494. 
Arachnanthe—continued. 
A. Cathearti (Catheart’s). The correct name of the plant de- 
scribed on p. 133 as Vanda Cathcarti. 
A. Lowii (Low’s). The correct name of the plant described on 
p. 283, Vol. III., as Renanthera Lowii. 
A. moschifera (musk-bearing). fl. creamy-white or lemon- 
colour, spotted purple, large, resembling a spider, delicately 
scented like musk. Java. A peculiar and rare plant. The old 
spike produces flowers for a long time, and should, therefore, not 
be cut. Syns. Hpidendrum Flos-aéris, Renanthera Arachnites, 
R. Flos-aéris. 
ARACHNIS. A synonym of Arachnanthe (which 
see). 
ARALIA. Of the thirty species comprised in this 
genus, six are North American, one is Mexican, and the 
rest inhabit Eastern or tropical Asia, from Japan and 
Mandschuria as far as the Himalayas and the Indian Archi- 
pelago. The plant usually grown as Aralia Sieboldii is 
Fatsia japonica. To the species and varieties described on 
pp. 104-5, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A, Chabrieri (Chabrier’s), of gardens. A synonym of Elao- 
dendron orientale. 
A. Gemma (jewel). J. graceful, bipinnate ; pinnules with small 
lateral leaflets and a large terminal one, all irregularly lobed or 
toothed, olive-green above, greyish-violet beneath when young. 
New Caledonia, 1883. An ornamental, stove shrub. (I. H. 1883, 
477.) 
A. reginz (queenly). This is of larger habit than the Vettehii 
section ; the leaf branches are more closely set, and the habit of 
growth is very graceful; the stem and petioles are freckled ; the 
palmate divisions of the stalk are smooth, and of a uniform 
green. Stove. 
ARAUCARIA. The known species of this genus 
number about ten, and inhabit South America, Australia, 
New Caledonia, and the South Pacific Islands. To those 
described on p. 106, Vol. I., the following should now be 
added : 
A. Mulleri (Miiller's). 7. oval, imbricated, almost flat, longi- 
tudinally marked with small, whitish spots arranged in series. 
cones ovoid, 54in. long, 34in. broad; scales about 1#in. long and 
broad. New Caledonia, 1884. Plant ultimately forming a large 
tree, with spreading, plume-like branches. (F. & P. 1884, p. 27; 
I. H. ser. iv. 449.) 
ARAUJA. The correct name of the genus described 
on pp. 115-6, Vol. III., as Physianthus. To the species 
there given the following should now be added: 
A. grandiflora (large-flowered).* jl. pure white, very sweet- 
scented, funnel-shaped, nearly 3in. across, borne in clusters 
of about six. September. Jl. cordate-obovate, acute. Brazil, 
1837. SYN. Schubertia grandiflora (Gn., 30th July, 1887.) 
ARCTOTIS. This genus embraces thirty species, 
natives of South Africa, with one Abyssinian. Leaves 
radical or alternate. To the species described on p. 108, 
Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. Leichtliniana (Leichtlin’s). /.-heads 2hin. in diameter; ray 
florets golden-yellow, with a dark basal mark, below flaked with 
red, lin. long. Summer. J. 2in. to 8in. long, obovate or 
oblanceolate, petiolate, pinnatifid and toothed; lobes oblong, 
slightly lobulate. 1885. 
A. revoluta (revolute). /l.-heads orange-yellow, not so brilliant 
as those of A. grandijlora, 2hin. across ; outer involucral scales 
much narrower than in A. grandiflora, and having tomentose tips. 
Cape of Good Hope, 1885. (B. M. 6835, lower figure.) 
ARDISIA. Of this genus there are about 200 species, 
broadly dispersed through tropical and sub-tropical regions, 
but very rare in tropical Africa. To those described on 
p. 109, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. capitata (headed). #. greenish-white, disposed in a cone-like 
head; peduncles axillary, compressed. Summer. /r. bright red. 
l. crowded at the tips of the branches, lft. or more long, obovate- 
spathulate, entire, shortly stalked. Branches thick. Fiji, 1887. 
A. mamillata (nippled). fl. white, tinged rose, star-shaped ; 
umbels ten to twelve-flowered, on axillary peduncles 2in. long. 
Jr. brilliant rosy-red, about gin. in diameter. J. oblong-elliptic, 
4in. or more long, dark, shining green, thickly studded with 
small, raised dots or mamillz on the upper surface, with pro- 
portionate hollows beneath, each mamilla surmounted by a white, 
bristly hair; petioles short. Hong Kong, 1887. (G. C. ser. iii., 
vol, ii., p. 809.) 
A. picta (painted). J. lanceolate, acute, crenate at the margins, 
dark, velvety bronze sreans with a broad, central, feathered, 
silvery stripe. Brazil, 1885. An ornamental, stove, foliage plant. 
THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Ardisia—continued. 
A. polycephala (many-headed). l. white, borne in umbels, on 
short, lateral branches. fr. jet-black. Ll. opposite, dark, glossy 
green, when young bright crimson. East Indies, 1888. 
ARENARIA. The species of this genus are distri- 
buted over the whole globe. To those described on p. 110, 
Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. norvegica (Norwegian). (/. white, terminal, somewhat 
lobose ; sepals ovate, obtuse, equalling the corolla. June and 
uly. /. spathulate, glabrous. Stems terete, procumbent, one 
or two-flowered. Norway, Lapland, &ec. (Shetland), (F. D. 1259 ; 
Sy. En. B. 237.) 
ARGEMONE HISPIDA. The correct name of the 
plant described on p. 110, Vol. I., as A. hirsuta. 
ARGYRORCHIS (from argyros, silver, and Orchis ; 
alluding to the silvery network of the leaves). Onrp. 
Orchidee. A monotypic genus. The species is a stove, 
terrestrial Orchid, allied to Ancectochilus (which see, 
on p. 81, Vol. I., for culture). 
A. javanica (Java). jl. pink, small, disposed in loose, sessile 
spikes; scape Yin. high. J. petiolate, broadly ovate 2in. long, 
liin. broad, dark, velvety olive-green, blotched lighter green, 
and showing faint golden reticulations, pinkish beneath. Java. 
(B. H. 1861, 18, under name of Anactochilus javanicus.) 
ARISZMA. The fifty species of this genus are 
mostly natives of temperate and sub-tropical Asia, a few 
being North American and one Abyssinian. To those de- 
seribed on pp. 111-2, Vol. I., the following should now be 
added : 
A. fimbriatum (fringed).* ., spadix cylindrical, slender, the free 
end covered with slender, purplish threads; spathe brownish- 
purple, longitudinally banded whitish, oblong, acute or acu- 
minate, conyolute at base. Jl. two, deeply divided into three 
ovate, acute, glabrous segments; petioles long, pale purplish- 
rose, spotted purple. Philippine Islands, 1884. See Fig. 5, for 
which we are indebted to Mr. William Bull. (G. C. n. s., xxii, 
p. 689; R. G. 1886, 357.) 
A. utile (useful). ., spadix purple; spathe reddish-brown, with 
greenish ribs and veins, the tube din. to 4in, long, the lamina 
decurved, rarely sub-erect, 3in. to 4in. across. May and June. 
i, in pairs; leaflets three, shortly and stoutly petiolulate or 
sessile, the middle one broader than long, 5in. to 8in. in diameter. 
Sikkim Himalayas, 1880. (B. M. 6474.) 
ARISARUM. Only three species compose this genus, 
which is confined to the Mediterranean region. To that 
deseribed on p. 112, Vol. I., the following should now be 
added: 
A. proboscideum (proboscis-like). #., spathe erect, greyish- 
white and inflated below, the upper part olive-green, narrowed 
into a proboscis which is often 5in. long; spadix included. 
February. /. solitary or few, 3in. to 4in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, 
hastate ; petioles 4in. to 6in. high, stout, cylindric. Upper Arno 
and the Apennines. (B. M. 6634.) 
ARISTEA. This genus embraces about fifteen species, 
natives of tropical and South Africa and Madagascar. To 
those mentioned on p. 112, Vol. I., the following should 
now be added: 
A. platycaulis (broad-stemmed). /l., perianth blue, the segments 
oblong, jin. long ; pedicels small; inflorescence an ample panicle 
8in. to 9in. long, with all the rachises much flattened, the lower 
branches overtopped by their subtending leaves. Summer. 
l., radical ones ensiform, firm, lft. long, lin. broad. 1887. 
ARISTOLOCHIA. About 180 species are included 
here, and they are broadly dispersed over the temperate 
and warmer regions. To those described on pp. 112-3, 
Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. altissima (very tall). 1. pale yellowish-brown, striped reddish- 
brown; perianth about lsin. long, the tube gradually enlarged to 
the limb, which is yellow within. June to August. Jl. bright, 
glossy green, petiolate, 2in. to din. long, ovate-cordate, obtuse or 
acute, waved; petioles jin. to jin. long. Sicily and Algeria. 
Half-hardy. (B. M. 6586.) 
A. elegans (elegant).* jl. solitary, on long pedicels; perianth 
tube pale yellowish-green, l4in. long, rather inflated, the limb 
suddenly expanding into a nearly shallow cup, which externally 
is white, veined purple, and internally rich purplish-brown, with 
irregular, white marks. August. J. 2in. to 3in. long and broad, 
broadly reniform-cordate; petioles lin. to 24in. long, very slender. 
Brazil, 1883. Stove climber. (B. M. 6909.) 
A. hians (gaping). /. bronzy-green outside, the veins and margin 
of the beak light yellowish-green, the inside of the broad lobe 
dull yellowish-green, marked purple-brown, the inside of the beak 
