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ANEMONE. Of the seventy species comprised in 
this genus, the great majority inhabit the temperate, 
frigid, or mountainous regions of the Northern hemisphere ; 
a few are found in South America and South Africa, and 
one is a native of Australia. To those described on pp. 74-8, 
Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. baikalensis (Baikal). 1. snow-white inside, suffused rose- 
pink outside. May to July. h. Yin. to lbin Allied to A. 
sylvestris. 
A, Fanninii (Fannin’s).* 7. pure white, fragrant, din. to 4in. in 
diameter; sepals twelve to thirty, linear-lanceolate, acuminate ; 
pedicels 8in. to 10in. long or more; scape hairy, 2ft. to Sft. high. 
June. l. sub-orbicular, 8in. to 24in. in diameter, coriaceous, five 
to seven-lobed, velvety above, villous beneath, the lobes toothed ; 
petioles hairy, 1ft. to 2ft. long. South Africa. A giant Anemone. 
(B. M. 6958; G. C. n. s., xxv., p. 433.) 
A. polyanthes (many-flowered). jj. white, lin. to 2in. in 
diameter, in simple or compound umbels, often very numerous ; 
sepals broadly obovate or oblong. May. J. 2in. to 4in. in 
diameter, orbicular - cordate, five to seven-lobed, but rarely 
below the middle; lobes coarsely and irregularly crenate ; 
petioles very stout, 4in. to 10in. long. A. 1ft. to 1ift. Himalayas. 
(B. M. 6840.) 
A. stellata fulgens (shining). 
in its vermilion-scarlet flowers. 
ANGRZECUM. The species of this genus number 
about forty, and are nearly all natives of tropical or 
South Africa and the Mascarene Islands. To those de- 
scribed on p. 79, Vol. I., the following should now be 
added: 
A. apiculatum (apiculate). 7. white, in pendulous racemes of 
about a dozen; spur slender, pointed, about 2in. long. J. 
distichous, obovate-lanceolate, obliquely acuminate, striated, 
deep green. Sierra Leone, 1844. A dwarf species, allied to 
A, bilobum. (B. M. 4159.) 
A. a. Dormanianum (Dorman’s). A small-flowered variety, 
seule yermilion-flaked ovaries, and vermilion tips to the sepals. 
A. articulatum (jointed). #. creamy-white, racemose, poly- 
morphous, the filiform spur as long, or sometimes three times as 
long, as the ovary; peduncles stout. /. cuneate-oblong, un- 
equally bilobed, about 6in. long. Madagascar. A dwarf species, 
allied to A. bilobum. 
A. avicularium. /. snow-white; sepals and petals lanceolate, 
cuspidate; lip narrow at the base, oblong, cuspidate; spur 
filiform, 4in. to 5in. long; peduncle more than Qin. high, bearing 
fifteen flowers. J. short and broad, cuneate-oblong-elliptic, 
bilobed at the point, nearly 4in. long. Probably a native of 
tropical Africa, 1887. 
A. bilobum Kirkii (Sir John Kirk’s). /. pwe white, having 
slender, pale brown spurs 2hin. to 3in. long; racemes drooping. 
l, narrower than in the type, ending in two divergent lobes. 
Zanzibar, 1882. (W. O. A. iv. 162.) 
A. calligerum (callus-bearing). 
A variety differing from the type 
jl. very stiff in texture ; sepals 
ligulate, acute, with a strong, semi-oblong callus on the keel at » 
the very base; petals cuneate-oblong, acute; lip’s plate rather 
ligulate, pandurate, acute, with a long, filiform, acute spur, 
exceeding the stalked ovary six to seven lines. J. slightly 
glaucous, ligulate, bilobed. 1887. ; 
A. crenatum (crenate). jl. resembling those of A. Chailluanum 
in colour and shape, but much smaller (as is also the habit of 
growth). June and July. West Africa. A rare and distinct 
species. 
A. cryptodon (hidden-toothed), . white, in loose racemes; 
petals ligulate, acute; lip lanceolate; spur white, reddish at 
ae thrice as long as the reddish-white ovaries. Madagascar, 
A. descendens (descending). fl. white, numerous in a droop- 
ing raceme. Madagascar. This differs from 4A. Eldisii in having 
a cuneate-ovate, acuminate lip, a shorter, hairy column, a spur 
more than four times as long as the pedicels, and oblong-ligulate, 
obscurely bilobed leaves. 
A. Eichlerianum (Eichler’s). fl. large, solitary; sepals and 
petals light green, lanceolate ; lip white, large, obcordate, with 
a triangular apiculus in the notch; spur erect, conical, about as 
long as the sepals. J. distant, oblique, elliptic, obtuse. Stems 
tall, leafy. Loango, West Africa, 1885. 
A. fastuosum (proud). jl. ivory-white, scented like tuberoses, 
numerous, racemose ; sepals and petals ligulate-oblong ; lip obo- 
vate; spur filiform, 2in. to 3in. long. 7. cuneate-oblong, 3in. 
broad, blunt and unequally lobed at apex, wrinkled, the margins 
cartilaginous. Madagascar. 
A. florulentum (dark-flowered). #. one to three in a raceme; 
sepals lanceolate ; petals broader than tbe sepals; lip oblong- 
lanceolate, apiculate; spur filiform, one-third longer than the 
ovary ; racemes numerous. J. lanceolate, bilobed, Sin, long. Stem 
zigzag. Comoro Islands, 1885. 
Angrecum—continued. 
A. fuscatum (fuscous). /. numerous, in a thin, lax raceme; 
sepals ochreous, the lateral ones reflexed; petals broader than 
the sepals; lip white, oblong, acuminate; spur brown, long, 
filiform, flexuous. J. cuneate-oblong, unequally bilobed. Mada- 
gascar, 1883. The habit of this plant is much in the way of 
A. bilobum. (R. G. 1234; R. H. 1887, p. 42.) 
A. Grandidierianum (Grandidier’s). 1. ivory-white, about the 
same size as those of A. Chailluanwm; sepals cuneate-oblong, 
acute; petals spathulate, apiculate; lip cordate-pandurate or 
cordate-oblong, blunt, with a long, filiform spur; raceme one to 
three-flowered. Jl. thick, oblong, obtuse and unequally two- 
lobed at apex. Comoro Islands, 1887. (R. H. 1887, p. 42.) Syn. 
Aéranthus Grandidierianus. 
A. Hildebrandtii (Hildebrandt’s). #. orange-yellow; lip 
oblong, acute; spur filiform, clavate, shorter than the ovary. 
l. ligulate, unequally bilobed. Comoro Isles. An elegant but 
small-growing plant. 
A, ichneumoneum (ichneumon-like). . loosely arranged on a 
long axis; sepals and petals dirty ochre-white, ligulate, with a 
curious spur. J. ligulate, dark green, 1ft. long, 2in. broad, 
unequal at apex. 1887. 
A. imbricatum (imbricated). 1. sweet-scented, in cluster-like 
racemes ; sepals and petals creamy-white, lanceolate ; lip orange 
and yellow, flabellate, retuse, apiculate, convolute, the spur 
recurved, blunt, not half as long as the blade of the lip, which 
it nearly touches. J. leathery, cuneate-oblong, bluntly bilobed. 
Stem tall, strong. 1887. 
A. Leonis (Leon Humblot’s). A synonym of Aéranthus Leonis. 
A. rostellare (beaked). jl. resembling those of A. fuscatwm 
in shape, but having a distinct, long-linear, ascending, rostellar 
process, and spathulate, apiculate petals; peduncles numerous, 
many-flowered. 7. cuneate-oblong, bilobed at apex, unusually 
soft. 1885. 
A. Sanderianum (Sander’s). A synonym of 4, modestum. 
ANGULOA. The Peruvian and Colombian Andes are 
the home of these plants. To the species and varieties 
described on p. 79, Vol. I., the following should now be 
added : 
A, Clowesii macrantha (large-flowered). jl. 
spotted red, larger than in the type. 
but scarce variety. 
A. dubia (doubtful). /. yellow, the sepals and petals covered on 
the inside with small, purple spots; lip white, blotched purple 
inside at base. Colombia. Supposed to be a hybrid between 
A, uniflora and A. Clowesii. 
A. intermedia (intermediate). ., sepals and petals pale honey- 
coloured, densely spotted with light rosy-purple; lip almost 
suffused cinnamon-brown, with a few transverse purple bars on 
the disk. A hybrid between A. Clowesii and A. Ruckeri. 1888, 
A. media (intermediate). (/., sepals and petals orange-yellow 
outside, brownish-purple internally, the lateral sepals being 
marked with a central, orange line ; side lobes of the lip reddish- 
brown, the disk ochre, the anterior lobe short. A garden hybrid, 
probably between A. Clowesti and A. Ruckeri, 
A. Ruckeri retusa (retuse). //. yellowish outside, spotted dark 
purple within ; Jateral lobes of the lip rectangular, the middle 
lobe small, reflexed, hairy. 1883. A remarkable variety. 
A. Turneri (Turner’s). /l. pink, the sepals and petals densely 
spotted inside with bright rose-colour. May and June. Colom- 
bia. A beautiful plant. 
A. virginalis (virgin-white). . white, spotted dark brown. 
June and July. Pseudo-bulbs dark green. hk. about lft. Co- 
lombia. 
bright yellow, 
July. Colombia. A fine 
ANISANTHERA (of Rafinesque). 
Caccinia (which see). 
ANC@CTOCHILUS. According to the authors of the 
‘“Genera Plantarum,” there are only about eight distinct 
species, natives of the Hast Indies and the Malayan Archi- 
pelago. To the species and varieties described on pp. 81-2, 
Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. Boylei (Boyle’s). J. ovate, acuminate, 2in. long and broad, 
olive-green, netted and pencilled over the entire surface with 
gold. India. 
A. concinnus (neat). /. ovate, acuminate, rounded at base, dark 
olive-green, striped and netted with shining coppery-red. 
Assam. 
A. Dominii (Dominy’s). /. dark olive-green, the centre marked by 
a pale coppery-yellow streak, and the main ribs by pale lines. 
A vigorous garden hybrid between Goodyera discolor and Anacto- 
chilus xanthophyllus. 
A. Eldorado (Eldorado). /. dark green, with small tracery of a 
lighter colour, deciduous. Central America. This species is 
difficult to cultivate; it must never be allowed to get dry at the 
roots, even when the leaves have died down, 
A synonym of 
