aggregate. June. _l._ oblong-spathulate, glaucous. _h._ 6in.
Thrace, 1823. A pretty annual, with erect branched stems. SYN.
_Thlaspi arabicum_.
[Illustration: FIG. 37. ÆTHIONEMA CORIDIFOLIUM, showing Habit and
Flowers.]
=Æ. coridifolium= (Coris-leaved).* _fl._ rosy lilac, small, in
terminal dense rounded racemes. June. _l._ linear, glaucous,
crowded. Asia Minor, 1871. A pretty perennial, shrubby below, with
erect stems 6in. to 8in. high. See Fig. 37.
=Æ. gracile= (slender). _fl._ purplish; racemes crowded, terminal;
when in fruit, loose. June. _l._ lanceolate, pointed. _h._ 8in.
Branches and branchlets slender, elongated. Sandy hills in
Carniola, 1820. Shrubby perennial.
[Illustration: FIG. 38. ÆTHIONEMA GRANDIFLORUM, showing Habit and
Flowers.]
=Æ. grandiflorum= (large-flowered).* _fl._ of a warm shaded
rose; racemes crowded, terminal, numerous. May to August. _l._
ovate-oblong, glaucous. Mount Lebanon, 1879. This perennial species
forms a spreading bush about 1-1/2ft. high, and is perhaps the
handsomest of the genus. It succeeds well in the ordinary border,
but is far better suited for the rockery. See Fig. 38.
=Æ. membranaceum= (membranous-podded). _fl._ purplish, in terminal
racemes. June. _l._ linear, distant, somewhat fleshy, strictly
appressed. _h._ 3in. to 6in. Persia, 1828. A small shrub, with
filiform branches.
=Æ. monospermum= (one-seeded). _fl._ purple, largish, in terminal
racemes. July. _l._ oval or obovate, blunt, coriaceous; pods
one-celled, one-seeded. _h._ 3in. to 6in. Spain, 1778. A pretty
little biennial, with hardish branches.
=Æ. pulchellum= (pretty).* This is said to be a new species,
but it much resembles _Æ. coridifolium_. It is scarcely in full
cultivation yet, but it proves one of the hardiest as well as one
of the most handsome kinds.
=Æ. saxatilis= (rock).* _fl._ purplish; racemes loose, terminal.
May and June. _l._ lanceolate, acutish. _h._ 8in. Spain, 1820. A
pretty annual.
=AFRICAN ALMOND.= _See_ =Brabejum=.
=AFRICAN BLADDER NUT.= _See_ =Royena lucida=.
=AFRICAN FLEABANE.= _See_ =Tarchonanthus=.
=AFRICAN HAREBELL.= _See_ =Roella ciliata=.
=AFRICAN LILY.= _See_ =Agapanthus=.
=AFRICAN LOTUS.= _See_ =Zizyphus=.
=AFRICAN MARIGOLD.= _See_ =Tagetes erecta=.
=AFRICAN OAK OR TEAK.= _See_ =Vitex Doniana=.
=AFRICAN SATIN-BUSH.= _See_ =Podalyria sericea=.
=AFZELIA= (named after Adam Afzelius, M.D., Professor of Botany in the
University of Upsal, and for many years resident at Sierra Leone).
ORD. _Leguminosæ_. A pretty stove evergreen tree. For culture, _see_
=Ægiphila=.
=A. africana= (African).* _fl._ crimson, disposed in racemes;
petals four (furnished with claws), upper one largest. June. Legume
ligneus, many-celled; seeds black, with scarlet aril. _l._ abruptly
pinnate. _h._ 30ft. Sierra Leone, 1821.
=AGALMYLA= (from _agalma_, an ornament; and _hule_, a wood; the
species are great ornaments to the woods in which they grow wild).
ORD. _Gesneraceæ_. A small but very handsome genus of climbing or
radicant herbs, with simple alternate leaves and axillary fascicles of
flowers, something like the blooms of a Gesnera. Corolla limb oblique,
five-lobed, scarcely two-lipped. _A. staminea_, the most generally
cultivated species, is best grown in a basket, planted in a compost of
rough peat, a little leaf soil, fresh sphagnum moss, and nodules of
charcoal. Give an abundance of moisture when growing, which should be
lessened after flowering, and allow the plant to rest during winter. It
may be planted out on rockwork in the stove. Half-ripened cuttings will
root freely in heat under a glass. The temperature in summer should not
be less than 75deg. by day, and 65deg. by night.
=A. longistyla= (long-styled). _fl._ crimson. Java, 1873.
=A. staminea= (long-stamened).* _fl._ scarlet, disposed in axillary
fascicles; corolla tubular, incurved, with a dilated throat.
Summer. _l._ alternate, oblong, acuminated, denticulated, nearly
equal at the base, downy beneath, and on the edges. Stem and
petioles hairy. _h._ 2ft. Java, 1846. Stove species.
=AGANISIA= (from _aganos_, desirable; in reference to the beauty
of these neat little plants). ORD. _Orchidaceæ_. A small genus of
epiphytal orchids, requiring to be grown upon a block of wood suspended
from the rafters of the stove. A damp atmosphere, syringing the roots
and leaves freely when in a growing state, and shade during very bright
sunshine, are primary points to be observed in their cultivation.
Increased by dividing the pseudo-bulbs just previous to starting into
new growth.
=A. cœrulea= (dark blue).* _fl._ peduncles axillary, few flowered.
"The colour is the well known one of _Vanda cœrulea_. There are,
however, darker blue blotches quasi-tesselated over the flower.
The lip is veiled, and has two very small basilar teeth, and
then a veiled middle lacinia, that is sacciform, bordered with
most remarkable long bristles, and with a deep violet blotch on
its middle part beneath. The white column has two cartilaginous
quadrate arms close to the stigmatic hollow." _l._ cuneate, oblong,
acuminate. Pseudo-bulbs distichous, depresso-ovoid. Brazil, 1876.
=A. fimbriata= (fringed).* _fl._ white; lip blue. Demerara, 1874.
This species has also a sacciform, fimbriate lip, but, when
compared with the foregoing, its flowers, leaves, and bulbs are
much smaller, and the lip is not slit up to the apex, but the sac
is round.
=A. graminea= (grass-leaved). A weedy looking species, of no garden
value. Guiana, 1836.
=A. ionoptera= (violet-winged). The flowers, not very much larger
than those of the lily of the valley, are white, with violet
petals, and violet tips and streaks on the sepals. Peru, 1871.
=A. pulchella= (pretty).* _fl._ white, with a blotch of yellow in
the centre of the lip; the spike is produced from the bottom of the
bulb. _h._ 8in. Demerara, 1838. It blossoms at different times of
the year, and lasts two or three weeks in perfection. This species
is very rare and pretty, and is best grown in a pot, with peat, and
good drainage; requires a liberal supply of water at the roots, and
the hottest house.
=AGANOSMA= (from _aganos_, mild, and _osme_, a smell; scent of
flowers). ORD. _Apocynaceæ_. A genus of showy stove or warm
greenhouse shrubs, with opposite leaves and terminal corymbs of
large funnel-shaped flowers, the coronet of which is cup-shaped or
cylindrical, "having its parts so united that they appear only as lobes
around the mouth of the cup." All the species mentioned are well worth
cultivating. They thrive best in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat,
in equal proportions. Propagated by cuttings in sand, under glass, and
with bottom heat.
=A. acuminata= (pointed-leaved).* _fl._ large, white, fragrant;
petals linear, falcate, curled; panicles axillary, longer than
the leaves, scattered. _l._ from oblong to broad-lanceolate,
acuminated, glabrous. Sylhet. Shrubby climber.
=A. caryophyllata= (clove scented).* _fl._ pale yellow, tinged
with red, deliciously clove scented; corymbs terminal. October.
_l._ oval, acutish at both ends, tomentose beneath as well as the
branches. India, 1812. Shrubby twiner.
=A. cymosa= (cymose-flowered).* _fl._ small, whitish, fragrant;
calyx and corolla hoary outside; cymes terminal, shorter than the
leaves. _l._ elliptic, acuminated. Sylhet. Shrub.
=A. elegans= (elegant).* _fl._ small, purple; corolla downy
outside, as well as the calyces, bracteas, and pedicels; sepals
longer than the tube of the corolla; corymbs terminal, crowded.
_l._ elliptic, short-acuminated, glabrous. India. Shrubby twiner.
=A. marginata= (bordered).* _fl._ numerous, large, white, fragrant;
petals linear, falcate; panicles terminal, loose, corymbose,
glabrous. _l._ lanceolate, smooth. Sylhet. Shrubby climber.
=A. Roxburghii= (Roxburgh's).* _fl._ pure white, large, fragrant;
calyx and corolla hoary outside; petals triangular; corymbs
terminal. October. _l._ ovate-cordate, acuminated; petioles and
veins red, glabrous, pale beneath, and shining above. India, 1812.
Shrubby twiner.
=A. Wallichii= (Wallich's).* _fl._ white, fragrant; calyx and
corolla downy outside; corymbs terminal. _l._ elliptic-acuminated,
shining above and pale beneath, glabrous. India. This species
differs from the last in the veins of the leaves being parallel,
not longitudinal, from the base to the apex. Shrubby twiner.
=AGAPANTHUS= (from _agape_, love, and _anthos_, a flower). ORD.
_Liliaceæ_. African Lily. A genus, with numerous varieties, of very
handsome greenhouse or conservatory herbaceous plants. Flowers
large, scapose; perianth tubular, tube short; stamens six, having
the filaments somewhat declinate. Leaves linear or lorate, arching,
radical. They are of easy culture, and thrive best in strong turfy
loam, leaf mould, decomposed manure, and river sand. They may be grown
in large pots or tubs outside, to be removed in autumn, and placed
under the stage in the greenhouse, or where they will be protected
from frost, and kept moderately dry. If planted and left outside, the
crowns should be well covered with cocoa-nut fibre in winter. During
the summer, and especially in dry weather, the plants can hardly
be over watered. They thrive admirably on the margins of lakes or
running streams, and few plants, alike in flower and foliage, are
more effective. Clear manure water may be given previous to or when
the plants are in flower, and, after flowering, gradually lessen the
quantity of water, until they are stowed away for the winter. They
increase very rapidly, by offsets, and, if necessary, the old plants
may be divided in early spring, to any extent required. In the more
southern parts of this country they are quite hardy.
[Illustration: FIG. 39. AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS.]
=A. umbellatus= (umbelled).* _fl._ bright blue; perianth
funnel-shaped, regular, deeply six-parted; tube short; scape tall,
naked, bearing a many-flowered umbel. Summer and autumn. _l._
numerous, radical, linear, somewhat fleshy. _h._ 2ft. to 3ft. Cape
of Good Hope, 1692. See Fig. 39.
=A. u. albidus= (whitish).* _fl._ pure white, on large full-sized
umbels, smaller than those of the species, but very showy. Cape of
Good Hope. This requires carefully drying off during the winter.
=A. u. aureus= (golden). A variety in which the leaves are marked
longitudinally with yellow. 1882.
=A. u. flore-pleno= (double-flowered).* Identical in all respects
with the species, except that it has double flowers, which are
therefore, much more lasting than the single ones. A very handsome
variety.
=A. u. Leichtlinii= (Leichtlin's).* _fl._, perianth deep bright
hyacinthine blue, 1-1/4in. long; scape about 1-1/2ft. long, with a
more compact umbel than any other known form. June. _l._ similar in
size to the species. Cape of Good Hope, 1878.
=A. u. maximus= (larger).* _fl._ bright blue, in immense umbels.
This is larger in all its parts than the type, and when well grown
is truly a noble plant. There is also a white-flowered form of this
variety, which is most desirable, being equally as large.
=A. u. minor= (smaller).* This is smaller in all its parts, with
narrow leaves, and slender scapes of deep blue flowers. A very
elegant variety.
=A. u. Mooreanus= (Moore's).* _fl._ dark blue. _h._ 1-1/2ft. 1879.
A new variety, with shorter, narrower, and more upright leaves than
the species; it has a dwarf habit. Perfectly hardy.
=A. u. variegatus= (variegated).* Where variegated-leaved plants
are desired, few could be more useful than this; its leaves are
almost entirely white, with a few green bands, but they are neither
so broad nor so long as in the type. It is an excellent subject for
the domestic garden.
=AGAPETES= (from _agapetos_, beloved; in reference to the showy
character of the plants). ORD. _Vacciniaceæ_. A genus containing about
eighteen species of warm greenhouse or stove evergreen shrubs. Flowers
corymbose and racemose; corolla tubular. Leaves alternate, coriaceous.
They are all worthy of cultivation, but only two or three species are
grown in England. Peat, turfy loam, and sand, in equal parts, is the
best compost for them; and young hardened cuttings will strike in sandy
soil, under a hand glass, in stove temperature.
=A. buxifolia= (box-leaved).* _fl._ bright red, about 1in. long,
tubular, wax-like, disposed in corymbs. April. _l._ small, oval
oblong, bright green, leathery; branches spreading, twiggy. _h._
5ft. Bootan.
=A. setigera= (bristly). _fl._ red, about 1in. long, tubular,
numerous, in lateral and corymbose racemes, furnished with bristly
hairs. _l._ scattered, lanceolate, acuminated, on very short robust
petioles. Pundua Mountains, 1837.
=A. variegata= (variegated). _fl._ scarlet, about 1in. long,
tubular, lateral, corymbose. _l._ on short petioles, lanceolate,
acuminated, denticulated, attenuated at the base, veiny. Khasia,
1837.
=AGARICUS= (derived from _Agaria_, the name of a town in Sarmentosa).
Mushroom. ORD. _Fungi_. The most extensive genus known. It, however,
contains but one or two species of cultural value. The most important
ones are the common field mushroom, _A. campestris_ (Fig. 44), the
Fairy Ring mushroom, _A. pratensis_, and _A. vaginatus_. Familiar
species are the Parasol mushroom, _A. procerus_ (Fig. 43); St. George's
mushroom, _A. gambosus_ (Fig. 42); and the deadly Fly Agaric, _A.
muscarius_ (Fig. 41). For practical purposes the majority of this genus
are poisonous, and many virulently so. Great care must be exercised in
experimenting with unknown species, even by experienced fungologists.
_See_ =Mushroom=.
=AGASTACHYS= (from _agastos_, admirable, and _stachys_, a spike). ORD.
_Proteaceæ_. A greenhouse evergreen shrub, with four sepalled apetalous
flowers, which are disposed in numerous spikes. It thrives in a compost
of equal parts loam, sand, and peat. Cuttings of ripened wood will
strike in sandy soil under a glass, in a cool house.
=A. odorata= (fragrant).* _fl._ pale yellow, sweet scented,
crowded; spikes 4in. to 5in. long. April. _l._ bluntly lanceolate,
sub-sessile, thickish, about 2in. long. _h._ about 3ft. New
Holland, 1826.
=AGATHÆA= (from _agathos_, excellent; in reference to the beauty of the
flowers). ORD. _Compositæ_. Allied to _Cineraria_, and requiring the
same greenhouse treatment. It makes a very pretty object for summer
decoration in the flower garden. Young cuttings root freely, in a
gentle heat, at all times; and the plant may be had in bloom all the
year round.
=A. cœlestis= (sky-blue).* _fl.-heads_ blue; peduncle one-headed.
June. _l._ opposite, ovate, naked. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Cape of Good Hope,
1753. Herbaceous perennial. See Fig. 40.
[Illustration: FIG. 40. AGATHÆA CŒLESTIS.]
=AGATHA ROSE.= _See_ =Rosa gallica Agatha=.
=AGATHIS.= _See_ =Dammara=.
=AGATHOPHYLLUM= (from _agathos_, pleasant, and _phyllon_, a leaf;
referring to the pleasant clove-like smell of the leaf). Madagascar
Nutmeg. ORD. _Lauraceæ_. A stove evergreen tree, of economic value
only, having the fruit enclosed by the persistent calyx; thriving in
peat and light rich loam. Of easy propagation by cuttings in sand, with
a moderate bottom heat.
=A. aromaticum= (aromatic). _fl._ white. _l._ stalked, alternate,
obovate, obtuse, leathery, entire, smooth. _h._ 30ft. Madagascar,
1823.
=AGATHOSMA= (from _agathos_, pleasant, and _osme_, smell; the plants
contained in this genus have a pleasant smell). SYNS. _Bucco_,
_Dichosma_. ORD. _Rutaceæ_. Beautiful small heath-like greenhouse
shrubs, from the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers in terminal heads, or
umbels; petals five, divided, with long claws, and scattered, short,
narrow leaves, usually with revolute edges. They are of easy culture,
thriving best in a mixture of sand and peat, with the addition of a
little turfy loam. Young cuttings will strike root freely in a pot of
sand, under a bell glass, in a cool house. They require to be shaded
somewhat in the summer. Winter temperature, 40deg. to 45deg. About
forty-six species are known.
=A. acuminata= (taper-pointed leaved).* _fl._ violet; calyces
smooth, glandular, on terminal subcapitate heads. April. _l._
ovate, somewhat cordate, long acuminated, fringed, at length
spreading. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1812.
=A. bruniades= (Brunia-like).* _fl._ lilac or white, on terminal
sub-umbellate heads; peduncles fastigiate, elongated. April. _l._
scattered, linear-trigonal, awl-shaped, dotted, and a little
fringed; branches hairy. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1820.
=A. cerefolia= (chervil-leaved). _fl._ white, small; pedicels and
calyces beset with glandular hairs; heads terminal sub-umbellate.
April. _l._ crowded, lanceolate, acute, spreading, keeled, fringed.
_h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1794.
=A. ciliata= (ciliated).* _fl._ white; pedicels smoothish; heads
terminal sub-umbellate. April. _l._ scattered, lanceolate, acute,
with toothletted-fringed, revolute edges, dotted beneath, and
bearing hairs on the middle nerve, becoming at length reflexed.
_h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1774.
=A. erecta= (upright).* _fl._ pale violet, terminal, sub-umbellate;
peduncles short, villous. April. _l._ imbricate, trigonal, blunt,
dotted beneath, a little fringed. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1818.
=A. hirta= (hairy). _fl._ purple, densely capitate; petals bearded
at the claws. April. _l._ somewhat imbricate, linear, awl-shaped,
channelled, hairy on the back, decurrent. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1794.
[Illustration: FIG. 41. AGARICUS MUSCARIUS (FLY AGARIC).]
[Illustration: FIG. 42. AGARICUS GAMBOSUS (ST. GEORGE'S MUSHROOM).]
[Illustration: FIG. 43. AGARICUS PROCERUS (PARASOL MUSHROOM).]
[Illustration: FIG. 44. AGARICUS CAMPESTRIS (COMMON MUSHROOM).]
=A. hispida= (rough-haired). _fl._ violet, on terminal
sub-umbellate heads; pedicels and sepals pubescent; petals quite
smooth. May. _l._ crowded, linear, trigonal, blunt, spreading,
hispid, keeled, and two-furrowed beneath. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1786.
=A. imbricata= (imbricated). _fl._ pale purple, in terminal
sub-capitate heads; petals with a roundish limb; sepals smoothish;
pedicels pubescent. April. _l._ imbricate, crowded, ovate,
acuminated, dotted, fringed. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1774.
=A. orbicularis= (round-leaved). _fl._ white, on terminal
sub-umbellate heads; stamens twice as long as the corolla; pedicels
pubescent. April. _l._ scattered, spreading, orbicular, ovate,
or reniform, smooth, reflexed, small, thickish, without any dots
beneath; branches villous. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1790.
=A. prolifera= (proliferous). _fl._ white, on terminal
sub-umbellate heads; sepals smooth; pedicels somewhat fastigiate,
pubescent. April. _l._ spreading, lanceolate, cuspidate; keel and
edges fringed, dotted; branches whorled, proliferous. _h._ 1ft. to
3ft. 1790.
=A. pubescens= (downy). _fl._ white; umbels terminal; peduncles and
sepals villous. April. _l._ lanceolate, trigonal, pointless, with
margins and rib ciliated. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1798.
=A. rugosa= (coarsely-wrinkled). _fl._ white, on terminal
sub-umbellate heads; sepals pubescent; pedicels capillary, clothed
with glandular hairs. April. _l._ spreading, oblong or ovate,
blunt, keeled, wrinkled, villous beneath, reflexed. _h._ 1ft. to
2ft. 1790.
=A. vestita= (clothed). _fl._ lilac, on terminal sub-capitate
heads; pedicels quite smooth. May. _l._ closely imbricated, ovate,
acuminated, keeled, fringed. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1824.
=AGATHYRSUS.= _See_ =Mulgedium=.
=AGATI= (its Sanscrit name). ORD. _Leguminosæ_. Ornamental stove
trees from India, with lanceolate stipulas, abruptly-pinnate leaves,
having many pairs of leaflets. Flowers large, few, racemose. Legumes
1-1/2ft. long. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand is most suitable.
Young cuttings will root in a pot of sand, with a hand glass over them,
placed in heat.
=A. coccinea= (scarlet).* _fl._ red, rather smaller than the next
species. Legumes rather terete. _l._ leaflets powdery. July. _h._
20ft. to 30ft. 1768.
=A. grandiflora= (large-flowered). _fl._ rosy red. July. Legumes
evidently compressed. _l._ leaflets glabrous. _h._ 14ft. to 26ft.
1768.
=A. g. flore-albo= (white flowered). _fl._ white, double. N.
Australia, 1869.
=AGAVE= (from _agauos_, admirable; referring to the stately form
in which some of them flower). ORD. _Amaryllidaceæ_. Flower-scape
tall, proceeding from the centre of the rosette of leaves; perianth
funnel-shaped, six-parted. Leaves large, fleshy, tufted. Mr. B. S.
Williams describes them as follows: "They are noble, massive-growing
plants, and form magnificent ornaments in the greenhouse or
conservatory; whilst, from their slow growth, they do not rapidly get
too large, even for a small greenhouse. Indeed, some of the real gems
of this genus are neat, compact-growing plants, seldom exceeding 2ft.
in height. Besides being fine ornamental plants for indoor decoration,
the larger growing kinds are unquestionably the finest objects for the
embellishment of terrace-walks, or surmounting flights of steps in the
open air during the summer season, and also for plunging in rockwork,
or about any rustic nooks in the pleasure-grounds, as, in such
situations, they are quite in keeping, and thrive admirably. As is well
known, they attain maturity very slowly; but when this condition is
reached, the plant sends up a flower spike, and, after perfecting this,
dies." _A. Sartorii_, and a few others are, however, exceptional, and
go on flowering year after year. It is certainly fallacious to suppose
it takes them a hundred years to flower. Agaves succeed well potted in
good loam and river sand, to which may be added a little peat and leaf
mould for some of the smaller-growing kinds. The drainage should be
good, as they enjoy a liberal supply of water during the summer season,
but during winter considerably less will be required. They can be
increased by suckers when these are to be obtained, and also by seeds,
to secure the production of which, in the species that do not yield
suckers, the flowers should be carefully impregnated. In the following
descriptive list of species, only those of horticultural value are
mentioned, some of which are still rare; and in describing them we
have availed ourselves of Mr. J. G. Baker's excellent monograph,
which appeared in the columns of the _Gardener's Chronicle_. Many are
omitted, not from any deficiency in horticultural beauty, but because,
in several instances, only one plant of a species is known to exist
in cultivation, and such cannot, therefore, hope to become in general
cultivation for many years hence.
=A. albicans= (whitened). Probably a variety of _A. micrantha_.
[Illustration: FIG. 45. AGAVE AMERICANA.]
=A. americana= (American).* _fl._ yellowish green, 2in. to 3-1/2in.
long; in very dense globose clusters, on pedicels 1/4in. to 1/2in.
long; scape, including the thyrsoid panicle, 24ft. to 36ft. August.
_l._ usually thirty to forty, sometimes more, in a rosette,
oblanceolate-spathulate, 3ft. to 6ft. long, 6in. to 9in. broad
above the middle, glaucous green, more or less concave all down
the face, the outer leaves recurved, the dark brown pungent point
1in. to 2in. long; prickles brown tipped, 1/6in. to 1/4in. long. S.
America, 1640. See Fig. 45.
=A. a. mexicana= (Mexican). A variety much shorter in the leaves
than the species, of which it may be regarded as one of the many
small forms.
=A. a. picta= (painted).* _l._ 2ft. to 3ft. long, about 4in. wide,
lower ones recurved, upper ones erect, moderately thick, rich
golden yellow on both sides, bordered with dark green. A very
splendid variety. SYN. _A. ornata_.
=A. a. variegata= (variegated). _l._ 6ft. or more in length, 6in.
or 8in. wide, dark green in the centre, broadly margined with rich
yellow. A very desirable variety.
=A. amœna= (pleasing). Referred to _A. Scolymus_.