l66 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Amalanchier (Shad-bush, Juneberry, Service bern-). 



RosacecF. 



Seeds. Layers and cuttings in autumn. By grafting, in 



early spring, on the mountain ash, hawthorn or the 



quince, or the weaker on the stronger-growing species. 



See Juneberry. 



Amellus. CovipositcE. 



Increased by divisions ; or by cuttings under glass in 

 spring. 



Amherstia. Lcf^uminoscr. 



Propagated by seeds ; also by cuttings of the half- 

 ripened wood inserted in sand under a glass, in bottom 

 heat of about So°. 



Amianthemum. See Zygadenus. 



Amorpha (Lead Plant, Bastard Indigo). Lcguminoscv. 



Increased by seeds, usually. Layers or cuttings, taken 

 off at the joint, strike readily if placed in a sheltered situa- 

 tion early in autumn. They should remain undisturbed 



till the following autumn. 



Amorphophallus. A)oide<T. 



Propagated by offsets, or cormels, and by seeds, which, 

 however, are usually sparingly produced in cultivation. 



Ampelopsis. J'l/an'cr. 



Increased by seeds, especially the one known as A. 

 I'citchii, or Boston ivy ( properly A. /ric2ispida/a). Layers 

 or cuttings made in spring from the young soft wood, root 

 freely in gentle heat. By cuttings ha\'ing a good eye, if 

 taken in September and pricked under hand-lights in 

 sandy soil on the open border, or in pots. Hard-wood 

 cuttings or rooted runners are commonly employed in 

 this country for A. qiiinqucfolia ( X'irginia Creeper). 



Amphicome. Bignoniacccr. 



Increased by seeds, sown in early spring, in pots of 

 sandy soil placed in a greenhouse. By young shoots in- 

 serted in sandy soil in gentle heat in spring. 



Amsonia. Apocynaccir. 



Propagated by seeds ; by divisions of the roots in 

 spring ; or by cuttings during the summer months. 



Amygdalus. See Prunus. 



