ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
; African Cypress (Widdringtonia Whytei). — See Widdring- 
onia. 
African Hare-bell (Roella ciliata) —See Roella. 
African Hemp (Sparmannia africana).—See Sparmannia. 
African Lily.—See Agapanthus. 
African Marigold (Tagetes erecta)_See Tagetes. 
African Steel Bush (Diosma ericoides).—See Diosma. 
African Tulip.—sSee the genus Hemanthus. 
African Violet (Saintpaulia ionanthe).—See Saintpaulia. 
Agalmyla (Scarlet Root-blossom).—Ord, Gesneriacea. Stove 
trolling. plant. Evergreen. First introduced 1846. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, sphagnum moss, & char- 
coal. Position, hanging baskets. Plant, March. Water freely March 
to ng ie moderately Sept. to March. Temp., Sept. to March 60° to 
70°; March to Sept 70° to 80°. Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots 
under bell-glars. in temp. 80°, July or Aug. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. longistyla, crimson, July, 1 ft., Java; staminea, 
scarlet, June, 6 in., Java. 
Aganisia.—Ord, Orchidacew. Stove epiphytal orchids. First 
introduced 1836. 
CULTURE: Compost, fibry peat, charcoal. Position, pots well 
drained, blocks of wood. Require exposure to sun. Water freely 
when growing, moderately when at rest. Resting period, winter. 
Flowers eprent at base of new pseudo-bulb. Temp., Sept. to March 
65° to 70°; March to Sept. 75° to 85°. Propagate by division of pseudo- 
bulbs when new Browth begins, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. graminea, yellow and red, Jan., 6 in., Guiana; 
ionoptera, white and purple, July, 1 ft., Peru; pulchella, cream, June, 6 in., Deme- 
rara; tricolor, blue and orange, 1 ft., Amazon. 
Agapanthus (African Lily).—Ord. Liliaceez. Cool greenhouse 
herbaceous plant. Hardy S. England, Ireland. Evergreen. Nat. 
Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 1692. 
ULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould, dried 
cow manure, river sand, pots or tubs, greenhouse; sunny. Position, 
well-drained border or rockery out-doors. Pot or plant, March. 
Water freely March to Sept., moderately afterwards. Temp., reen- 
house, Sept. to March 32° to 40°; March to Sept. 45° to 55°. Propa- 
gate by division of plant in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. umbellatus, blue, April, 3 ft., and ite varieties, alba, 
white, Aug., 2 ft.; flore pleno, double; giganteus, blue summer, 3 ft.; Leitchlinii, 
blue, June, 1 ft.; maximus, white, 3 ft.; minor, blue, 2 ft.; mooreanus, blue, 
Sept., 18 in., hardy; variegatus, leaves variegated, blue, April, 2 ft.; elobosus, dwarf, 
Agaricus (Mushroom).—Ord. Fungi. Hardy esculent vegetable. 
CULTURE: Suitable manures: (1) Two-thirds fresh horse droppings, 
one-third short, stained straw; remove long unstained straw. Place this 
in a heap outdoors & turn over six days afterwards. Turn again on 
four alternate days, then use. (2) Peat-moss litter, after use as bed- 
ding for horses. Prepare as advised for horse manure. Suitable soil: 
) Well-decayed turfy top-spit loam. (2) Old chrysanthemum mould. 
3) Ordinary garden soil enriched with 141b. of bone meal or 1 oz. of 
superphosphate of lime to every bushel. (4) Light sandy soil with 3 1b. 
of common salt added to every bushel. Position for beds: In the open 
or against walls facing south, sheltered from N. & E. winds; 
sheds, cellars, stables, cupboards, greenhouses. Period for forming 
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