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HOVEY’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE 
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ABUTILON. Nat. Ord., Malvaceaz. 
Beautiful plants for the greenhouse; natives of Brazil, half shrubby, with vine-like leaves, 
and large, pendant, bell-shaped flowers, of various colors, richly veined and striped. Many 
of them succeed well in the open ground during the summer. Greenhouse shrubs. 
Abutilon Be ranger, yellow, striped with brown. 
“ Due de Malakoff, yellow, veined with maroon. 5 ft. . . • • 
“ ' maruiorutum, white, veined and marbled with bright rose, a beautiful va¬ 
riety . 
“ striatum, orange, flowers all the year round. 
venosuui, orange, veined with red, fine. 
u vitifolium, white.. • 
ABOBRA. Nat. Ord., Cucurbitacece. 
Abobra viridiflora, a pretty, tuberous-rooted, climbing plant, with handsome, glossy, 
dark-green foliage, and small oval scarlet fruit; fine for planling out in spring, forming 
beautiful garlands. The roots are perennial, and should be taken up in autumn . 
ACACIA. Nat. Ord., Leguminosce. 
These are all highly ornamental plants for decorating the greenhouse or conservatory; 
they are mostly of graceful habit, ami with elegant foliage, and produce their brilliant yel¬ 
low and golden flowers in great profusion. In summer, they may be planted in the flower- 
garden, where their beautiful foliage and tropical aspect will render them an additional 
attraction. 
Acacia armata, golden yellow, ball-like flowers. 
“ argyrophylla, superb yellow, silvery foliage 
** cultriformis, fine bright yellow .. 
** coccinea, rose, tine foliage, a novel variety. 
** deal bat a, canary yellow, very graceful foliage. 
** Douglass!, yellow, a distinct and beautiful species. 
** ixiophylla, golden yellow, very beautiful. 
“ longifolia, yellow, long and slender foliage. 
'* loplianth a, pale yellow, splendid feathery and graceful foliage .... 
** nematophy la, bright yellow, splendid, flowering nearly the whole year . . 
“ xylophyllob’es, rich clusters of golden blossomo. 
ACANTHUS. Nat. Ord., Acanthaccae. 
Stately, ornamental-leaved herbaceous plants, flourishing in almost any soil. The beauti¬ 
ful leaf of A. Molts is said to have furnished the ancients with the elegant Acanthus leaf of 
their architecture. Half-hardy perennials. 
Acanthus mollis, white flowers; from Italy.. 
“ spinosus, w’hite flowers; from Italy. 
ACHIMENE3. Nat. Ord., Gesneracece . 
These are most beaut!‘ul plants for the decoration of the greenhouse or conservatory dur¬ 
ing summer; being of dwarf growth, and producing their rich and brilliant flowers of va¬ 
rious colors throughout ihe season. After flowering, allow them to remain dry until they 
commence to grow again; require a very light rich soil. Greenhouse perennial plants. 
Achimenes, mixed varieties, saved from a choice collection. 
ACROCLINIUM. Nat. Ori»., Composite. 
An elegant new annual from Australia, producing beautiful everlasting flowers resem¬ 
bling the Uhodantho Manglesii, but much larger; should be grown in every collection; fine 
for winter bouquets; flowering in any garden soil. Hardy annuals. 
Acroclinium, deep rose color. 1 ft. 
“ roseuui, light rose. 1 ft. 
“ album, pure white. 1 ft. 
ACONITUM (Monkshood). Nat. Ord., Banunculacecz. 
A fine, hardy perenni; 1 herbaceous plant, growing freely in any good garden-soil, and does 
well under the shade o: r f rees; flowers mostly blue and purple; seed vegetates with some 
difficulty. 
Aconitum napellus, mixed. 2 ft. 5 
ADLUMIA (Mountain Fringe). Nat. Ord., Fumariacece. 
Adlumia cirrhosa. An interesting hardy climbing annual; of quick growth, with 
graceful, pretty foliage, and clusters of pale-pink tubular flowers. 10 to 15 ft. . . .10 
ADONIS. Nat. Ord., Banunculaceo\ 
Old favorites in the flower-garden; with finely-cut, handsome foliage, and bloom for a 
long time. A. vernalis is a hardy perennial, with large bright-yellow flowers in spring; the 
others are hardy annuals, with deep-red flowers. 
Adonis autumnalis, blood red. 1 ft.. 5 
“ aestivalis (Flos Adonis), dark scarlet. 1 ft.. 
** vernalis, bright yellow, large showy flowers. 1 ft.5 
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