The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Acradenia

(from akra, to, and aden, a gland; referring to the five glands on the top of the ovary). ORD. Rutaceae. An excellent, neat, and compact evergreen bush, suitable for the cool conservatory. It requires a rich loam and leaf mould. Propagated by seeds, and by cuttings, inserted under a bell glass.

A. Frankliniae (Lady Franklin's).* fl. white, produced in great profusion, in terminal clusters. August. l. fragrant, opposite, trifoliolate, gland-dotted. H. 8ft. Tasmania, 1845.

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