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Arnica montana, Linne. 



Colder parts of Europe. This pretty herb is perennial, and 

 of medicinal value. It is eligible for our sub-alpine regions. 

 The active principles are : — Arnicin, volatile oil, cupron and 

 capryl acid. 



Arracacha xanthorrhiza, Bancroft. 



Mountain regions of Central America. An umbelliferous 

 herb. The roots are nutritious and palatable. There are 

 yellow, purple and pale varieties. 



Artemisia Absinthium, Linne. 



t The Wormwood. Europe, North and Middle Asia, and 

 North Africa. A perennial herb, valuable as a tonic and 

 anthelmintic. Several other species of Artemisia deserve 

 cultivation for medicinal purposes. Active principles : — 

 Absinthin, an oily substance indurating to a crystalline 

 mass ; a volatile oil peculiar to the species. 



Artemisia Cina, Berg. 



Kurdistan. This herb furnishes the genuine Santonica 

 seeds (or rather flowers and fruits), as a vermifuge of long- 

 estabished use. Some other Asiatic sipecies yield a similar drug. 



Artemisia Dracunculus, Linne. 



The Tarragon or Estragon. North Asia. A perennial herb, 

 used as a condiment. Its flavour rests on two volatile oils, 

 one of them peculiar to the plant. 



Artemisia Mutellina, Yillars. 



Alps of Europe. This aromatic, somewhat woody plant 

 deserves to be established in our snowy regions. 



Artemisia Pontica, Linne. 



Middle and Sovith Europe, West Asia. More aromatic and 

 less bitter than the ordinary wormwood. Many other species 

 of this genus deserve attention of the culturist. 



Arundinaria falcata, Nees. 



The Ringal or Ningala Bamboo of the Himalayas, at elevations 

 from 3500 to 10,000 feet, forming close and dense thickets. 

 It rises to the height of 40 feet, the canes durable, attaining 

 a diameter of only four inches, applied to manifold useful 

 purposes. The closely allied Jurboota Bamboo of Nepal, 

 which occurs only in the cold altitudes of from 7000 to 10,000 

 feet, difiers in solitary stems, not gTOwing in clumps. The 

 Tham or Khaptur Bamboo is from a still colder zone, at 

 from 8500 to 11,500 feet, only 500 feet or less below the 

 inferior limits of perpetual glaciers. (Major Madden.) 



