ANGUILLARIA 



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ANIMAL MATTERS 



ANGUILLA'RIA. (From angtiilla, an eel ; in refer- 

 ence to the twisted seeds. Nat. ord. Melanths [Liii- 

 aceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, ^-Trigynia. Allied to Vera- 

 trum.) 



Herbaceous plants, requiring a little protection in 

 winter ; division of roots, and cuttings, under a hand- 

 light ; peat and loam. 



A. biglandulo'sa (two-glanded). See A. DIOICA. 

 dioi'ca (dioecious), i. Purple. May. New South 



Wales. 1826. 

 i'ndica (Indian). See IPHIGENIA IMDICA. 



ANGULO A. In honour of Angulo, a Spanish natura- 

 list. Nat. ord. Orchids fOrchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove orchids, requiring the same culture as Angraecum. 



A. Clifto'ni (Clifton's). Lemon-yellow, purple. Colombia. 



1910. 

 Chwe'sii (Clowes'), ij. May. Yellow and white. 



Colombia. 1842. 

 fto'ribus fla'vis (Clowes' straw-coloured). ij. 



May. Pale yellow. 1845. 

 ,, du'bia. White, blotched with purple. Columbia. 



1882. 

 ebu'rnta. White, lip spotted with pink. New 



Grenada. 



,, srandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See STANHOPEA BUCE- 

 PHALUS. 



interme'dia. Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 ,, Rucke'ri (Rucker*s). li. May. Yellow and crimson . 



1845. 



a'lba. White. 1888. 

 ., me'dia. Yellow, spotted crimson, lip crimson. 



Colombia. 1887. 



,, ., refu'sa. Lemon, blotched purple. 1883. 

 ,, ., sangtti'nea. Red. May. 

 supe'rba (superb). See ACINETA HUMBOLDTII. 

 umflo'ra (one-flowered). May. Cream-coloured. 



Peru. 1843. There is a variety of this with pink 



flowers. 



ANGU'RIA. One of the Greek names for the cucumber. 

 Nat. ord. Cucurbits [Cucurbitaceae]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, 

 2-Diandria.) 



Tropical evergreen climbers ; seed and cuttings ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., low, or may be grown in the 

 open ; winter, 55 to 60. 



A. makoya'na (Makoy's). See GURANIA. 

 peda'ta (pedate). 20. Yellow. July. S. Amer. 1820. 

 ., triloba'ta (three-lobed). 20. Pink. July. Carthage. 



1793- 

 ,, trifolia'ta (three-leafleted). 10. Yellow. July. St. 



Domingo. 1793. 

 umbro'sa (shady). 10. Yellow. July. S. Amer. 



1827. 

 Warscewi'czii (B. M., t. 5304). 



ANHALO'NIUM. (From an, without, and helos, a 

 nail or spine. Nat. ord. Cactaceae.) 



A. Englema'nni (111. Hort.. 1869, t. 605 A). Mexico. 



fissura' turn. See A. ENGLEMANNI. 



,, Kotchube'yi. Mexico. 



,, Lfwi'nii. See A. WILLIAMSII LEWINII. 



,, prisma'ticum. $. Mexico. 



Willia'msii (Gfl., 1888, p. 411). Mexico. 



,, Le&i'nii (Gfl., 1888, 410-11). Mexico. 



A NIA. (After a Roman beautiful widow. Nat. ord. 

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

 Now referred to Tainia.) 



A. bico'rnis (two-horned). J. March. Yellow, green. 

 Ceylon. 1841. Cultivated like Anguloa. See 

 TAISIA DICORNIS. 



ANIGOZA'NTHOS. (From anoigo, to expand, and 

 anthos, a flower ; in reference to the branching expansion 

 of the flower-stalks. Nat. ord. Bloodworts [Hasmodo- 

 raceas]. Linn. 6-Hcxandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous plants ; division of the roots 

 in spring ; loam, one part to three of peat. Grow in cool 

 greenhouse in summer, and a temperature of 40" to 45 

 in winter. 



A. bi' 'color ( two-coloured- flowered). 3. Scarlet, green. 



May. Swan River. 1837. 

 .. cocci'tiea (scarlet). See A. FLAVIDA. 

 ., fta'vida (\e\lovrish-green-flowered). 3. Yellow. July. 



N. Holland. 1808. 



., fuligino'sa (sooty). See MACROPODIA FUMOSA. 

 ,, hu'milis (dwarf). Brown. Swan River. 

 ,, Mangltfsii (Mr. Mangle's). 3. Green. May. Swan 



River. 1833. 

 ,, ,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. Green, red. 



July. N. Holland. 1836. 

 pulche'rrima (beautiful), zj. Yellow, white. Swan 



River. 1840. 

 ru'fa (rusty). 2. Yellow, red. June. N. Holland. 



1824. 

 tyria'nthina. See A. RUFA. 



ANIMAL MATTERS, without any exception, are bene- 

 ficial as manures ; for they all yield, during putrefaction, 

 gases and soluble substances, that are imbibed greedily 

 by the roots of plants. That this is the case, affords no 

 cause for wonder, because animal matters and vegetable 

 matters are alike compounded of carbon, hydrogen, 

 oxygen, and nitrogen, with a small addition of saline 

 matters. The general consideration of MANURES will be 

 found under that title, and other relative information 

 under the heads DUNG and VEGETABLE MATTERS ; and 

 in this place, we shall confine our attention to some of 

 the most available of strictly animal matters. See also 

 the article BONES. 



Blubber, or fat of the whale, contains train-oil, com- 

 posed of 



Carbon 

 Hydrogen . 

 Oxygen 



. 68.87 

 . 16.10 

 15-03 



with a little animal skin and muscle. 40 gallons of train- 

 oil, mixed with 120 bushels of screened soil, grew 23 tons 

 of turnips per acre, on a soil where 40 bushels of bones 

 broken small, and 80 bushels of burnt earth, produced 

 only 21 tons. 



Fish, generally, such as sprats, herrings, pilchards, 

 five-fingers, and shell-fish, owe their powerful fertilising 

 qualities not only to the oil they contain, but also to 

 the phosphate of lime in their bones. From 25 to 

 45 bushels per acre are the extreme quantities to be 

 applied broadcast ; but if in the drills, with the crop, 

 1 6 bushels are ample. They are beneficial to all the 

 gardener's crops, but especially to asparagus, parsnips, 

 carrots, beets, onions, and beans. Shell-fish should be 

 smashed before being applied. 



Blood is a very rich manure, and has been applied with 

 especial benefit to vines and other fruit-trees. The blood 

 of the ox contains about 80 per cent, of water, and 20 per 

 cent, solid matter. The latter contains, in 100 parts, 

 when dried 



Carbon . 

 Hydrogen 

 Azote . 

 Oxygen . 

 Ashes . 



51-950 



7.165 



17.172 



19.295 



4.418 



The ashes contain various salts, as chloride of sodium 

 (common salt), phosphate of lime, with a little oxide of 

 iroq. Sugar-baker's skimmings owe their chief fertilising 

 qualities to the blood used in clarifying the sugar, and 

 which is combined with vegetable albumen, and ex- 

 tractive. 



Woollen Rags, cut into very small pieces, are a good 

 manure, decomposing slowly, and benefiting the second 

 as much as the first crop. Hops and turnips have been 

 the crops to which they have been chiefly applied. Half 

 a ton per acre is a fair dressing. Wool is composed of 



Carbon . 

 Hydrogen 

 Azote . 

 Ox 

 Sul 



ygen \ 

 phur / 



. 50.653 



7-029 



. 17.710 



. 24.608 



It leaves a very slight ash, containing minute quantities 

 of muriate of potash, lime, and probably phosphate of 



