Increased by seeds sown on a hotbed in spring, and in May the seedlings may be transplanted to the open border in a warm situation, where they will flower and seed freely. Divisions of the roots grow readily.

Acyntha. See [Sanseviera].

Ada. Orchideæ.

Propagated by divisions as soon as the plant commences growth. (See under [Orchids].)

Adamia. Saxifrageæ.

Increased by seeds; by cuttings, which will root readily in a compost of loam, peat and sand, under a hand-glass.

Adamsia. See [Puschkinia].

Adam’s Needle. See [Yucca].

Adenandra. Rutaceæ.