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Synonymous with A. coronopi- 



Androsace — ro n I in ued. 



A. septentrionalis (northern). 

 folia. 



A. Villosa (hairy).* /. rose or bhish. with a deeper coloured eye, 

 and a hoiiey-hke perfume, umbellate. May. /. narrow, oblong, 

 covered "ith soft white doun, chiefly on tlie under surface, in 

 compart tufts. A. 2in. to 4in. Pyrenees, Ac, 1790. When well 

 Gvnwii. tlie Howcrs arc produced in irreat abundance, almost 

 ci'vcring the iirccn cushions. IMant in a sunny fissure of the 

 rockery, in sandy loam and leaf soil. Sv.\. ,1. pcniciUata. 



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Fit;. 91. A.M'Ku.'>Aci': sak.mlmosa, Mhuwing Habit, and the tv.'o 

 kinds of Leaves, &c. 



A> Vitaliana (Vital's).* (1. rich yellow, comparati^'ely large; 

 tube inttuted at the middle, almost nestling among the leaves. 

 iNIay to July. L linear, acute, greyish. Stems numerous, k. lin. 

 to 2in. Pyrenees, ttc, 1787. When well grown, it produces flowers 

 in abundance, and is the only species in cultivation having yellow 

 flowers. A well-drained, sunny pocket is desirable, with a cal- 

 caroiius soil, covrrimi the surface with nodules of sandstone. Syn. 

 (^n'-mrln rifafn,,,,,. 



A. Wulfeniana i Wulfen's).* tJ. rosy or crimson, large. Summer. 

 {. oval, acuminjttud. in dense rosettes, h. 2in. Styria. A very 

 rare species in cultivation in this country. 



ANDROSaiMUM. See Hypericum. 



ANBROSTEFHIUM (from aner. a man, and stephos, 

 a crown; .stmie ft" the .stamens ave barren and petaloid, 

 forming a corona). Ord. Liliacecn. A very pretty little 

 hardy bulb, of dwarf habit, allied to Brodicra. It re- 

 quires a rich sandy loam, in a sunny position, and may 

 be propagated by offsets and sced.s : the latter should be 

 sown as soon as ripe in a cold frame. Plant 6in. deep, when 

 it will require no protection in winter. 



A. violaceum (violet). Ji. violet blue, about lin. long, three to 

 six in au umbel, on pedicels about their own length ; tube in- 

 fundibuliform, about as long as the spreading segments ; corona 

 half as lung. Spviu-.:. I. four tii six, very narrow. /*. 6in. 



Texas, 1874. 



ANDRYALA (tha meaninL- of this is unknown). 

 OiiD. Compoi^itas. These are pretty half-hardy evergreen 

 herbaceous perennials, easily grown in ordinary well- 

 drained garden soil. Increased by seeds and divisions 

 in spring. Two species only are in cultivation. 



A. lanata (woolly).* jl.-hcaOs yellow, Hieracium-like. May. i!. 



white, wuidly, thick, oblong-ovate; radical ones stalked; upper 



ones sessile. Stems with a leaf at each joint, h. about 1ft. 



South Europe, 1732. 

 A. mogadorensis (Mogador). Jf. -heads bright yellow, as larg^ as 



a l!al^cro^Ml : disk bright orange. April. Morocco, 1871. This 



species i,> rare in cultivation. 



ANZjILEMA (from a, not, and eilema, involucre; 

 in reference to the absence of the involucre). Obd. 

 Commehjnacece. Greenliouse and stove evergreen peren- 

 nials, with generally a trailing habit. A genus resembling 

 Commeliina, from which it is distinguished by the inflores- 

 cence being sub-paniculate, and the pediincles entirely 



Aneilexna — continued. 

 exserted from the bracts at the branching of the panicle. 

 Flowers without any involucre. They tbrive in a compost 

 of loam, peat, leaf mould, and sand, well mixed. Increased 

 by seeds and root divisions. There are a large number of 

 species Icjiown to botanists. 



A. biilora (two-flowered).* ./!. blue; floral stalks two-flowored. 

 July. /. lanceolate. Stem creeping ; plant smooth. New Holland, 

 1S2U. Greenhouse species. 



A Sinicum (Chinese). Jl. pale blue ; racemes about seven- 

 flowered, alternate, placed in a panicle form. May. I. ligulate, 

 acuminate. Stems branched, diffuse, h. 1ft. China, 1820. Green- 

 house species. 



ANSIIVEIA (from aneimon, naked ; in reference to the 

 naked panicles of sporangia). Including Anemidictyon^ 

 Ord. Filices. A well-marked genus of stove and greenhouse 

 ferns, chiefly confined to Tropical America. Capsules 

 small, very abundant, forming a copiously-branched panicle, 

 quite distinct from the leafy part of the frond. This 

 genus of handsome dwarf-growing ferns is of easy culture, 

 in a compost of fibrous peat, leaf soil, and sand. Several 

 species are exceedingly pretty for fern ca*oi5. For general 

 culture, .•<er Ferns. 



A. adiantifolia (maidenhairdeaved).* sti. 12in. to 18in. long, 

 firm, naked, yro/u/.'-, barren port ion shortly-stalked, 6in. to Sin. long, 

 4in. to bin. broad, deltoid, bi-tri) 'innate; pinna; close, lanceolate, the 

 lowest the largest; ultiiimlu di\i^ions oVilong or linear-cuneate, 

 the outer toothed, with a firm texture; panicle Sin. to 4in. long, 

 the peduncle lin. to Sin. long. West Indies, 1793. A very hand- 

 some stove fern. 



A. clliata (ciliated). Synonymous witli A. hirsiUa. 



A, collina(hill). sti. Sin. to 12in. long, firm, erect, densely clothed 

 with fine ferruginous hairs, fronds, barren portion sessile, 6in. 

 to 12in. long. 2in. to 3in. broad, with about twelve sessile pimiae on 

 each side, which are lin. to lAin. long, and about Mn. broad, un- 

 equal-sided, obliquely-truncate below, blunt, sub-"entire, with a 

 sub-coriaceous texture ; panicle 2in. to 3in. long, close, the pe- 

 duncle 4in. to 6in. long, Brazil, 1829. Verv rare stove species. 

 SVN. A. hii-ta. 



A. deltoidea (deltoid-like). Synonymous with A. tomenfosa. 



A.Dregcana (Drege's).''*'^'. Sin. tol2in. long, firm, slightly villose. 

 fronds, barren portion sidi-sessile, Sin. to 12in. long, 2in. to Sin. 

 broad, about equal in Midtli in the lower half, with eight to twelve 

 pimue on each side, which are lin. to IMn. long, Ain. to Jin. broad, 

 ovate-deltoid, unequal at the base, the upper side sub-cordate, 

 the edge inciso-crenate ; panicle Sin. to 4iu. long, the lower 

 branches elongated ; peduncle same length. Natal. Stove 

 species, 



A flexuosa (wavy). Synonymous with A. tomentosa. 



A, hirsuta (bail y). sti. 6in. to 12in. long, .slender, naked, fronds, , 

 liarreii pnrticn 2iu. to 6in. long, lin. to 3in. broad, sessile, oblong- 

 deltoid, liipinnatifld ; piunre in six to eight opposite paii's, lin. to 

 lAin. long, :iin. to Jin. broad, varying from oblong, olituse, sub- 

 entire, truncate at the base on the lower side, to deeply pinnatitid 

 with narrow divisions; panicle lin. to 2in. long, close ; peduncle 

 2in. to 6in. long, slender. Jamaica, 1704. Very handsome stove 

 species. Syns. A, repcns and A. citiata. 



A. hirta (hairy). Synonymous with A. collUia. 



A.niandioccanaCMandioccan).*6^'. 6in. to 12in. long, deciduously 

 villose. fronds, bai'ren portion lit. or more long, 2in. to Qin. broad, 

 oblong-lanceolate, the lower half about equal in width ; pinnre in 

 twenty or more close iMiirs, the point narrowed, but scarcely 

 acute ; edge finely sen-ulate, the upper base parallel with the 

 stem, the lower obliquely truncate ; rachis and surfaces finely 

 pilose ; texture sub-coriaceous ; panicle very compound. Sin. to 

 4in. long ; peduncle longer. Brazil, A very beautiful and distinct 

 stove species. 



A. PhyUitidis (PhyUitis-like).* sti. 6in. to 18in. long, strami- 

 neous, naked, or fibriIlose.7"rn»<l';, bari'enportion sessile, 4in.tol2in. 

 long, 2iu. to Sin. broad, ovate-oblong, simply pinnate ; pinna? iu^ 

 four to twelve sessile pairs, the lowest the largest, ovate, lin. to"^ 

 6in. long, Ain. to 2in. broad, the apex acute, the edge crenulate, 

 the base founded or cnneate, or unequal, with a firm texture ; 

 panicle dense. Sin. to 9in. long, the branches short ; peduncles 

 the same len-lh. Cuba. Mexico, &c. Sv.x. Ancmidictyon PhyUi- 

 tidis. (.ireeuiiuuse species. 



A. P. lineata (lined), fronds with a yellowish-green central 

 .strijie iliiun the pinnce. South America, 1868. 



A. P. plumbea (leaden). Synonymous with A. P. tesscUatn. 



A. P. tessellata (tessellated). Pinnre dark «Teen, with bright 

 green centre and leaden-grey I)order. Brazil, 1875. The forms 

 of this species are. numerous : f ra. via i folia and macrophi/lla are 

 names often met with, but only show slight deviations. They all 

 have a more hardy constitution than the other species, and grow 

 well in the gxeenhouse. SVN. .-1. P. plunibea. 



A. repens (creeping). Synonymous with .,4. hirsuta. 



