ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
4 in. deep in warm position outdoors April; cuttings under handlights 
or in cold frame pep: division of roots Nov. or March. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: A. egyptica, yellow,’ summer, 12 to 18 ins., Greece; 
Ageratum (Sweet Maudlin), white, summer, 6 ins., Greece; atrata, white, Aug., 
6 ins., Austria; Clavenne, white, summer, 6 ins., Austria; Eupatorium, yellow, 
summer, 4 to 5 ft., Caucasus; millefolium roseum, rose, summer, 1 to 3 ft., Britain; 
mongolioa, white, July, 18 ins., Mongolia; ptarmica, ‘The Pearl,” white, double, 
2 ft., summer, Britain; rupestris, white, May, 3 in., Italy; serrata, white, summer, 
1 ft., Switzerland; tanacetifolia, yellow, summer, 2 ft., Europe; tomentosa, yellow, 
summer, 8 to 12 ins., Europe; umbellata, white, June, 4 ins., Greece. 
Achimenes.—ord. Gesneracee. Stove tuberous-rooted peren- 
nials. Deciduous. First introduced 1778. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat & loam, one part leaf-mould, 
sheep manure, & sand. Pot tubers in Feb., lin. apart, 2in. deep, in 
pots, pans, or baskets. Water moderately at first, freely when in 
growth. After flowering gradually withhold water from roots, & when 
foliage dies place pots on their sides in greenhouse, letting them remain 
till Feb. Temp., Feb. to Sept. 70° to 75°; Sept. to Feb, 50° to 55°. 
Propagate by seeds sown }in, deep in light soil, temp. 70° to 80°, 
March; cuttings of young shoots & leaves April; division of tubers Feb. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. coccinea, scarlet, Aug., 1 ft., W. Indies; grandiflora, 
crimson, Oct., 18in., Mexico; heterophylla, scarlet, July, 1 ft., Brazil; longifiora, 
violet, longiflora alba, white, and longiflora major, violet, Aug., 1 ft., Mexico; 
patens, winlet, June, 1 ft., Mexico. A numter of still prettier hybrids and varieties 
will be‘found in trade lists. _ . 7 
Acineta.—Ord. Orchidacee. Stove epiphytal or sub-terestrial 
orchids. Evergreen. First introduced 1837. Flowers fragrant. _ 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts sphagnum moss & peat. Position, 
suspended baskets. Pot after flowering. Water freely when growing, 
little when at rest. ‘Temp., March to Sept. 70° to 75°; Sept. to March 
60° to 65°. Resting period, winter. Propagate by division of pseudo- 
bulbs Feb. : 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. Barkeri, yellow and crimson, May, 2 ft., Mexico; 
chrysantha, yellow, May, 2 ft., Colombia; densa, yellow and red, Oct., 18 in., 
Central America; Humboldtii, crimson, May, 2 ft., Colombia; sulcata, yellow, May, 
1 ft., Eucador. " 
Aciphylla (Spear-grass or Bayonet Plant).—Ord. Umbellifera. 
Hardy rock perennials. Evergreen. Nat. N, Zealand. First intro- 
duced 1875, 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy. Position, open rockery. Plant, October 
to April. Propagate by seeds sown 4in. deep in pans in cold frame, 
or warm position outdoors April; division of roots March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. Colensoi, white, summer, 6 in.; Lyallii, 6 in.; 
squarrosa, white, summer, 6 in. 
Acis.—See Leucojum. 
Acmena.—Ord. Myrtacew. Greenhouse flowering shrubs. 
Evergreen. First introduced 1790. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat & loam, little sand. Pot, 
March. Water moderately spring & summer, little other times. 
Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 60°; Sept. to March 45° to 50°. Propa- 
gate by cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sandy peat under bell-glass, 
temp. 55°, March. : 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. floribunda, white, April to Aug., 4 ft., New 
Zealand; ovata, white. . 
Acokanthera (Winter Sweet)—Ord. Apocynaces. Green- 
house evergreen shrubs. First introduced 1787. 
CULTURE: Compost. equal parts loam & leaf-mould with little 
charcoal & sand. Position, well-drained pots in warm, moist stove. 
Pot, Feb. or March. Water freely, March to Oct.; moderately after- 
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