. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . 435. Atriplex Breweri. Used forhedges in California. ( X sJ 428 ATRIPLEX ATTALEA BB. Shrubs 4-10 feet. Bre
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . 435. Atriplex Breweri. Used forhedges in California. ( X sJ 428 ATRIPLEX ATTALEA BB. Shrubs 4-10 feet. Breweri, t. Wats. Fig. 4?o. Stout woody shrub, 4-6It.: Ivs. ovate-oblons, silvery gray, somewhat, rhonibic-euneate at the baiie, obtuse an<l aeute at apex, 1-3 : fls. liian-ious, tlie ealyx deeply t-olcft. At homein sandy, wind-swept places. S. Calif. lentifdnnis, S. Wats. (Obione Icntifdrmis, Torr.).Diffusely branched, 4-10 ft., the branches terete, withrigid often spinescent branchlets: Ivs. oblong-rhombic,a-li in. long: small, golden or silvery,the calyx 5-parted. S.^^—Sihery and tall, grow-ing as the preceding but standing more cold. N. Taylor, t. ^ 436. Atropa Belladonnaor Deadly Nightshade. ATROPA (after Alropns, that one of the three Fateswho cut the thread of life;. Solfinace!e. genu-s of 2 species of Old World herbs of great eco-nomic importance. Calyx with .5 ovate leafy divisions,enlarging in fr.; corolla bell-shaped or funnelform. Thepurple berries are poisonous. The plant is in medi-ine and is the source of atropine and other drugs. Notin cult, in U. .S. except in botanic gardens. Belladdnna, Linn. Fig. 436. Plant erect, branching,leafy: Ivs. ovate, entire, pointed: fls. single or in pairs,nfKlding on lateral peduncles; corolla blue-jiurple oroften greenish purple. Eu. to India. N. ATTALEA (attains, magnificent). Fcjlmacea, tribeCormnes-. A large genus of horticulturally little-knownpalms, well worth more atten
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