ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Australia; pubescens, yellow, April, 6 to 12 ft., Australia; pulchella, yellow, 
March, 3 to 6 ft., Australia; riceana, yellow, May, 20 ft., Tasmania; verticillata, 
yellow, March, 6 to 20 ft., Auetralia. See also the genus Albizzia and Robinia. 
Aczena (New Zealand Bur).—Ord. Rosacex. Hardy herbaceous 
trailing perennials. Evergreen. First introduced 1828. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, moist, open, or shady 
rockery. Plant, Oct. to April. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep 
in March, temp, 65°; cuttings in cold frame in Aug.; division of roots 
in April; all in sandy soil. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. adscendens, purple, summer, Patagonia; micro- 
phylla, orimson spines, New Zealand; pulchella, bronzy foliage, New Zealand; 
sericea, greenish, Ohili; splendens, hairy foliage, Chili. 
Acalypha rage uc Mercury; Copper-leaf)—Ord. Euphor- 
biacew. Stove plants. Orn. foliage. Evergreen. Jirst introduced 
1866, Leaves, orange, red, green, crimson. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts leaf-mould, peat, loam, sand. Pot 
& prune, Feb. or March. Water freely in spring and summer, 
moderately in autumn & winter. Temp., March to Sept. 70° to 80°; 
Sept. to March 60° to 65°. Suitable for summer or subtropical bed- 
ding. Propagate by cuttings in sandy soil, temp. 80°, Feb. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. hispida, 6 to 10 ft., New Guinea; musaica, 
6 to 10 ft., Polynesia; godseffiana, 1 to 3 ft., New Guinea; wilkesiana, 3 to 4 ft., 
Fiji; tricolor (see wilkesiana); Sanderi (see hispida). 
Acantholimon (Prickly Thrift).—Ord. Plumbaginacee. Hardy 
perennials. Evergreen. First introduced 1851. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, sunny rockery or warm 
border. Plant, Oct to April. Propagate by layering shoots in Aug., 
similar to carnations; cuttings in cold frame in Bent, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. aceroseum, rose, July and Aug., 6 in., Asia Minor; 
glumaceum, rose, July, 6 in., Armenia; Kotschyi, white, July, Asia. 
Acanthopanax.—Ord. Araliaceez. Hardy ornamental-leaved 
evergreen shrubs formerly included in the genus Aralia, 
CULTURE: Soil, rich, well drained loam. Position, warm, sheltered 
shrubberies, or corners of lawns. Plant in Sept. or April. Increased 
by seeds sown in heat in spring; cuttings of ripened shoots in autumn; 
suckers at any time. , 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. ricinifolium (Syn. Aralia Maximowiczii), leaves 
castor-oil like, elegant, Japan;  sessiliflorum, leaves wrinkled, large, Japan; 
spinosum (Syn. Aralia pentaphylla), elegant foliage, Japan; spinosum variegata, 
leaves edged with creamy-white. 
Acanthopheoenix (Prickly Date Palm).—Ord. Palmacee. Stove 
lants. Orn. foliage. Evergreen. First introduced 1861. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat, one part loam & sand, Repot, 
Feb. Water freely in summer, moderately other times. Temp., 
March to Sept. 70° to 85°; Sept to March 60° to 65°. Propagate by 
seeds sown lin. deep in light soil, temp. 80°, Feb. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. crinita, 6 to 10 ft., Seychelles; rubra, 6 to 12 ft., 
Madagascar. 
Acanthorhiza.—oOrd. Palmacez. Stove palms. Orn, foliage. 
Evergreen. First introduced, 1864, 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould & sand. 
Repot, Feb. Water moderately in summer, very little other times. 
Temp., March to Sept. 70° to 85°; Sept. to March 60° to 65°. Pro- 
pagate like Acanthophoenix. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. aculeata, Central America, 
Acanthus (Bear’s Breech; Bear’s Foot).—Ord. Acanthacee. 
Hardy herbaceous perennials. Orn. foliage. Deciduous. First intro- 
duced 1548. 
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