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Aristolocliia — contimted, 



A- ridicula (ridiculous). Jl. 3iin. to ^m. long ; tube dull whitish, 

 veined purplish-brown, bent upon itself, the basal part inflated; 

 limb shortly revolute, prolonged from the upper part of the sides 

 into two long lobes, '* reminding one of a donkey's ears " ; they 

 aie tawny or cream, with dark purplish-brown, dendritic mark- 

 ings, sparsely pmple-brown hairy. I. bright green, orbicular^ or 

 orbicidar-reniforin, cordate at base, covered with short hairs. 

 Stem, petioles, and pedicels clothed with spreading hairs. Brazil, 

 1886. Stove climber. (G. C. n. s., xxvi.,p. 361.) 



A. salpinx (trumpet). Jl. about IJin. lonff, inflated at base, 

 then abruptly constricted and bent upwards in the form of a 

 dorsally compressed, trumpet-shaped tube, with an oblique 

 mouth, outside cream-coloured, with purple network of veins, 

 inside lighter, the upper lip with a yellow central blotch and 

 numerous purplish spots around it, the margins slightly refiexed, 

 marked with purple lines and having a few short, purple 

 hairs, I. cordate-ovate, acuminate, glabrous, 4in. to 6in. long, 

 2=iin. to 3iu. broad. Paraguay, 1886. Stove. (Gr. C. n. s., xxvL, 

 pp. 456-7.) . • *" 



A, Westlandl (A. B. Westland's). ft. pendulous, chiefly produced 

 from towards the base of the plant ; perianth tube brown and 

 yellow, cylindric, the limb pale greenish-yellow, veined and 

 speckled purple, 6in. long, broadly rounded-ovate ; peduncle 

 3m. to 5in. long, one-flowered. March. I. bin. to lOin. long, 

 shortly petiolate, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, gla- 

 brous above, strongly nerved and pubescent beneath. Stem 

 short, woody; branches tall -climbing. China, 1886. Stove. 

 (B. M. 7011.) 



ARM£AZA. According to some authors, the number 



of species of this genus is upwards of fifty : while others 

 reduce the number to six or seven. The gonus is mostly 

 represented in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. 

 To the species described on pp. 113-4, Vol. I., the following" 

 should now be added : 



A* caespitosa (tufted), jl. pale lilac, in small heads ; involucral 

 leaflets brownish ; scape pubescent. Summer. I. very short, 

 narrow-linear, triquetrous, rigid, recurved, h, lin, to 2in. 

 Mountains of Spain, 1885. The smallest of the Thrifts. (U. U. 

 1192, f. 2.) 



ARXXNDIN"A (a diminutive of Arundo; in allusion to 

 the E.eed-likc stems) . Oed. Orchidece. A small genus 

 (about five species) of erect, terrestrial, leafy Orchids, 

 natives of the East Indies, South China, and the Malayan 

 Archipelago. Flowers rather large, in terminal, loose, 

 simple or rarely divided racemes ; sepals sub-equal, free, 

 spreading ; petals similar or broader ; lip erect at the base 

 of the rather long, erect column, which, is surrounded by 

 the lateral lobes. Leaves flat, narrow or rather broad, 

 sessile, with articulated sheaths. Stems erect, Eeed-like, 

 invested with the leaf-sheaths. Pseudo-bulbs wanting. 

 The two species introduced should be grown in a cool part 

 of the East Indian house. Rough, fibrous peat and loam 

 form the best compost, as the plants are devoid of pseudo- 

 bulbs, and require richer soil than many other Orchids. 

 Copious supplies of water and plenty of light, but shading 

 in hot^ sunshine, are essential to success in the culture of 

 Arundinas. Propagation may be effected by divisions, 

 ^r by potting the young plants that are produced on the 

 stems. 



A. ^ambnftsefoUa (Rxmboo-leaved). /. large ; sepals and petals 

 pale magenta-rose ; hp rose, litriped orange on either side the 

 white throat. July to autumn. I pale green, ensiform. Stems 

 3ft. to 5ft, high Nepaul. Birma, Ac. (W. O. A. in. 139.) 

 oIaX. Jjletta jjramxnifolia, , 



A. dcnsa (dense), fl, rosy-vlolet, as large as those of B. hambusce- 

 folia, ecentefl, the lip bordered crimson ; raceifte close, head-like 

 (■Qio"*^*i-\t^^^' ?qJo^^J?^^' sheathing. Stems 5ft. high. Singapore, 



ICrrC, (i>. A. lo42, ^«} 



A synonym of Schosnocanloii (which 

 Me). 



ASFAKAGUS. This' genus comprises nearly 100 

 species, broadly dispersed over the temperate and warmer 

 regions. To those described on pp. 122-3, Vol. I., the 

 following should now be added : 



A. tcnuiasimas (very slender). A semi-scandent plant of a 

 gtrikm;;ly elegant character, adapted for the warm conserva- 

 tory. It is of a lighter green than A. pluh.. us, and the folLiee is 

 remarkable forita^xtreme slendemess and delicate appearance 

 South Africa, 1888, 





The half-dozen species of this genua are 

 all tropical American, ranging from Brazil as far as 



Aspasia — continued, » ^ 



Central America. To those described on p. 124, Vol. I., 

 the following should now be added: 



A. principlssa (princely). /. over 2in. across, somewhat resem- 



bling those of an Odontoglossum ; segments light green, lined 

 brown, lanceolate-linear ; lip light buff, broadly pandurate, 

 almost lin. long. Veraguas. 



ASPHOSELUS. The six or seven species of this 

 genus are reduced by Baker to five ; they inhabit the 

 Mediterranean region, one extending as far as India and 

 the Masciarene Islands. To those described on p. 125, 

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



A. acanlis (stenfless). Jl. six to twenty in a lax corymb ; perianth 

 pale pink, lin. to IJin. long, funnel-shaped ; peduncle very short 

 or abortive. May." I. ten to twenty in a dense, radical rosette, 

 linear, tapering to a point, 6in. to 12in. long, minutely pubescent. 

 Algeria. (B. M. 7004.) 



A. comosas (tufted). ^., perianth lin. long, the segments white, 

 with a green keel ; panicle 1ft. long, with a dense terminal 

 raceme 2in. in diameter, and six or eight small side ones; 

 peduncle stout, as long as the leaves. I., radical ones ensiform, 

 lift, long, gradually tapering, acutely keeled at back. North- 

 western Himalayas, 1887. 



ASFIDZ17M. This cosmopolitan genus embraces 

 about sixty species. To the information given on pp. 

 125-7, Vol. I., the following should now be' added: 



A. cristatum (crested). A synonym of NepTirodmm cHstatum. 



A. polyblepharuxu (many-fringed). A synonym of A, angulare. 



A. triangulare laxum (loose), fronds long and very narrow, 

 somewhat drooping. Syn. Polyatichurn xipMoides. 



ASFLENIUM. Nearly 350 species of this genus have 

 been described, including plants from all parts of the world 

 where Ferns grow. To the species and varieties described 

 on pp. 127-35, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 



A« axnboinense (Amboyna). rhiz. creeping, clothed with black, 

 subulate scales, sti. about lin. long, /ronds numerous, evergreen, 

 lanceolate, narrowed below, truncate at apex, having a scaly bud 

 at the end of the midrib, and a small, forked or multitid continua- 

 tion of the frond. South Sea Islands, 1887. Stove. 



A. Camplielli (Campbell's), rhiz. small, erect, with a few pale 

 brown scales in the centre, sti. tufted, erect, rather strong, 4in, 

 to 6in. long, fronds erect, composed of one or two pairs of con* 

 tiguous, spreading lateral pinnae, and a slightly larger terminal 

 one, which are lanceolate, acuminate, 5in. to Sin. long, l^in. 

 broad, shortly decurrent on the rachis. British and Dutch 

 Guiana, 1885. Stove. 



A. Filix-foemina velutinum (velvety). A beautiful, dwarf, 

 densely branched variety, dwarfer than its parent A. F.-f. aero- 

 cladoUf also closer and more compact in habit : this and the 

 finely-divided apices give the plant the appearance of a ball of 

 green velvet. Ib82. 



A. farcatum laceratum (torn), fronds broader, flatter, and 

 more distinctly incised than in the type. 



A. hcrridmn (horrid), sti. strong, erect, brownish, fibrillose. 

 fro7ids 2ft. to 3ft. long, Bin. to 12in. broad; pinnae numerous, 

 spreading, 4in. to 6in. long, acuminate, lobed, cordate or broadly 

 rounded at the base on the upper, truncate on a broad curve on 

 the lower, side ; rachis stout, fibrous, sori in two nearly parallel 

 lines close to the midrib, a few also on the disk of the lobes. 

 Sandwich Islands, Samoa, and Java, 1884. (H. S. F. iii. 193.) 



A. scandens (climbing), sti, scattered on a stout, creeping 

 rhizome, very short, fronds 1ft. to 2ft, long, 6in. to 12in. broad, 

 with numerous horizontal pinnae on each side, which are 4in. to 

 6m. long, l=^in. broad, cut down to a distinctly ^vinged rachis into 

 iiumerous, sub-distant, ovate -rhomb oidal pinnules ; pinnules cut 

 down to the rachis throughout ; lower segments again pinnatifid * 

 ultimate divisions narrow-linear, sori solitary, marginal. '^''' 

 Guinea. &c. Stove. Syn. Darea scandens. 



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^ ASTER. Including- Calimeris, There are about 200 

 distinct species of this genus (nearly 350 have been de- 

 scribed as such) ; they are most copious in the Northern 

 hemisphere, particularly in America. To those described 

 on pp. 136-9, Vol. I., the following should now be added : 



A. ^berti (Albert Regers). fl,~heads pale purple, terminal, 

 solitary. Im. in diameter^ involucral scales in four series; ray 

 norets linear, spreading. I, scattered, linear, slender, acute. 



. n ^^^^'J^^?^' branching, Turkestan, 1884. Syn. Calimens 

 Alberti (R. G. 1152, f. 2, e-g)? 



A. angastUB (narrow), fl^-heads numerous, spicately panlcled ; 

 ray Ilurets reduced to a rudimentary condition, h. 1ft. to 2ft. 

 worth A=iia and North America, 1886. NotVorth growing. 



A. ooriacens (leathery). A synonym of Celmisla coriacea. 



Aj ^plpstepMoides (Diplostephiumdike). fl.-heads solitary, 

 mcimed, 2m. to 3in. in diameter; involucre broadly hemi- 



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