ACORUS 



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ACROPHORUS 



A. variega'tum bt color (two-coloured). 4. Whitish-blue. 



July. Switzerland. 1821. 

 ,. caru'Uum (blue). 4- Blue. July. Switzerland. 



1819. 



., venu'stum (beautiful). See A. NAPELLUS. 

 Vilmori'ni (Vilmorin's). Blue. China. 1908. 

 ., virga'tum (twiggy). See A. NAPELLUS. 

 ., volu'biU (twining). 6. Blue. July. Siberia. 1799- 



latise'ctum (broadly-cut). See A. VILMORINI. 

 tenuisectwn (finely-cut). 6. Blue. Manchuria. 



1910. 



.. Willdeno'vii (Willdenow's). See A. NAPELLUS. 

 Wilso'ni (Card., 1903, Ixiv. 340, f.). H. China. 

 ,. too'ctonum (poisonous). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 



FIBROUS ROOTED. 

 A. A'nthora (Anthora). ij. Pale yellow. July. 



Pyrenees. 1596. 



,, anthoroi'deum (Anthora-like). See A. AKTHORA. 

 ,, austra'le (southern). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 autumna'lf (autumnal). See A. FISCHERI. 

 barba'tum (bearded). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 ,, carpa'ticum (Carpathian). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 chine'nse (Chinese). 4. Blue. September. China. 



1833. 



cyno'ctonum (tall dog's-bane). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 Decando'llii (Decandolle's). See A. ANTHORA. 

 deco'rum (neat). See A. CAMMARUM. 

 eu'lophum (well-crested). See A. ANTHORA. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). See A. ANTHORA. 

 ,, hi'spidum (rough-haired). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 Jacqui'ni (Jacquin's). See A. ANTHORA. 

 Lama'rckii (Lamarck's). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 ,, laxiflo'rum (loose-flowered). See A. NAPELLUS. 

 lupici'dum (wolfs-bane). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 Lyco'ctonum (wolfs-bane). 3. Purple. July. Alps. 



Europe. 1596. 

 ,, pyrenai'citm. 3. Yellow. June. Pyrenees. 



1739- 



ranunctilifo'lium. 



macrophy'llum (large-leaved). See A. ORIENTALS. 

 ., molda'vicum (Moldavian). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 nrmoro'svm (grove). See A. ANTHORA. 

 Nulta'llii (Nuttall's). 5. Pale blue. August N. 



Amer. 1829. 



,, ochra'nthum (pale-flowered). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 ,, ochroleu'cum (yellowish- white). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 ova' turn (ovate-leaved). See A. HETEROPHYLLUM. 

 Palla'sii (Pallas's). See A. ANTHORA. 

 pyrena'icum (Pyrenean). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 rectum (upright). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 rubicu'ndum (reddish). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 septtntriona'le (northern). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 stofrkia'num (Stoerk's). See A. CAMMARUM. 

 ., iherio'phonum (beast's-bane). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 ,. trago'ctonum (goat's-bane). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 

 .. tersi' color (various-coloured). See A. CAMMARUM. 

 ., vulpa'ria (fox-bane). See A. LYCOCTONUM. 



A CORUS. (From a, privative, and kore, the pupil of 

 the eye ; referring to its medical qualities. Nat. ord. 

 A raids [Araceae"]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A small genus of herbaceous plants, having sword-like 

 leaves. A. Calamus is a useful medicinal plant a native 

 of our marshes ; but now used chiefly by perfumers for 

 the fragrance of its roots. Hardy marsh perennials. 

 Thrives on river-banks or on the margins of ponds. 



A. Ca'lamus (sweet-flag). 2. June. Britain. 

 ,, ,, lerre'stris. i. June. China. 1822. Sch. Gen. 



Ar., t. 98. 



vartega'tus. A useful garden variety. 

 ,. grami'neus (grass-leaved). J. February. Japan. 



1796. 

 .. ., variega'tus. A garden variety used for rockeries. 



ACRADENIA. (From akros, the top, and aden. a 



Sland. Five glands are seen on the top of the ovary, 

 at. ord. Rutacea.) 



A cool greenhouse evergreen shrub, with trifoliate 

 leaves dotted with glands ; cuttings from side-shoots in 

 spring ; put in the close propagating frame. Pot in good 

 loamy soil. 



A. Frankli'nia. 8. White. Tasmania. 1845. 



ACRE is the usual land-measure in Great Britain. 

 The Statute Acre throughout the United Kingdom now 

 contains 4 square roods ; a rood contains 40 square 

 perches, rods, poles, or lugs ; and a perch contains 

 3oJ square yards. A Statute Acre, therefore, contains 

 4840 square yards. The Irish Acre contains 7840 square 

 vards, or nearly equal to i acre, 2 roods, and 19 perches, 

 Statute measure. The Scotch Acre contains 5760 square 

 yards, equal to i acre, i rood, and 2 perches, Statute 

 measure. 



ACRIDOCA RPUS. (From akris, a locust, and karpos, 

 fruit ; in reference to a resemblance of the fruit to a 

 locust. Nat. ord. Malpighiaceje.) 



A pretty greenhouse climber ; should be potted in a 

 rough, porous soil, with good drainage ; and requires 

 liberal supplies of water. Usually increased from im- 

 ported seeds, but may also be propagated from cuttings 

 taken from young growths, and put in the propagating 

 frame where there is bottom-heat. 



A. naiali'tius. Yellow. July. Natal. 1867. B. M.. 



t. 5738. 

 xanztba'ricus (Zanzibar). 10. Yellow. Zanzibar. 1825. 



ACRIOTSIS. (From akros, top, and opsis, eye. Nat. 

 ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



A small genus of pretty stove orchids. 



A. densiflo'ra (crowded-flowered). Green and pinki 

 Borneo. 1846. 



i'ndica (G. C.. 1881, xv. 656). India. 



java'nica. White, green, and purple. August. 

 Bantam. 1842. Syn. A. picta. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Whitish- yellow, striped red- 

 purple. Straits Settlements. 1909. 



,, pi'cta (painted). See A. JAVANICA. 



ACROCH&'NE. (From akros, top, and chaino, to 

 gape. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae ; tribe, Epidendreae ; sub- 

 tribe, Dendrobieae.) 



A. Rima'nni. Lilac purple. Tropical Asia. 

 ACROCLI'NIUM. See HELIPTERUM. 



ACROCOMIA. (From akros, top, and kome, a tuft; 

 referring to the way the leaves are produced. Nat. ord. 

 Palms [Palmaceae]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, 6-Hexandria.) 



A genus of South American Palms ; a race of plants 

 including some of the most majestic specimens of the 

 vegetable kingdom, whose products of fruit, root, stems, 

 and leaves are applied to numerous economical purposes. 

 The suckers or stems from the roots require to be taken 

 off carefully and potted in sandy loam. 



A. acnlea'ia (prickly). See A. SCLEROCARPA. 

 cube'nsis. See A. LASIOSPATHA. 

 fusifo'rmis (spindle-shaped). 40. Trinidad. 1731. 

 ,, globo'sa (globular). 20. St. Vincent. 1824. 

 ,, guiane'nsis (Guiana). 30. Demerara. 1824. 

 ,, ho'rrida (horrid). 30. Trinidad. 1820. 

 lasiospa'tha. Para. 1846. Syn. A. cubensis. 

 ,. mi' nor (smaller). 20. Trinidad. 1820. 

 ,, scleroca'rpa (hard-fruited). 40. W. Ind. 1731. 

 tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 30. Brazil. 1824. 



ACROKY'CHIA. (From akros, top, and onyx, a claw ; 

 referring to the curved points of the petals. Nat. ord. 

 Cilronworts [Rutaceas]. Linn. &-Octandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



A fine greenhouse evergreen tree, producing sweet- 

 scented blossoms, not unlike those of the orange. Cuttings 

 of small side-shoots in July, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 soil, sandy loam and peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



A. Cunninghami (Cunningham's). See MEDICOSMA. 

 laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). 4. Yellow. Trop. Asia. 



1820. 

 leevis (smooth). White. April. Australia. 1825. 



ACROPERA. (From akros, the end, and pera, a 

 pouch ; referring to a pouch-like appendage at the end 

 of the labellum. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidacea?]. Linn. 

 29-Gynandria. i-Monogynia.) 



A pretty stove orchid. For culture, see ORCHIDS. 

 A. Loddige'sii (Loddiges's). See GONGORA GALEATA. 



ACRO PHORUS. See DAVALLIA. 



