Illustrated Dict
The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, Division 1; A to Car. A Practical and Scientific Encyclopædia of Horticulture
作者:Nicholson, George, 1847-1908 [Editor]; Garrett, John, -1910 [Contributor]; Trail, J. W. H. (James William Helenus), 1851-1919 [Contributor]
体例:段 章数:72
字数:1,452,914 来源:Project Gutenberg
章节目录
共 72 段- =A. Schrenkiana= (Schrenk's). Synonymous with _Picea Schrenk
- =A. glaucescens= (greyish). _fl._ yellow; spikes twin, but s
- =A. dasycarpum= (thick-fruited).* _fl._ conglomerate, on sho
- =A. gloxiniæflora= (gloxinia-flowered).* _fl._ whitish, larg
- =A. Napellus= (little turnip).* Common Monk's Hood. _fl._ bl
- =A. conforme= (conformed). _rhiz._ wide creeping, scaly. _st
- =A. versicolor= (many-coloured). _fl._ blue. August. China,
- =A. C.-V. undulatum= (wavy).* _fronds_ dense, compact, havin
- =A. reniforme= (kidney-shaped).* _sti._ tufted, 4in. to 9in.
- =AERIDES= (from _aer_, the air; in reference to the power th
- =Æ. Buxbaumii= (Bauxbaum's). _fl._ pale red; racemes crowded
- =A. amurensis= (Amur River). Synonymous with _A. xylacantha_
- =A. variegata= (variegated).* _fl._ greenish, about 1-1/2in.
- =ALANGIUM= (from _Alangi_, the Malabar name of the first spe
- =A. sativum= (cultivated). Garlic. _fl._ white; umbel bulbif
- =A. consobrina= (related). _fl._, perianth yellowish red, tw
- =ALPINIA= (in honour of Prosper Alpinus, an Italian botanist
- =ALTERNANTHERA= (in allusion to the anthers being alternatel
- _Brushing and Scraping._ In winter, the trees should be thor
- =A. c. macrocarpa= (large-fruited).* _fl._ whitish rose colo
- =ANDROPOGON= (from _aner_, a man, and _pogon_, a beard; tuft
- =A. coronaria= (garland).* Poppy Anemone. _fl._ very various
- =A. citratum= (citron-like).* _fl._ creamy white, or pale ye
- =ANOMATHECA= (from _anomos_, singular, and _theca_, a capsul
- [Illustration: FIG. 108. ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM.]
- _Arsenic._ This must be used with the utmost caution, as it
- =APIOS= (from _apion_, a pear; in reference to the form of t
- =For Pyramidal, Bush, and Espalier Trees=, the best are:-AD
- =A. formosa= (handsome).* _fl._, sepals bright red, usually
- =A. V. gracillima= (most graceful).* _l._ alternate, spreadi
- =A. villosa= (hairy). _fl._ whitish, umbels axillary and ter
- =A. cordiflora= (cordate-flowered). _fl._ axillary, very lar
- =A. Mutellina= (Mutellina).* _fl.-heads_ yellowish-green; lo
- =A. europæum= (European). A sarabacca. _fl._ dull brown, sol
- =A. ramosissimus= (very branching). _fl._ solitary, at the t
- =A. frondosum= (leafy). _sti._ scattered, 1ft. to 2ft. long,
- =A. crenatum= (crenated).* _sti._ 6in. to 12in. long, scatte
- =A. lineatum= (streaked). _sti._ tufted, 6in. to 9in. long.
- =A. thelypteroides= (Thelypteris-like). _sti._ 1ft. long. _f
- =A. novæ-angliæ= (New England).* _fl.-heads_ purple, in term
- =A. ponticus= (Pontic). _fl._ yellow; spikes sessile, almost
- [Illustration: FIG. 194. AUBRIETIA PURPUREA.]
- _Ghent_ or _American Azaleas_. These are extremely popular h
- =BABINGTONIA= (named after C. C. Babington, Professor of Bot
- =BANKSIA= (named in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, once Preside
- =BARRINGTONIA= (named after the Hon. Daines Barrington, F.R.
- [Illustration: FIG. 212. FRUITING PLANT OF DWARF OR FRENCH B
- [Illustration: FIG. 222. LONG YELLOW BEETROOT.]
- =B. Cathcartii= (Cathcart's). S. Caulescent. _l._ heart-shap
- =B. monoptera= (single-winged).* Stem erect, 1ft. to 2ft. hi
- _Yellow and Orange-Flowered_: CHROMATELLA,* habit dwarf and
- =B. Wallichiana= (Wallich's).* _fl._ on drooping, aggregated
- =BIARUM= (an ancient name of a plant). ORD. _Aroideæ_. A gen
- =B. nutans= (nodding). _fl._, sepals reddish; petals
- =B. occidentale= (western).* _cau._ stout, erect, scaly at t
- =BOMAREA= (derivation of name doubtful). ORD. _Amaryllidaceæ
- =B. polygalæfolia= (Polygala-leaved). _fl._ red; peduncles
- =B. Jacquini= (Jacquin's). A synonym of _B. triphylla_.
- =BREDIA= (named in honour of Professor J. G. S. van Bred). O
- =BROWNEA= (named after Patrick Browne, M.D., author of a His
- To proceed with the ordinary system of Shield-budding, the s
- =BUNCHOSIA= (from _bunchos_, the Arabic name for Coffee; in
- =CABBAGE.= The common name for _Brassica_; but especially ap
- _Soil, Drainage, and Potting._ Good ordinary fibrous loam sh
- ADOLPHE ADAMS, green leaf-ground, densely speckled with whit
- =C. medio-picta= (middle painted). _l._ oblong-acute, taperi
- [Illustration: FIG. 326. CALLA PALUSTRIS, showing Habit and
- =CALOPHACA= (from _kalos_, beautiful, and _phake_, a lentil;
- =CAMBESSEDESIA= (named after James Cambessedes, coadjutor of
- =C. excisa= (excised). _fl._ drooping; stem one-flowered; co
- =C. Zoysii= (Zoys's).* _fl._ pedicellate, drooping; corolla
- =CANNON-BALL TREE.= A common name for =Couroupita guianensis