ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 60°; Sept to March 45° to 50°. Propa- 
gate by dividing plant at potting time. ; 
SPEOIES CULTIVATED : ‘A. aurantiaca, orange, Jan., 1 ft., Colombia; 
Lehmanni, red, 1 ft., Colombia. 
Adam’s Apple (Tabernemontana coronaria).—See Taberne- 
mortana. 
Adam’s Laburnum (Laburnum Adamii)—See Laburnum. 
Adam’s Needle (Yucca gloriosa).—See Yucca. 
Adder’s Fern (Polypodium vulgare).—See Poly porn: 
Adder’s-tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum). — See 
Ophioglossum. 
Adder’s Violet (Goodyera pubescens).—See Goodyera. 
Adenandra.—Ord. Rutacew. Greenhouse flowering shrubs. 
Evergreen. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 1720. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat, & sand. Pot, March. 
Water moderately Sept. to April, freely afterwards. Temp., Sept. to 
March 50° to 55°; March to Sept. 55° to 65°. eae ee by cuttings 
of young shvots in sandy peat under bell-glass, March; also by seeds 
sowu in similar soil at any time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: A. amena, red, June, 2 ft., fragrans, pink, June, 
2 ft.; coriacea, pink, June, 18 in.; marginata, flesh, June, 18 in.; umbellata, 
pink, June, 2 ft.; uniflora, white and pink, June, 18 in. 
Adenanthera (Barbados Pride).—Ord. Leguminose. Stove 
evergreen flowering shrubs. First introduced 1759. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat & loam, with a little silver 
sand. Position, well-drained pots in light part of stove. Pot, March. 
Water freely in apring & summer, & moderately in autumn & winter. 
Temp., March to Oct. 65° to 85°; Oct. to March 55° to 65°. Propagate 
by cuttings of side shoots removed with a base of old wood & inserted 
in sand under bell-glass in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. bicolor, yellow, July, Ceylon; pavonina, yellow and 
white, July, 5 ft., China. 
Adenophora (Gland Bell-flower).—Ord. Campanulacew. Hardy 
perennials. First introduced 1783. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny, well-drained border. 
Plant, Oct. to Nov. Propagate by seeds sown in March, in pots or 
pans.in cold frame; division in epee 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. coronopifolia, blue, July, 1 to 2 ft., Dahuria; 
denticulata, blue, July, 18 in., Dahuria; Lamarckii, blue, June, 1 to 2 ft., Tran- 
sylvania; latifolia, blue, July, 18 in., Dahuria; lilifolia, whitish blue, fragrant, 
Aug., 18 in,, Siberia; stylosa, blue, May, 1 ft., E. Europe; verticillata, blue, June. 
2 to 3 ft., Daburia. ; : ‘ * 
Adiantum (Maidenhair Fern).—Ord. Filices. Stove, green- 
house, and hardy ferns. Evergreen and deciduous, 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat, one part loam, silver sand, 
charcoal. Pot. March. Water moderately Sept. to March, freely 
afterwards. Position, shady at all times. Plant hard species in 
April in equal parts vat & loam in shady position. ‘emp., stove 
species, Sept. to March 60° to 70°, March to Sept. 70° to 80°; green- 
house species, Sept. to March 50° to 55°, March to Sept. 55 to 65° 
Propagate by spores sown on fine sandy peat kept moist & shaded 
mnler hele Hees s 
STOVE SPECIES: A. emulum, 8 to 12 in., Brazil; sthiopi i 
Tropics; Bausei, 18 in, to 2 ft., hybrid; Birkenheadii, 18 a Dene a ie 
6 to 15 in., Tropics; caudatum Edgeworthii, 6 to 15 in.; Collisii, ybrid; colpodes, 
18 in., Tropical America; concinnum, 12 to 18 in,, Tropival America; concinnum- 
latum, 18 in., E. Indies; cristatum, 18 in. to 3 ft., W. Indies; cuneatum, 9 to 18 in. 
Tropical America, and its varieties deflexum, dissectum, elegans, gracillimum, gran- 
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