. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. APHANANTHE fr. a drupe. Three species in Jap. and Austral. Prop, by seeds or perhaps in the same way as Celtis, and also by grafting on Celtis. Aspera, Planch. Small tree : Ivs. ovate, oblique, acu- minate, serrate, 2K-4 in. long, rough to the touch : fls. greenish, with the Ivs.: drupe globular, black, slender
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. APHANANTHE fr. a drupe. Three species in Jap. and Austral. Prop, by seeds or perhaps in the same way as Celtis, and also by grafting on Celtis. Aspera, Planch. Small tree : Ivs. ovate, oblique, acu- minate, serrate, 2K-4 in. long, rough to the touch : fls. greenish, with the Ivs.: drupe globular, black, slender- stalked. Jap.—Hardy tree, with slender branches, not much different in appearance from Celtis occidentalis. Little known in this country. Alfred Eehdek. AFHELANDBA (Greek-made name). AcantMcece. Nearly 70 species of evergreen tropical Ajnerican shrubs, grown in hothouses for the fine foliage and showy 4-sided terminal spikes of red or yellow gaudy-bracted fls. Of easy culture, if given plenty of diffused light in the grow- ing season, and plants are not allowed to become tall and l^ggy- It is well to grow new plants frequently. Prop, by seeds when obtainable, or by cuttings of partially ripened wood at any season. They bloom in autumn, but can readily be brought into flower at other seasons. When done blooming, the plants should be rested in an intermediate temperature, kept rather dry, but not al- lowed to wilt or shrivel. Require treatment of Justicias, and thrive along with Allamandas and Poinsettias. L. H. B. All Aphelandras like a stovehouse temperature and a light leaf-mold, with a liberal proportion of sand. They should not be kept very wet in winter. They propagate readily from cuttings and seeds. The leading trade names are A. aurantiaca, cJirysops, JF^ascinator, McRzlii, A. chrysops is one of the handsomest of the group. H. A. SlEBREOHT. A. Fls. in shades of yellow. Chamissoiii4na, Nees. (A. pnnctctta, Bull). Lvs. ob- long-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acumin
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