ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
& drying for winter decoration. Gather when fully grown & hang 
heads downwards to dry in a cool place. 
CULTURE: Soil, light, rich. Position, warm border. Plant, May, 
Gin, apart. Propagate by seeds sown 3 in. deep in light soil, temp. 65°, 
March; or outdoors early in May. ; : 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: “A. alatum, white, summer, 2 ft., Australia. Grandi- 
florum is a variety with larger flowers. P 3 
Amorpha (Bastard Indigo).—Ord. Leguminosez. Hardy decidu- 
ous-flowering shrubs. First introduced 1724. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, in the mixed shrubbery. Plant, 
Oct. to Feb. Prune after flowering, thinning shoots that have borne 
blossoms. Propagate by cuttings in autumn; layering in summer; 
suckers in winter; seeds sown in cold frame. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A, canescens (Lead Plant), blue, July, 3 ft., Missouri; 
frutescens, bluish purple, July, 6 ft., Carolina. 
Amorphophallus.—Ord. Aroidee. Stove tuberous-rooted 
erennials. Flowers with purple or white spathes and brown spadices ; 
ctid; appearing before leaves. Leaves more or less ornamental. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts turfy loam, peat, leaf-mould, de- 
cayed manure & silver sand. Position, well-drained pots in shade. 
Pot moderately firm in pots just large enough to take tubers in Feb. 
to March, trausfer to larger pots in April or May. Water moderately 
Feb. to April & Sept. to Nov.; freely April to Sept.; keep quite dry 
Noy. to Feb. Temp., Feb. to Sept. 70° to 80°; Sept. to Nov. 65° to 75°; 
Nov. to Feb. 55° to 65°. Propagate by dividing the tubers in Feb, or 
March, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. campanulatus or virosus, purple spathe, India; 
Rivieri, purple spathe, Cochin China; Titanum, purple spathe, Sumatra. 
Ampelopsis.—See Vitis. 
Amur Vine (Vitis amurensis).—See Vitis. 
Amygdalis.—See Prunus. 
Anacampseros.—Ord. Portulacacee. Greenhouse succulent- 
leaved pene Nat. 8. Africa. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part of equal pro- 
portions of old mortar, alk brick rubble & sand. Position, in not 
too large pots on shelves near the glass; no shade. Water moderately 
in spring & summer; keep nearly dry in autumn & winter. Dry atmo- 
sphere needed. Repot in March. Temp., 45 to 50° in winter; 50° to 
60° in summer. Propagate by seeds sown in a mixture of fine rubble 
& ponds loam, in heat, in spring; by cuttings, exposed to the air for 
a ns 8 ae removal from the plant, then inserted in fine sand in 
a gentle heat. 
EOE L D: A. i i ins. ; 
pink, Sept, 1 ft; telephiastrim pinky eunimord Hav? 17 °° 78 ines Slementosa, 
Anagaliis (Pimpernel).—Ord. Primulaceer. Hardy annuals & 
perennials, Trailing. 
CULTURE: Soil, light, rich. Position, sunny, well-drained borders 
for annuals; moist & boggy places for perennials. Propagate annuals by 
seeds sown 3 in. deep in temp. 65° March, transplanting seedlings out- 
doors in June; perennials by division of roots in March, or by seeds 
SCINNUAL SPECIES. A. fruticosa, v 
ANN E S: A. fruticosa, vermilion, i : 
grandiflora, blue and red, May to Beptae pee @ ie. ote wie “ieee “tt. 
India. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: A. collina alba, white and yellow, April to J i 
Europe; linifolia, blue, July, 1 ft., Europe, and its varieting, Brewert’ ooh 
lilacina (lilac), Parksi (red), and sanguinea (blood-red); tenella, rosy, July and 
Aug., Britain; webbiana, blue, July, 4 in., Portugal. 
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