cleaned; and, so long as there is a chance of the insects being in the
bark, all loose pieces, moss, &c., should be brushed off, and the parts
affected should be thoroughly saturated with a strong solution of soft
soap or of soft soap and lime-water, applied with a stiff brush, so as
to enter all the crevices.
_Gas Liquor._ This is the ammoniacal liquor from gas works. It must be
diluted with from eight to twelve times its bulk of water, or it is
dangerous to the trees; in fact, after dilution, it is advisable to
test it, previous to using to any great extent. As the woolly covering
of the insects resists water, it is desirable that the liquor be
applied with a brush, and forced amongst the Blight.
_Infusion of Tobacco Leaves_ (1/2lb. to 1 gallon) kills the insects on
shoots dipped into it.
_Paraffin or Petroleum._ This is a simple and useful remedy. Obtain a
painter's half-worn sash-tool, free from paint, and just moisten it
in the oil. Then brush out each infested place as often as the Blight
appears, and in one season the trees will be cleared.
_Spent Tan._ Collect spent tan into a heap a month or two before it is
to be used, and if it has heated well and rotted, so much the better.
In winter, clear away all leaves, rubbish, grass, &c., and spread the
tan at the rate of about thirty loads to the acre, taking care that it
surrounds the base of each tree infested with Blight. Practical proof
of its utility has been given.
_Turpentine and other Spirits._ The mode of applying these is the same
as for paraffin, but they frequently injure the bark, and sometimes
kill young trees.
To kill insects on the roots, it is well to clear away the soil as
far as possible from them, and to saturate the place with soapsuds or
ammoniacal solutions; soot, quicklime, or other applications to the
soil would also prove useful.
Other remedies that have been suggested are the drainings of stables,
and grafting-clay plastered over the bark.
=AMERICAN CENTAURY.= _See_ =Sabbatia=.
=AMERICAN CHINA ROOT.= _See_ =Smilax=.
=AMERICAN COWSLIP.= _See_ =Dodecatheon=.
=AMERICAN CRANBERRY.= _See_ =Oxycoccus macrocarpus=.
=AMERICAN CRESS.= _See_ =Barbarea=.
=AMERICAN DEWBERRY.= _see_ =Rubus canadensis=.
=AMERICAN GOOSEBERRY.= _See_ =Pereskia aculeata=.
=AMERICAN GREAT LAUREL.= _See_ =Rhododendron maximum=.
=AMERICAN HIGH BLACKBERRY.= A common name for =Rubus villosus= (which
_see_).
=AMERICAN MANDRAKE.= _See_ =Podophyllum peltatum=.
=AMERICAN MOUNTAIN ASH.= _See_ =Pyrus americana=.
=AMERICAN PLANTS=. This term includes _Rhododendron_, _Azalea_, and
several others of similar habit and constitution; indeed, any hardy,
flowering shrubs requiring a moist peat border.
=AMERICAN SPANISH OAK.= _See_ =Quercus falcata=.
=AMERICAN SWAMP LILY.= _See_ =Saururus cernuus=.
=AMERICAN WHITE OAK.= _See_ =Quercus alba=.
=AMERICAN WILD BLACK CURRANT.= _See_ =Ribes floridum=.
=AMERICAN WILD RED RASPBERRY.= _See_ =Rubus strigosus=.
=AMERIMNON= (from _a_, privative, and _merinna_, care; in allusion
to the little attention the plant requires; name originally applied
to the House-leek). SYN. _Amerimnum_. ORD. _Leguminosæ_. Ornamental,
evergreen, stove shrubs, with alternate, stalked, ovate, somewhat
cordate, simple leaves. For culture, _see_ =Anona=.
=A. Brownei= (Browne's).* _fl._ white, sweet-scented; peduncles
axillary, ten-flowered, glabrous or puberulous. May. _l._ ovate,
somewhat cordate, acute, glabrous. _h._ 6ft. to 10ft. Jamaica,
1793. Requires a trellis or other support.
=A. strigulosum= (strigulose). _fl._ white; racemes axillary,
solitary, three times longer than the petioles. May. _l._ ovate,
rather cordate, obtuse, clothed with adpressed hairs on both
surfaces; branches and petioles clothed with light brown, dense,
short hairs. _h._ 6ft. to 10ft. Trinidad, 1817.
=AMERIMNUM.= A synonym of =Amerimnon= (which _see_).
=AMHERSTIA= (commemorative of Countess Amherst, a zealous promoter of
natural history, particularly botany). ORD. _Leguminosæ_. A stove,
evergreen tree of almost unsurpassed magnificence and brilliancy,
requiring a very high and moist temperature. It delights in a rich,
strong loam, and may be propagated by cuttings of the half-ripened
wood, inserted in sand, under a glass in bottom heat of about 80deg.;
also by seeds.
=A. nobilis= (noble).* _fl._ of a fine vermilion colour,
diversified with yellow spots, large; racemes long, pendulous,
axillary. May. _l._ large, impari-pinnate, bearing six to eight
pairs of leaflets. _h._ 30ft. to 40ft. India, 1837. The flowers
are, unfortunately, somewhat ephemeral, lasting but a few days in
perfection, during which period, however, no object in the whole
range of the vegetable kingdom presents a more striking aspect than
this tree.
=AMICIA= (commemorative of J. B. Amici, a celebrated French physician).
ORD. _Leguminosæ_. A pretty, greenhouse or half-hardy perennial,
succeeding in any warm, sheltered spot. Young cuttings will root in
sand, under a hand glass, in heat.
=A. Zygomeris= (two-jointed-podded).* _fl._ yellow, splashed with
purple on the keel; peduncles axillary, five or six-flowered.
Autumn. Legumes with two joints. _l._ abruptly pinnate, with two
pairs of cuneate-obcordate, mucronate leaflets, which are full of
pellucid dots; branches and petioles pubescent. _h._ 8ft. Mexico,
1826.
=AMMOBIUM= (from _ammos_, sand, and _bio_, to live; in reference to the
sandy soil in which it is found). ORD. _Compositæ_. This well-known
everlasting is closely allied to _Gnaphalium_, from which it differs
principally in habit. Receptacle with oblong, pointed, toothed, chaffy
scales; involucre of imbricated leaflets. It may be treated as a
half-hardy annual, or as a biennial, if seeds are sown in September and
kept in a cool greenhouse during the winter, and this is the best way
to grow it. Any moderately good soil suits it.
=A. alatum= (winged). _fl.-heads_ about 1in. across, of a silvery
whiteness, with the exception of the yellow disk florets, very
numerous, in loose, corymbose panicles. May to September. _l._
oblong-lanceolate; radical ones in a tufted rosette. Stems
winged--hence the specific name. _h._ 1-1/2ft. to 2ft. New Holland,
1822. See Fig. 77.
=A. a. grandiflorum= (large-flowered).* _fl.-heads_ purer white,
nearly twice the size of those in the type. This variety, which
comes true from seed, is a great acquisition.
=AMMOCHARIS.= _See_ =Brunsvigia=.
=AMMODENDRON= (from _ammos_, sand, and _dendron_, a tree; in reference
to its natural habitat). SYN. _Sophora_. ORD. _Leguminosæ_. A small,
neat, hardy evergreen, silky shrub, having the petioles hardening into
spines; an excellent subject for shrubberies. It thrives in an ordinary
soil, with good drainage, and is propagated by layers and seeds.
=A. Sieversii= (Sievers').* _fl._ purple, disposed in racemes.
June. _l._ bifoliolate; leaflets lanceolate, silky-white on both
surfaces. _h._ 2ft. to 4ft. Siberia, 1837.
=AMMYRSINE.= _See_ =Leiophyllum=.
=AMOMOPHYLLUM.= _See_ =Spathiphyllum=.
[Illustration: FIG. 77. INFLORESCENCE OF AMMOBIUM ALATUM.]
=AMOMUM= (from _a_, not, and _momos_, impurity; in reference to
the quality of counteracting poison). ORD. _Zingiberaceæ_. Stove,
deciduous, herbaceous perennials, chiefly aromatic, formerly used in
embalming. Flowers produced close to the ground, in spikes or clusters,
bracteate. Leaves distichous, sheathing at the base, lanceolate,
entire. For culture, _see_ =Alpinia=.
=A. angustifolium= (narrow-leaved).* _fl._ sometimes of a uniform
chrome-yellow, sometimes crimson, with the labellum of a yellow
colour, more or less pale, and sometimes entirely crimson; scape
naked, from 3in. to 8in. in length; spike capitate. July. _l._
linear-lanceolate. _h._ 8ft. Madagascar.
=A. Cardamomum= (Cardamom).* _fl._ brownish; lip three-lobed,
spurred; scape compound, flexuous, procumbent. August. _h._ 8ft.
East Indies, 1823.
=A. Danielli= (Daniel's). _fl._ 4in. across; outer sepals fine red;
the spreading labellum whitish, tinged with rose and yellow; scape
short, arising from the bottom of the stem. _l._ oblong-lanceolate,
9in. long. _h._ 2-1/2ft. Western Africa.
=A. grandiflorum= (large-flowered). _fl._ white, numerous, close;
spike short. June. _l._ elliptic-lanceolate, pointed. _h._ 3ft.
Sierra Leone, 1795.
=A. Granum Paradisi.=* Grains of Paradise. _fl._ white, tinged with
yellow and rose. _l._ elliptic-lanceolate, long-pointed. Stems very
red at base, and dull purplish-red above from the long, sheathing
leafstalks. _h._ 3ft. West Africa.
=A. Melegueta= (Melegueta).* Grains of Paradise. _fl._ pale pink,
solitary, with an orbicular, irregularly toothed lip. May. _l._
narrow, linear-elliptic, distichous, sessile. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft.
Sierra Leone, 1869. Habit creeping.
=A. sceptrum= (sceptre). _fl._ bright rose purple, large,
sub-erect; the most conspicuous portion is the lip, which is
2-1/2in. in diameter; flower-scapes 6in. high. January. _l._
narrow, oblong-lanceolate. _h._ 5ft. to 6ft. Old Calabar, 1863.
=A. vitellinum= (yolk-of-egg-coloured). _fl._ yellow; lip oblong,
obtuse, toothed; spike oblong, sessile, rather loose. April. _l._
oval. _h._ 2ft. East Indies, 1846. Plant stemless, glabrous.
=AMORPHA= (from _a_, not, and _morphe_, form; incomplete formation
of the flowers). Bastard Indigo. ORD. _Leguminosæ_. A handsome genus
of hardy deciduous shrubs with very graceful impari-pinnate leaves,
and many pairs of leaflets, which are full of pellucid dots. Racemes
spicate, elongated, usually in fascicles at the tops of the branches;
corolla without wings and keel; vexillum or standard ovate, concave.
They are well adapted for small shrubberies, requiring a sheltered
situation, and thrive well in common garden soil. Increased by layers,
or cuttings, taken off at a joint, and planted in a sheltered situation
early in autumn; these should be allowed to remain undisturbed till the
following autumn. Amorphas produce an abundance of suckers, from which
they may be readily propagated.
=A. canescens= (hoary).* The Lead Plant. _fl._ dark blue. July.
_l._, leaflets ovate-elliptic, mucronate. _h._ 3ft. Missouri, 1812.
Whole plant clothed with hoary hairs.
=A. fruticosa= (shrubby).* The False Indigo. _fl._ very dark bluish
purple. June. _l._, leaflets elliptic-oblong; lower ones distant
from the stem. _h._ 6ft. Carolina, 1724. Shrub glabrous, or a
little villous. There are several varieties, having mucronate,
emarginate, or narrower leaflets, but all with purple flowers. A
host of names, representing the merest forms of _A. fruticosa_,
are to be found in nurserymen's catalogues. Amongst them are:
_caroliniana_, _crocea_, _crocea-lanata_, _dealbata_, _fragrans_,
_glabra_, _herbacea_, _nana_, _pubescens_, &c. These differ so
slightly from the type and from each other, that it is impossible
to distinguish them.
=AMORPHOPHALLUS= (from _amorphos_, deformed, and _phallos_, a
mace; alluding to the inflorescence). SYN. _Pythion_. Including
_Proteinophallus_. ORD. _Aroideæ (Araceæ)_. A very remarkable genus,
closely allied to _Arum_, but distinguished therefrom by "their
spreading, not convolute, spathes; by their anthers opening by pores,
not by longitudinal slits; by the numerous cells to the ovary; and by
the solitary, erect ovules, those of _Arum_ being horizontal." A soil
consisting of two-thirds good rich loam, with the additional third of
sweet manure, thoroughly rotted, suits them well. Other essentials are
plenty of pot room, a genial atmosphere, and a temperature ranging from
55deg. to 65deg., or even 70deg. They require to be kept dry, and warm
in winter, as nothing is more fatal to them than cold or damp. Beneath
a shelf or stage in the stove is an excellent spot for them, or they
may be stored in sand, and kept free from frost. They are difficult to
increase; the corms of most of them are of great size, and rarely make
offsets. Efforts should consequently be made to induce the plants to
seed whenever practicable. All the species are strikingly effective in
sub-tropical bedding. For fertilising and growth of seedlings, _see_
=Arum=.
=A. campanulatus= (bell-shaped).* Similar to _A. Rivieri_, but the
flowers are brown, red, and black, and the scape is neither so
stout nor so tall. _h._ 2ft. India, 1817. SYN. _Arum campanulatum_.
=A. grandis= (large). _fl._, spathe green, white inside; spadix
purplish. _h._ 3ft. Java, 1865. Stove species.
=A. Lacourii= (Lacour's).* _l._ pedatisect, the ultimate segments
lanceolate, yellow-spotted; petioles transversely mottled with
yellow markings. Cochin China, 1879. Greenhouse. The correct name
of this species is _Pseudodracontium Lacourii_.
=A. nivosus.= _See_ =Dracontium asperum=.
=A. Rivieri= (Rivier's).* _fl._, spadix, spathe, and scape,
reaching 3ft. or more in height, appearing before the leaves; scape
stout and strong, of a deep green colour, speckled or dotted with
rose; spadix projecting, deep red; spathe of a rosy-green colour.
March to May. _l._ solitary, decompound, 40in. to 50in. across,
on tall marbled petioles. Cochin China. Perhaps the most useful
species. SYN. _Proteinophallus Rivieri_. See Fig. 78.
[Illustration: FIG. 78. AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI, Foliage and
Inflorescence.]
=A. Titanum= (Titan's).* _fl._, spadix 5ft. high, black purple;
spathe nearly 3ft. in diameter, campanulate in shape, with patent
and deeply toothed edges. The deeper portion of the interior is
pale greenish, but the limb is of a bright black purple hue; the
outside is pale green, smooth in the lower portion, but thickly
corrugated and crisp above; scape about 1-1/2ft. long, green,
marked with small whitish orbicular spots. _l._ the divided blade
covers an area of 45ft. in circumference. West Sumatra, 1878.
As will be seen from the above, this extraordinary plant is of
gigantic proportions, and, in size of the flowers, eclipsing nearly
all others in the vegetable kingdom. SYN. _Conophallus Titanum_.
=AMORPHOUS.= Without definite form.
=AMPELOPSIS= (from _ampelos_, a vine, and _opsis_, resemblance;
resembling the Grape Vine in habit, and to which it is closely allied).
SYN. _Quinaria_. ORD. _Ampelideæ_. A genus nearly allied to _Vitis_.
Calyx slightly five toothed; petals concave, thick, expanding before
they fall; disk none. Fast growing and ornamental climbing, hardy
deciduous shrubs, of very easy culture in common garden soil. Cuttings,
having a good eye, may be taken in September, and pricked either under
handlights in sandy soil on the open border, or in pots stood on the
stage or shelf in a greenhouse; they root readily, and will be fit for
transplanting early in the spring. Or cuttings made from the young
soft wood, expressly grown for the purpose, in spring, root freely in
gentle heat. This applies especially to _A. tricuspidata_. They are
also easily increased by layers. Most of the species will thrive with
equal vigour in almost any position, however exposed.
=A. aconitifolia= (Aconite-leaved).* _l._ palmisect, with
pinnatifid segments. China, 1868. A slender and very elegant
free-growing species, with long reddish branches. There are two or
more varieties. SYNS. _A. lucida_, _A. triloba_, _A. tripartita_,
and _Vitis dissecta_. See Fig. 79.
=A. bipinnata= (bipinnate). _fl._ green, small; raceme stalked,
twice bifid. Berries globose. June. _l._ bipinnate, smooth;
leaflets deeply lobed. _h._ 10ft. Virginia, 1700.
=A. hederacea= (Ivy-leaved). Synonymous with _A. quinquefolia_.
=A. japonica= (Japanese). Synonymous with _A. tricuspidata_.
=A. lucida= (shining). Synonymous with _A. aconitifolia_.
=A. napiformis= (turnip-like).* Greenish. China, 1870. See Fig. 80.
=A. quinquefolia= (five-leaved).* Virginian Creeper. _fl._
greenish-purple; raceme corymbose. June. _l._ palmate, with three
and five leaflets, smooth on both surfaces; leaflets stalked,
oblong-acuminated, mucronately toothed; autumnal tint red. North
America, 1629. SYN. _A. hederacea_.
=A. q. hirsuta= (hairy). _l._ downy on both surfaces.
=A. serjaniæfolia= (Serjania-leaved).* _l._ green, palmately
five-parted, or the upper ones three-parted, the intermediate
division being often ternate or pinnate; leaflets obovate acute,
and incisely toothed or sublobate; the rachis is articulately
winged. Japan, 1867. SYNS. _A. tuberosa_, _Cissus viticifolia_.
Roots tuberous; see Fig. 81.
[Illustration: FIG. 79. STEM AND LEAVES OF AMPELOPSIS ACONITIFOLIA.]
=A. tricuspidata= (three-pointed).* _l._ very variable in shape;
younger ones almost entire; older ones larger, roundish-cordate,
divided to the middle into three deltoid lobes, which run into
little tails, and are coarsely toothed at the margin. Japan, 1868.
SYNS. _A. Veitchii_, _Vitis japonica_ (of gardens).
=A. triloba= (three-lobed). A synonym of _A. aconitifolia_.
=A. tripartita= (three-parted). A synonym of _A. aconitifolia_.
=A. tuberosa= (tuberous). A synonym of _A. serjaniæfolia_.
=A. Veitchii= (Veitch's). A synonym of _A. tricuspidata_.
=AMPHIBLEMMA CYMOSUM.= _See_ =Melastoma corymbosum=.
=AMPHIBLESTRA.= Included under =Pteris= (which _see_).
=AMPHICARPÆA= (from _amphi_, both, and _karpos_, a fruit; in
allusion to the two kinds of pods--those of the upper flowers being
scimitar-shaped, three or four-seeded; those of the lower, pear-shaped,
fleshy, usually ripening but one seed; these lower pods bury themselves
in the ground after fertilisation). ORD. _Leguminosæ_. A genus of
ornamental annuals, with herbaceous, twining stems, and sometimes
apetalous flowers, allied to _Wistaria_. The species are of easy
culture. Seeds should be sown in the open border, in spring, in a sunny
situation.
=A. monoica= (monœcious). Hog Pea-nut. _fl._ with a pale violet
vexillum, and white keel and wings; racemes axillary, pendulous.
June to August. _l._ pinnately-trifoliate; leaflets ovate,
glabrous. North America. 1781.
[Illustration: FIG. 80. TUBERS AND LEAF OF AMPELOPSIS NAPIFORMIS.]
[Illustration: FIG. 81. ROOTS OF AMPELOPSIS SERJANIÆFOLIA.]
=AMPHICOME= (from _amphi_, on both sides, and _kome_, a head of hair;
in reference to the seeds being furnished with a tuft of hairs at
both ends). ORD. _Bignoniaceæ_. Flowers axillary or terminal. Leaves
alternate, unequally pinnate. Very ornamental greenhouse or half-hardy
rock herbaceous plants. If planted outside, they must be protected
during the winter from wet and severe frosts. A mixture of loam, sand,
and leaf soil suits them well. Increased by striking the young shoots
in spring in sandy soil in gentle heat; or by seed, which should be
sown in early spring, in pots of sandy soil placed in a greenhouse.
=A. arguta= (finely-cut).* _fl._ red, drooping; racemes axillary,
terminal; corolla tubular near the base, ventricose above. August.
_l._ alternate, impari-pinnate; leaflets opposite, on short
petioles, three to four pairs, lanceolate, acuminated, deeply
serrated. _h._ 3ft. Himalaya, 1837.
=A. Emodi= (Emodian).* _fl._ rose and orange, erect; racemes
axillary; corolla 1-1/2in. to 2in. long, bell-shaped, slightly
tubular below. August to October. _l._ impari-pinnate, with
numerous leaflets. _h._ 1ft. to 1-1/2ft. India, at high altitudes,
1852. A very beautiful plant.
=AMPHILOPHIUM= (from _amphilophos_, crested on all sides; limb of
corolla much curled). SYN. _Amphilobium_. ORD. _Bignoniaceæ_. A
handsome stove evergreen climber. Corolla somewhat coriaceous, with a
short tube, and a large ventricose throat. Loam and peat, well mixed,
suits it best; cuttings from young shoots root readily in sand, under
a hand glass, with bottom heat, during the spring months.
=A. paniculatum= (panicled).* _fl._ rose-coloured; panicle
terminal, composed of three-flowered peduncles. June. _l._
joined by pairs, opposite; leaflets ovate-roundish, acuminated,
sub-cordate. West Indies, 1738.
=AMPLEXICAULIS.= Embracing the stem; usually applied to leaves.
=AMPULLACEOUS.= Resembling a bladder or flask.
=AMSONIA= (in honour of Charles Amson, a scientific traveller in
America). ORD. _Apocynaceæ_. Very pretty hardy, herbaceous perennials,
with alternate leaves, and terminal panicles of pale blue flowers;
corolla with linear lobes, and a narrow funnel-shaped tube. They thrive
in half shady positions in borders, or the edges of shrubberies,
where they will not need to be frequently transplanted. Propagated by
cuttings during the summer months, or by divisions of the roots in
spring.
=A. latifolia= (broad-leaved). Synonymous with _A. Tabernæmontana_.
[Illustration: FIG. 82. AMSONIA SALICIFOLIA, showing Habit and Flower.]
=A. salicifolia= (willow-leaved).* _fl._ light blue, in terminal
corymbose cymes; corolla small, funnel-shaped, with a rounded tube;
throat whitish, bearded. Summer. _l._ lanceolate, smooth, acute.
_h._ 1-1/2ft. to 2-1/2ft. North America, 1812. Habit less erect
than the following species. See Fig. 82.
=A. Tabernæmontana= (Tabernæmontanus).* _fl._ pale blue, in cymes;
petals lanceolate, acute, slightly hairy on the outside; sepals
also lanceolate, acute. Summer. _l._ ovate-lanceolate, acute,
shortly stalked. _h._ 1-1/2ft. to 2-1/2ft. North America, 1759.
SYNS. _A. latifolia_, _Tabernæmontana Amsonia_.
=AMYGDALUS= (from _amysso_, to lacerate; fissured channels in the stone
of the fruit). Almond. ORD. _Rosaceæ_. TRIBE _Drupaceæ_. Well known,
ornamental, deciduous spring flowering shrubs. Drupe clothed with
velvety pubescence, with a fibrous dry rind, separating irregularly,
having the stone of the fruit pitted or smooth. The larger-growing
species are very excellent for shrubberies, or as specimen trees;
being in blossom before most other trees, they make a fine appearance
in early spring. The dwarfer kinds are also well fitted for small
shrubberies or the fronts of large ones. For greenhouse culture they
should be obtained in a small pyramidal shape; they are not, however,
suited to a small house, as the plants, to bloom well and be effective,
ought to be at least 2ft. or 3ft. high, and proportionately wide.
Plenty of root room is essential. After potting, water thoroughly, and
place the trees in an orchard house for a few weeks, when they may be
removed to their permanent station. A temperature of about 50deg. or
55deg. is sufficient to hasten the flowering; a higher temperature is
apt to frustrate the object in view. After flowering, gradually harden
off the plants until about the end of May, when they may be plunged out
of doors for the season. Repotting should be done as soon as the leaves
fall. Increased by budding upon seedling plum-stocks in summer. The
Almond is grown on the Continent for its fruit. _See also_ =Prunus=.
=A. argentea= (silvery). A synonym of _A. orientalis_.
=A. Besseriana= (Besser's). A synonym of _A. nana_.
=A. cochinchinensis= (Cochin China). _fl._ white; racemes small,
sub-terminal. _fr._ ovate, ventricose, acute at the apex. March.
_l._ oval, quite entire. _h._ 30ft. to 40ft. Cochin China, 1825.
Greenhouse.
[Illustration: FIG. 83. FLOWERING BRANCH OF AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS.]
=A. communis= (common).* Common Almond. _fl._ white or rose
coloured, solitary. March. _fr._ compressed, egg-shaped, tomentose.
_l._ oblong lanceolate, serrulated. _h._ 10ft. to 30ft. Barbary,
1548. See Fig. 83.
=A. c. amara= (bitter).* Bitter Almond. _fl._ larger, white, but
rose coloured at the base. April. Seeds bitter.
=A. c. dulcis= (sweet). Sweet Almond. _fl._ red, earlier; fruit
ovate, compressed, acuminated. Seeds sweet. _l._ of a greyish green
colour.
=A. c. flore-pleno= (double-blossomed).* _fl._ flesh colour, full
double, rosy in the bud. _l._ oval-elliptic, acuminate.
=A. c. fragilis= (brittle). _fl._ pale rose coloured, rising with
the leaves; petals broader, deeply emarginate. _l._ shorter than
those of the type.