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Anthurium — continned. 



A. S. maximum (greater). * A very fine variety, with "gigantic 

 flower spathes, which measure about Sin. in length by 4in. in 

 breadth, and are of the most brilliant scarlet colour." See 

 Fig. 111. 



A, S. pygmseum (small).* Altogether smaller than the type, with 

 nan-ow leaves, which are from 4in. to 6in. long, and about ^in. 

 broad. It is one of the best varieties, and produces flowers very 

 freely. 1880. 



A. S. Rothschlldianum (Rothschild's). /., spathe creamy 

 white, spottt'fl witli iiimson ; spadix yellow. 1880. Kxactly inter- 

 mediute between its parent plants— the typical species and the 

 following variety. 



A S. Wardii (Ward's).* /., spathe 6in. long, 4in. broad, very 

 brilliant. I. broader and more robust than tnose of the typical 

 species. A splendid variety. 



A. S, Willlamsii (WiUiams's).* /., spathe white; spadix 

 yellowish. May. I. lanceolate-acuminate. Costa Rica, 1874. 

 Sy.n. a. Scherzerianiun album. 



A signatum (well-marked). I. apparentl;^ three-Iobed ; front lobe 

 about 1ft. long and 4in. wide ; the two side ones 4in. long, and 

 about 6in. from the midrib to the extremity, dark green ; petioles 

 about 1ft. long. Venezuela, 1858. 



A spatbiphyllnm (Spathiphyllum). fl., spathe about l^in. long, 

 and nearly as much broad, erect, boat-shaped, broadly ovate, 

 white ; spadix nearly lin. long, very obtuse, pale yellow. I. nar- 

 row lanceolate, 16in. to24in. long, and about 2in. wide, bright green 

 above, pale greyish green beneath ; midrili prominent ; petiole 5in 

 to 6in. long, trigonous, h. l^ft. Tropical AnuM'iL'a, 1875. 



A. splendidum (splendid).* I. cordate, with an open sinus, the 

 lobes meeting behind ; *' the course of the nerves is marked by a 

 broatUsh band of deep lustrous velvety green, the intervening 

 spaces of about equal width being in striking contrast, of a pale 

 yelloi\'ish green ; the leaf surface is .scabrous, and the portions 

 between theribs strongly bullate, as if raised in papillose blisters ; 

 the veins on the under surface are angular, with tooth-like pro- 

 jections at intervals, while the whole under surface is punctuate 

 with small pallid dots" (W. Bull). Stem short, thick. South 

 America, 1882. A very beautiful species, quite distinct from any 

 others of the genus. See Fig. 112. 



Fig. 112. Aniuukium sflkndiduh. 



A. SUlJSlgnatum (ncavly allied to Signatuin).* I. thick and fleshy, 

 hastate, with blunt points, 12in. to 18in. long, and as much in 

 breadth at the -widest part ; dark shining green above, paler 

 beneath ; petioles about 1ft. long. h. IJft. Costa Eica, 1861. An 

 excellent species. 



Autkurima — continued. 

 A. tetragonum (four-angled). I. erect, commences very narrow, 

 Itt. wide at its broadest part ; margins undulate, deep shining 

 green on the upper surface, paler below ; petioles short, quad- 

 rangular. Tropical America, 1860. An excellent sub-tropical 

 species. 

 A. trlmnphans (superior), fi., spathe narrow, green ; spadix 

 stout, greeni.sh-white ; peduncle r|uadrangular. I. alternate, 

 elongately cordate, bright green ; ribs prominent, and of a paler 

 hue. Stem erect. Brazil, 1882. A handsome plant. 

 A. VeltcMl (Veitch's).* (. ovate-oblong, greatly elongated, 2ft. to 

 3ft. long, with a breadth of less than than one-third of these 

 dimensions, leathery, deep green, with a glossy metallic surface 

 when first expanded that becomes paler with age ; the principal 

 nerves are arched and deeply sunk, imparting a curiously waved 

 appearance to the surface, h. 25ft. Columbia, 1877. Eare but 

 very liandsome. 

 A. Waluiewi (Walujew's).* I. broadly cordate, 12in. to llln. long, 

 8in. to lOin. broad, olive metallic green, when young, bright 

 reddish crimson ; petioles four to flve-angled. h. 2ft. Venezuela, 

 1880. A very distinct and noble species. 

 A. Waroqueanum (\V,aroque's).* I. elongated, from 24in. to 

 sometimes 36in. long, and 8in. to Uin. broad, very i 'Ch deep green, 

 of a velvety lustre; midribs and veins light, fcraing a very 

 pleasing coiitrast. Columbia, 1878. A very free grower. 

 A. WUdenowli (Wildenow's). A synonym of A. lanceolatum. 



It may be here remarked that by far the majority of species enu- 

 merated in the Supplement of Johnson's Dictionary are chiefly of 

 botanical interest, and will, therefore, never become extensively 

 cultivated, 



ANTHYIiLIS (from antlios, a flower, and ioulos, 

 down; flowers usually downy). Kidney Vetch. Ord. 

 Legiiminosce. Herbaceous or sub-shrubby plants, of variable 

 habit. Flowers in spikes or beads ; calyx tubular, five 

 toothed, permanent after flowering, more or less inflated. 

 Petals nearly eqnal. Although not extensively grown, all 

 the species are very beautiful wlien in flower, the hardy 

 sorts being admirably adapted for rockworlr. The herbaceous 

 I perennials may bo easily propagated by seed or division. 

 The seeds of the annual kinds should be sown in a rather 

 dry, warm situation in the open ground. The shrubby 

 evergreens will need the protection of a frame or cool 

 greenhouse in cold northern climates, and are best grown 

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

 most species will root in a pot of sandy soil, with a bell glass 

 placed over them, in a cool house or frame. 

 A. Bartoa-Jovls (.Jupiter's beard).* fl. pale yellow, numerous, in 

 globose, bracteate heads. March. (. pinnate, and are as well as 

 the branches, clothed with silky tomentum; leaflets nine to 

 thirteen, oblong-linear, h. 1ft. to 8ft. Spain, 1640. Shrub. 

 A. erinacea (prickly).* fl. bluish-purple; heads few flowered, on 

 short peduncles, bracteate. April. (. very few, oval, or oblong. 

 h. 6iii. to 12in. Spain, 1759. A much branched, spiny, almost 

 leafless, and slnw-growinn species ; hai-dy in a dry sunny position 

 on the ruckery. SVn. Krinaceahispanica. 

 A. Hermanniss (Ili'iin.um's). fl. yellow ; heads few flowered, 

 nearly sessile in the axils of the upper leaves. April. (. almost 

 sessUe, simple, or trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, glabrous or 

 clothed with adpressed pubescence. A. 2ft. to «t. Corsica, 1739. 

 Shrubby, much branched. 

 A. montana (mountain).* fl. pink or purplish, in dense heads, 

 on peduncles, with a leafy involucre. June. I. pinnate, and are 

 as well as the branches, silky and hoary ; leaflets numerous, oval- 

 oblong, acute, small, entire, h. 3in. to 6in. Alps of Europe, 1759. 

 A very handsome little rock plant, with a dwarf and tufted 

 habit. 

 A. tetraphylla (four-leaved), fl. white ; heads axillary, sessile, 

 few flowered. July. I. pmnate, the terminal leaflets ovate and 

 large, the other three small and acute. South Europe, 1640. A 

 procumbent annual. 

 A. Vulnerarla (Common Woundwort).* fl. generally yellow, some- 

 times white, red, or pinkish, in crowded twin heads. Summer. 

 I. pinnate, with five or more unequal leaflets ; the lower ones 

 smallest. An elegant native herbaceous, perennial, admirably 

 adapted for rockwork. It is plentiful in most dry pastures. There 

 are several varieties, the best of which is alba. 



ANTIARIS TOXICARIA. This is the famous 

 Upas tree of Java, from which is obtained poison of a 

 most deadly nature. It belongs to the Nat. Oed. 

 Vrticaveif. 



ANTI60N0N (from anti, against, or opposite, and 

 pouf'a, an angle). OB.T>.Polygonaceae. Elegant stove climV>ers. 

 Flowers racemose, cirrhose at the apex of the rachides; 

 petals five, three outer ones broadly cordate, two inner 

 oblong. Leaves alternate, cordate. Although extremely 



