

 A. 1 



AgerAtum, Linn. The colours are constant, or 

 as might be rendered, always clear ; hence the 

 name is compounded of a, privative, and geras, 

 old. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. The 

 species are ornamental, and grow freely in 

 light rich soil; cuttings root freely in soil 

 under a glass. Syrwnymes : 1, Eriopht/llv/m 

 cmgustifdlium ; 2, A. obtusifdlium 3, JEupa- 

 tbriv/m cordatum; 4, Phalacrdia latifblia ; 5, 

 A. conyzoides mexicana. 

 angustifblium 1 White 7, G. 

 cseruleum 2 . . Blue 7, G. 

 conspicuum 3 . Blue 7, G. Her. 



■ conyzoides . . Lt. bl. 7, H. 

 latifblium 4 . . White 7, H. 



. mexicanum 5 . Blue 6, H. 

 strfctuni . . . White 6, H. 

 variegatum . . Blue 6, G. 



AG^ME^TEi,,!^^^-^-^ 



Aggregate, ) gathered together, applied to 



Aggregated, j the inflorescence. 



Agila wood, Eagle wood or Lion aloe. 

 See AquilAria. 



AgiAia, De Candolle. Aglaia, one of the 

 Graces. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Me- 

 liacece. An interesting Chinese plant, requir- 

 ing to be grown in a mixture of rich loam, 

 rotten dung, and heath-mould, and propagates 

 freely by cuttings of the half-ripened wood, 

 odorata . . . Striped 2, 8. Ev. S. 3 China . 1810 



Aglaom6rpha, Sehott. Aglaos, beautiful, ■ and 

 morpha, form. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiacece. An elegant stove fern requiring 

 the same treatment as Polypbdium. Syno- 

 nyme : Pstfgm/ium ttegams. 

 JMeyeriana . . Yel. 5, S. Her. P. li Is. of Luzon 



Aglaonema, "Sm. Aglaos, beautiful, and nemos, 

 a grove. Limn. 21, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Aracece. 

 See Arwm. 



Agnostus, A. Cwrin. Agnosias, unknown. Linn. 

 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. This is 

 a most beautiful plant, on account of its 

 erect clear growth, and large interesting pin- 

 natifid foliage. It thrives well in sandy peat % 

 but must not be over-watered, and may b* 

 increased by ripened cuttings. Synonyms : 1, 

 Stenocarpus Cunninghamii. ■ 

 sinuata 1 . .Or. sc. 9, G. Ev. T. 20 Moreton B. 18S0 



Agoniopteris, Presl. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Polypodiacece. Synonyme: 1, Acr6stichum 

 subdiaphanwm. 

 subdiaphana . Brn. yel. 4, 8. Her. P. India . 



Ag6nis. See Billbtia. 



Agrimonia, Tournefort. A corruption of Arge- 

 mom. The ancient Greeks gave this name to 

 a plant which was supposed to be useful in a 

 disease of the eyes called argema. Limn. 11, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Rosacea:. Ornamental species 

 of easy culture. A decoction of A. Eupatbria 

 makes a wholesome gargle. 



agrimonioldes . Yel. 6, H. Her. P. li Italy . . 1739 

 dahunca . . . Yel. 8, H. Her. P. 2 Dahuria . 1811 

 6, H. Her. P. 3 Britain, ro. si.. 



6, H. Her. P. 2 Nepal. . 1820 



7, H. Her. P. 4 Italy . . 1640 

 7, H.<Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1766 



7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1819 



8, H. Her. P. 2 Levant . 1787 



