Amelanchier

Four species. Hardy deciduous shrubs. Layers. Common moist soil.

Amellus

Three species. A. Lychnitis, green-house evergreen; others hardy and deciduous. Cuttings. Loam.

American Aloe

Agave Americana.

American Cowslip

Dodeca-theon.

American Cranberry

American Cranberry, (Oxy-corrus macrocarpa).

Soil

A light soil, well incorporated with peat, and occasionally manured with rotten leaves.

Situation

It requires a constant supply of water, and on a south bank where this supply can be obtained, it may be planted in rows four feet apart each way, and the water made to circulate in a small ditch between the rows. But the edge of a pond will suit it almost as well.

After-Culture

The shrubs require no other attention than to be kept free from weeds.

Produce

This is so abundant that a bed six yards long is sufficient for the largest family.

Amerimnum

Two species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam.

Amethystia

Amethystia caerulea. Hardy annual. Seed. Peat.

Ammerstia

Ammerstia, nobilis. Stove evergreen. A most lovely tree. Cuttings. Rich clayey loam.

Amicia

Amicia zigomeris. Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings. Loam.

Amirola

Amirola, nitida. Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Ammobium

Two species. Half-hardy herbaceous. Cuttings. Peat and sand.

Ammocharis

Brunsvigia.

Ammyusjne

Two species. Hardy evergreen shrubs. Layers. Sand and peat.

Amomum

Thirteen species. Stove herbaceous perennials. Division. Light rich soil.

Amorpha

Eleven species. Chiefly hardy deciduous shrubs. Layers and cuttings. Common light soil.

Ampelopsis

Four species. Hardy deciduous climbers, except A. bipin-nata, which is a shrub. Layers or cuttings. Common soil.

Ampelygonum

Ampelygonum chinense. Greenhouse herbaceous. Seed. Sand, loam; and peat.

Ampherephis

Three species. Hardy annuals. Seed. Common soil.

Amphicarpa

Two species. Hardy deciduous twiners. Seed or cuttings. Loam, peat and sand.

Amphicome

Amphicome arguta. Half-hardy evergreen. Seeds or cuttings. Loam, sand, and pent. Suited for rock-work.

Amphilobium

Amphilobium, paniculatum. Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Amsonia

Three species. Hardy herbaceous. Cuttings or division. Common soil.

Amygdalus

Almond. Six species, and many varieties. Seed and grafts. Rich loam. For culture, see Peach.

Amyris

Ten species. Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Anacampseros

Ten species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Suckers. Comnmon light soil.

Anacardium

Two species. Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings. Light loam.

Anacyclus

Three species. Hardy annuals; Seed. Common soil.

Anadenia

Anadenia pulchella. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Anagallis

Pimpernel. Ten species. Some are hardy annuals - seed; others green-house biennials; these and the perennial species are propagated by cuttings. Common light soil suits all.

Anagyris

Three species. Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings or seed. Rich light soil.