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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



Anoectochilns — continued. 



A. argyroneurus (silvery-veined).* L, light K<'een, tlurk mottled ; 

 veins li:)rniiiij;a lK;uitiful silvery network, Java. 



A. Boylei (Ilnyle's).* t. ovate, acuminate, 2in. long and broad, 

 olive-green, netted and pencilled with gold. India. 



A, Bullenii(Bullen'.s).* I 2Un. long, ground colour lironzy green, 

 with three broad distinct lines of coppery-red, or golden stripes 

 running the entire length. Borneo, 1861. 



A. concinnus (neat), l. ovate, acuminate, rounded at base, dark 

 olive-git'cn, netted r^nd striped with shining coppery-red. Assam. 



A. Dawsonianus (Dawson's).* I. ovate, of a dark velvety, rich 

 olive-green, traversed by about seven longitudinal copper-coloured 

 veins ; the space on each side of the midrib being filled with tine 

 reticulations of the same colour. Malay Archipelago, 1868. The 

 proper name of this plant is Hcemeria discolor Daivsoniana. 



A. Dayi (Day's). A synonym of Dossinia marmorata Dayi. 



A. Dominii (Dominy's). I. dark olive-green, streakeil down the 

 centre with pale coppery-yellow, the main ribs marked by pale 

 lines. Hylirid between Goodyera discolor and A. Friderici Augusti. 



A. Eldorado (Eldurado). I. dark green, with small tracery of a 

 lighter cuinur, deciihinus. Central America. 



A. Friderici-Augusti (I'redeiick Augustus').* I. 2^in. long, and 

 l^in. broad, dark velvety green, with brnad orange and green 

 stripes down the centre, covered with a beautiful golden network. 

 k. 5m. Very distinct, tsee Fig. 104. SYN. A. xanthoplii/llus. 



A. Heriotii (Heriot's). t. 3iin. long. 2.Un. broad, dark mahogany- 

 colour, golden-reticulated, and with shadowy network. India. 



A. hieroglyphicus (hieroglyphic-marked). /. small, dark green, 

 witli liifiuglyphic like, silvery-grey blotches. Assam. 



A. intermedius (intermediate).* I 2Un. long, and liin. broad, 

 witli a silky surface, dark olive, striped and veined with gold. 

 /(. 3in. Will succeed with a glass covering, in a stove, if shaded. 



A. javanicus (Java). _fi. pink, small, spicate ; scape 9in. high. 

 /. 2in. long, IMn. broad, dark olive-green, with lighter blotclies 

 and faint golden reticulation, piidiish beneath. Java. 



A. latimaculatUS (broad-spr.tted).* l. dark green, with silvery 

 markings. Ilorneo. A distmct and free-growing kind. 



A. Lcwii (I-'iw's).* /. 4in. to Sin. long. 3in. broad, dark velvety- 

 green, sliading to orange-brown, lined fmni base to apex with deep 

 golden veins, crossed by lines of the same line. h. 6in. Borneo. 

 The correct name of this plant is J>i>!^.sinla marmorata. 



A, L. virescens (greenish).* I. brighter green, with brighter 

 markings over the whole surface. 



A. Ordianus (Oidi'.s).* I. shape and habit of A, Dawsomanus, but 

 the colourisa vivid green, and lined with golden veins. Java, 1869. 

 The proper name of this plant is Ilcemeria discolor Ordiaua. 



A. pictUS (iiainted). A synonym of Physurus pictus. 



A, querceticola (forest-dwelling). A synonym of Physunis 

 ,j>n.-rc,.'tirohrs. 



A. regalia (royal).* King Plant I. 2in. long, lAin. broad ; 

 surface a lieautiful velvety green, veined in regular lines, and 

 covered with a network of gold. h. 4in. Java, 1836. If examined 

 with a lens in sunshine, the beauty of the network will be plainly 

 seen. SVN. A. sctaceus (of gardens). There are several varie- 

 ties, the best of which are: 



A. r, cordatus (heart-shai)ed). /. rounder, and goUl markings 

 broader. Very rare. 



A. r. grandlfolins (large-leaved).* I. light green, beautifully 

 hoed and handeil with a network of gokL Also rare. 



A. r. inornatus (unadorned). I. dark rich velvety, with a few 

 slight markings, destitute of the golden reticulation. Java. 



A. Reinwardtil (Reinwardt's).* /. rich, deep velvety-bronze, 

 intersected with Iiright gulden lines. Java. 



A. Roxtourghii (Rnxburgh's).* /. 2Mn. long, l^in. broad, dark 

 velvety-green, striated witli well-detined lines of silver, h. 3in. 

 India. The true species is very rare ; several are sold as such. 



A. Rnckerli (Rucker's).* I. broadly ovate-bronzy-green, with six 

 rows of distinct spots running from base to apex. Borneo, 1861. 



A. setaceus (bristly). A garden synonym of A. regalis. 



A. striatas (striated). A synonym of Zeuxine regia. 



A. Turner! (Turner's).* I. large, rich bronze, freely golden- 

 reticulated. One of the handsomest ; a very free grower. 



A« Veitchii (Veitch's). A synonym of Macodes Petola. 



A. xanthophyllns (yellow-leaved). A synonym of A. Friderici- 



A lo/usd. 



A. zebrinus (striped).* I. ovate-lanceolate, deep olive green, 

 with copper-coloured veins. India, 1863. Dwarf and elegant. 



AKOMATHECA (from anomoa^ singular, and tlteca. a 

 capsule, or seed-pod). Ord. Iridece. Very pretty little 

 bulbous perennials. Perianth bypocrateriform ; tube 

 triquetrous, constricted at the throat. The species are 

 hardy when planted in warm sunny situation.s in the 

 open border. Their dwarf stature, brilliance, profusion 

 of flowers, and habit of blossoming continuously over a 

 long period, render them very popular subjects amongst 



Auomatheca — contin ued. 



growers of hardy perennials. Although generally credited 



with being hardy, when cultivated out of doors they should 



be lifted and stored in frostproof quarters before winter 



commences, until the following March. They are excellent 



as window garden plants, and also for pot culture. If 



grown in pots, they should be shaken out, and repotted in 



February or March. They multiply very rapidly, and may 



be divided in patches, not by single bulbs, once yearly. 



Light sandy loam, mixed with a little leaf mould, is the 



best compost. Anomathecas are sometimes increased by 



seed, which may be so\vn so soon as ripe, very thinly, in 



seed pans. Thin out the seedlings if growing very close 



together ; the next season they may be i>ut out four or 



five in a pot. When they become crowded, shift into a 



much larger pot, but do not disturb the ball. The young 



seedlings will probably produce flowers the second season. 



A. cruenta (bloody).* /f. rich carmine-crimson ; perianth segments 



elliptical, three lower ones broader than the others, wi.hadark 



blotch at the base ; tube long, whitish ; scapes secund, bearing 



about five or six flowers. Summer and autunm. /, two-ranked, 



about ;in. broad, sword-shape, somewhat tapering. Bulb ovate, 



rather large, h. 6in. to 12in. Cape of Good Hope, 1830. 



A. juncea (rushy). Jl. very bright pink, with a dark spot at the 



bu>e, produced in profusion. 1 he leaves are narrower than those 



ol' the foregoing. Cape of Good Hope, 1791. A rare species. 



ANONA {Anona is the name applied to these plants 

 in St. Domingo). Custai'd Apple. Ord. Anonacecc. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs, with fragrant leaves. Petals six, in two 

 rows. Carpels indefinite, joined into one fleshy, many- 

 celled, edible, roundish fruit, with a muricated, scaly, or 

 reticulated skin. Anonas thrive best in rich loamy soil, 

 mixed with a little peat. Ripened cuttings, with leaves 

 intact, will root if inserted in sand and placed under a 

 hand glass, in a moist heat. When seed.s are procurable, 

 they should be sown in pots, and plunged into a hotbed. 



A* Cherimolia (The Cherimoyer). //. outer petals somewhat 

 concave, linear-oblung, brown on the outside, each marked witli 

 a dark spot at the base ; peduncles opposite the leaves, solitary. 

 July. /r. somewhat globose and scaly, dark purple ; esteemed by 

 the Peruvians as one of their most delicate, and as being not in- 

 ferior to any fruit in the world, t. ovate-lanceolate, not dotted ; 

 under surface silky tonientose, strong scented, k. 20ft. Peru, 1739. 



A. glabra (smootli-fmited).* Jl. outer petals ovate, obtuse, 

 lirown ; calyx leathery, large ; peduncles opposite the leaves, 

 two-flowered. July. rr. greenish-yellow, conoid, blunt, smooth. 

 I. ovate lanceolate,' smooth. /(. iOft. West Indies, 1774. 



A, longlfolia (long-leaved), jl. purplish ; outer petals concave, 

 thick, all acute, large, axillary, solitary, stalkeil. May. /i: ovate- 

 globose, dotted, and reticulated, flesh-coloured. I. oblong, acu- 

 minated, mucronate, smooth, k. 20ft. Guiana, 1820. 



A. muricata(muricated-fruited).* The Sour Sop. _ff. outer petals 

 cordate, concave, thick, acuminated, green on the outside, yellow 

 inside, and spotted ; peduncles solitary, one-flowered, swe^t 

 scented, fr. muricated, with fleshy points, green. I. ovate- 

 lanceolate, smooth, shining, fi. Ihit. West Indies, 1656. 



A. palustris (marsh). Alligator Apple ; Cork-wood. .rf. yellow ; 

 petaU all acute. Jr. rather areolate, large, heart-shaped, sweet- 

 .scented. /. ovate-oblong, leatliery, (juite smooth, h. 10ft. to 20ft. 

 Suuth America, 1788. 



A. reticulata (netted). The Custard Apple, or Bullock's Heart. 

 jf. outer petals oldong-lanceolate, acute, somewhat concave at the 

 base, brownish on the outside, whitish-yellow on the inside, 

 marked with dark purple spots, ./r. ovate-globose, reticulate, 

 as large as a tennis ball, with yellowish soft flesh; it is much 

 esteemed by some people. I. oblong-lanceolate, acute, smooth, 

 somewhat dotted. A. 15ft. to 25ft. Brazil, 1690. 



A. squamosa (scaly). Sweet Sop. y?., outer petals linear-oblong, 

 sitiiiew tiat cimcave at the base, nearly closing, greenish-yellow. 

 /;■. ei;^-sliaped, scaly. I. oblong, bluntish, smooth, full of pellucid 

 'duts, rather glaucous beneath, h. 20ft. South America, 1739. 



AH'ONACE.S. An order of trees or shrubs, mostly 

 tropical, with axillary peduncles, lateral or opposite the 

 leaves, and with alternate, simple, entire or hardly toothed 

 leaves, without stipules. Anona is the typical genus. 



ANONYMO. A synonym of Saururus (which see). 



ANONYMOS BRACTEATA. .See Zornia tetra- 

 phylla. 



ANOPLANTHUS (in part). A synonym of Phelipsa 

 (which see). 



ANOFI.OFHYTUM. See Schlumberi^eria and 

 Tillandsia. 



