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on the bitter almond. Rich mould is a proper 
medium for them. They are most valued for pro- 
ducingf their showy pink blossoms early in the 
season, sooner than almost any other shrubs. Syno- 
nynie; 1. Primus sinensU. 
commiinls . . . R?d 
amari . . . Red 
fragi is . . . Red 
mncrocarpS . Red 
per.sicoides . . Red 
incSna .... Red 
nand .... Red 
campS'trls . . Red 
georpit-a . . Red 
orientalls . . . Red 
puiniia, 1 . . . Red 
sibirica .... Red 
4. H. De. T. Barbary i648 
4, H. De. T. Barbary . l548 
4, H. De. T. Barbary . 
4, H. De. T. Barbary . 
4, H. De. T. Barbary . 
4, H. De. S. Caucasus . 
4. H. De. & Russia . . 1683 
4, H. De. S. Podolia . .1818 
4, H. De. S. Georgia . . 1818 
4. H. De. S. Lerant . . 1756 
4, H. De. & China . .1683 
4, H. De. S. Siberia . . 1820 
Amylaceous, possessing the properties of starch. 
Am^rTs, Linn, From a, intensive, and my ron, balm, 
or myrrha, myrrh ; in allusion to the strong per- 
fiime of the species Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amy- 
ridacece. Ornamental trees, succeeding well in an 
equal mixture of loam and peat, and are propagated 
from cuttings in sand under a glass. A. toxifera 
is poisonous. Synonymes : 1. A. elemifera. 2. A. 
balsamifera. 
acuminAtd 
brasilienKls 
heptaphyllj 
Lundni 
marltlmd . 
Pliimierl, 1 
sylviticd . 
TecomScd . 
toxiferd, 2 
WTiite . S. Er. T. E. Ind. . . 1823 
White . 8, S. Er. T. Brazil . .1823 
White . S. Ey. T. E. Ind. . .1823 
White . 7, S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1820 
White . S. Ey. T. S. Amer. . 1810 
Wliito . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1822 
White . S. Ey. T. W. Ind. . 1820 
Wi.ite . 7. S. Ey. T. Quthago . 1793 
mite . S. Ey. T. Mexico . . 1827 
White . S. Ey. T. W. Ind. . 1818 
Anabasis, Linn. Equisitum, was so named by the 
Greeks. Linn. 5, Op. 2, Nat. Or. Chenopodiacece. 
Curious species of the simplest culture. Synonyme : 
1. Salsola articnlata. 
requiring only to be sown in the open ground. Sy- 
nonymes : 1. Santolina anthemoides. 2. Anthemis 
Valentina, 
BflrSas .... Yellow . 8, H. 
claYatus . . . White . 8, H. 
radidtus, 2 . . . Yellow . 8, H. 
A. f^evant . . 1570 
A. B.^ibary . 1810 
A. S. Eur. . . 1596 
AnthemoTdSs I , creticus, divaricarust orientdlis, valen 
tinus. 
AnadknIa, R. Brown. Named from a, privative, and 
aden, a. gland; the nectariferous gland is wanting. 
Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. A hand some 
species, cultivated in peat and loam, and multiplied 
by cuttings in sand under a glass. 
pulchelM . . . YeUow . G. Ey. S. N. HoU. . 1824 
Anaoallis, Toutnefort. The power of removing de- 
spondency is attributed to this genus, hence the 
name from anagelao, to laugh. Linn. 5, Or. I, Nat. 
Or. Primulacece. Very pretty interesting species, 
of easy culture. Sow the hardy annuals in the 
open ground, and the biennials in pots in the green- 
house or a frame, and plant them out when strong 
enough. They increase from cuttings planted in 
any common soil under a glass. Orfila destroyed 
a dog by making him swallow three drachms of the 
extract of A. arvensis. Synonymes: \. A. phcenicea. 
2. A. collina. 
cSm&d .... Flesh . 
fruticbsd, 2 . . Tenniln. 
Indicd .... Blue . 
latifbllS .... Purple 
linifblid . . .Blue 
Marrvdttae . . . Copper 
Moneili .... Blue . 
lilacinS . . . L;1 c . 
W llmoreSnd . Pur. blue 
tenell Pink . 
WebbidoS . . Blue . 
WelUidnd . . . Copper 
8, H. A. Switzerl. . 1819 
8, G. B. Morocco . 1803 
7, H. A. Nepal . .1824 
8, G. B. Spain . . 1759 
8, G. B. Portugal . 1796 
7, F. Ey. Tr. Hybrid . 1828 
7, G Her. P. Itily . .1648 
5, G. Her. P. . 1836 
9, G. Her. P. Madeira . 1834 
7, H. De. Cr. Britain 
7, F. Ev. Tr. Portugal . 1828 
8, F. Ey. TtEng.hyb.. 1830 
aphvlla, 1 . . . Green . . 7. G. Ey. S. A. Minor . 1817 
flOrlda .... Green . . 7. H. A. Iberia . .1817 
oppositiflurit . . Grn. yel. . 7. H. A. Russia . . 1825 
tamariscifolld . Green . . 7i G. Ey. S. Spain . . 1752 
AnacampsEros, Ehrhart. Compounded from ana- 
kampto, to induce to return, and eras, love ; the 
name of a plant to which the ancients attributed 
the quality of restoring the passion love. Linn. 
11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Portulacacea. A genus of curious 
succulent plants ; for culture. Sec, see Aloe. Sy- 
nonymes : 1. Rnlingia polyphylla. 2. Talinum ana- 
campseros, Rtilingia Anacampseros. 3. R. varians. 
angustifolli . . Pink . . 7, S. Ey. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
arachnoJdes . . Pink . . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1790 
eiamentOsft . . Pink . . 9, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
intermedlA . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1824 
lanceolata . . . Pink . . 9, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1796 
polvphvlla, 1 . . Pink . . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
rotimdifOlIi, 2 . Pink . . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1732 
rlibcns .... Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1796 
rufescGns . . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
Tiriins, 3 . . . Pink . . 8, G. Ey. S. C. G. H. .1813 
AnacamptYs, Richard. Named from anacamplo, to 
turn back ; in allusion to the reflexed state of the 
pollen masses. Linn. 20, Or. l,Nat. Or. Orchidaceee. 
An interesting native species, very similar to our 
orchis ; cultivation simple. Synonyme : 1. Orchis 
pyramidalis. 
pyrjunidalls . . Red . . 7» H. Ter. Britain . . 
Anacanthous, spineless. 
AnacakdTum, Roxburgh. The name refers to the 
form of the nut; hence the derivation from ana, 
like, and kardia, heart. Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Anacardiacece. These ornamental trees thrive in 
light loamy soil, and cuttings with their leaves on, 
taken from the ripe w'ood, will strike in sand, in 
heat, under a glass. A. occidentale is thus spoken 
of by Mr. Sander This elegant tree, bearing 
panicled corymbs of sweet smelling flowers, suc- 
ceeded by an edible fruit of the pomme kind of a 
yellow or r«d colour. This fruit or apple has a 
sub-acid flavour, with some degree of astringency." 
occidentals . . Grn. red. S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1699 
Indicum . . . Gm. red. . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1699 
Anacyclus, Linn. Derived from a, privative, and 
anthos, a flower, and kyklos, a circle ; in allusion 
to the rows of ovaries placed round the disk, 
Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Composite. Hardy annuals 
Artihisis, 1 ; earulea. 
AN.KofRis, Toumefbrt, Named in allusion to the 
curved p<^ ; from ana, backward, and gyros, a 
circle. Linn, 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminosce. 
Ornamental trees, growing in peat and loam, or 
any light rich soil, and multiplied from cuttings or 
se^s._ The seeds of A. fatida, if eaten in any 
quantity, produce headach. 
fdetida .... Yellow . 4, F. Ev. S. Sp«in . .1570 
glAucA .... Yellow . 4, F. Ev. S. S. Eur. . 1800 
latifonrs . . . Yellow . 4, G. Ey. S. Teneriffe . 1815 
AnanIssa, Thunberg. From nanas, the Guiana name. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bromeliacece. The plants 
that yield this very superior fruit, so mt'cli esteemed 
for its sweet aromatic flavour, were first cultivated 
• in this country at Sir Matthew Dicker^s, at Rich- 
mond, where fruit was first produced in 1715. 
There are now as many as thirty distinct kinds 
described in our gardens, but of these only a few 
merit cultivation ; these are the common broad- 
leaved Queen, Ripley Queen, and Lemon Queen, 
Black Jamaica, New and Old Providence, Antigua, 
Montserrat, and two or three others of very good 
quality. There are many ways of cultivating these 
plants ; our experience dictates the following Young 
plants should be potted in a compost of open sandy 
loam, mixed with a small proportion of either deer, 
sheep, or horse-droppings ; the pots should be well 
drained and plunged into a tan-bed at about 75 
degrees of heat ; as the plants increase give them 
additional pot-room, using the same soil as before. 
In fine weather admit air the first thing in the 
morning — 7 o’clock, and close the house early in 
the afternoon — 3 o’clock ; when the paths should 
be watered and the plants syringed over the tops, 
which will cause the atmosphere to be very moist ; 
in this state the plants will thrive surprisingly. 
Fruiting plants must not be grown in an over -moist 
atmosphere, but should have when such can be given 
a freer circulation of air, or the fruit will be of an 
inferior flavour. The temperature in winter should 
be 70 or 75 degrees, in summer 80 or 85 degrees, and 
when closed in the afternoon 100 or llo degrees. 
The best plants are obtained from suckers, but new 
or very rare sorts are often obtained from the crown 
of the fruit. After the fruit is cut, the stools should 
be plunged in a strong bottom -heat, and strong 
suckers equal to year-old plants may be soon taken 
off. Synonymes • 1. Bromelia lucida. 2. B. ananas 
