Tx ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF Recntiacamone. : "o 
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A: helmet rather i conical, Da 
ith h'a sh ~ 
acuminated beak. l. with rather larg large dark green lobe ps of 
Jura, 1873. 
A. a. eulophum (well-crested). 7. yellow; cles and flowers 
puberulous ; helmet conical. y eking 1821. pani 
yellow; pri A flowers 
A grandifiorum (large-flowered). fl. yellow, large; penia; 
Ee, and fruit Aena helmet rather coni Alps of 
- Jura, 1821. 
A. a, Jacq 
uinii (Jacquin’s). jl. yellow, smooth; helmet some- 
what conic: cael, drawn out into an elongated beak. 
A. a. nemorosum (grove-loving).* Jl er — and flowers 
ubescent ; helmet somewhat conical, bent; beak short. l. with 
road lobes. 
A. autumnale (autumn-flowering).* B 
panicles; peduncles rigidly i ol 
closed ; lip very long, refrac 
lobes. h. 3ft. to 4ft. Europe. 
A. barbatum (bearded).* fl. cream coloured, . middle rer 
racemes dense, puberulous ; Spur straightish, obtuse ; bottom of 
helmet conical ; middle sepals densely bearded. July. l. opaque, 
with the lobes divided into many linear segments, on long stalks, 
which are villous as well as the nerves. A, 2ft. to 6ft. Siberia, 
"Syn. A. squarrosum, 
Pog Ghinense (Chinese).* fl. intense bit ei bri; Sage ie een * in —— 
compound racemes; pedicels 
l. lower ones ares, daspay cut into tise Bora 
base ; upper ones sessili ‘igeshary becoming 
more entire. “haf toe Chin 1658 4 
ish- le, in loose 
A ar helmet 
cuneate, bipinnate 
’s). fl. cream. 
long, cy crowded, tere y os the 7 tears os maid “spiral 
helmet constricted, clavate. July. L large, seven to nine- 
with the lobes unequally cleft, 2ft. to 3ft, Pyrenees, boo 
A. lupicidum (Wolf's-bane), Synonymous with A. Vulparia. 
macrophyllum (large-leaved). jl, yellow, numerous, panicled ; 
ur arched; helmet large, somewhat ventricose at the apex. 
Jay. L large, more or less dissected. h. 4ft. to 8ft. Germany. 
A. Nuttallii (Nuttall’s). Synonymous with A. ochroleucum. 
A. ochroleucum (yellowish-white).* fl. cream coloured, large ; 
spur arched ; bottom of helmet conico-cylindrical ; middle sepals 
covered with short hairs; ; racemes puberulous, rather loose. 
July. l. five to seven-parted, deep green, the first ones are pube- 
rulous above. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Russia, 1794. SYNS. A. Nuttaliii, 
A, ate 
pa (Pallas’). Probably a mere variety, with a continuous 
=- spur, of r7 anthora. 
A. pallidum (pale). Synonymous with A. ochroleucum. 
ean).* f. yellow, rather large ; 
M003 i , rounded; racemes m 
With pir get 1a barted almost to the base, 
: ph ve, on 
long stalks, A. 2ft. Pyrenees, &c., 1739. zs 
peo h). Synonymous with A. barbatum. 
vulparia (Fox-bane).* 4. yellow, smooth ; : 
oma 3 yale Bo stretched out, acute ; racemes 
Europe, 1821. S A ilai. dum The tie 
A. v. (Ca panicled lurid colou: 
Pooma -nas variegated with £ =s T 
ressed ; peduncles smooth, Lie foundly cut. Stems smooth, 
h 2ft to 3ft. : Carpathian Mountan, 1810, wia 
v. Cynoctonum (tall s-bane). and stem 
per en iy numerous, brte h. Sft. toate France, a 
v. moldavicum (Moldavian). ; helmet 
ge om compressed. h. 3ft. to 4th Moldavite 
A. v. rubicundum (reddish). fl. livid violet, panded villous, 
variegated with yellow; helmet conico- cylindrical, compressed. 
A, 2ft. to 3ft. Siberia, 1819, 
A. v. septentrionale (northern).* 
helmet conico-cylindrical, compressed. 
blue, panicled, villous; 
h. 4ft. North Europe, 
ACONTIAS. See Xanthosoma. 
RN. The seed or fruit of the oak. See Quercus. 
ACORUS (from a, without, and kore, the pupil of the 
eye; in allusion to its reputed medicinal qualities). ORD. 
Aroideæ. A _small genus of hardy herbaceous plants. 
; perianth six-qleft, inferior, per- 
in a moist soil, and are very 
2d 
Acorus—continued. : e ; 
epit, Huo mealea iaiaaeaia 
z Fic. 20. ACORUS CALAMUS, 
E ia paris than the abore China, 1796. This is much smaller 
E all its parts the above, but very pretty. 
A. g. variegatus.* A pretty variety with white striped leaves, 
A ann handsome little tufts. X y 
ACOTYLEDONS. Plants having no cotyledons, or 
seed leaves, as in Cuscuta, but usually applied to crypto- 
gamic or flowerless plants, such as ferns, mosses, &c. 
ACRADENIA (from akra, top, and aden, a gland; 
referring to the five glands on the top of the ovary). ORD. 
Rutacee, An excellent neat and compact evergreen bush, 
suitable for the cool conservatory. It requires a rich loam 
and leaf mould. Propagated by seeds and cuttings under 
a bell glass. 
an Pigeon fl. white, 
fusion, in August. l 
Eiifolintey gland-dotted. A Bf.” Tasmania, 1846. 
ACRE (from agros, an open field). The English Statuto 
acre consists of 160 square rods (perches, poles, roods, 
or lugs); or 4840 square yards; or 43,560 square feet. — 
The following list shows the differentiation in the number 
of square yards per acre in the various districts of Great 
Britain and Ireland: Cheshire, 10,240; Cornish, 5760; 
Cunningham, 6250; Derby (W.), 9000; Devonshire, 4000; 
Herefordshire, 32263 ; Irish, 7840; Leicestershire, 2308] ; 
Scotch, 6150; Wales, North (customary), $240; ditto 
(erw), 4320 ; Westmoreland, 6760; Wiltshire, 3630 
_ACRIDOCARPUS (from akris, a locust ; and oaia 
fruit; meaning not obvious). ORD. Malpighiacee. A 
handsome sub-tropical or warm greenhouse climber, re- 
quiring plenty of water, and a very free drainage. In- 
a TN eating: oe 
ea 
uced in 
great 
. natalitius (Natal).* ellow; 
shaped, poset me et pala yy pat tal yon p aage + parein a 
terminal. July. 1, oblong or obovate, obtuse, ae 
ACRIOPSIS (from akros, top, and opeis, a 
Orchidacee. A small genus of pretty stove epiphytal o 
almost unknown to cultivation. Flowers small, a 
in loose panicles; lip adnate to the very curions | oC 
from which it projects at right ome i 
A. densiflora (crowded-flowered).* 
linear-lanceolate. h. 6in. Borneo, i 
A. ja Jay l 
Aie ohe Si Java, 1340. A. yellow, green. May. z 
“esr eee: sey. & solitary, 
