SWEET-SMELLING PLANTS 



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Allspice. Bee Eugenia. 

 Almond. Bee Amygdalus. 



Aloysia citriodora.— A perennial shrnb from Chili; deciduons when 

 cultivated out of doors, but when kept in heat or under glass it 

 rarely loses its foliage. The plant is an old and general favourite, 

 popularly known as the lemon-scented Verbena. The fragrant 

 attractions of this delightfully perfumed plant lies in the foliage, 

 which is very penetrating, and so peculiarly sweet that few are 

 able to resist plucking a leaf as they pass by. A lover of its 

 charms in this respect was once heard to exclaim somewdiat petu- 

 lantly that he would never grow it again, as every one that came 

 into his garden carried away a shoot. A single leaf, if put into a 

 book and pressed there, will retain its scent for a prolonged period. 

 This dainty plant becomes a shrub of large dimensions in shel- 

 tered places, and when established in a warm nook it will sur- 

 vive the winter in most of the southern counties. It always makes 

 a nice greenhouse plant, and its fresh green leaves are a pleas- 

 ingly fragrant addition to the bright flowers that may be gathered 

 there at most seasons. 



* This Verbena strains 



The point of passionate fragrance.' — Browning. 



Alpinia calcarata. — An East Indian flowering plant with aromatic 

 leaves. Bee Kaempferia. 



Alstrcemeria. — A charming group of tuberous and fibrous-rooted 

 plants, mostly from South America ; many are quite hardy. The 

 whole class produce beautiful lily-like flow^ers that are extensively 

 used for cutting ; their scented attractions are not very pronounced ; 

 the variety A. ligtu, howxver, carries pretty white and scarlet 

 blossoms that smell strongly like mignonette. 



Alyssum compactum (Bweet Alyssum). — A popular annual, with small 

 white flowers, produced in bunches, that emit a delightful fragrance 

 resembling new-mown hay. Especially noticeable directly after a 

 summer shower has fallen. As a border plant, cultivated in a long 

 line or round beds, it is extremely useful, and can be readily grown 

 from seeds. 



Alyxia buxifolia {Bcentiuood). — An evergreen shrubby tree, native of 

 Australasia. The flowers are delicate in colour, and deliciously 

 fragrant of the jasmine. 



Amaryllis. — Under this appellation is embraced a very large family of 

 beautiful flowering bulbous plants from almost all parts of the 

 world, and although their elegance alone entitles them to a first 

 rank among the children of Flora, it is unfortunate so few possess 



