AITONIA (in honour of W. Aiton, once Head Gardener at Kew). ORD. Meliaceae. A small and rather interesting greenhouse evergreen shrub from the Cape of Good Hope, and thriving well in an equal mixture of sandy loam and peat. Young cuttings will root in sand, under a bell glass, with bottom heat. The cuttings must not be put in very close together, and the glass should be wiped frequently, as they are apt to damp off. AITONIA capensis (Cape). fl. pink; petals four, shorter than the projecting stamens. July. h. 2ft. 1777.