ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Athyrium.—See Aspidium. 
Atriplex (Orache).—Ord. Chenopodiacew. Hardy annuals. A. 
hortensis (Orache, or Mountain Spinach) occasionally grown as a sub- 
stitute for Spinach. A. hortensis rubra (Red Orache) used for border 
decoration. : 
CULTURE OF ORACHE: Soil, ordinary. Sow seeds at intervals of a 
few weeks from March onwards in drills an inch deep & 2 ft. apart. 
When seedlings are 3in. high, thin them to 18in. apart. Gather 
youngest and most succulent leaves for cooking as a er 
CULTURE OF RED ORACHE: Soil, ordinary. osition, sunny 
borders in wild garden. Sow seeds broadcast where required to grow 
in March or April. Usually reproduces itself freely from seeds. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. hortensis, green, summer, 3 to 5 ft., Tartary; 
hortensis rubra, foliage red. 
Aubergine (Solanum melongana).—See Solanum. ; 
Aubrietia (Purple Rock-cress).—Ord. Cruciferae. Hardy trail- 
ing perennial. Evergreen. First introduced 1710. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny rockery or border. 
Plant, Oct. or spring. Propagate by slips dibbled in shady border in 
June, transplanting them in Nov.; seeds sown in shady border in April. 
‘This plant may be grown on old walls if seeds are sown in mossy 
chinks in Mares useful for edgings to borders & for spring bedding. 
Stragegly plants best trimmed in closely after flowering. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. deltoidea, purple, spring, 2 to 3 ins., 8. Europe. 
The following are varieties of the foregoing species: Bougainvillea, violet-purple; 
Campbellii, violet; greca, purple; Eyrei, violet-purple; grandiflora, purple; Leitch- 
linii, red; Leitchlinii rosea, rose; purpurea, purple; and violacea, violet-purple. 
Aucuba (Spotted Laurel; Variegated Laurel)—Ord. Cornacee. 
Hardy evergreen shrub. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1783. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open or in shade; grand town 
shrub. Plant, Oct., Nov., April. Propagate by seeds sown }in. deep 
in cold frame in Oct.; cuttings inserted in sandy soil in sheltered 
border or cold frame in Sept., Oct., Nov. Female aucubus bear red 
berries freely in winter if a male plant be planted close to them, or 
if a.branch of male blossom be placed on female plant when in bloom. 
Aucubas usetul for ee culture in cool greenhouses or windows in winter. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. japonica, 6 to 10 ft., Japan; and its varieties, albo- 
variegata, aurea, fructo-alba, limbata, maculata, vera nana, viridis, ete. 
Auricula (Primula auricula)—See Primula. 
aoeeeen Bee-flower (Kennedya coccinea). — See Ken- 
nedya, 
‘ avoreaten Blue-bell Creeper (Sollya heterophylla).—See 
ollya. 
Australian Currant (Leucopogon Reichi).—See Leucopogon. 
Australian Everlasting —Scee Helipterum. 
Australian Feather-palm (Ptychosperma elegans). — See 
Ptychosperma. 
Australian Flea-bane (Erigeron mucronatus). — See 
Erigeron. 
Australian Fuchsia.—See Correa. 
aoe Giant Lily (Doryanthes excelsa).—See Dory- 
anthes. 
Australian Heath.—See Epacris. 
Australian Honeysuckle.—See Banksia. 
‘Australian Hop (Daviesia alta)—See Daviesia. 
Australian Ivy (Muhlenbeckia adpressa)—See Muhlenbeckia. 
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