Acer

Maple. Twenty-seven species, all hardy trees except Acer oblon-gum, which is half-hardy. The Sugar Maple, A. saccharinum of the American forests, is perhaps one of the finest species. It forms a full round head, its deep green leaves changing in autumn to many shades of orange. The Silver Maple, A. desycarpum, is a light airy tree, of quick growth, and extensively planted in the streets of Philadelphia. A. platanoides, or Norway Maple, and A. pseudo-platanoides, or Sycamore, are also desirable varieties. Seed, cuttings, and layers. Common light garden sod.

Aceras

Two species, both tuberous-rooted hardy perennials. Seeds. Light loam.

Aceratium

Aceratium oppositifolium. Stove evergreen shrub. Peat and loam. Cuttings.

Acetarious Plants

Salading.

Achillea

Milfoil. Sixty-four species, all, except A. AEgyptica, herbaceous perennials. Common garden soil. Division of roots. A. AEgyptica is a green-house evergreen. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Achyronia

Achyronia villosa. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Acianthus

Three species. Tuberous green-house plants. Division. Loam and peat.

Acicarpha

Acicarpha spatulata. Herbaceous stove perennial. Division. Loam and peat.

Aciotis

Two species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Acis

Four species. Hardy bulbs. Offsets. Sandy loam.

Actsanthera

Actsanthera quadrata. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Acmadenia

Acmadenia tctragona. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Acmena

Acmena floribunda. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Sandy loam.

Acronychia

Acronychia cunninghami. Greenhouse shrub. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Acropera

Acropera loddigesii. Stove epiphyte. Division. Peat and potsherds.

Acrophyllum

Acrophyllum verticillatum. Green-house shrub. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Acrospire

Acrospire is the name whereby malsters, gardeners, and others describe the sprouts from barley and other seeds when germinating, and which are the radicle and plumule, the infant root and stem.

Acrostichum

Sixteen species. Chiefly stove herbaceous perennials. A. alcicorne and A. grande are greenhouse plants. Division and seed. Loam and peat.

Acrotriche

Three species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy peat.

Actinomeris

Four species.

Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division. Peat and loam.

Actinotus

Two species. Greenhouse herbaceous perennials. Division. Sandy loam.

Acynos

Eleven species. All hardy. Seeds. Dry sandy soil.

Adamia

Adamia cyanea. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Adam's Needle

Yucca.

Adder's Tongue

Opioglossum.

Adelia

Three species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Adenandra

Thirteen species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Adenanthera

Two species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Adenanthos

Three species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy peat and loam. A.obo-vata is host from seed.