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moisture. A damp atmosphere, syringing its 

 roots and leaves freely when in a growing state, 

 and shade during bright sunshine, are the 

 principal requisites in its cultivation. In 

 other respects it may receive the same treat- 

 ment as the rest of this tribe." — Bot. Reg. 

 pulchella . . . Cre. col. 6, S. Epi. i Demerara . 183S 



Aganosma, Don. Aganes, mild, and osme, 

 smell. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynacew. 

 Synonyme : 1, EcMtes cymosa, B. confirta, — 

 cym5sa, 1. See Echites. 



Agapanthus, L'Hiriti&r. Named in allusion 

 to the lovely and showy flowers, from agape, 

 love, and anthos, flower. Linn. 5, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Liliaeeie. Showy plants, producing 

 large umbels of bright blue flowers. They are 

 nearly hardy, and will grow well in any com- 

 mon soil, provided they have plenty of pot 

 room. Suckers. 



buxifblia . . Scarlet . 8. De. S. Bhotan . 1856 

 Agaricace.33. A class of fungals resembling 

 the common mushroom (Agaricus campestris). 

 Agaricus, Linn. Derived from Agaria, the 

 name of a town in Sarmatia. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Agaricacece. A more extensive genus 

 than this is not known in the whole vegetable 

 kingdom. Some species, as the common 

 mushroom, A. cccmpistris, A. vagimatus, &c, 

 are well known for the wholesomeness of the 

 food which is prepared from them. Others, 

 as A. muscarius, A. necator, &c, are very 

 dangerous poisons ; indeed, the latter quality 

 exists more or less in so many species, and 

 these resemble those that are wholesome so 

 nearly, as to render it advisable to be exceed- 

 ingly cautious in the use of any, for the most 

 dreadful effects are well known to have resulted 

 from want of caution in this respect. "We 

 shall here briefly notice the cultivation of the 

 common mushroom in houses erected for the 

 purpose, referring the reader for details to 

 Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Gardening, and other 

 works published on the subject. Collect a suf- 

 cient quantity of fresh horse-droppings as free 

 from straw as possible, lay them in an open shed 

 in a heap or ridge ; here it will heat violently, 

 and in consequence should be now and then 

 'turned for sweetening ; after this has subsided 

 to moderation, it will be in a fit state for forming 

 into a bed. In the process of making the bed, 

 the dung should be put on in small quantities, 

 and beat firmly and equally together until it is 

 the required size ; in this state let it remain 

 until the highest degree of heat to which it is 

 capable of coming is ascertained, which may 

 be readily done by inserting a heat-stick, and 

 pressing it with the hand : if not found 

 violent, the spawn may be broken up into 

 pieces of two or three inches square, and put 



into holes about three inches in depth, by six 

 inches asunder, over its surface : after this 

 throw a very small quantity of well-broken 

 droppings over the whole. In this state let 

 it remain for two or three weeks, when a loamy 

 soil may be put on, about an inch or an inch 

 and a-half thick, and gently patted with -the 

 spade. If the temperature of the house be 

 kept about sixty or sixty-five degrees, mush- 

 rooms may be expected in six weeks. It -is 

 not well to water the beds much, particularly 

 when bearing ; it is much better to throw a 

 little water over the path and flues, which will 

 both improve the colour and flavour of the 

 mushrooms without being attended with those 

 bad effects frequently resulting from watering, 

 viz., that of destroying the young stock, and 

 turning brown those already fit for table. 

 Synonymes: 1, A. auratus ; 2, A. spongiosum; 

 3, A. puniceus; 4, A. clavdius; 5, A. agristis; 

 6, A. rheoldes; 7, Viridarius ; 8, A. varius, 

 prottferus ; 9, A. pileolarius; 10, A. crbceus; 

 11, A. resupinMus ; 12, A. cornutus,- 13, A. 

 adustus; 14, A. flexubsus ; 15, A. scaribsus ; 

 16, A. caseus ; 17, A. reticulaius ; 18, A. 

 f&lvus; 19, A. rosillus ; 20, A. serbsus; 21, 

 A. rubiscens ; 22, A. coronatus; 23, A. ad- 

 natus; 24, A. ficoides ; J25, A. al&mnm ; 26, 

 Merulius androsaceus. — Acris, adhesivus, adi- 

 posus, adftnis, adustus, a. elephantlnus, ffiru- 

 gih6sus, ftstuans, albo-brunneus, albus, alca- 

 linus, alliaceus, alutaceus, a. xanthopus 1, 

 androsaceus, applicatus, aquilus, areolatus, ' 

 armenlacus, aromaticus, asper, aspreTlus, ato- 

 matus, atro-albus, atro-rufus, auranti-ferrugi- 

 neus, aurantiacus, aurantius, aureus, anrinSl- 

 lus, balanmus, blfrons, blandus, bolaris, Bol- 

 tdni, bombyclnus, brennius, brunneus 2, bulb- 

 6sus, bullaceus, csespitdsus, calloehrous, cal- 

 lbsus varius, calyptrsef6rmis, camaroph yllus, 

 campestris, camptophyllus, candicans, Can- 

 dolleanus, caperatus, carneo-albus, carneus 3, 

 carnbsus, castaneus, caulicinalis, centiinculus, 

 cepsestipes, ceraceus, ceraslnus, cernuus, ehaty- 

 beus, chioneus, chrysddon, cilicioldes, cinnfr 

 m&meus, clavus, clypeolarius fellnus, c. Melea- 

 gris, coccineus, cochleatus, collinltus, colllnus, 

 collumbetta, c61us, compressus, conchatus, 

 cdnfluens, c<5nieus, conigenus, conspersus, con- 

 strictus, controversus, corrugis, corticalis, cre- 

 taceus, cristatus, cruentus, cucilmis, cuspida- 

 tus, cyaneus, cyathif6rmis 4, cyphellif&nnis, 

 dealbatus 5, deeastes, decol6rans, defluens, 

 delicidsus, depallens, depr6ssus, diatretus, dis- 

 seminatus, d. rubidus, dryinus, dryi5philus, 

 dfilcis, Dunalii, eburneus nltens, elatus, ele- 

 gans, eme'ticus, epichjteium, epiphyllus, epi- 

 pterjfgius, equSstris, ericEeus, ericetorum, eru- 

 bescens, erythr6pus, esculentus, evernius, ex- 

 celsus, excoriatus, fascicularis, fastibilis, fer- 

 trlis, fibrill6sus, fibula, filipes, fimbriatus, 

 fimiputris, flabellif&rmis, fldecida, flammans 6, 

 flavidus, flexubsus, floceul&sus, foenisecii, fee- 

 tens, fdstidus, fragrans, fucktus, . fuliginosus, 

 Mvus, fumbsus, furcatus, furfuraceus 7, furfu- 

 rosus, fusco-purpureus, filsipes, galeopus, gale- 

 riculatus 8, gambbsus, geophyllus, Georgli, 



