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ACANTHOnHNTHA (from acanthos, a spine, in 

 allusion to the spiny-toothed bracts, and Mentha^ Mint, 

 as the plant was formerly included under C alamintlia) , 

 Ord. Lahiatm, A tnonotypic genus. The species is a 

 small, glabrous, half-hardy annual, requiring ordinary cul- 

 tivation. 



A* ilicifolia (Holly-leaved). /. three to eight in a whorl in all 

 the upper axils ; whorls subtended by opposite bracts, which are 

 larger than the leaves and spiny-toothed ; calyx tubular, bilabiate ; 

 corolla ^in. long, the upper lip Avhitej small, the lower one 

 purple, with a yellow throat, four-lobed. July. I. petiolate, Jin. 

 to lin, long, rounded or ovate, with a cuneate base, coarsely and 

 bluntly toothed. Branches ascending, 6in. to Sin. long. Cali- 

 fornia, 1883. (B. M. 6750.) 



AGANTHOFANAX (from acanfhofi, a spine, and 



Panax ; alluding to the spiny stems and Panax-lik© aspect 

 of the plants). OnD. Araliacece. A genus embracing about 

 eight species of stove or greenhouse, glabrous or tomentose 

 shrubs (rarely trees t), natives of Japan, China, and 

 tropical Asia. Flowers polygamous or hermaphrodite; 

 petals five, rarely four, valvate ; stamens five, rarely four, 

 the filaments filiform; pedicels continuous with the 

 flowers ; bracts small or wanting ; umbellets paniculate 

 or almost solitary. Leaves palmately cleft, digitate, or 

 one-foliolate. Only two Bpecies call for mention here. 



A. ricinifolia (Ricinns-leaved). The correct name of the plant 

 described on p. 104, Vol. I., as Aralia Maximowiczii. 



A* Spinosunx (spiny). The correct name of the plant described on 

 p. 10^, Vol. I., as Aralia pent aphylla, 



ACANTHUS. About fourteen species, inhabiting 

 tropical and sub-tropical regions, are included in this 

 genus. To those described on pp. 8-9, Vol. I,, the following 

 should now be added : 



A* Caroli-Alexandri (Charles Alexander's), fl. white* often 

 suffused rose-colour, in a dense spike. Summer. I. few, radical, 

 in a lax rosette, lanceolate, pinnatitid, spiny-toothed, 16in. lon^, 

 *51n. to 4in. broad. Stem 9in. to 18in. hio;h, with two to four 

 similar leaves. Greece, 1887. (R. G. 1886, pp. 626-635, f. 73-75.) 



ACliSi. The species of this genus number abont fifty, 

 and are found in Europe, North America, North Asia, Java, 

 and the Himalayas. To those described on pp. 9-11, Vol. I., 

 the following should now be added : 



A. colcliiciim tricolor (Colchlcan, three-coloured). A synonym 



of A. pictum tricolor. 



A HeldxeicMi (Heldreich's). Jt. in small, terminal panicles, 

 which are shorter than the leaves. L small, palmately flve-lobed ; 

 lobe-s obtusely dentate, acute, the middle one cuneately tapering 

 to its base. Greece, (G. C. n. s., xv., p. 141 ; R. G. 1186.) 



A. iusigne (remarkable).* /, green, Jin. in diameter ; panicles 

 pyramidal, terminal, Sin. to 4in. long, appearing with the leaves. 

 May. I. 5in. to bin. in diameter, rounded-reniform, palmately 

 divided to the middle into five to seven oblong, acute, coarsely 

 and obtusely serrated lobes, glabrous above, more or less 

 tomentose beneath. Persia. The latest of all the Maples to come 

 into leaf. (B. M. 6697.) Syn. A. velutinum. 



A J)ictum tricolor (three-coloured). ?., young ones of a bright 

 violaceous -red, irregularly shading off here and there into all 

 tints of dark red or crimson to creamy-white. 1886. Garden 

 variety. Syn. A, colchicum tricolor, 



K, platanoides compactum (compact). An ornamental variety, 

 producing a compact, round head. 1886. 



A. p, integrilobum (entire-lobed). This only differs from the 

 type in having the lobes of the leaf entire. (R. G. 18S7, p. 431, 

 f- 107-8.) 



A. p. Reiolienbacliii (Reichenbach's). I. large, changing in the 

 autumn to a deep crimson-red, varying to yellow and brown, 



A, p. iindiilatTun (-wavy). I- bullate, with very wavy, crisped 

 margins. A curious and interesting variety. 



A. velutiamu (velvety), A synonym of A, iiiHignc. 



__ ACHILIiEA. Upwards of 100 species have been 

 described by botanists (but, according to the authors of the 

 Genera Plantamm," the number may be considerably 

 reduced) : they inhabit Europe and Western Asia. Leaves 

 alternate. To the species described on pp. 11-12^ Vol. I., 

 the following should now bo added : 



A, rnpestris (rock-loving).* ji.-heads white, greenish towards the 

 centre, pedicellate, iin. to Jin. broad ; corymbs lin. to IJin. in 

 diameter. May. I, on the shoots rosulate, \m, to Jin. long, 

 linear-spathulate, entire ; cauline ones similar, scattered, spreau- 







ACHIMISNES. About a score species, all tropical 

 American (from Brazil to Mexico), are included in this 

 genus. To the species andyarieties described on pp. 12-14. 

 Vol. I., the following should now be added: 



Fig. 1. Floweking Branch of Achimenes tubh loua. 



A. tubiflora (.tubular-flowered).* fi. pure white ; corolla tube 4in. 

 long, a little enlarged and curved upwards, with a broad gibbosity 

 at base, the limb liin. broad, equally tive-Jobed; pedicels 2in. 

 long; panicle several-floweretl. Summer. I. opposite, oblong, 

 acuminate, reticulated, downy, obscurely crenate ; petioles short 

 and thick. Buenos Ayres. See Fig. 1. Syns. Dolickoderia tubi- 

 fiora. Gloxinia tuhijlora (B. M. 3971 ; B. R. 1845, 5). 



ACINIETA. This g^enus comprises about eight Rpecies, 

 natives of tropical America (from Colombia to Mexico). To 

 those described on p. 14, Vol. I., the following should now 



be added : 



A- Hrubyana (Hmby's). fl. ivory-white, disposed in loose 

 racemes ; lip marked with a few purple spotH, and having narrow, 

 erect aide lobes. New Grenada, 1882. A tine and diatinct species. 



A* Humboldt 11 fillva (fulvous), fi, tawny-yellow, dotted aU 

 over with purplish -brown ; lip of a brighter yellow, spotted with 

 dark purple. A hamlsome variety. 



A. H* stramlnoa (straw-coloured). /. pale straw-yellow, with 

 very few spot.s. New Grenada. 



ing. 



Root3tock tufted. Southern Italy, 1886. (B. M. 6905,) 



ACONITUM. According to Bentham and Hooker, the 

 number of distinct species is only about eighteen, many of 

 the plants described on pp. 15-17, Vol. I., being mere 

 varieties. They are chiefly mountain plants, spread over 



