146 FOREIGN PLANTS 



Alkanet. Anchusa officinalis (Boragin). S. Eur. 



Alpi'nia, A. nutans. (Zingib.) India. 



Aloca'sia, A. macrorrhiza (Aroid.) India. 



Alstroemeria (Amaryllidac). A. aurantiaca, etc. Chili. 



A!3'ssuin, Sweet — . A. mar it imum (Crucif.) . Eur. 



Amandel = Almond. 



Amaryllis. There is only one species, viz. our A. Belladonna 



q.v. The garden plants called — are mostly species of 



Hippeastrum. S. Amer. 

 Almond. Amygdalus communis (Rosac.) S. Eur. 

 Amaranth (part I.). 

 Anchusa. A. italica (perennial). (Borragin.). Medit. v. also 



Alkanet. 

 Anemone (Ranunculac). Several foreign species e.g. 



A. fulgens (Medit.) and A. japonica (E. Asia). 

 Anjelier v. Pink (part I.). 



Antirrhi'num. A. majus (Scrophul.) S. Eur. Snapdragon. 

 Appelkoos = Apricot. 

 Apple. Pirns malus (Rosac.) Eur. 

 Apricot. Prunus armeniaca (Rosac.) Asia Minor. 

 Arabis (Crucif.). A. alhida, etc. S. Russia. 

 Aralia v. Fatsia. 



Arauca'ria. Most frequently A. excelsa, see Coniferae. 

 Ar'butus (Ericac.) A. TJnedo. Medit. 



Arrowroot. Maranta arundinacea (Marantac). Trop. Amer. 

 Artichoke (Globe). Cynara Scolymus (Comp.) N. Afr. 

 „ (Jerusalem). Helianthus tuherosus (Comp.) N. Amer. 

 Arum. (Araceae). A. Dracunculus^ the dragon-plant from S. 



Eur., and A, palaestinum from Asia Minor. Both with 



lurid and foetid flowers. 

 Asparagus v. part I. 



Aspidistra (Liliac). A. elatior, Japan. Called the Iron 



plant. 

 Aster. Callistyphus hortensis (Comp.) China. 

 Avocado pear. Persea gratissima (Laurac.) C. Amer. 

 Aza'lea. (Ericac). Various species. Asia Minor, India, etc. 



Bachelor's buttons v. Globe amaranth (part I.). 



Balsam. Impatiens Balsamina (Balsam.) India. 



Bamboo (bamboes) v. part I. 



Banana. Musa sapientum (Musac.) Trop. For ornamental 



groups M. Ensete. 

 Barley. Eordeum sativum (Gram.) Originally derived from 



E. spontaneum (India). 

 Bay tree. Laurus noMlis (Laurac.) Medit. 



