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ANANAS 



A. Plumie'ri (Plumier's). 20. W. Ind. 1820. 

 sylva'tica (wood). 16. July. Carthage. 1793. 

 ., Tecoma'ca (Tecomaca). 20. Mexico. 1827. 

 toxi'fera (poison-bearing). 10. W. Ind. 1818. 

 zeyla'nica. See BALSAMODENDRON. 



ANA BASIS. (From the Greek, alluding to its up- 

 right habit. Nat. ord. Chenopodiacea?.) 



Half-hardy shrubby evergreen, from cuttings in sandy 

 toil. 



A. Ammode'ndron (W. G., 1888, 37). See HALOXYLON 

 AMMODENDRON. 



ANACA'MPSEROS. (From anakampto, to cause to 

 return, and eras, love ; an ancient name for a plant fabled 

 to possess the virtue of restoring the soft passion. Nat. 

 ord. Purslane [Portulaceae]. Linn. n-Dodfcandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



These are very pretty little greenhouse plants ; do well 

 in sand and loam, mixed with a little lime-rubbish, and 

 are increased either from seeds sown in spring, or from 

 cuttings at any time ; even a single leaf will make a 

 plant. The cuttings should be laid to dry a day or two 

 before planting. 



A. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved), i. Pink. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1820. 

 arachnoi'des (cobwebbed). i J. Pink. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1790. 

 filamenio'sa (thready), i. Pink. September. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1795. 



,, intertne'dia (intermediate). See A. TELEPHIASTRUM. 

 lanceola'ta (spear-leaved), i. Pink. September. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1796. 

 polyphy'Ua (many-leaved), i. Pink. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1818. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). i. Pink. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1732. 



ru'bens (reddish-leaved). See A. ARACHNOIDES. 

 rufe'scens (rusty-coloured). See A. ARACHNOIDES. 

 ,, Telephia' strum. Pink. August. Cape of Good Hope. 



1813. 

 ra'rians (varying). See A. TELEPHIASTRUM. 



ANACA RDIUM. (From ana, like, and kardia, the 

 heart ; in reference to the form of the nut. Nat. ord. 

 Anacards, or Terebinths [Anacardiaceae]. Linn. 2^-Poly- 

 gamia, 2-Dicecia.) 



A. occidenta'le produces the Cashew-nut. These are 

 stove evergreen trees, ornamental, producing panicled 

 corymbs of sweet-smelling flowers. Soil, rich loam ; ripe 

 cuttings root readily, with their leaves on, in a pot of 

 sand, under a glass, in heat. 



A. occidenta'U (western). 20. Green, red. W. Ind. 



1699. 



,, i'ndicum (Indian). 20. Green, red. E. Ind. 

 1699. 



ANACY'CLUS. (From ana, like, and kyklos, a circle ; 

 in reference to the rows of ovaries in circles round the 

 disc. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syn- 

 genesia, 2-Superfl.ua.) 



Common hardy annuals of no great beauty, allied to 

 Chamomile. They should be sown in the open ground in 

 April. 



A. alexandri'nus (Alexandrian). Yellow. June. Egypt. 



1828. 



,, au'reus (golden-flowered). See ANTHEMIS AUREA. 

 clava'tus (clubbed). 2. White. August. Barbary. 



1810. 

 Pyre thrum (pyrethrum-like). 2. White. August. 



Barbary. 1837. 

 radia'tus (rayed). 2. Yellow. August. South of 



Europe. 1596. 



,, purpura' scens (Gfl., t. 1074). Spain. 

 tomenta'sus. Syn. Anthemis pubescens. See A. 



CLAVATUS. 



ANADE'NIA. (From a, not, and aden, a gland ; in re- 

 ference to the absence of a honey-gland. Nat. ord. Pro- 

 teads [Proteaceae]. Linn. 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Pretty greenhouse plants, referred to Grevillea. Grown 

 in peat, with a little loam ; can be propagated by cuttings 

 in sand and loam, in close frame with bottom-heat. 



A. M angle' sii (Mangle's). See GREVILLEA GLABRATA. 

 pulchSlla (neat). See GREVILLEA PULCHELLA. 



ANAGA'LLIS. Pimpernel. ( From anagelao, to laugh ; 

 fabled to possess a virtue to remove sadness. Nat. ord. 

 Primeworts [Primulaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



A favourite genus with gardeners. They are very 

 interesting plants, of easy culture ; many of the perennial 

 kinds require greenhouse protection during winter, and 

 are readily increased by cuttings, in spring, in the hot- 

 beds. The whole of them make excellent rock and border 

 plants for the summer. 



A. alternifo'lia (alternate-leaved). Yellow, pink. April. 



Chili. 1839. Herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, arve'nsis. Scarlet. Britain. Syn. A. phoenicea. 

 caru'lca. Blue. June. England. 

 ,, ca'rnea (fleshy). i. Flesh. August. Britain. 



1819. Hardy annual. 

 ,, colli'na (Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 367). 3. Vermilion. 



August. Morocco. 1803. Syn. A. grandiftora. 

 a'lba compa'cta (Gfl., t. 1125). White. 1883. 



Both are varieties of linifolia. 

 ,, frutico'sa (shrubby). See A. LINIFOLIA. 

 ,, i'ndica (Indian). See A. ARVENSIS CCRULEA. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See A. ARVENSIS. 

 ,, linifo'lia (flax-leaved). Blue. August. Portugal. 



1796. Greenhouse biennial. 

 ,, Brewe"ri (Brewer's). J. Red. June. Gardens. 



1648. This and the next five are greenhouse her- 

 baceous trailers. 



,, lilaci'na (lilac-flowered), i. Lilac. May. 1836. 

 Mone'lli (Monelli's). i. Blue. July. Italy. 



1648. 

 phceni'cea (Phoenician). Scarlet. May. Morocco. 



1803. 



Phili'psii (Philips's). f. Brown. June. Gar- 

 dens. 1803. 

 ,, vnllmorea'na. . Purple. August. Madeira. 



1834. 

 Marrya'tta (Mrs. Marryatt's). i. Copper. July. 



Hybrid. 1828. Half-hardy evergreen trailer. 

 tentlla (Eng. Bot., ed. 3, t. 1148). . Rose colour. 



July. Britain. A creeper. 

 webbia'na (P. B. Webb's), i. Blue. July. Gardens. 



1828. Half-hardy trailer. 

 wellsia'na (Wells's). i. Copper. August. English 



hybrid. 1830. Half-hardy trailer. 



ANA GYRIS. (From ana, like, and gyros, a spiral, 

 or turning in a circle ; in reference to its curved pods. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. 10- 

 Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Small ornamental trees, allied to Podalyria; require 

 the protection of the greenhouse ; soil, loam and peat ; 

 young cuttings root readily in sand and peat, under glass, 

 planted in July. 



A. fce'iida (foetid). 9. Yellow. April. Spain. 1750. 

 ,, glau'ca (galucous). See A. FCSTIDA. 

 inodo'ra (scentless). White. April. China. 1821. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 19. YeUow. April. Tene- 



riffe. 1815. 

 sinefnsis (Chinese). 6. Yellow. April. China. 1820. 



ANAMTRTA. (A native name. Nat. ord. Menisper- 

 maces.) 



Stove, evergreen twiner. Seeds ; cuttings in sand in 

 bottom-heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 



A. Co'cculus (Cocculus). 20. White, green. India; 



Malaya. 1800. "Cocculus Indicus." 

 ,, panicula'ta (panicled). See A. COCCULUS. 



ANA'NAS. (From nanas, the local name for the 

 pine-apple in South America. Nat. ord. Bromelworts 

 (Bromeliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



For culture, see PINE-APPLE. 



A. bracamore'nsis (Lind. Cat., 1879, 6). See A. SATIVUS. 

 bractea'tus (bracted). 3. Crimson. April. Brazil. 



1820. 



,, de'bilis (weak}. See A. SATIVUS. 

 ,, lu'cidus (shining). See A. SATIVUS LUCIDUS. 

 macrodo'ntes (Belg. Hort., 1878, t. 5). Syn. Bromelia 



undulata. 

 Mordilo'na (B. H.. 1879, 302). See A. SATWU3 



LUCIDUS. 



,. mensdorfia'nus. Syn. JEchmea. Fernanda. 

 portea'nus (R. H., 1878, 140). See A. SATIVUS. 



