ANANASSA 



ANCHUSA 



A. sati'vus (cultivated. The pine-apple). 3. Purple. 



April. S. Amer. 1690. 

 bracamorc'nsis. Fruit large. 

 lu'cidus. 

 ,, portea'nus. 

 variega'tus. A handsome variegated plant for 



vases. 



ANANA'SSA. See ANANAS. 



ANA'NTHERIX. (From a, not, and antherix, an awn ; 

 fn reference to the want of awns, or filiform appendages 

 to the pollen masses. Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Asclepia- 

 daceae]. Linn. 6-Pentandria, 2-Digynia.) 



A hardy herbaceous plant, increased by root division ; 

 at any season, any soil suits it in an open situation. 

 A. vi'ridis (green). J. Green, yellow. September. N. 

 Amer. 1812. See ASCLEPIODORA VIRIDIS. 



ANAPHA'LIS. (Altered from Gnaphalium. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae ; Tribe Inuloideae.) 

 A. conto'rta (contorted). 2. White. July. Himalaya. 



1821. 

 margarita'cea(Eent'h. and Hooker). Keeping well in 



a dried state. 



roylea'na. White, yellow. September. India. 1882. 

 tripline'rvis (triple-nerved). i. White. August. 

 Himalaya. 1823. 



ANARRHTNT7M. (From a, not, and rhin, nose. The 

 snout-like form of the allied genus Antirrhinum is wanting 

 in this. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn. 

 i4-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Allied to Snapdragon. These plants are hardy biennials, 

 and very pretty. Seeds may be sown in the open borders 

 in spring, or the plants may be perpetuated by cuttings. 

 See ANTIRRHI'NUM MA'JUS. 

 A. bellidifo' Hum (daisy-leaved). 2. Blue. July. France. 



1629. 



,, Durimi'nium. i. Whitish. Portugal. 1818. 

 frutico'sum (shrubby). 2. White. August. South 



of Europe. 1826. 

 ,, hirsu'tum. See A. DURIMINIUM. 

 ,, pube'scens (downy). See A. DURIMINIUM. 



ANASCE'TUM CRASSIFO'LIUM. See POLYPODIUM 

 (DRYNARIA). 



ANASTA'TICA. (From anastasis, resurrection ; in 

 reference to its hygrometrical property. Nat. ord. 

 Crudfers [Cruciferae]. Linn. -L^-Tetradynamia.) 



An annual plant, indigenous to the Egyptian deserts. 

 and called the Rose of Jericho. When full grown it con- 

 tracts its rigid branches into a round ball, and is then 

 tossed about by the wind. When it alights in water, or 

 on damp ground, the branches relax and open out, as if 

 its life was renewed ; hence its name of Resurrection 

 Plant. Among the superstitious tales told of it is, that 

 " it first bloomed on Christmas Eve, to salute the birth 

 of the Redeemer, and paid homage to His resurrection 

 by remaining expanded till Easter." This curious annual 

 requires frame-protection during the colder months ; in- 

 creased by seeds in any common soil. 



A. hierochu'ntica (Rose of Jericho), i. White. July. 

 Levant. 1597. 



ANA'XETON. (Name unexplained. Nat. ord. Com- 

 positae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand, under 

 a bell-glass. Loam, peat, and sand. 



A. arbo'reum (tree-like). itoi. White. May. S.Africa. 

 1770. 



ANCHIE TEA. (In honour of a Brazilian writer on 

 plants of that name. Nat. ord. Violetworts [Violacese]. 

 Linn. $~Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



An ornamental evergreen stove climber. Loam and 

 peat ; increased most readily by seeds. 



A. pyrifo'lia (pear-leaved). 3. White. July. Brazil. 

 1822. 



ANCHOMANES. (Nat. ord. Aroidea. Allied to 

 Amorphophallus. ) 



A. Hookeri is a pretty stove perennial Aroid. Like 

 the Amorphophallus, the flowers open before the foliage 

 appears, the leaves die away in the autumn, and 



during the dormant period the cornus should be kept 

 dry and in a warm position, but not where they will get 

 dried too much. When started in spring pot in a good 

 fibrous loam, with leaf-mould, manure, and sand added, 

 and give liquid manure when they are well rooted. 

 A. diffo'rmis (two-formed). See A. HOOKERI. 



du'bius (G. C.. 1885, xiii. 669). Spathe purplish 

 outside, cream-coloured within. 



Hooke'ri. Syn. Caladium petiolatum. 



pa'llida (B. M., t. 5394). 1862. 



AN'CHOVY-PEAR. See GRI'AS. 



ANCHU'SA. (From anchousa, a cosmetic paint, for- 

 merly made from A . tincto'ria, for staining the skin. Nat. 

 ord. Borageworts [Boraginaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



A reddish-brown substance, thought to be a peculiar 

 chemical principle, used by dyers, is obtained from the 

 roots of A. tincto'ria, or alkanet, and from other plants of 

 this order. The whole of this genus, but two, are hardy 

 perennial, biennial, or annual ornamental plants of the 

 easiest culture, either by seeds or root division at any 

 season. A . cape'nsis and pulche-lla require a little frame- 

 protection during the winter months. 



ANNUALS. 

 A. eegypti'aca (Egyptian). 2. Blue. July. S.Europe. 



1821. 

 ,, aggrega'ta (cluster-flowered). $. Blue. June. 



Levant. 1827. 



,, amce'na (pleasing). See A. ITALICA. 

 ., hy'brida (hybrid). 2. White, blue. July. Italy. 



1820. 



Mille'ri (Miller's), if Blue. May. 1824. 

 ,, parviflo'ra (small-flowered), i. Blue. June. Levant. 



1827. 



stylo'sa (stylose). i. Blue. May. Siberia. 1802. 

 ,, tene'lla (delicate). See BOTHRIOSPERMUM TENELLUM. 

 ,, verruca' sa (warty). See A. ^GYPTIACA. 



BIENNIALS. 



A. aspe'rrima (very rough). See ARNEBIAHISPIDISSIMA. 

 cape'nsis (Cape), i. Blue. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1830. 



a'lba (white). White. 1908. 

 ,, Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). See A. OCHROLEUCA. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See NONNEA ROSEA. 



PERENNIALS. 



A. affi'nis (B. T. O., 1896, 220, f. 12). Abyssinia. 

 ,, Aga'rdhii (Agardh's). i. Blue. August. Siberia. 



1820. 

 ,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. Purple. May. 



South of Europe. 1640. 

 ,, Barrelie'ri (Barrelier's). 2. Blue. July. South of 



Europe. 1820. 



,, caspito'sa (tufted), i. Blue. June. Levant. 1838. 

 ., cri'spa (curled), i. Blue. June. Corsica. 1835. 

 ,, hi'spida (bristly). 2. Blue. July. Egypt. 1817. 

 ,, ita'lica (Italian). 2. Bright blue- August. South 



Europe. 1810. 



,, lana'ta. See SOLENANTHUS LANATUS. 

 ,, leptophy'lla (slender- leaved). See A. OFFICINALIS. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. Blue. July. Italy. 



1819. 

 ,, tnacula'ta (spotted-leaved). 2. Blue. May. Russia. 



1824. 

 wyoso/tdi/?o'ffl(myosotis-flowered). i. Pink. August. 



Levant. 1713. 

 ,, officina'lis (officinal). 2. Blue. August. Tauria 



1825. 

 ., ,, incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 2. Flesh. August. 



South of Europe. 1816. 

 ,, ochroleu'ca (yellowish- white). 2. Purple. July. 



Orient. 



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

 ,, pftiola'ta (petiolated). See CYNOGLOSSUM PETIOLATUM. 

 ., proce'ra (tail). See A. OCHROLEUCA. 

 ,, nipe'stris (rock). See ERITRICHIUM RUPESTRE. 

 ,, sempervfrens. ij. Blue. Britain. 

 ,, seri'cea (silky). See ERITRICHIUM SERICEUM. 

 ,, tincto'ria (dyer's). See ALKANNA TINCTORIA. 

 ,, undula'ta (wave-leaved). 2. Purple. July. Spain. 



1752- 

 zeyla'nica. See BOTHRIOSPERMUM TENELLUM. 



