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ANDROMEDA 



ANCISTROCHTLUS. (From agkistron, a fish-hook, and 

 cheilos, a lip ; the lip is hooked at the tip. Nat. ord. 

 Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytal Orchid that may be grown in pots, 

 pans, or baskets. Divisions. Fibre of peat, sphagnum, 

 and crocks. 



A. thompsonia'nus (Thompsonian). J. White ; lip 

 purple, striped with brown. Trop. Africa. 1879. 

 Gm/i'/u (Gen til's). \. Violet, with broader seg- 



ments. Congo Free State. 1904. 

 punctula' turn (finely-dotted). Sej 

 finely dotted with red. 1898. 



ii n ptinctula'tum (finely-dotted). Sepals and petals 



ANCISTROPHY'LLUM. (From agkistron, a fish-hook, 

 and phullon, a leaf ; the leaves are furnished with 

 hooks. Nat. ord. Palmaceas.) 



Stove Palm. Seeds. Loam, fibrous peat, and sand. 

 A. lee've (smooth). Trop. Africa. 



ANCYLO'CLADUS. A synonym of Willughbeia. 



ANCYLO'GYNE. (From ankylos, curved, and gyne, a 

 female ; the pistil is curved. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae. 

 Syn. Sanchezia.) 



Handsome stove shrubs ; nobilis has large oval, varie- 

 gated leaves, and makes a fine specimen for culture. 

 See SANCHEZIA. 



A. longiflo'ra (B. M., t. 5588). Purple. April. Guaya- 

 quil. 1866. 



no'bilis (B. M., t. 5594). Yellow, bracts red. June. 

 Ecuador. 1863. 



ANDERSO'NIA. (In honour of Messrs. Anderson. 

 patrous of botany. Nat. ord. Epacrids [Epacridaceae]. 

 Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Very pretty greenhouse shrubs. Sandy peat ; cuttings 

 root readily, in spring, in common hotbed. 



A. cezru'lea (Gfl., t. 1180, fig. 2). 2. Calyx pink. 



corolla blue. King George's Sound. W. Australia. 

 ., de-pre'ssa (Gfl., t. 1180, f. i). $. Blue and white. 



\V. Australia. 

 komalo' stoma (Gfl., t. 1180, fig. 3). Calyx pink, 



corolla blue. King George's Sound. W. Australia. 

 sprengelioi'des (sprengelia-like). 2. Pink. June. N. 



Holland. 1803. 



ANDI'RA. (Its local name in the Brazils. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 

 4-Decandria.) 



Alliance obscure. Large ornamental stove trees. Soil, 

 loam and peat ; cuttings root readily under a glass, in 

 heat. 



A. exce'lsa. 20. Purple. Trinidad. 1818. 

 ,, ine'rmis (unarmed). 20. Purple. W. Ind. 1773. 

 racemo'sa (branchy). See A. EXCELSA. 



ANDRA'CHNE. (From andrachne, the herb purslane. 

 Nat. ord. Euphorbiaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand, in 

 bottom-heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 



A. fruticp'sa (shrubby). 2. Green, yellow. July, August. 

 China. 1820. 



ANDROCY MBIUM. (From aner, anther, and kymbion 

 a saucer ; in reference to the peculiar form of the anthers 

 Nat. ord. Melanths [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, 3- 

 Trigynia.) 



Few plants are more generally poisonous than this 

 order of Melanths. Interesting bulbous-rooted plants, 

 requiring the protection of frame or greenhouse ; in- 

 creased readily by offsets and seed. Loam and leaf- 

 mould, sand, and good drainage ; grown fully exposed to 

 the sun, and rested after a season's growth is developed. 



A. eucomofdes (eucomis-like). i. Green. April. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1794. 

 leuca'nthum (Swt. Fl. Card., t. 165). 

 melanthioi' des (melanthium-like). i. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 

 .. puncta'tum. See A. LEUCANTHUM. 

 voluta're (rolled-leaved), i. White. April. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. 



ANDROGRA PEE. (From aner, andros, a stamen, and 

 grapho, to write. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Stove perennial herbs. Cuttings in a close frame, 

 with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 



A. echioi'des (Echium-like). i. Red. April. E. Ind. 



1820. 

 ,, elonga'ta (elongated). 2. Red. May. E. Ind. 1812. 



ANDROLETIS. (From aner, a man, and lepis, a 

 scale ; alluding to the scaly stamens. Ord. BromeliaceaB.) 



Allied to Billbergias. Propagated from offsets, which 

 are produced after flowering. Pot in good sandy loam and 

 leaf-mould. Now referred to jEchmea. 



A. Skinne'ri. ij. Gautemala. 1850. Syn. BiUbergia 

 Skinneri. 



ANDROMA'CHIA. (Nat. ord. Composite.) 

 Greenhouse herbaceous plant ; propagate from cuttings ; 

 good loamy soil. Now referred to Liabum. 



A. Maro'ni (R. H.. 1887, 496). 2. Pale yellow. Brazil. 

 1887. 



ANDRO MEDA. (A classical name, after the daughter 

 of Cepheus and Cassiope, King and Queen of ^Ethiopia. 

 Nat. ord. Heathworts [Ericaceae]. lo-Decandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



An extensive family of beautiful shrubs, all evergreen 

 and all hardy, except those otherwise specified ; delight 

 in a peaty soil, although some of them will do well in 

 any soil ; generally increased by layers, put down about 

 the month of September, to remain till that time twelve- 

 month ; also by seeds, which should be sown as soon as 

 ripe in large pans or pots, and covered thinly with earth 

 in a cold frame, but plenty of air given. Very useful for 

 the rock-garden and for sloping banks. 



HARDY. 



A. acumina'ta (acuminate). 3. White. August. N. 



Amer. 1765. See LEUCOTHOS ACUMINATA 

 anguslifo'lia (narrow-leaved), i. White. August. 



N. Amer. 1748. See CASSANDRA CALYCULATA. 

 ,, arbo'rea (sorrel-tree). 40. White. August. N. Amer. 



1752. See OXYDENDRON ARBOREUM. 



axilla'ris (axil-flowering), i. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1765. See LEUCOTHOE AXILLARIS. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved), i. White. July. N. 



Amer. 1765. 

 calycula'ta (small-calyxed). 2. White. March. N. 



Amer. 1748. See CASSANDRA CALYCULATA. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. White. March. 



Newfoundland. 1748. 



., na'na (dwarf), i. White. March. Newfound- 

 land. 1748. 

 ventrico'sa (inflated). 2. White. March. Russia. 



1748. 



.; campanula' ia. Greenish-white, tinted with red. 

 ,, cane'scens (hoary). 3. White. June. N. Amer. 



1748. 

 Catcsba'i (Catesby's). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 



1793. See LEUCOTHOE CATESB^EI. 

 coria'cea (thick-leaved). 3. Pink. July. N. Amer. 



1765. See PIERIS NITIDA. 

 ru'bra (red-flowered). 3. Red. July. N. Amer. 



1765- 

 .. cri'spa (curled). 3. White. July. N. Amer. 1824. 



See CASSANDRA CALYCULATA. 

 dealba'ta (whitened). 2. Pink. April. N. Amer. 



1824. See ZENOBIA SPECIOSA. 

 fastigia'ta (pyramidal). 2. White. May. Himalaya. 



1855. See CASSIOPE FASTIGIATA. 

 ,, floribu'nda (many-flowered). 3. White. May. N. 



Amer. 1812. See PIERIS FLORIBUNDA. 

 ,, glaucophy'Ua (glaucous-leaved), i. Pink. July. 



N. Amer. 1812. See A. POLIFOLIA. 

 ,, hypnoi'des (moss-like), i. White, red. June. Lap- 

 land. 1798. Half-hardy deciduous creeper. See 



CASSIOPE HYPNOIDES. 

 ,, maria'na (Maryland). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 



1763. See PIERIS MARIANA. 

 ,, oblo'nga (oblong-leaved). 2. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1736. 

 ,, ,, ova'l is (oval-leaved). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 



1736. 

 pilulifera (pellet-bearing). 3. White. June. W. 



Florida. 1842. See LYONIA PANICULATA. 

 Polifo'lia (polium-leaved). i. Pink. May. Britain, 

 ,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered), i. Pink. April. 



Ingria. 1790. 



