10 A GARDEN FLORA 
AGAPANTHTJS. Liliacese. 
*A. umbellatus. Cape of Good Hope. 
* „ var. maximus. 
* „ var. minor. 
AGAPETES. Vacciniacese. 
|A. buxifolia. Himalaya. 
Has never succeeded well in the open here. 
AGATHEA. Composite. 
|A. coelestis. Cape of Good Hope. 
AGATHIS. Coniferae. 
|A. australis. Kauri Pine. New Zealand. 
Syn. Bammara australis. 
AGAVE. Amaryllidaceae. 
*A. americana. Tropical America. 
Has been planted in an experimental garden for 
succulents. So far, all the plants have succeeded 
admirably. It was my father’s idea that wet is a 
far greater enemy than cold to these plants, which 
are constructed to withstand the longest desert 
drought. He, therefore, made a succulent garden 
with stonework and rocky subsoil, to ensure ample 
drainage. In the winter a light, span roof keeps 
away the heavy rain ; otherwise the plants are 
exposed throughout the year. 
*A. ingens, var. picta. Mexico and Tropical America. 
Syn. A. americana, var. picta. 
AGERATUM. Compositse. 
|A. mexicanum. Tropics. 
AGONIS. Myrtacese. 
**A. marginata. Australia. 
AILANTHUS. Simarubiacese. 
A. Giraldii. China. 
A. glandulosa. Tree of Heaven. N. China. 
A. vilmoriniana. W. China. 
