GEEEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



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A. virens. — Leaves narrow, spiny at edges, deep 

 green ; spike branched ; flowers deep crimson. 



Actus. — This small genus, like so many of the 

 Australian plants that ornament our green-houses, 

 belong to the Pea-flowered section of the Legii- 



A. gracillimus is a slender-growing graceful plant 

 with small leaves ; flowers axillary, densely set, 

 making up long pendulous racemes of Moom, which 

 quite hide the leaves from sight ; colour red and 

 yellow. May and June. Western Australia. 



A. villosHS. — A more erect-habited plant than the 



Aloe abboeescexs. 



minosce. They are nearly related to Pultencea; but 

 whilst the plants in this last-named family have two 

 ear-like appendages to the cah^x, the members of 

 this genus are entirely destitute of them ; and hence 

 the name Aotus, which signifies earless. 



These plants are by no means difl&cult to manage, 

 the soil they prefer being light sandy loam and 

 peat in about equal parts, broken up rather rough, 

 in order to keep it open and porous. 

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preceding, with small downy leaves, and bright 

 yellow flowers, which are produced during J une and 

 J uly. Western Australia . 



Aphelexis. — The plants found in gardens under 

 this name really belong to the genus KeVipterum ; 

 but as they have become so generally known as 

 Aphelexis, it is not well perhaps to attempt an alte- 

 ration here. They are all distinguished by slender 



