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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



Anastatica — cunlinu,ed. 

 which cannot othorwiso bo fully developed with our pre- 

 carious and sunless sumnicrs. 



Anchietea — cvrUimied. 

 root freely under a bell 

 and placed in a 



glass 

 moderate licat. 



if planted in sand, 



l''i(!. S6. Anastatica lliKitociiuMi.NA. 



A. Hierochuntina. Itiisn of Jericho, fl. small, white, sessile, 

 ilisiii>sL-il in si>ikrs aliiii'; the hrinches ; petids obovate. July. 

 ir vrMwh- vriilii.csu, with the valve.s bearing each an appen- 

 "da"e on the ..liter M.h- at tile eml. I. obovate, with stellate hairs ; 

 lower ones entile, upper ..lies sli';htl.v t.iotlied Blanches eiowtleil 

 lattice.wi.se int.. :i :;l..liiil;ii- form. A. 6iii. .Syria, &c., 1&9'?. Sup- 

 p.ise.l by .s..ni.- .■i.i.nii.-iit:a..is to lie the " i-o«i/t;f Wii.iiff before the 

 whirlwin.l" ni.-nli..iii..l by Isaiah. See Kigs. 86 and 86. 

 ANASTOMOSE. JiraneliiiiK' of one vein into another. 

 ANBURY. .Set Ambxiry. 

 ANCEFS. Two-edged ; as tlic stem of an Iris. 

 ANCHIETEA (named in lioiionr of P. Anchietea, a 

 celebrated iira/.ilian writer on plants). Syns. Litciiura, 

 Noisetlia. Okd. Violarifw. An ornamental, stove, ever- 

 green climber. Petals five, very unequal, two upper ones 

 smallest, two intermediate ones longer, lowest one 

 largest, with a spur at the base. The species thrives 

 in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat. Young cuttings 



A. pyrifolia (|)e;ir-Ieavi-il). jl. whitish, 

 v.-iii.-.i with le.l at the b.ise, in axillary 

 l:i.s.i.-k-s ; lt)wt;r petal ulu.vate. July. t. 

 alternate, stalked, stipulate, ovate, acute, 

 creiiated. Jira/il, 182d. 



ANCHOMANES (name of doubt- 

 ful origin). (_M;i.. .1 n././i'ffi. A re- 

 niarkalileand beautiful stovo tuberous- 

 rooted perennial aroi.l, allied to Anmr- 

 phophaUtis, and requiring somewhat 

 similar treatment. As soon as the 

 loaves die down, the plants should bo 

 repotted in rich san.ly loam and leaf 

 mould, with ample drainage. They 

 will need scarce any water or attention 

 until growth commences the following 

 spring, when they must have an abund- 

 ance of water, and a moist atmos- 

 temperature, (iOdeg. to SOdeg. ; winter. 

 Propagated by seeds and offsets. 

 A. Hookeri (Hooker's).* Jt., spathe pale purple, appearing before 

 the leaf, much expanded ; spailix whitish ; scape prickly, shorter 

 than the petiole. June. (., petiole sleniler, prickly, bearingon its 

 snnimit the horizontal blade, about 3ft. in diameter; this is 

 dividetl into tliree jiriniarv divi>i(.iis, whi.-li are ;maiii cut up into 

 severalleaHcts, the larKcsti.f the.se lieiiiK t....thed. /i. 5ft. Fernanilo 

 I'o. 1K32. 'riicre is a variety with a paler ci.loiireil spathe. SYN. 



ANCHOVY PEAK. See Grias cauliflora. 



lower anil Habit. 



ANCHUSA (from michousa, paint for the skin ; use of 

 some species). (Jrd. Boraginarecc. Very pretty hardy 

 annuals, biennials, or perennials. Flowers in scorpoid 

 racemes ; corolla funnel-shaped ; throat closed by erect, 

 obtuse processes ; nuts four, one-celled, inversely conical, 

 with a contraction towards tlio point, fixed to tho bottom 

 of the calyx, perforated and concave at the base. Of easy 

 cnltnro, in ordinary soils, and preferring a sunny situation. 

 Propagated by seeds, which should be sown in early spring 

 in pots of sandy soil, when most of them will germinate 

 in three or four weeks, some less. Tho honey-beo is very 

 partial to this genua. 



