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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



AracImantlLe — continued. 



A. Cathcarti (Cathcart's). The correct name of the plant de- 

 sciibod on p. 155 as Vanda Cathcarti. 



A. IiOWii ^ Low's). The correct name of the plant described on 

 p, 285, Vol. III., as Roiatithera Loivii. 



A, mosclufera (musk-bearing), ft, creamy-white or lemon- 

 colour, spotted purple, large, resembling a spider, delicately 

 scented like muak. Java. A peculiar and rare plant. The old 

 spike produces flowers for a long time, and should, therefore, not 

 be cut. Syns. Bpidendrum Flosaeris, Renantkera Arachnites, 

 R. Flos-aeris. 



ARACHNIS. A synonym of Arachnantlie (which 

 see). 



ARALIA. Of the thirty species comprised in this 

 genus, six are North American, one is Mexican, and the 

 rest inhabit Eastern or tropical Asia, from Japan and 

 Mandschnria as far as the Himalayas and the Indian Archi- 

 pelago. The plant uBually grown as Aralia Sieholdii is 

 Fa tsia japonic a. To the species and varieties described on 

 pp. 104-5, Vol. I., the following should now be added : 

 A. Chabrieri (Chabrier*s), of gardens. A synonym of £l(eo- 



dendron orientate. 



A, Gemma (jewel). I. graceful, bipinnate ; pinnules with small 

 latcralleaflets and a larsre terminal one, all irregularly lobed or 

 toothed, oHve-green above, greyish-violet beneath when young. 

 New Caledonia, 1883. An ornamental, stove shrub. (I. H. 1885, 



477.) 



A. regixife (queenly). This ia of larger habit than the Veitchii 

 section ; the leaf branches are more closely set, and the habit of 

 growth is very graceful ; the stem and petioles are freckled ; the 

 palmate divisions of the stalk are smooth, and of a uniform 

 green. Stove. 



AlKAUCAXtlA. The known species of this genus 

 number about ton, and inhabit South America, Australia, 

 New Caledonia, and the South Pacific Islands. To those 

 described on p. 106, Vol. I., the following should now be 

 added : 



A. Mnlleri (Miiller's). /. oval, imbricated, almost flat, longi- 

 tudinally marked with small, whitiish spots arranged in series. 

 cones ovoid, S^^in. lon^, S^in. broad; scales about l^in. long and 

 broad. New Caledonia, 1884. Plant ultimately forming a large 

 tree, with spreading, plume-like branches. (F. & P. 1884, p. 27 ; 

 1. H. ser. iv. 449.) 



ARAUJA. The correct name of the genus described 

 on pp. 115-G, Vol. III., as Physia7ithus. To the species 

 there given the following should now be added: 



A. grandlfiora (large-flowered).* /. pure white, very sweet- 

 scented, funnel-shaped, nearly 5in. across, borne in clusters 

 of about six. September. I, cordute-obovate, acute. Brazil, 

 1857. Syn. Schuhcrtia grandijlora (Gn., 30th July, 1887.) 



ABiCTOTIS. This genua embraces thirty species, 

 natives of South Airica, with one Abyssinian. Leaves 

 radical or alternate. To the species described on p. 108, 

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



A. I^eiolltliniana (Leichtlin's). fi..heads 2?.in. in diameter: ray 

 florets jrolden-yellow, with a dark basal mark, below flaked with 

 rea» lim. long. Summer. I. 2in. to 8in. long, obovate or 

 oblanceolate, petiolate, pinnatifid and toothed; lobes oblontr 

 slightly lobulate. 1885. 



A* revoluta (revolute). JL-heada orange-yellow, not so brilliant 

 aa those of A. graTuiiJtora, 2Jin. across ; outer involucral scales 

 much narrower than in A. grandijlora, and having tomentose tips 

 Cape of Good Hope, 1885. (B. M. 6855, lower iigure.) 



ABiDISIA. Of this genus there are about 200 species, 

 broadly dL-^iM-r^ed through tropical and sub-tropical regions' 

 but very rare in tropical Africa. To those described on 

 p. 109, Vol. L, the following should now be added : 



A. capitata (headed). /, greenish-white, disposed in a cone-like 

 head; pedimcles axillary, compressed. Rummer, /r, bright red. 

 L crowded at the tips of the branches, 1ft. or more long, obovate- 

 spathulate, entire, shortly stalked. Branches thick. Fiji, 1887. 



A, mzunlllata (nippled). fi. white, tinged rose, star-shaped- 

 umbels ten to twelve-tiowered, on axillary peduncles Sin. lone' 

 /r. brilliant rosy-red. about iin. in diameter. I oblong-elliptic 

 4hi. or more long, dark, shining green, thickly studded with 

 small, raised dots or mamilliie on the upper surface, with pro- 

 portionate hollows beneath, each maniilla surmounted by a white 

 bristly hair; petioles short. Hong Kong, 1887. (G. C. ser. iii.! 

 voL II., p. 809.) ■ 



i^ plcta (painted). I lanceolate, acute, crenate at the margins 

 dirk, velvety bronze-ereen. with a broad, central, feathered! 

 silvery stripe, Braail, 1885. An ornanuntal, stove, foHa;;e plant 



Ai^disia ^continued'. 



A- polycephala (many-headed), fl, white, borne in umbels, on 

 short, lateral branches, fr. jet-black, i. opposite, dark, glossy 

 green, when young bright crimson. East Indies, 1888. 



ARENARIA. The species of this genus are distri- 

 buted oyer the whole globe. To thoso described on p. 110, 

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



A. norvegica (Norwegian), fl, white, terminal, somewhat 

 globose ; sepals ovate, obtuse, equalling the corolla. June and 

 July. I. spathulate, glabrous. Stems terete, procumbent, one 

 or two-flowered, Norway, Lapland, &c. (Shetland). (F. D. 1259 ; 

 Sy. Em B. 237.) 



AAGEMONE HISFZDA. The correct name of the 

 plant described on p. 110, Vol. I., as A. liirsuta, 



AROTROBCHIS (from argyros, silver, and Orchis; 



alluding to the silvery network of the leaves). Obd. 

 Orchidece. A monotypic genus. The species is a stove, 

 terrestrial Orchid, allied to AnOBCtochilus (which see, 



on p. 81, Vol. I., for culture). 



A. Javanica (Java), fl. pink, small, disposed in loose, sessile 

 spikes ; scape 9in. high. I. petiolate, broadly ovate 2in. long, 

 li^in. broad, dark, velvety olive-green, blotched lighter green, 

 and showing faint golden reticulations, pinkish beneath. Java. 

 (B. H. 1861, 18, under name of Anoectochilus javanicus.) 



ABrlSASMA. The fifty species of this genus are 

 mostly natives of temperate and sub-tropical Asia, a few 

 being North American and one Abyssinian. To those de- 

 scribed on pp. 111-2, Vol, I., the following should now be 

 added : 



A. fimliriatam (fringed).* /., spadix cylindrical, slender, the free 

 end covered with slender, purplish threads ; spathe brownish- 

 purple, longitudinally banded whitish, oblong, acute or acu- 

 minate, convolute at base. I. two, deeply divided into three 

 ovate, acute, glabrous segments ; petioles long, pale purplish- 

 rose, spotted purple. PhUippine Islands, 1884. See Fig. 3, for 

 which we are indebted to Mr. AVilliam Bull. (Gr. C. n. s., xxii., 

 p. 689; R. G. 1886, 557.) 



A. Utile (useful), fl., spadix purple; spathe reddish-brown, with 

 greenish ribs and veins, the tube 3in. to 4in. long, the lamina 

 decurved, rarely sub-erect, 3in. to 4in. across. May and June. 

 I, in pairs; leaflets three, shortly and stoutly petiolulate or 

 sessile, the middle one broader than long, 5in. to Sin. in diameter. 

 Sikkini Himalayas, 1880. (B. M. 6^1^.) 



AIMSARUM. Only three species compose this genus, 

 which is confined to the Mediterranean region. To that 

 described on p. 112, Vol. I.j the following should now be 

 aijded : 



A« prol)OScideum (proboscis-like), fl., spathe erect, greyish- 

 white and inflated below, the upper part olive-green, narrowed 

 into a proboscis which is often 5iu. long; spadix included, 

 February. I. solitary or few, Sin. to 4in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, 

 hastate ; petioles 4in. to 6in. high, stout, cylindric. Upper Arno 

 and the Apennines. (B. M. 6634.) 



ARISTEA. This genus embraces about fifteen species? 

 natives of tropical and South Africa and Madagascar. To 

 those mentioned on p. 112, Vol. I., the following should 

 now be added : 



A* platycaulis (broad -stemmed), fl.y perianth blue, the segments 



oblong, iin. long ; pedicels small ; Inflorescence an ample panicle 

 Bin. to 9in. long, witli all the rachises much flattened, the lower 

 branches overtopped by their subtending leaves. Summer. 

 r, radical ones ensiform, firm, 1ft. long, lin. broad. 1887. 



ARISTOLOCHIA. About 180 species are included 

 here, and they are broadly dispersed over the temperate 

 and warmer regions. To those described on pp. 112-3, 

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



A. altiSSima (very tall), fl. pale yellowish-brown, striped reddish- 

 brown ; perianth about l^in. long, the tube gradually enlarged to 

 the hmb, which is yellow within, June to August. L bright, 

 glossy green, petiolate, 2in. to 3in. long, ovate-cordate, obtuse or 

 acute waved ; petioles Jin. to fin. long. Sicily and Algeria, 

 naif-hardy, (B. M. 6586.) 



A. elegans (elegant).* fl, solitary, on long pedicels ; perianth 

 tube pale yellowi^ih-green, Win. long, rather inflated, the limb 

 suddenly expanding into a nearly shallow cup, which externally 

 w white, vemed purple, and internally rich purplish-brown, with 

 u '^^?,'*'^^' ^^^*^ marks. August. I 2in. to 3in. long and broad, 

 broadly reniform-cordate; petioles lin. to 2Ain. long, very slender. 

 Brazd, 1883. Stove climber. (B. M. 6909.) - 



A. ^lia*ns (gaping), fl. bronzy-green outside, the veins and margin 

 of the beak light yeUowish-green, the Inside of the broad lobe 

 dull yellowish-green, marked purple-brown, the inside of the beak 



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