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ANEMONE. Of the seventy species comprised in 

 this genus, the great majority inhabit the temperate, 

 frigid, or mountainous regions of the Northern hemisphere ; 

 a few are found in South America and South Africa, and 

 one is a native of Australia. To those described on pp. 74-8, 

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



A. baikalensiS (Baikal), fl, snow-white inside, suffused rose- 

 pink outside. May to July. A. 9in. to 15in Allied to A, 

 sylvestris, 



A. Fazminli (Fannin's).* JL pure white, fragrant, 3in. to 4in. in 

 diameter; sepals twelve to thirty, Mnear-Ianceolate, acuminate; 

 pedicels Sin. to lOin. lonj; or more ; scape hairy, 2ft. to 5ft. high. 

 June. I. sub-orbicular, 8in. to 24in. in diameter, coriaceous, five 

 to seven-lobed, velvety above, villous beneath, the lobes toothed ; 

 petioles hairy, 1ft. to 2ft. long. South Africa. A giant Anemone. 

 (B. M. 6958 ; G. C. n. s., xxv., p. 433.) 



A* polyantbes (many-flowered). /, white, lin. to 2in. in 

 diameter, in simple or compound umbels, often very numerous ; 

 sepals broadly obovate or oblong. May, L 2iiL to 4in, in 

 diameter, orbicular - cordate, five to seven-lobed, but rarely 

 below the middle ; lobes coarsely and irregularly crenate ; 

 petioles very stout, 4in. to lOin. long. h. lit. to l^ft. Himalayas. 

 (B. M. 6840.) " ^ 



A. stellata ftllgens (shining). A variety differing from the type 

 in its vermilion-scarlet flowers. 



ANGrBiAICXJM. The species of this genus number 

 about forty, and are nearly all natives of tropical or 

 South Africa and the Mascarene Islands. To those de- 

 Bcribed on p. 79, Vol. L, the following should now be 



added : 



A. apiculatum (apiculate). Ji. white, in pendulous racemes of 

 about a dozen; spur slender, pointed, about 2in. long.- I. 

 distichous, obovate-Ianceolate, obliquely acuminate, striated, 

 deep green. Sierra Leone, 1844. A dwarf species, allied to 

 4. Ulobum, (B. M. 4159.) 



A. a. Dormanianum (Dorman's). A small-flowered variety, 

 ?^<yj"^ vermilion-flaked ovaries, and vermilion tips to the sepals. 



iooo. 



A. arUculatum (jointed). /. creamy-white, racemose, poly- 

 moTpiious, the filiform spur as long, or sometimes three times as 

 long, as the ovary; peduncles stout. L cuneate-oblong, un- 

 equally bilobed, about 6in. long. Madagascar. A dwarf species, 

 ajiiea to A, bilobum. 



■*• ^^*5^Iarium. fl. snow-white; sepals and petals lanceolate, 

 cuspidate; hp narrow at the base, oblong, cuspidate; spur 

 niirorm, 4in. to 5in. long ; peduncle more than 9in. high, bearing 

 P?!^^'! fl<>wers. I. short and broad, cuneate-oblong-elliptic, 

 niJobed at the point, nearly 4in. long. Probably a native of 

 tropical Africa, 1887. 



^.p^o^ttm Kirkii (Sir John Kirk's), fl, pure white, having 

 siencier, pale brown spurs 2iin. to 3in. long; racemes drooping. 

 «. nan-ower than in the t}T)e, ending in two divergent lobes. 

 Zanzibar, 1882. (W. O. A. iv^l62.) " ^ 



^.^^^^S^rnm (callus-bearing). /. very stiff in texture ; sepals 

 iiguiate, acute, with a strong, semi-oblong callus on the keel at 

 f^/fry base; petals cuneate-oblong, acute; lip's plate rather 

 uguJate, pandurate, acute, with a long, filiform, acute spur, 

 exceeding the stalked ovary six to seven lines, l. slightly 

 glaucous, ligulate, bilobed, 1887. ^ 



^/*®*^tum (crenate}. /. resembling those of A. Cliailluamim 

 mv. *u^^ and shape, but much smaller (as is also the habit of 

 ^wtti). June and July. West Africa. A rare and distinct 



^nf ^^***^**** (hidden-toothed), fl, white, in loose racemes ; 

 petals hguiate, acute; lip lanceolate; spur white, reddish at 

 1^3^' *^ ^"^"^ ^® *^® reddish-white ovaries. Madagascar, 



^ descendens (descending), fl, white, numerous in a droop- 

 "ig raceme. Madagascar. This differs from A, Ellisii in having 



ninr "fk *^^*^^' acuminate Up, a shorter, hairy column, a spur 

 Xf ^^^"/our times as long as the pedicels, and oblong-ligulate, 

 ^uscurely bilobed leaves. 



np'H*i*'¥®ii!^*^^"*^ (Eichler's). fl, large, solitary; sepals and 

 peiais iight green, lanceolate ; lip white, large, obcordate, with 



Innrr ."^^Iv^^ apicuhis in the notch ; spur erect, conical, about as 

 talfi^.f^^,^^^^^^- ^. distant, oblique, elliptic, obtuse. Stems 

 ^aii. leafy, Loango, West Africa, 1883. 



nimi^^^**''"^ (proud), fl. ivory-white, scented like tuberoses, 

 umerous, racemose ; sepals and petals ligulate-obh^ng ; lip oho- 

 broad iFi''^ fiiiform, 2in. to 3in. long. \ cuneate-oblong, 3in. 

 car+iion? ^"* ^^^ unequaUy lobed at apex, wrinkled, the margins 

 cartilaginous. Madagascar. 



sen?r^T^^^*'^°^ (dark-flowered>. fl, one to three in a raceme ; 

 lanppli + *^^^^^^® ' Petals broader than the sepals; lip oblong- 

 ovarv . * apiculate ; spur filiform, one-third longer than the 

 2i?7^rr' ^^^^63 numerous. I. lanceolate, bUobed, Sin. long. Stem 



''gzag. Comoro Tslnrwla IPHt; 



Comoro Islands, 1885. 



I 



An^rsecum — continued, 



A. Aiscatum (fuscous), fl. numerous, in a thin, lax raceme ; 

 sepals ochreous, the lateral ones reflexed; petals broader than 

 the sepals ; lip white, oblong, acuminate ; spur brown, long, 

 hhform, flexnous. I. cuneate-oblong, unequally bilobed. Mada- 

 gascar, 1883. The habit of this plant is much in the way of 

 A, bilobum. (R, G. 1254 ; R. H. 1887, p. 42.) 



A. Grandidierianum (Grandidier's). fl. ivory-white, about the 

 same size as those of A. Chailltianum; sepals cuneate-oblong 

 acute; petals spathulate, apiculate; lip cordate-pandurate or 

 cordate-oblong, blunt, with a long, filiform spur ; raceme one to 

 tbree-tiowered. l. thick, oblong, obtuse and unequally two- 

 lobed at apex. Comoro Islands, 1887. (B. H. 1887, p. 42.) Syn 

 Aeranthus Gra?ididierianus, 



A. Hfldebrandtii (Hildebrandt's). fl, orange-yellow; lip 

 oblong, acute; spur filiform, clavate, shorter than the ovary. 

 I. ligulate, unequally bilobed. Comoro Isles. An elegant but 

 small-growing plant. 



A. Idmeumoneiim (ichneumon-like), fl, loosely arranged on a 



long axis ; sepals and petals dirty ochre-white, ligulate, with a 

 curious spur. l. ligulate, dark green, 1ft. long, 2hi. broad, 

 unequal at apex. 1887. Svn. L''xtn>sfarhijs irhnrtf^onea, 



A. imbrloatum (imbricated), fl. sweet-scented. In cluster-like 

 racemes ; sepals and petals creamy -white, lanceolate ; lip orange 

 and yellow, flabellate, retuse,. apiculate, convolute, tne spur 

 recurved, blunt, not half as long as the blade of the lip, which 

 it nearly touches. /. leathery, cuneate-oblong, bluntly bilobed. 

 Stem tall, strong. 1887. 



A Leottis (Leon Humblot*s). A synonym of Aeranthus Leonis, 



A rostellare (beaked), fl^ resembling: those of A. fvacatum 

 in shape, but having a distinct, long-linear, ascending, rostellar 

 process, and spathulate, apiculate petals ; peduncles numerouSp 

 many-flowered. L cuneate-oblong, bilobed at apex, unusually 

 soft. 1885. 



A Sanderiannm (Sander's). A synonym of A, modestum, 



ANGITLOA. The Peruvian and Colombian Andes are 

 the home of these plants. To the apecies and rarietiea 

 described on p. 79, Vol. I., the following should now be 

 added : 



A Clowesil znaorantlia (large-flowered). /. bright yellow, 

 spotted red, larger than iu the type. July. Colombia. A fine 

 but scarce variety. 



A dubia (doubtful), fl. yellow, the sepals and petals covered on 

 the inside with small, purple spots ; hp white, blotched purple 

 inside at base. Colombia. Supposed to be a hybrid between 

 A, uniflora and A. Clowesit 



A intermedia (intermediate). /., sepals and petals pale honey- 

 coloured, densely spotted with light rosy-purple; lip almost 

 suffused cinnamon-brown, with a few transverse purple bars on 

 the disk. A hybrid between A. Clowesii and A, RuckcrL 1888. 



A. media (intermediate). /., sepals and petals oranjre-yellow 

 outside, brownish-purple internally, the lateral sepala being 

 marked with a central, orange line ; side lobes of the lip reddish- 

 brown, the disk ochre, the anterior lube short. A garden hybrid, 

 probably between A, Clowesii and A. Ruckeri, 



A. Ruckeri retusa (retuse). fl. yellowish outside, spotted dark 

 purple within ; lateral lobes of the lip rectangular, the middle 

 lobe small, reflexed, hairy. 1883. A remarkable variety. 



A, Tumeri (Turner's), fl. pink, the sepals and petals densely 

 spotted inside with bright rose-colour. May and June. Colom- 

 bia. A beautiful plant. 



A* virginaliS (virgin-white), fl, white, spotted dark brown. 

 June and July. Pseudo-bulbs dark green, h. about 1ft. Co- 

 lombia. 



ANZSANTHERA (of Rafinegque). A synonym of 

 Caccinia (which see), 



ANCECTOCHILUS. According to the authors of the 

 "Genera Plantarum," there are only about eight distinct 

 species, natives of the East Indies and the Malayan Archi- 

 pelago. To the species and varieties described on pp. 81-2, 

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



A. Bovlei (Boyle's). I. ovate, acuminate, 2in. long and broa^, 

 olive-green, netted and pencilled over the entire burface with 

 gold. India. 



A concinniis (neat). I. ovate, acuminate, rounded at base, dark 

 olive green, striped and netted with shining coppery-red. 



Assam. 

 A. DominU (Dominy's). I dark oHve-green,^ the centre marked by 



a oX^P^ry-yellow streak, and the mam nbs by pale hnes. 



A ?igorouS^rden hybrid between Goodyera discolor Kud Anaecto* 



cMlus xanthopkyllxis, 

 A- Sndorado (Eldorado). U dark green, with small tracery of a 



liditer colour, deciduous. Central Amenca. This species ii 



dffficult to cultivate ; it must never be allowed to get dry at the 



roots, even when the leaves have died down. 



