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Aristolochia—continued. 
A. ridicula (ridiculous). /l. 34in. to 4}in. long ; tube dull whitish, 
veined purplish-brown, bent upon itself, the basal part inflated ; 
limb shortly revolute, prolonged from the upper part of the sides 
into two long lobes, ‘reminding one of a donkey’s ears”; they 
are tawny or cream, with dark purplish-brown, dendritic mark- 
ings, sparsely purple-brown hairy. J. bright green, orbicular or 
orbicular-reniform, cordate at base, covered with short hairs. 
Stem, petioles, and pedicels clothed with spreading hairs. Brazil, 
1886. Stove climber. (G. C. n. s., xxvi., p. 361.) 
A. salpinx (trumpet). /l. about lin. long, inflated at base, 
then abruptly constricted and bent upwards in the form of a 
dorsally compressed, trumpet-shaped tube, with an oblique 
mouth, outside cream-coloured, with purple network of veins, 
inside lighter, the upper lip with a yellow central blotch and 
numerous purplish spots around it, the margins slightly reflexed, 
marked with purple lines and having a few short, purple 
hairs. J. cordate-ovate, acuminate, glabrous, 4in. to 6in. long, 
2hin. to Sin. broad. Paraguay, 1886. Stove. (G. C. n. S., XXVi., 
pp. 456-7.) 
A. Westlandi(A. B. Westland’s). l. pendulous, chiefly produced 
from towards the base of the plant; perianth tube brown and 
yellow, cylindric, the limb pale greenish-yellow, veined and 
speckled purple, 6in. long, broadly rounded-ovate; peduncle 
3in. to 5in. long, one-flowered. March. J. 6in. to 10in. long, 
shortly petiolate, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, gla- 
brous above, strongly nerved and pubescent beneath. Stem 
short, woody; branches tall-climbing. China, 1886. Stove. 
(B. M. 7011.) 
ARMERIA. According to some authors, the number 
of species of this genus is upwards of fifty: while others 
reduce the number to six or seven. The genus is mostly 
represented in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. 
To the species described on pp. 113-4, Vol. I., the following 
should now be added : 
A. czespitosa (tufted). 7. pale lilac, in small heads; involucral 
leaflets brownish; scape pubescent. Summer. /. very short, 
narrow-linear, triquetrous, rigid, recurved. 4h. lin. to 2in. 
Mountains of Spain, 1885. The smallest of the Thrifts. (R. G. 
1192, f. 2.) 
ARUNDINA (a diminutive of Arwndo; in allusion to 
the Reed-like stems). Orb. Orchidew. A small genus 
(about five species) of erect, terrestrial, leafy Orchids, 
natives of the East Indies, South China, and the Malayan 
Archipelago. Flowers rather large, in terminal, loose, 
simple or rarely divided racemes; sepals sub-equal, free, 
spreading ; petals similar or broader; lip erect at the base 
of the rather long, erect column, which is surrounded by 
the lateral lobes. Leaves flat, narrow or rather broad, 
sessile, with articulated sheaths. Stems erect, Reed-like, 
invested with the leaf-sheaths. Pseudo-bulbs wanting. 
The two species introduced should be grown in a cool part 
of the Hast Indian house. Rough, fibrous peat and loam 
form the best compost, as the plants are devoid of pseudo- 
bulbs, and require richer soil than many other Orchids. 
Copious supplies of water and plenty of light, but shading 
in hot sunshine, are essential to success in the culture of 
Arundinas. Propagation may be effected by divisions, 
or by potting the young plants that are produced on the 
stems. 
A. bambusezefolia (Bamboo-leaved). jl. large; sepals and petals 
pale magenta-rose; lip rose, striped orange on either side the 
white throat. July to autumn. J. pale green, ensiform, Stems 
3ft. to 5ft. high. Nepaul, Birma, &. (W. O. A. iii. 139.) 
Syn. Bletia graminifolia. 
A. densa (dense). jl. rosy-violet, as large as those of B. bambusce- 
folia, scented, the lip bordered crimson ; raceme close, head-like, 
1. lanceolate, sub-equal, sheathing. Stems 3ft. high. Singapore, 
1842. (B. R. 1842, 38.) 
ASAGRZA. A synonym of Schenocaulon (which 
see). 
ASPARAGUS. This genus comprises nearly 100 
species, broadly dispersed over the temperate and warmer 
regions. ‘To those described on pp. 122-3, Vol. I., the 
following should now be added: 
A. tenuissimus (very slender). A semi-scandent plant of a 
strikingly elegant character, adapted for the warm conserva- 
tory. It is of a lighter green than 4. plwmosus, and the foliage is 
remarkable for its extreme slenderness and delicate appearance. 
South Africa, 1882. 
ASPASIA. The half-dozen species of this genus are 
all tropical American, ranging from Brazil as far as 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
Aspasia—continued. 
Central America. To those described on p. 124, Vol. L., 
the following should now be added: 
A. principissa (princely). l. over 2in. across, somewhat resem- 
bling those of an Odontoglossum ; segments light green, lined 
brown, lanceolate-linear; lip light buff, broadly pandurate, 
almost lin. long. Veraguas. 
ASPHODELUS. The six or seven species of this 
genus are reduced by Baker to fiye; they inhabit the 
Mediterranean region, one extending as far as India and 
the Mascarene Islands. To those described on p. 125, 
Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. acaulis (stemless). jl. six to twenty in a lax corymb; perianth 
pale pink, lin. to liin. long, funnel-shaped ; peduncle very short 
or abortive. May. Jl. ten to twenty in a dense, radical rosette, 
linear, tapering to a point, 6in. to 12in. long, minutely pubescent. 
Algeria. (B. M. 7004.) 
A. comosus (tufted). ., perianth gin. long, the segments white, 
with a green keel; panicle 1ft. long, with a dense terminal 
raceme 2in. in diameter, and six or eight small side ones; 
peduncle stout, as long as the leaves. 1., radical ones ensiform, 
1sft. long, gradually tapering, acutely keeled at back. North- 
western Himalayas, 1887. 
ASPIDIUM. This cosmopolitan genus embraces 
about sixty species. To the information given on pp. 
125-7, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. cristatum (crested). A synonym of Nephrodium cristatwin. 
A. polyblepharum (many-fringed). A synonym of 4. angulare. 
A. triangulare laxum (loose). fronds long and very narrow, 
somewhat drooping. SYN. Polystichum xiphioides. 
ASPLENIUM. Nearly 350 species of this genus have 
been described, including plants from all parts of the world 
where Ferns grow. ‘To the species and varieties described 
on pp. 127-35, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
A. amboinense (Amboyna). rhiz. creeping, clothed with black, 
subulate scales. sti. about lin. long. jrondsnumerous, evergreen, 
lanceolate, narrowed below, truncate at apex, having a scaly bud 
at the end of the midrib, and a small, forked or multifid continua- 
tion of the frond. South Sea Islands, 1887. Stove. 
A. Campbelli (Campbell’s). rhiz. small, erect, with a few pale 
brown scales in the centre. sti. tufted, erect, rather strong, 4in. 
to 6in. long. fronds erect, composed of one or two pairs of con- 
tiguous, spreading lateral pinnz, and a slightly larger terminal 
one, which are lanceolate, acuminate, Sin. to 5in. long, 14in. 
broad, shortly decurrent on the rachis. British and Dutch 
Guiana, 1885. Stove. 
A. Filix-foemina velutinum (velvety). A beautiful, dwarf, 
densely branched variety, dwarfer than its parent A. F.-f. acro- 
cladon, also closer and more compact in habit: this and the 
finely-divided re give the plant the appearance of a ball of 
green velvet. 1882. 
A. furcatum laceratum (torn). j/ronds broader, flatter, and 
more distinctly incised than in the type. 
A. horridum (horrid). sti. strong, erect, brownish, fibrillose. 
Tronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 8in. to 12in. broad; pinnz numerous, 
spreading, 4in. to 6in. long, acuminate, lobed, cordate or broadly 
rounded at the base on the upper, truncate on a broad curve on 
the lower, side ; rachis stout, fibrous. sori in two nearly parallel 
lines close to the midrib, a few also on the disk of tbe lobes. 
Sandwich Islands, Samoa, and Java, 1884. (H.S. F. iii. 193.) 
A. scandens (climbing). sti. scattered on a stout, creeping 
rhizome, very short. fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 12in. broad, 
with numerous horizontal pinnz on each side, which are 4in. to 
6in. long, 14in. broad, cut down to a distinctly winged rachis into 
numerous, sub-distant, ovate-rrhomboidal pinnules; pinnules cut 
down to the rachis throughout ; lower segments again pinnatifid ; 
ultimate divisions narrow-linear. sori solitary, marginal. New 
Guinea, &c. Stove. Syn. Darea scandens. 
ASTER. Including Calimeris. There are about 200 
distinct species of this genus (nearly 350 have been de- 
scribed as such) ; they are most copious in the Northern 
hemisphere, particularly in America. To those described 
on pp. 136-9, Vol. I., the following should now be added : 
A. Alberti (Albert Regel’s). /l.-heads pale purple, terminal, 
solitary, lin. in diameter; involucral scales in four series; ray 
florets linear, spreading. J. scattered, linear, slender, acute. 
Stems eee branching. Turkestan, 1884. Syn. Calimeris 
Alberti (R. G. 1152, f. 2, e-g). 
A. angustus (narrow). /l.-heads numerous, spicately panicled ; 
ray florets reduced to a rudimentary condition. kh. lft. to 2ft. 
North Asia and North America, 1886. Not worth growing. 
A. coriaceus (leathery). A synonym of Celmisia coriacea. 
A. diplostephioides (Diplostephium-like). #.-heads solitary, 
inclined, 2in. to 3in. in diameter; involucre broadly hemi- 
