ADDITIONAL LIST OF PLANTS. 



The following descriptive list embraces either 

 rare greenhouse plants, or annuals which are adapt- 

 able to house culture, but whose treatment is not 

 considered essential to the present work : 



Achimenes, beautiful bulbous plants for green- 

 house or conservatory in summer, of dwarf, com- 

 pact branching habit, with a profusion of clear 

 crystal-like flowers in bright colors, which are in- 

 jured by the least exposure to the sun. They bloom 

 about three months. The bulbs should be dried off 

 and kept warm through the winter. 



Allamanda, a valuable green-house plant, having 

 large, deep, yellow flowers four inches in diameter. 

 It can be trained to climb or be grown as a shrub. 

 It blooms nearly the entire season. 



Aloe, an extensive genus, formerly very common. 

 The different: species present a great diversity in 

 size and habit, as well as in the shape of their leaves 

 and character of the flowers. Some have stems 

 several feet in height, while others are stemless, and 

 rise but a few inches above the surface of the earth. 

 In all the species the leaves are thick and fleshy, 

 in this respect resembling the Century-plant, which 



