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ARISTEA. This genus embraces about twenty-five 
species, natives of tropical and South Africa and Mada- 
gascar. To those mentioned on p. 112, Vol. I., the follow- 
ing should be added: 
A. corymbosa (corymbose). 
corymbosa. 
A, platycaulis (broad-stemmed). jl., perianth blue, the segments 
oblong, fin. long; pedicels small ; inflorescence an aimple panicle 
8in. to Yin. long, with all the rachises much flattened, the lower 
branches overtopped by their subtending leaves. April. 
d., radical ones ensiform, firm, 1ft. long; lin. broad. 1887. 
ARISTOLOCHIA. About 180 species are included 
liere, and they are broadly dispersed over the temperate 
and warmer regions. To those described on pp. 112-3, 
Vol I., the following should be added: 
A. altissima (very tall). #7. pale yellowish-brown, striped reddish- 
brown ; perianth about 1sin. long, the tube gradually enlarged to 
the limb, which is yellow within. June to August. Jd. bright, 
glossy green, petiolate, 2in, to 3in. long, ovate-cordate, obtuse or 
acute, waved; petioles sin. to Zin. long. Sicily and Algeria. 
Half-hardy. (B. M. 6586.) 
A. arborea (tree-like). jl. brown and purple, produced in 
fascicle-like panicles from the base of the trunk; calyx fleshy- 
coriaceous, the throat closed by an orbicular process. J. ample, 
oblong - elliptic, acuminate, obtuse at base, pinnatinerved, 
reticulated and pubescent beneath, shortly petiolate. Stem erect, 
somewhat arborescent; branches densely fuscous-pubescent. 
Mexico, 1862. Stove. (B. M. 5295.) 
A. Bonplandi (Bonpland’s). A synonym of A. jfimbriata. 
A. brasiliensis (Brazilian). jl. pale, reticulated and spotted 
with dark pa borne on long peduncles. /. reniform, very 
obtuse, with a deep sinus and large auricles at base. Stems 
striated, smooth. Brazil, 1620. Stove. 
A. b. macrophylla (large-leaved). 
A, ornithocephala. 
A, ciliata (ciliated). A synonym of A. jimbriata. 
A. Dammeriana (Dr. Dammer’s). /71., perianth nearly 2in. long, 
the lower portion distended and oblique, expanding into a 
trumpet-shaped tube terminated by a limb which is two-lobed on 
one side and on the other is prolonged into a tail-like expansion ; 
peduncles axillary, one-flowered. 7. about Tin. long, 2din. 
broad, oblong, acuminate, cordately bilobed at base. Old stems 
covered with corky bark. Central America, 1895. Stove. 
A. elegans (elegant). /l. solitary, on long pedicels ; perianth 
tube pale yellowish-green, 14in. long, rather inflated, the limb 
suddenly expanding into a nearly shallow cup, which externally 
is white, veined burple; and internally rich sural Bea with 
irregular, white marks, August. J. 2in. to din. long and broad, 
broadly reniform-cordate ; petioles lin. to 24in. long, very slender. 
Brazil, 1883, Stove climber. (B. M. 6803.) 
A, elegans-brasiliensis (hybrid).* /l. about 8in. long, of which 
the distended tube occupies 24in, and is creamy-yellow, blotched 
with purple along the nerves ; upper lip cream-coloured, purple- 
spotted, about 4in. long; throat of the perianth clear yellow, 
with purple veins. 7. as in A, brasiliensis, but less glaucous. 
1897, Stove. The first recorded hybrid Aristolochia. (G. C. 
1897, xxii., p. 126, f. 36.) 
A. fimbriata (fringed). The correct name of the plant known 
a pees as A. Bonplandi, A, ciliata (B. M. 3756), and A. ciliosa 
(B. 90). 
A. Giberti (Gibert’s). jl. green, spotted with dark purple, 
axillary, solitary; peduncles half as long as the petioles. 
October. J. orbicular-reniform, very obtuse, with a deep sinus 
and large rounded auricles at base, pedately seven-nerved, pale 
beneath. Stems slender, sulcate-angular. Brazil, 1862. Stove. 
(B. M. 5345.) 
A. gigas. Pelican Flower. 
not Swartz). 
A. glandulosa (glandular). jl. green and brown, rather large, 
axillary, solitary; lip refracted, obovate-spathulate ; peduncles 
striated, rather longer than the petioles. May. J. 24in. long, 
cordate-hastate, obtuse, with rounded auricles, villous on both 
sides; petioles ljin. long. Cuba. Stove. 
A. g. glabra (smooth). This resembles the type, but is larger, 
and has the stem and leaves highly glabrous. Mexico, 1846. 
Hardy. Syn. A. macradenia (B. M. 4467). 
A. grandiflora (large-flowered), A synonym of A. gigas. 
A. g. Sturtevanti (fH. D. Sturtevant's).* jl. very large, spotted 
ani veined with crimson; throat deep, velvety crimson, widely 
expanded, New Jersey, 1891. : 
A. hians (gaping). jl. 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 
covered with brownish-purple hairs, the inside of the inflated 
tube pale greenish, hairy, spotted purple-brown in the upper 
half. September. 2. roundish in outline, deeply cordate at 
base, obtusely rounded at apex, green, reticulated beneath; 
The correct name of Witsenia 
The correct name of 
Syn. A. grandiflora (of B. M. 4368, 
THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Aristolochia—continued. 
stipules lin. in diameter, with wavy margins. Venezuela, 1887. 
Stove. (B. M. 7073.) ia 
A. longicaudata Gong teue, vig creamy-white, with purple 
veins, large. J. (and habit) as in A. brasiliensis. British Guiana, 
1890. ‘‘A handsome, robust, stove species of the unilabiate 
group, in which the solitary lip of the flower is prolonged into 
a very long tail.” (G. C, 1890, viii., p. 493, f. 98.) 
A. longifolia (long-leaved). jl. purplish-brown, of a good size; 
tube yellowish, with dull purplish veins outside, abruptly bent 
upon itself; limb roundish, about 24in. in diameter, the lower 
part bent as if pinched in the middle, J. long, linear-lanceolate, 
acuminate. Stems long, climbing. Rootstock short, woody. 
Hong Kong, 1886. Stove. (B. M. ») 
A. fae (large-glanded). A synonym of A. glandulosa 
glabra. 4 
A. pandurata Ce . jl. of an intense violet, lined 
and reticulated with paler violet or yellow, paler and unspotted 
outside, large, axillary, solitary; peduncles longer than the 
etioles. September. J. very variable; the lower ones usually 
astate-panduriform, the mane ones hastate-cordate, acute. 
with a deep sinus at base. Stems woody. h. 10ft. Caraccas, 
1823. Stove. Syns. A. panduriformis, A. picta (F. d. S. v., p. 
521; L. & P. F. G.i., p. 9). 
A. panduriformis (fiddle-shaped). 
durata, 
A. picta (painted). A synonym of A. pandurata. 
A. ridicula (ridiculous). jl. 34in. to 44in. long ; tube dull whitish, 
veined purplish-brown, bent upon itself, the basal part inflated ; 
limb shortly revolute, prelanses 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. 
ee, 1886. Stove climber. (B. M. 6934; G. C. n. s., xxvi., 
p. r 
A. Roxburghiana Goxtungie), fl. in racemose, esa 
cymes; perianth pale green, 2in. to 2sin. long, the ep as long 
as the tube. September.’ 7. 4in. to 8in. long, cordate, the 
upper ones often narrowly lanceolate, the lower ones (or all) 
ovate or broadly ovate-oblong, pedately five- to seven-nerved. 
India, 1881. Stove. 
A. salpinx (trumpet). #. about Isin. 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 haying a few short, purple 
hairs. J. cordate-ovate, acuminate, glabrous, 4in. to 6in. long, 
2sin. to 3in. broad. Paraguay, 1886. Stove. (G. C. n.s., Xxvi., 
pp. 456-7.) 
A. Serpentaria (serpent-like). /l. near the base of the stem, on 
bracteate, spreading peduncles; calyx dull purple, three-lobed, 
shaped like the letter S. June to August. J. 2in. to 4in. long, 
ovate to linear-lanceolate, cordate or hastate at base, shortly 
petiolate. Stems pubescent, zigzag and leafy above. North 
America, 1632. A hardy, deciduous trailer. 
A. Sturtevantii (E. D. Sturtevant’s). A variety of A. grandi- 
Jlora. 
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; peduncles 
Zin. to Sin. long, one-flowered. March. J. 6in. to 10in. long, 
shortly petiolate, narrowly Ublong eee acuminate, gla- 
brous above, strongly nerved and pubescent beneath. Stem 
short, woody; branches tall-climbing. China, 1886. Stove. 
(B. M. 7011.) 
ARISTOMENIA. A synonym of Stifftia (which 
see). 
ARISTOTELA. A synonym of Othonna (which 
See)hi 
ARISTOTELEA (of Loureiro). A 
Spiranthes (which ser). 
ARISTOTELIA. Syn. Friesia. About ten species 
of hardy or half-hardy shrubs are included inthis genus; 
they are natives of Chili, Tasmania, the New Hebrides, 
New Zealand, &c. Flowers axillary or lateral, racemose, 
often polygamous ; sepals and petals four or five, the latter 
three-lobed, toothed, or nearly entire. Berries small. 
Leaves often nearly opposite, entire or toothed. 
As the Aristotelias are not-hardy in all parts of the 
country, they should not be planted in the ordinary 
shrubbery border unless the site is a very favourable one. 
A synonym of A. pan- 
synonym of 
