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AncHusa — continued. 

 A. Agardhii (A,u:!irclh's). Jl. purple, on short pcdinels, distjint, 



Llispnsiil ill teniiinal racemes, whicli are geuerully coiyugnte. 



.Iiilv. /. liniar laiuTi'Ijite, tubercled, strigo.se. h. 1ft. Mibi;iia, 



1820. I'LTcimial. l^nv. 

 A. azurca (blue). Syiinnynunis with A. italka. 

 A. Barrelieri (Uanvlier's). /?. blue, with a white tube ami 



yullmv tliiiiat ; racemes couiuijate, ]ianirlt'tl, bracteate. May. 



/. (jblong-lauceolate, tlentiouJateil, hi.spid. h. 1ft. to 2ft. Soutli 



Kurope, 1820. Perennial. Syns. 'Muylotmuin Barrelieri, Myosotl-i 



obtusum. 

 A. capcnsis (Cape).* tl. blue ; racemes terminal, panicled. July 



/. lini'ar laiireobtte, 



t(KHl Hoji,-, 1800. 

 liit-nnial. Si'e Kig 



hispid. Stem shui>le, hairy. '/t.V.it. Cape of 

 Uequirus greenhouse protection in winter. 



iNFLOltKSCENCE OF ANCHUSA ITALICA. 



A, italica (Italian). Jl. brijrht blue or purple, in panicled racemes. 

 Summer, t. lanceolate, entire, shinimr ; ra<lical ones sometimes 

 2ft. long. A. 3ft. to 4ft. Caucasus, ttc, 1810. One of the best. SVNS. 

 A. azurea, A. jjuniculata. Sue Fig. 88. 



A. latifolia (broad -leaved). Synonymous witli Noimca rosea. 



A. myosotidiflora (Myosotideum-ttowered). jl. tine hhie ; throat 

 yellow; raceme terminal, paniidi'd, biaetless. Jidy. I. large, 

 radical ones on long petioles, rciiiforndy cordate ; those of tlic 

 stem sessile, ovate, hairy, h. 1ft. Siberia, 1825. A i)retty plant. 

 SViN. jHyosoti.f uiacrii/'hiilla. 



A. officinalis (oibcinal). ^. blue or purple, sessile, imbricate; 

 .spiki'-sjcinvil by pairs, tt-rminal. June to October. I. lanceolate, 

 hispid ; radical ones tufted. A. 1ft. to 2ft. Britain, natiu-alised 

 here and there. 



A. o. incarnata is a variety with flesh coloured flowers. 



A. paniculata (panicb-d). Synonymous with -•!. ilalira. 



A, scmpervirens (evergreen), jl. rich bhie, hi short axillary 

 spikes, generally leafy at the base. May. I. broadly ovate, lower 

 ones upon huig stalks. Stiuri erect, h. lift, to 2ft. Perennial ; 

 here and there naturalised in Britain. See'l''ig. 89. 



A. tinctoria (dyers'). Alkanet. _rf. deep blue : tube blood-colour ; 

 racemes usually twin, terminal, niany-HowiTed. .June. L oblong', 

 hispid, h. bin. South Kurnpu, 1596. A diHiise perennial. 



ANCYCLOGYNE. A synonym of Sanchezia (which 

 see). 



ANDEBiSONIA (in honour of Messrs. Anderson, sur- 

 geons, great promoters of botany). Ord. EjmcHdacece. 

 Elegant and delieato iittlo greenhouse shrubs. Flowers 

 terminal, solitary, or spicato ; corolla sub-campanulate, 

 hypocraterii'orm, five-lobed. The undermentioned, which is 

 tlie only species yet introduced, grows freely in a sandy peat 

 witli perfect drainage, which latter is most essential. Cut- 

 tings from tlie tips of young shoots may bo made in 

 autumn, winter, or spring, and planted in sand in a gentle 

 heat, with a bell gla-^s placed over tliem. 



A. sprengelioides(Si)rengelia-like).* jl. pink, furnished with two 

 small bracteas, spieate. JVIarch. I. spreading, bases curved in- 

 wards, so as to resemble a hood, ending in a flat point, h. 1ft. to 

 3ft. New Holland, 1803. Evergreen squan'ose shrub. SVN. 

 Sprengclia Andersoiii. 



ANDIHiA (its Brazilian name). Ord. Lerjuwinosce. 

 Large ornamental stove evergreen trees, nearly allied to 

 Geoffroya (which see for cultivation). Flowers in axillary 

 or terminal panicles. Pod drupaceous. Leaves alternate, 

 unequally pinnate. 



A inermis (unarmed), fi. purple, ou short pedicels ; panicles ter- 

 minal. I. impari-piunate ; leaflets thirteen to fifteen, ovate-Ianceo- 

 latt', a(Mite. glabrous ou both surfaces, h. 20ft. to 30ft. Jamaica, 

 1773. Known as tlie Cabbage Tree. 

 A, racemosa (branchy), jl. purple, in panicled racemes. I. im- 

 pari-piunate ; leaflets tliirteeu. ovate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous 

 on both surfaces, h. 20ft. to 60ft. Brazil, 1818. 



Fiu. 89. Anchusa SEMPERVIRENS. 



ATTDROCYMBIUM (from aner^ a man, and cymbos, 



a cavity ; the stamens are enclosed in a hollow formed by 

 the folding of the limb of the petals). Ord. LiliareiV. 

 A peculiar grcurdaouse bulbous jtlant, requiring a light 

 sandy soil, dry atmosphere, no shade, and a season of rest ; 

 during the latter period, scarcely any water is required. 

 Propagated by seeds and offsets. 



A. punctatum (dotted). Jl. whitish, few, in a dense sessile 

 umbel, suiTounded by aliout four spreading lanceolate, acuminate 

 leaves, whicli are 5in. to 6in. long, Ain. to ^in. broad above the 

 base, channelled down the centre from base to tip. South Africa, 

 1874. 



ANDRCBCIUM. The male organ of the flower. 



ANDROGYNOUS. Producing mala and female 

 flowers on the same spike. 



ANDROliUPIS (from aner, a man, and lepis, a scale ; 

 referring to the scaly stamens). Ord. Bromeliaceoi. Stove 

 evergreen epiphyte. For culture, see 2!cliniea. 



A. Skinneri (Skinner's), jl. white, h. V.it. Guatemala, 1850. 

 SVN. liiWicrijia Skinneri. 



ANDROMEDA (named after the daughter of Cepheus, 

 who was rescued from the sea monster by Perseus). 

 Ord. Ericaceae. A dwarf, hardy shi-ub, found in peaty 

 bogs in the temperate and Arctic regions of the northern 

 hemisphere. Sow seeds as soon as rijie in pots or pans, 

 very thinly, in sandy peat soil, and place in a cool frame, 

 giving plenty of air. Place the young plants out in spring. 

 Layers, pegged carefully down during Scpteinber, will gene- 

 rally take twelve months to make sufficient roots to allow 



