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Antlmriiuii- 



A* Houlletianum (lIoullet*s). Jt.t spathe pale rose-coloured, 

 cordate-ovate, acute ; spadix olive-green, passing into yellow ; 

 peduncle much longer than the leaves, terete. I. cordate oblong, 

 dark, shining green, with satiny or metallic reflections ; petioles 

 short, cylindric. 1884. A garden hybrid between A. magnijicum 

 and A. Andreanxtm, 



A. bybridum (hybrid). I broad, bluntly hastate, green, on 



brown, terete petioles. 1874. A distinct plant. 



A. inconspicuum (inconspicuous), fi., spathe bright green, 

 |in. to lin. long, iin. broad, retiexed ; spadix dark violet-bro-wn, 

 iin. to lin. long; scape 6in. to 9in. long. I. 9in. to 12in. long, 

 IJtn. to 3in. broad, narrowly elongate-elliptic, narrowed to both 

 ends ; petioles 6in. to 9in. long. Stem (probably) elongating. 

 Brazil, 1885. 



A- insigne (remarkable). The correct name of the plant described 

 on p. 97, Vol, III. as Philodendron Holtonianuin. 



A. intermedium (intermediate). I, deflexed, cordate, oblong- 

 ovate, velvety green, with a slight orange tinge, the midrib and 

 veins whitish. 1884. A garden hybrid between A. hybridum 

 and A. crystalliniim, 



A. leodiense. See A. mortfontanense. 



A, maguificum (magnificent). /., spathe green, short, oblong, 

 recurved; spadix green, cylindrical ; scape terete, rather shorter 

 than the petioles. I. deeply cordate-ovate, abruptly acuminate, 

 with large, rounded basilar lobes ; petioles tetragonal ; stipules 

 ovate-oblong. Cundinamarca. (R. G. 508.) 



A. Mooreannm (Moore's), fl., spathe purplish-green, 4in. to 

 4^111. long, linear- oblong, acuminate ; spadix olive-brown, 5in. to 

 6in. long, slightly tapering ; peduncle as long as the petioles. 

 L sub-hastate, 1ft. long, on petioles IJft. long. 1886. A hybrid 

 between A. crijstallinum and A. subsifjnatu?n^ of no remarkable 

 beauty. 



A. mortfontanense (Mortefontaine).* /., spathe crimson, large, 

 cordate ; spadix whitish. L elongated, cordate -ovate. 1885. An 

 ornamental hybrid between A. Andreanum and .^1, Veitchii. 

 (U. H. 1886, pp. 50, 156.) A, IcodCeusc is very similar to this. 



A. punctatiim (dotted). /., spathe reddish above, green be- 

 neath, changing to greyish-green or purplish-green, spreading 

 or reflexed, 3Jin. to 4^in. long, linear-oblong, cuspidate-acu- 

 minate, the margins revolute ; spadix olive-green, 6in. to 9in. long, 

 slightly tapering ; peduncle 1ft. to l^ft. long. I. 14in. to 20in. 

 long, 2|in. to 4^in. broad, elongate-oblong, rather abruptly acute, 

 cuueate at base, dark green above, paler and bluckish-dotted 

 beneath ; petioles 6in. to Sin. long, acutely channelled down the 

 face. Ecuador, 18B6. 



A. purpureum (purple). /., spathe purple on both sides, suffused 

 green at the base, 4iin. long. lin. broad, spreading or reEexed, 

 more or less curled ; spadix dark violet-purple. 6in. or more long, 

 ^m. thick. I. coriaceous, green, IJft. long, 3|in. broad, oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute ab apex, cuneate-acute at base ; petioles 5in. to 

 6in. long, shallowly channelled. Stem ascending. Brazil. 1887. 



A* Scherzcrianum andegavense (Angers). /., spathe scar- 

 let on the back, dotted with white, white within, splashed 

 with scarlet; spadix yellow. 1883. A handsome form, resembling 

 Rothschildianum, (F. d. S. 2454-5.) 



A. S, bruxellense (Brussels). /., spathe and scape rich scarlet ; 

 spadix orange. I. lanceolate, tapering to the apex. 1887. (I H 

 ser. V. 18.) 



A. S. giganteum (gigantic). ;7., spathe 5in. to 6in. long, and 

 in some cases 4in. across. Costa Rica. A brilliant variety. 



A. S. lacteum (milk-white). /., spathe milk-white; spadix 

 orange. 1886. (I. H. 1886, 607, under name of A, albxim maximxim 

 jiavcsccnsJ) 



A, S» mutabilis (changeable). /.. spathe at first white, gradually 

 becoming scarleb. 1882. 



A. S. parisiense (Parisian), fi.^ spathe of a beautiful salmon- 

 pink ; spadix brilliant orange. L deep green, lanceolate gra- 

 dually tapering to the acute apex. 1887. A robust, comnact 

 plant. (1. H. ser. v. 16.) ^ 



A. S. Vervaeneum (Vervaene's). A handsome, white-spathed 



variety. 1884. (R. H. 1884, p. 204.) ^P^itueu 



A. S. W6odbridgei (Woodbridge's). /.. spathe of the most 

 intense cnmson-scarlet, broad, nearly 6in. long, h dark ^rreen 

 spreading. 1882. One of the finest forms. 



A. subulatum (subulate). /., spathe white, spreading, oblonff 

 ending in a long, subulate point ; spadix purplish-red, stout; 

 peduncle 9in. to 12in. long. I. dark green, elongated, cordate- 

 ? Jqa ' *f SF^ate-acuminate at apex. Caudex short. Columbia, 

 lyao. A distinct and rather ornamental species. 



^tpr!?5.'^^^f.^^^"*'fr¥^^- h ®P^'^^^ ^^^^*Iy stipitate, slender, 

 terete; spathe reddish, retiexed, oblons-Ianceolate ; peduncle 

 erect red or reddish-brown shorter tliau the petioles. L lOin 

 to 15m. long, broadly and deeply triiid ; lateral lobes obi nuely 

 oblong-ovate, obtuse, somewhat falciform, shorted than the 

 tn..i... i.v... petioles elongated. Origin Stain. 1876 



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median lobe : 

 (B. M. 6339.) 



A. Veitchii acuminatum (acuminate-leaved"i A viTiP+v y^u^^r,^ 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate leaves. Columbia iS^s"-*^ ^^^^^ 



AFHELANDRA. Of this genns nearly fifty Bpeciea 



have been noted ; they inhabit tropical and sub-tropical 



America, from the Argentine Republic as far as Mexico. 



To those described on pp. 90-1, Vol. I., the following 



should now be added : 



A» amoasia (pleasing). ^ ovate, acuminate, deep green, variegated 

 silvery-grey on each side the midrib and primary veins, which 

 latter curve in the direction of the apex. Brazil, 1888. 



A* atrovirens (dark green). /. in a terminal, sessile, sub-cylin- 

 drical spike; corolla fulvous-yellow, nearly lin. long; bracts 

 green, six to seven lines long, closely appressed. I. 3^in. to 4Jin. 

 long, l|in, to 2iin. broad, elliptic or elliptic-ovate, rather obtuse, 

 decurrent at base, crenate, very dark green and shining above, 

 violet-purple beneath. Bahia. 188^. Plant dwarf. (T. H. 1884, 

 527.) 



A. Chamissoniana (Chamisso*s). This is the correct name of the 

 plant described on p. 91, Vol. L, as A, punctata. (B. M. 6627.) 



A- Macedolana (Macedo Costa's). I. elliptic-ovate, sub-obtuse, 

 dark green above, the nerves margined with very pale whitish- 

 green, the under surface violet-purple. 1886, (T. H. 1886, 583.) 



A. Margaritse (Mdlle. Marguerite Closon's).* fi, bright orange or 

 apricot-colour, growing in short, terminal spikes from between 

 pectinate bracts. I. decussate, shortly stalked, eUiptic. the upper 

 surface marked with about half-a-dozen oblique bars of white 

 on each side the midrib, the under surface clear rose-colour. 

 Central America (?), 1884. (B. H. 1883, 19 ; G. C. ser. ill., voL ii., 

 p. 585.) 



A» pumila splendens (splendid). This pretty form differs from 

 the type in having acute, green bracts. 1883. (B. G. 1104.) 



AFONOG£TON. This genus comprises about a score 

 species of stove, greenhouse, or half-hardy, scapigerous, 

 submerged, aquatic herbs, inhabiting tropical and tem- 

 perate Asia and Africa, and Australia. Flowers white, or 

 rarely pink or violet, hermaphrodite, spicate ; perianth 

 segments (or bracts) two or three, rarely one or 

 wanting, petaloid ; spikes solitary or twin, sessile at the 

 apes of the scape. Leaves long-petiolate, oblong or linear, 

 erect or swimming. To the species described on p. 03, 

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



A. distachyon roseus (rosy). A charming variety, having rosy- 

 tinted flowers. 1885. 



AQUILEGIA. According to Bentham and Hooker, 

 the numerous species may be reduced to about five or six ; 

 they are distributed over the North temperate zone, the 

 genus being represented in Britain by A, vulgaris. To the 

 species and varieties described on pp. 100-2, Vol. I., the 

 following should now be added : 



A. fiabellata (fan-shaped), fl, white, slightly tinted with violet- 

 rose. A very early-flowering, compact -habited, dwarf, garden 

 form. (R. H. 1887, p. 548.) 



A. olympica flore-pleno (double-flowered). fL blue, with a 

 white centre, very large. 1888. 



A. Skinner! (Skinner's). Ji. drooping; petals with the limb 

 yellowish-green and rounded, prolonged at base into a very Ions, 

 tubular, lively red spur. Summer and autumn. I. mostly radicsS, 

 glaucous, on long petioles, biternate ; leaflets petiolulate and 

 cordate, deeply three-lobed. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, panicled 

 above. Guatemala. (B. M. 3919.) The variety /ore-^/eno (R. G. 

 1885, p. 57) has double flowers. 



ARACHNANTHE (fromarac?i?ie, a spider, and aiithe, 



a flower; in allusion to the shape of the flower), Stn. 



Araclinis, Including Esmeralda. Ord. Orchidece. A 



genus comprising about half-a-dozen species of stove, 



epiphytal Orchids ; one is Himalayan, and the rest inhabit 



the Malayan Archipelago. Flowers showy; sepals and 



petals free, spreading, rather thick; lip articulated at 



the base of the column, erect or spreading, neither 



saccate nor spurred at base, the lateral lobes erect or 



rarely obsolete, the middle one fleshy, polymorphous, often 



gibbous or with a very short spur at back ; column short, 



thick; pollen masses two; peduncles lateral, elongated, 



simple or branched. Leaves distichous, fleshy-coriaceous, 



sometimes very long, sometimes shorter or falcate, often 



obliquely bilobed at apex. Four species call for mention 



here. For culture, see Aerides, p. 31, Vol. I. 



A. bella (pretty), fl. , sepals and petals light ochre, barred cinna- 

 mon, straight, cuneate-oblong ; lip white, the lateral segments 

 striped purplish-brown, the middle one very broad, tumid, 

 the basilar, roundish callus white, spotted brown ; raceme four- 

 flowered. L Sin. long, lin. broad, unequally bilobed at apex. 

 1888. Syn. Estncralda heUa. 



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