AN ENCYCLOPADIA OF HORTICULTURE. 
Aerides— continued. : 
A. virens (vigorous). fl. rey fragrant; sepals and petals 
ovate, obtuse, softwhite, ti rosy-purple ; Up large; side 
lobes toothed at the ages, white, d dotted with erkuson? middle 
lobe lobo hearing, a red infla ag ami. racemes long, drooping, 
showered, commencing to bloom early in April, and last- 
jog wash a broad, oblique, rounded at the apex, with 
the centre, and very bright green, about 8in. 
Peg v. cong’ Ellis’s).* fl. sepals and petals large, white, suffused 
with rose tipped with poate on kerk the lower sepals very round 
and broad ; H p ge; side lobes'white, beautifully freckled towards 
the base, with short lines of amethyst ; middle lobe broad, and 
deep rich amethyst in colour; spur stout, curved upwards, and 
tipped with brown ; racemes about 18in. long, bedi generally 
from thirty to forty, or more, large flowers. 2, pale green, A 
splendid variety. 
A. Wightianum. See Vanda testacea, 
A. Williamsii (Williams’s).* fl. delicate pinkish white, 
duced in great abundance ; spikes 2ft. to 3ft. 
l. broad, dark green, 
species, 
AEROBION. See Angrecum. 
= — E Plants that are grown entirely in 
| the air. 
$ ÆSCHYNANTHUS (from aischuno, to be ashamed, 
and anthos, a flower). ORD.. Gesneraceæ. ake genus of very 
beautiful twining, radicant, or para- 
sitical stove shrubs, with naag 
simple, entire leaves, and 
few flowered, umbellate pe- 
duncles. They possess all the quali- 
fications worthy of extensive cultiva- 
tion — handsome flowers, fine deep 
green leaves, an agreeable fragrance, 
i and are easily grown on blocks, which 
; must be covered with green moss, 
fastened on with small copper wire. 
Preparatory to fastening them on, 
Í the roots should be covered with moss, 
RE: T: E A TE plants secured to the block 
| also by wire. After this, but little atten- 
tion is requisite, except duly syringing 
and occasionally dipping in tepid 
water. As pot plants they are very 
beautiful, and in this method perfection 
is only obtained by growing them on 
fast and strong by generous treatment, 
which consists in frequently re-potting 
in light rich compost till they are 
large enough to be trained up a trellis, formed of slender 
rods of willow or hazel. Propagated by seeds and cuttings. 
The former are very ; the latter root readily 
during spring in a well-drained pot, filled with a light com- 
post, and having a surface of pure white sand, about lin. 
deep. The best are obtained from half-ripened wood, cut 
into 2in. or 3in. lengths, and all leaves, with the exception 
of one or two at the top, removed. The cuttings should then 
be covered over with a bell glass, and placed in moderate 
bottom heat. So soon as rooted, transfer them singly to 
small pots, and again place under hand glasses, until they 
are thoroughly established, then gradually harden off. 
When about twelve months old, place the plants in their 
permanent quarters. Baskets are commonly and very 
effectively employed. Line these with moss, and fill with 
a light rich compost; place the plant as near the centre 
as possible, and, to promote a uniform growth, fasten down 
the branches with small neat pegs, at equal distances. 
; the summer, give copious supplies of water, to 
produce a liberal growth, which is of the utmost importance 
the first season, when they should not be permitted to 
flower. The following winter they should be kept cool 
and rather dry, thus giving 
ong, and bran 
drooping. A very scarce and pretty 
- them a rest. The year 
following, if properly bar 9 they will bloom profusely. * 
=. Tong, cynical a ae Roe el corolla 1,in. 
wered. 
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Æschynanthus—continued. 
Æ. Aucklandi (Lord Auckland’s). Synonymous with Æ. spe- 
_ etosus, 
Æ. Boschianus (Bosch’s).* fl rigs omg clustered ; corolla 
tubular, with ae throat; calyx tubular, sm purplish. 
brown, July. J, ovate, obtuse, entire. A. lft. ‘ava, 1844. 
See Fig. 36. 
Æ. cordifolius (heart-leaved).* dee striped with black, 
inside of the mio orange, m, pcan de | 8 
date, quite smooth, dark green on the upper side, paler below. 
h. 1ft. Borneo, 1858. 
Æ. shining).* ht crimson, Fi lo er 
and the i ar ae of tre “ae coe vd heirs: I) 
ae Resa r thick umbels, EAE h. lft. 
acumina and fleshy, green. 
East Indies, 1855. . 
tops. equal; umbels many wered, og L g -lanceo- 
ted, serrated, obscurely-nery: green, 
h. 6ft. — see : 
Æ. javanicus (Ja A, bright red, , stained with yellow in the 
5 amet "ena downy, ta ie Aik ppr Aggama n J 
ova veins, a 
a Plant scandent. ag 
Lobbianus pre Pl ste . 
jl. rich scarlet; calyx large, cam- 
“aia corolla corms terminal, bractente 
Pinus ii 
June. 
entire, “on slightly’ sores 
Fic. 36. ASSCHYNANTHUS BOSCHIANUS, 
a Se ao scat eat re a 
Æ. longifiorus 
with a long as curved tu E 
mouth; u lobe bifid. Sanik. broad. 
entire. Java, 1845. Plant pendulous. 
Æ. miniatus (vermilion).* fl. rich vermilion ; corolla tomentose ; 
upper lip bilo enue rtite ; peduncles axillary, three- 
flowered, June, l oval entire. h. 14ft. Java, 1845. 
Syn. Æ. radicans. 
Æ. pulcher (showy).* oe scarlet; corolla three times 
larger than tho ive Fg! brag terminal, bracteate. June. 4 
ovate, obscurely tio. ava, 1845. Scandent. 
Æ. radicans (stem-fibred). Synonymous with Æ. miniatus. 
Æ. speciosus (showy).* jl. rich orange-coloured ; corolla with __ 
long clavate curved tube, and obliquely four-lobed limb; farant 
lobe bifid, terminal, numerous, downy. Summer. l u De 
always verticillate, ‘ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, slight, pelo 
h. 2ft. Java, 1845. SYN. Æ. Aucklandi. a 
Æ. splendidus (splendid).* fi. bright acarik spotted wiih oie black 
in terminal fascicles. 
on the margins; corolla clavate, 3in. long, in F 
Summer, lasting in perfection for a considerable time. l ag r ; 
ar. Mrema acuminated, entire, rather undulated. A. lft. Hy- 
Æ. tricolor (three-coloured).* fi. deep blood red, usually : 
throat and base of the lobes bright omnes, the three upper lobes 
being striped with krep July. cordate, dark green above, 
aler on the under side ; — ME. surface, and stem, slightly 
iry. k. lft. Borneo, 1 
Æ. bo potapa ashesi ñ., green, brown. Autumn. Java, 
ZSCHYNOMENE mere yma be ashamed) ; 
ted, glaucous, Java, 1846, fee 
