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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Ancctochilus—continued. 
A. setaceus (bristly).* King Plant. l. 2in. long, ljin. broad ; 
surface a beautiful velvety green, veined in re; lines, and 
covered with a network of gold. hk. 4in. Java, 1836. If examined 
with a pocket lens when the sun is shining, the extreme beauty of 
the network will be very plainly seen. There are several varieties, 
the best of which are: 
A. s. cordatus (héart-shaped). 
broader. Very rare. 
s. grandifolius (large-leaved).* J. light green, beautifully 
laced and banded with a network of gold>._Also rare. 
A. s. inornatus (unadorned). J. of a dark rich velvety hue, 
with a few slight markings, destitute of the golden Yeticulation. 
Java. 
A. striatus (striated).* l. 3in. long, dark green, witha broad band 
of white down the centre. A. 5in. Distinct. May be grown under 
a glass shade. 
A. Turneri (Turner’s).* 1. large, rich bronze, freely marked with 
golden reticulations. One of the handsomest; a very free 
grower. 
A. Veitchi1 (Veitch’s).* J. 3in. long and 2in. broad ; ground colour 
beautiful light velvety green, interspersed from base to apex with 
well-defined lines and bars of the same colour, but lighter, A, 4in. 
A free grower. 
l. rounder, and gold markings 
Fic. 104. ANCECTOCHILUS XANTHOPHYLLUS, 
A, xan ins (yellow-le .* l, 2hin, i ; 
ground eakat dusk Tevi sree wii ae i liin. broad ; 
stripes down the centre, covered with a beautiful golden net- 
Page hed at hinid brog See Fig. 104. 
ze us (striped).* 1. ov anceola i 
heker with peah senai Bale Aag ae i gape 
ANOMATHECA (from anomos, singular, and theca, a 
capsule, or seed-pod), ORD. Irideæ. Very pretty little 
bulbous perennials, Perianth hypocrateriform; tube tri- 
quetrous, and constricted at the throat, They are hardy 
when planted in warm sunny situations in the open 
border, young seedlings coming up freely if the capsules 
are not collected. Their dwarf stature, brilliance, profusion 
of flowers, and habit of blooming continuously over a length- 
ened period, render them very popular subjects amongst 
growers of hardy perennials. Although generally credited 
with being hardy, when cultivated out of doors they should be 
lifted and stored away in frost proof quarters before winter 
commences, until the following March. They are excellent as 
Anomatheca—contfinued. 
window garden plants, and also for pot culture. If grown in 
pots, they should be shaken out, and repotted in February or 
March. They multiply very rapidly, and may be divided in 
patches, not by single bulbs, once yearly. Light sandy loam, 
mixed with a little leaf mould, is the best compost for them. 
They are sometimes increased by seed, which may be 
sown so soon as ripe, very thinly, in seed pans, thinning 
out if growing very close together; the next season they 
may be put out four or five in a pot. When they become 
crowded, shift into a much larger pot, but do not disturb 
the ball. The young seedlings will probably produce 
flowers the second season. 
A. cruenta (bloody).* fl. rich carmine crimson ; perianth segments 
elliptical, three lower ones broader than the others, with a dark 
blotch at the base ; tube long, whitish; scapes secund, bearing 
about five or six flowers. Summer and autumn. J. two-ranked, 
about jin. broad, sword-shape, somewhat tapering. Bulb ovate, 
rather large. h. 6in. to 12in. Cape of Good Hope, 1830, 
A. juncea (rushy). fl. very bright pink, with a dark spot at the | 
base, produced in profusion. The leaves are narrower than those 
of theforegoing. Cape of Good Hope, 1791. A rare species. 
ANONA (Anona is the name applied to these plants 
in St. Domingo). Custard Apple. ORD. Anonacew. Stove 
evergreen shrubs, with fragrant leaves. Petals six, in two 
rows. Carpels indefinite, joined into one, fleshy, many-celled, 
edible, roundish fruit, with amuricated, scaly, or reticu- 
lated skin. They thrive best in rich loamy soil, mixed with 
a little peat. Ripened cuttings, without removing any 
leaves thereof, will root if planted in sand and placed under 
a hand glass, in a moist heat. When seeds are procurable 
from their native homes, they are easily raised if sown in 
pots, and plunged into a hotbed. Summer temperature, 
60deg. to 80deg.; winter, 55deg. to 65deg. 
A. Cherimolia (The Cherimoyer). fl. outer petals somewhat 
concave, linear-oblong, brown on the outside, each marked with 
a dark spot at the base ; peduncles opposite the leaves, solitary. 
July. jr. somewhat globose and scaly, dark purple. Esteemed by © 
the Peruvians as one of their most delicate, and as being not in- 
ferior to any fruit in the world. Z. ovate-lanceolate, not dotted ; Bic | 
under surface silky tomentose, strong scented. h. 20ft. Peru, Preem > 
A, glabra (smooth-fruited).* /l. outer petals ovate, obtuse, brown; zi 
yx leathery, large; peduncles opposite the leaves, two- : ? 
flowered. July. fr. greenish-yellow, conoid, blunt, smooth, & 
ag ca smooth, h. 16ft. Florida and the West Indies, 
A. longifolia (long-leaved). fl. purplish; outer petals concave, ; J 
thick, all acute, large, axillary, solìtary, stalked. 
globose, dotted, and reticulated, fiesh-coloured. 1. oblong, acu- 
minated, mucronate, smooth, A, 20ft. Guiana, 1820, 
A. muricata (muricated-fruited).* The Sour Sop. jl. outer petals 
cordate, concave, thick, acuminatéd, green on the outside, yellow 
inside, and spotted; peduncles solitary, one-flowered, sweet 
scented. jr. muricated, with fleshy points, green. l dvate- 
lanceolate, smooth, somewhat shining, fragrant. A, 15ft. West 
Indies, 1656. 
A. palustris (marsh). 
May. fr. ovate- 
Alligator Apple ; Cork-wood. fl. yellow; 
petals all acute. jr, rather areolate, large, heart-shaped, sweet- 
scented. l. ovate-oblong, leathery, quite smooth. A. 10ft. to 20rb. 
South America, 1788, 
A. reticulata (netted). The Custard Apple, or Bullock’s Heart. 
jl. outer petals oblong-lanceolate, acute, somewhat concave at the 
base, brownish on the outside, whitish-yellow on the Iside, 
marked with dark purple spots. jr. ovate-globose, reticulate, $ 
as large as a tennis ball, with yellowish soft flesh ; it is much oe 
esteemed by some people. l. oblong-lanceolate, acute, smooth, 
somewhat dotted. A. loft. to 25ft. Brazil, 1690, i t 
A. squamosa (scaly). The Sweet Sop. fl. outer petals linear- £ 
oblong, somewhat concave at the base, nearly closing, greenish- 1 
yellow. (fr. a ogg sete i. oblong, bluntish, smooth, full | 
of pellucid dots, rather glaucous beneath. A. 20ft. South ; 
America, 1739, 
ANONACEZ. An order of trees or shrubs, mostly 
tropical, with axillary peduncles, lateral or opposite the : 
leaves, and with alternate, simple, entire, or hardly toothed Æ , 
Jeaves, without stipules. Anona is the typical genus. 
' ANONYMOS BRACTEATA. See Zornia tetra- 
phylla. 
ANOPLANTHUS BIEBERSTEINI. See 
Phelipza foliata. 
ANOPLOPHYTUM. See Schlumbergeria and 
Tillancsia. 
