ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
, CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat, sand, charcoal. Pot 
in March. Position, pots, well drained, in light & sunny greenhouse. 
Water moderately in winter, freely summer. Prune shoots back after 
flowering. Temp., Sept. to March 45° to 50°; March to Sept. 55° to 
60°. Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots in pots of sandy soil under 
bell-glass, temp. 55°. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. gracillima, yellow and crimson, May, 3ft., Aus. 
tralia. Other species of little merit. 
Apennine Wind-flower (Anemone apennina).—See Anemone, 
Apera (Pheasant’s Tail Grass).— Ord. Graminee. Greenhouse 
flowering grass. First introduced 1882. Inflorescence borne in grace- 
ful panicles. Stem slender and drooping. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf-mould & 
sand. Position, well-drained pots in hanging baskets in sunny green- 
house. Pot or plant in spring. Water freely during spring & summer, 
moderately autumn & winter. Pretty plant for front row of staging 
in greenhouse. Propagate by seed sown in a temp. of 55° to 65° in 
spring; or by division of the roots or tufts at potting time. Hardy in 
mild districts. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. arundinacea, 2 to 3 ft., New Zealand. 
Aphanostephus. — Ord. Composite. Half-hardy annual. 
First introduced 1838. 
OULTURE: Soil, light, ordinary. Position, sunny, well-drained 
borders. Sow seeds in a temp. of 55° to 65° in March. Transplant 
seedlings 1 or 2in. apart in boxes. Gradually harden off, and plant 
outdoors the end of May. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. arkansanus, white, yellow, and rose,.summer, 1 to 
2ft., Texas. 
Aphelandra.—oOrd. Acanthacex. Stove flowering shrubs. 
fivergreen. Flowers surrounded by lovely coloured bracts. First in- 
troduced 1733. 
CULTURE: Compost, ae parts peat, loam, leaf-mould & sand. 
Position, pots, moist atmosphere. Water freely in summer, moderately 
in winter. Prune shoots to within inch of base in Feb. & repot in 
March. Temp., Sept. to March 60° to 65°; March to Sept. 70° to 80°. 
Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots inserted in sandy soil in bottom- 
heat (80°) March or April. ; 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. aurantiaca, orange-scarlet, winter, 3 ft., Mexico; 
aurantiaca Roezlii. scarlet, 9 to 12 in.; Fascinator, scarlet, Sept., 18 in., Colombia; 
fulgens, autumn, 18 in.; macedoniana, leaves purple and green, Brazil; Margaritex, 
orange, leaves green and rose, Brazil. There are others, but they possess no 
striking merit. mts 
Aphelexis.—Scee Helichrysum. 
Apios (Ground Nut)—Ord. Leguminose. Hardy tuberous-rooted. 
climbing perennial. Deciduous. First introduced 1640. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, warm border against south 
wall or trellis. Plant tubers’ in March. Propagate by division of 
ee Ne alin A. tuberosa, brown and pink, Aug., 6 to 10ft., N. 
“A pium (Celery ; Celeriac ; Turnip-rooted Celery).—Ord. Umbelli- 
fere. Hardy esctlent vegetable. Biennial. Blanched leaf-stalks used 
as salad; leaves & roots for flavouring soups. : 
CULTURE OF CELERY: Soil, ordinary, well enriched with cow, 
pig, or horse manure, Position, moist, in trenches running north -& 
south, 4ft, apart, 15 in. wide, & 9in. deep for single rows, or 18 in. 
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