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AN ENCYCLOPEDIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 83 
ANOPTERUS (from ano, upwards, and pteron, a 
wing ; in reference to the seeds, which are winged at the 
apex). ORD. Sawifragee. A very handsome greenhouse 
‘evergreen shrub, having a free branching habit, large dark 
shining green leaves, and long panicles of salver-shaped 
It would probably prove quite hardy in the south 
and west of England, and parts of Scotland, provided it had 
a slight winter~protection. It grows well in sandy loam 
and peat. When grown in pots, it requires plenty of 
room and water. Half-ripened cuttings root freely under 
a bell glass in a cool house or frame in summer. 
A. glandulosa (glandular).* 4. white, rose tinted, large; ra- 
cemes erect, simple, terminal. April, May. 1. alternate, rarely 
nearly opposite, ovate-oblong, attenuated at both ends, nearly 
sessile, leathery, toothed. A. 3ft. Van Diemen’s Land, 1823. 
ANSELLIA (named after Mr. Ansell, the botani- 
cal“collector who accompanied the ill-fated Niger Expe- 
dition). ORD. Orchidacee. Strong growing, free flower- 
ing stove epiphytal orchids. Best grown in large pots, 
as they produce a quantity of roots. They require a 
compost of turfy peat, with moderate drainage. An 
ample supply of water during the growing season is needed; 
but care must be taken not to let any remain in the heart 
of the plants, as they are very likely to rot. During the 
season of rest, little or no water, but a-damp atmosphere, 
are the chief requirements. Propagated by divisions of 
the bulbs just after flowering. 
A. africana (African).* f., sepals and petals nearly 2in. long,” 
greenish yellow, spotted with brownish red; lip small, yellow ; 
spikes large, drooping, branched, each sometimes bearing nearly 
a hundred blooms. Stems 3ft. to 4ft. high, with light evergreen 
# foliage. Fernando Po, 1844. Lasts two months in perfection. 
A. a. gigantea (gigantic).* fl. on upright spikes from the to 
of the pseudo-bulbs, but smaller, of a light yellow tint, wit 
Meri few narrow, transverse, brown bars, and a deep yellow lip, 
without warts of any kind on its middle lobe, and with more or 
less crenulated keels. 
Very rare. 
A. a. lutea (yellow). Not so strong a grower; producing clusters 
of light yellow flowers from the top of the pseudo-bulbs. Natal. 
A. a. nilotica (Nile district).* As a garden plant this is much 
) The habit is dwarfer, the colours of the 
ffowers brighter and more distinctly defined. The sepals and 
petals, too, are more spreading. Eastern Africa. 
ANS. A. See Potentilla anserina. 
: NNÆ. Two movable, articulated organs at- 
tached to the heads of insects and crustacea, commonly 
called “horns ” or “feelers.” They are variable in form 
and length. Antenn® seem to serve for touch, and, 
perhaps, for smell 
Natal, 1847. The perfume is very peculiar. 
and hearing. rë 
. ANTENNARIA (from antenne; in reference to ‘the 
similarity which exists between the seed down of the plant 
and the antennæ, or feelers, of an insect). ORD. Composite. 
Hardy herbaceous perennials, distinguished by the dry, 
coloured, chaffy scales encircling éach head of flowers, of 
Which the stamens and pistils are on different plants. 
Fig. 105, 
> or borders, in any light soil. 
Antennaria—continued. 
Propagated by divisions of the roots in spring, and seeds; 
the latter should be sown in spring in a cold frame. Grown 
chiefly for their leaves. 
A. dioica (dicecious).* f1.-heads pink, in crowded corymbs, 3in. to 
4in. high. June. 2. radical ones spathulate, woolly chiefly be- 
neath ; upper ones lanceolate. Stems simple $ shoots procumbent. 
Britain. e two or three varieties of this pretty species exceed 
the type in beauty. Syn. Gnaphalium dioicum. 
A. d. hyperborea (northern). 7. woolly on both surfaces. 
A. d. minima (smallest).* A very small growing variety. 
A. margaritacea (pearly).* fl.-heads white, corymbose. August. 
`L linear-lanceolate, acute, alternate, cottony, especially beneath. 
Stems branched above. h. 2ft. Naturalised in England and 
on the Continent. Said to have been introduced from America 
about the sixteenth century. The pretticr but much rarer 
A. triplinervis, from Nepaul, comes close to this species. See 
Fig. 105. 
A. tomentosa (downy).* fl.-heads corymbose. Summer.. One of 
the dwarfest and best of silvery-leaved plants, either as an edging 
for small beds or for covering the higher portions of rockwork ; 
it is much used in carpet bedding. It scarcely grows more than 
lin. high, and forms a dense carpet ina short space of time. It 
should be grown separate from other plants, It is frequently 
known underthe name of A. candida. 
ANTERIOR. Placed in front, or outwards. 
ANTHEMIS (from anthemon, a flower; referring to 
their general floriferous character). Camomile. > ORDA- 
Composite. Receptacle convex, chaffy. Involucre hemi- 
spherical or nearly flat ; scales imbricated, membranaceous at 
the margin. Pappus none; ray florets ligulate; disk tubular. 
This is a large genus, principally of medicinal value, and 
contains very few species worth the cultivator's trouble. Of 
easy culture in any ordinary soil. Propagated by divisions. 
A. Aizoon (Aizoon).* fl.-heads resembling a white Daisy; florets 
of the ray fourteen to eighteen, trifid, twice as long as the th 
of the disk. Summer. J. Janceolate, or broadly so, acutely and 
deeply serrated, narrowed towards the base, covered with white 
down ; lower ones crowded ; stem-leaves rather acute, gradually 
lessening in size. A. Zin. to 4in. Northern Greece. Free 
grower, dwarf, and compact. 
A. Biebersteinii (Bieberstein’s).* f/l.-heads yellow. Summer. l — 
pinnately divided into linear three-lobed segments, which are 
covered with white silky pubescence. A. 1ft. to 2ft. Caucasus. 
A, Chamomilla fi. pl. See Matricaria. 
A. nobilis (noble), Common Chamomile. fl.-heads solitary; disk 
yellow; ray white; scales of the receptacle membranaceons, 
scarcely longer than the disk. Z. bipinnate, segments linear-subu- 
late, a little downy. Stem bent, and much branched. 
of great medicinal value. 
England. A very strong smelling plant, 
For culture, see : = 
Angad 1. PSAS AATE Gury DOLE: Bee CNA 
h. lżft. England, A very pretty plant. 
` ANTHER. The male part of a flower containing the 
pollen. : 3 
ANTHERICUM (from anthos, a flower, and herkos, a 
hedge; in reference to the tall flower stems). ORD. 
Liliacew. A large genus, belonging to the capsular group 
of the order: Flowers white, racemose or panicled, scapose. 
Perianth-segments either spreading from near the base 
or campanulately united; stamens short, with naked 
or bearded filaments. Leaves radical, filiform, or linear. 
For the most part Cape of Good Hope bulbs, but few 
of which are known in general cultivation. The hardy 
varieties are now extensively grown, and are among the 
most ornamental of border plants. They thrive best in’ 
rich light soil, and are excellent subjects for pot cul- 
ture; for which purpose use a compost of fibrous loam, 
leaf mould, or well decayed manure, and coarse sand. 
The pots should be about 12in. across, well drained, and 
the plants potted just previous to, or so soon as, gro 
commences. e 
until the plants have finished flowering, when the quantity 
may be lessened; but never allow them to get dry. _ Pro- 
pagated by division of the roots or seeds, sowing the latter 
as early as possible after they are ripe, in a cold frame. 
A. graminifolium (grass-leaved). A garden name of A. ramosum, 
A. Hookeri (Hooker's). Se tae ae - 
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