ALT ALY 
ALY AMA 
rich soil, and propagate freely from cuttings. 
Synonyme : i. A. axillaris. 
Achyrantlia . . White . 7, S. Her. P. B. Ayres . 1732 
canescens . . . White . 7, S. Her. P. Cuioana . 1825 
carac^sana . . White . 7, S. Her. P. Trinidad . 1819 
ficoides .... Green . « 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1821 
frutescens . . . Wliito . 7> G. Ev. S. Peru . . 1820 
polygCndidgs . . White . 7) G. Her. P. America . 1731 
procumbens . . White . 7i S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1818 
sericea .... White . 7, S. Her. P. Quito . .1820 
sessilis .... Brown . 8, S. B. E. Ind. . . 1778 
spinusa, 1 . . . Yellow . 6, S. A. . 1823 
A1.TRRNATING, alternate with anything mentioned. 
Althjea, Linn. Derived from altheo, to cure ; from 
the medicinal qualities of some of the species. Linn. 
16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvaceae. Tall free-flowering 
plants: the biennial and annual kinds should be 
sown in the open border in spring, and transplanted 
when suificiently strong. The herbaceous kinds 
may be increased by dividing the roots, or by seeds. 
A. rosea, the parent of the many beautiful varieties 
of Hollyhock, yields a blue colouring matter equal 
to indigo. Synonymes ; 1. A. leucantha. 2. A. 
grandiflora. 
acaulls .... Purple . 7, H. A. Aleppo . . 1680 
cannablnS . . . Purple . 7> H. Her. P. S. Eui. . . 1597 
caxihs^ ... Pink . . 6. B. W. Xnd. . 1816 
ficifOlid . . . Orange . 7, H. B. Levant . . 1597 
flexuoi-a . . . Pink . 7. H. Her. P. E. Ind. . .1803 
Froloviana . . H. B. Siberia . . 1827 
hirsuta .... White 7, H. A. Britain . . 
Ludwlgii . . . Pink . . 7, H. A. Sicily . . 1791 
narbonensis . . Pink . .8, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1780 
nudiflora, 1 . . White . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1827 
officinalis . . Flesh . . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
pallida .... Pa. red. . 7, H. B. Hungary . 1 805 
rbsea .... Red . . 8, H. B. China . . 1573 
blloba, 2 . . Red . . 7, H. B. S. Eur. . . 
Sieberi .... Purple . 7. H. B. Sicily . . 1829 
sinensis . . . Red . . 7> H. A. China . . 1818 
striata .... Wliite . 7, H. B. 
taurinensis . . Bed . . 8, H. Her. P. Turin . . 1817 
AltIngia, Noronha. Named in memory of Alting, a 
worthy German botanist. Linn. 22, Or. 13, Nat. 
Or. Coniferce. These handsome-growing trees 
attain a great magnitude and height, especially A. 
excelsa, which averages one hundred feet in height ; 
they prefer deep loamy soil ; and young plants may 
with care be struck from portions of the fully- 
ripened wood taken off at the joints, and planted in 
a pot of sand, under a glass, but not plunged or 
exposed to the sun. Seeds, when such can be 
obtained, produce the best plants. Synonyme: 1. 
Araucaria excelsa. 
Cunningham! . Apetal . O. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1824 
excelsa, 1 . . . Apetal . G. Ev. T. Noriolk I.h. 1796 
AhTissiMA, tallest, highest. 
Alveolate, having the appearance of honey. 
Alvinb, belonging to the intestines. 
Alysicarpus, Necker. Derived from alysis, a chain, 
and karpus, a. fiuit; in allusion to the chain-like 
appearance of the legume. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 
Or. Leguminosce. Plants of the simplest culture. 
Synonymes: 1. Hedysarum bupleurifoliumygrami- 
neum. 2. H. nummularifolium. 3. H. styracifolium. 
4. H. vaginale. 
bupleurifollus, 1 . Purple . 7, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . 1793 
mouillfer . . . Purple . 7, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . 1816 
Niirrtmularifolius 2. Styracifolius 3. vaginalis 4. 
Alyssum, Linn. Derived from a, privative, and 
lyssa, rage ; from a notion among the ancients of 
the plant possessing the power of allaying anger. 
Linn. 15, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cruciferae. These neat 
and interesting species are well adapted for orna- 
menting rock-work, or the front of flower-beds. 
They increase readily either from seeds, cuttings, 
or divisions, and grow well in any common soil. 
Synonyme: 1. A. alpestre. 
alpestrg . . . YeDow . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 1825 
argtnteum . . Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. SwitzerL . 
Ktianticum . . Yellow . 4, H. Ev. S. Crete . . 1817 
Bertolonll . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. SwitzerL . 1823 
cuneifbllum . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1820 
(liffustim . . . Yellow . 7> H. Her. P. Italy . . 1820 
gemonensg . . Yellow . 4, H. Ev. S. Europe 
hirsutum . . . Yellow . 6, H. A. Tauria . 1817 
MarschallianOm . Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1820 
montanum . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Germany . 1713 
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mural6 .... Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1820 
obtusifbllum . . Yellow . 4, H. Ev. S. Tauria . 1828 
olympicum . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. . I70O 
orientals . . . Yellow . 4. H. Ev. S. Crete . . 
saxatne . . . YeUow . 6, H. Ev. S. Candia . 1710 
serpvllifbllum . Yellow . 8, H. Ev. S. S. Eur. . 1822 
spatulAtum . . Yellow . 4, H. Ev. S. Siberia .1818 
tortuo^um . . Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1804 
umbellatum . . Yellow . 7, H. A. Tauria . 1821 
vernale . . . Yellow . 6, H. Ev. S. . 1819 
Wulfenianum . Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. Carinthia . 1819 
Calyclnum, can pestrS, micropetulum, minimum, ro- 
strulum. 
AlyxIa, R. Brorvn. Taken from alyxis, anxiety ; 
in allusion to the heavy aspect of the plant. Linn. 
5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynaceae. Curious species of 
easy culture, growing well in sandy loam mixed 
with a little peat, cuttings of the ripened wood 
planted in a pot of sand under a glass, plunged in 
heat, will root freely. Synonymes: 1. Gynopogon 
Alyxia, Alyxia Forsteri. 2. A. Richardsonia. 
daphnoldes . . White . 4, G. Ev. S. Norfolk Is. 1831 
Forsteri . . . White . O. Ev. S. Norfolk Is. 1831 
GjTiopogbn, 1 . White . G. Ev. S. Norfolk Is. 1831 
pugionitormis . AVhite . G. Ev. S. Moreton B. 1820 
ruscifoUii, 2 . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1820 
Alzatea, Ruiz and Pavon. Named in honour of 
Joseph A. de Alzaty, a Spanish naturalist. Linn. 
5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Celastraceae. An ornamental 
tree, for culture, &c, see Celastrus. 
verticillaU G. Ev. T. Peru . . 1824 
Amabile, pleasing, amiable. 
Amaranthus, Linn. Derived from a, privative, and 
oiatrot/io, to wither ; in reference to the length of 
time some of the flowers retain their bright colours. 
Linn. 21, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Amnrantaeeoe. Some spe- 
cies of this genus are pretty ; the hardy kinds 
merely require sowing in the open border ; the less 
hardy should be sown in a gentle-heating hotbod, 
and when old enough, potted off singly, observing 
to give plenty of pot-room, good rich soil, and 
water. A. obtusifolia is diuretic. Synonymes: 1. 
Chenopodium caudatum. 
atropiirparSus . Purple . 9, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1820 
blc^lur .... Red grn. . 8, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1802 
caracasanus . . Red . . 7, H. A. Caraccas . 1818 
caudatus . . . Red . . 8, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1596 
maximus . . Red . . 8, H. A. . 1820 
celosioldes . . . Red . . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1818 
crugntus . . . Drk. red. . 7, H. A. China . . 1728 
fasciaius ... . 7, H. A. E. Ind. . .1816 
flaviis .... Lgt. yel. . 8, H. A. India . .1759 
frumentacSils . . Red . . 8, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1823 
becticus . . . Pink . . 8, H. A. . 1796 
hypochondriacfis Dark red . 7, H. A. Virginia . 1684 
la’tceaefOlIus . . Red . . 7, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1816 
melanclioUcus . Purple . 7, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1731 
oleraceus . . . Pa. red . 7. H. A. E. Ind. . . 1764 
paniculatus . . Gricen . . 8, H. A. N. Amer. . 1798 
sanguineus . . Red . . 8, H. A. Bahama . 1775 
speciosQs . . . Bed . . 7, H. A. Nepal . . 1819 
trIcOlbr .... Red yeL . 8, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1548 
Albus, angustifollus, BerchtSldH, BlUum, bullalns, cam- 
pSstris, caulijldrus, chlorOstdchys, curvifollus, de- 
fiexfis, gange{lcus,gigantSus,gr(icllls, 1; grgedzdns, 
hpbrldus, inamxnus, incBmtus, interruptfis, Ixt&s, 
lineatus, lividus, mangostdnfcs, pallidus, parisiSnsls, 
persicariotdes, polygamds, polygonoldes, polgstdchys, 
prostratHs, pumiliXs, retrojlexus, rlgldus, scundSns, 
speciBsus, spicatfis, spinSsus, strlctfis, sylvSslrls, 
tenuifBllus, trlstls, vlrldis, zanSnsls. 
Amaryllis, Linn. The name of a nymph celebrated 
by the poet Virgil. Linn. 6, Or- 1, Nat. Or. Amaryl- 
lidacetB. This interesting and beautiful genus of 
bulbous plants, may be successfully grown in the 
following manner. The bulbs of the stove species 
should be turned out of the pots in autumn, and 
laid on a shelf or other dry place till spring, when 
they should be potted and introduced into the hot- 
house, giving them, as they progress, plenty of 
water. A. reticulata and striatifoHa will not bear 
turning out, as they flower better by remaining in 
the pot all the year. The greenhouse species must 
also be turned out of the pots and dried, and in the 
spring potted, and encouraged to flower. The soil 
should comprise equal portions of turfy loam and 
peat, with a fair quantity of sand ; the pots should 
be drained well. They are increased by offsets 
