ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Water freely March to Sept., moderately afterwards. Temp., Sept. to 
March 60° to 70°; March to Sept. 70° to 80°. Propagate by division 
of rhizomes in March. ; : F 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. alba, 18 in., Java; cuprea, 18 in., Borneo; illustris, 
2 ft., India; longiloba, 1 ft., Malaya; Lindenii, 2 ft., New Guinea; Lowii, 2 ft., 
Borneo; sanderiana, 18 ins., Philippines; zebrina, 18 in., Manila. 
Aloe (Medicinal <Aloes).—Ord. Liliacew. Greenhouse succulent 
plants. Orn. foliage. Evergreen. Leaves fleshy & more or less prickly 
orspiny. First introduced 1596. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat, old mortar, 
river sand. Position, pots or tubs, sinny greenhouse. Water mode- 
rately April to Aug., little afterwards. Pot, March; good drainage 
indispensable. Temp., winter 50° to 55°; summer 55° to 65°. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown in well-drained pans of sandy soil. temp. 70°. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. abyssinica, Abyssinia; albispina, S. Africa; 
arborescens, S. Africa; humilis, and its varieties, echinata, incurva, and sub- 
tuberculata, 8. Africa; mitreformis, and its varieties flavispina and spinulosa, 
S. Africa; striata, 8. Africa; soccrotina, S. Africa; variegata, a favourite window 
plant, S. Africa; vera, Mediterrancan Region. There are very many more species, 
but the foregoing are the most attractive ones. The flowers are red or yellow, and 
borne on slender spikes. ‘a 
Alonsoa  (Mask-flower)—Ord. Scrophulariacee. Half-hardy 
shrubby perennials. First introduced 1790. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould & sand- 
Position, pots, greenhouse, windows, or sunny beds outdoors, May to 
Sept. Water moderately always. Pot, March. Plant, May. Temp., 
Sept. to May 50° to 55°. Propazate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep, March, 
temp. 60°, in sandy soil; cuttings, in pots of sandy soil, Aus. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. albiflora, white and yellow, summer, 1 ft., Mexico; 
incisifolia, scarlet, summer, 18 in., Chili; linearis, scarlet, summer, 1 to 2 ft., 
Peru; linifolia, scarlet, summer, 1 to 2 ft., Mexico; myrtifolia, scarlet, and its 
variety, alba, white, 2 to 3 {t., Mexico; Warscewiczi, scarlet, summer, 18 in. to 
2 ft., Chili, 5 
Aloysia.—-See Lippia. 
Alpine Azalea (Loiseleuria procumbens).—See Loisleuria. 
Alpine Bell-flower (Campanula alpina).—Sce Campanula. 
Alpine Bladder Fern (Cystopteris alpina)—See Cystopteris. 
Alpine Catch-fly (Silene alpestris)—See Silene. 
Alpine Eryngo (Eryngium alpinum).—Sce Eryngium. 
Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris)—See Myosotis. 
Alpine Pink (Dianthus alpinus).—See Dianthus. 
Alpine Poppy (Papaver alpinum'.—See Papaver. 
Alpine Rose (Rhododendron ferrugineum & R. hirsutum).—See 
Rhododendron. 
Alpine Toad-flax (Linaria alpina).—Sce Linaria. 
Alpine Violet (Viola montana’.--See Viola. 
Alpine Wallflower.—See Erysimum. 
Alpine Wind-flower (Anemone alpina)—See Anemone. 
Alpinia (Indian Shell-flower).—Ord. Scitaminacem. Stove herba- 
ceous perennials. First introduced 1792. 
_CULTURE: Compost, equal ae peat, leaf-mould & loam. Posi- 
tion, large pots, tubs, or beds. Plant, March. Temp., March to Sept. 
55° to 65°; Sept. to March 70° to 80°. Water freely March to Aug., 
moderately other times. Propagate by division of roots in March. 
BEEC TSS tga arent Pa ira red, Feb., 2 ft., India; mutioa, whiis 
red, and yellow, July an ug., ., Malaya; » pink - 
Vip @ it inde: y 5 alaya; nutans, pink and yellow, May, 
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