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ANNESLIA 



lime. Feathers and hair closely resemble it in their 

 components. Horns are composed of 



Carbon ...... 51-578 



Hydrogen ..... 6.712 



Azote ...... 17.284 



besides minute proportions of sulphate, muriate and 

 phosphate of potash, phosphate of lime, and other less 

 important matters. 

 Shells. Those of the following are thus composed : 



They have all been found good, in a pounded form, as 

 manures for turnips, and must be for all other plants, 

 and on all soils where calcareous matters are deficient. 



ANISACA'NTHA. (From anisos, unequal, and dkantha, 

 a spine. Nat. ord. Chenopods [Chenopodiaceae]. Linn. 

 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Evergreen under-shrub ; cuttings of young shoots, a 

 little hard at bottom, in April ; sandy loam. Greenhouse 

 temperature. 



A. divarica'ta (straggling). 2. N. Holland. 1824. 



ANISACA'NTHUS. (From anisos, unequal, and aca'ntha, 

 a spine ; but more probably refers to the genus Acanthus. 

 Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Evergreen stove shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 

 A. pu'milus (dwarf). \. April. Mexico. 1820, 



ANISA'NTHUS. (From anisos, unequal, and anthos, 

 a flower. Nat. ord. Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. ^-Triandria, 

 i - Monogy nia.) 



This is now a synonym of Antholyza. Greenhouse or 

 frame bulbs, requiring protection in winter ; offsets ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 70 ; winter, 40 to 45. 



A. Cuno'nia (Cunon's). 2. Scarlet. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1756. 

 quadrangula'ris (quadrangular). 2. Yellow. April. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1700. 



sple'ndens (splendid). 2. Scarlet. June. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1828. See ANTHOLYZA CAFFRA. 



A'NISE. Pimpine'lla Ani'sum. 



Half-hardy annual, used for garnishing or seasoning. 

 Sow during April, in pots, plunged in a hotbed ; remove 

 to a warm, light border in May. Thin the plants to 

 six inches apart. The seed is ripe in August or Sep- 

 tember. It does not bear transplanting. 



A'NISEED-TREE. Illi'cium anisa'tum. 



ANISOCHI LUS. (From anisos, unequal, and cheilos, 

 lip. Nat. ord. Labiates or Lipworts [Labiatae]. Linn. 

 H-Didynamia, i-Gymnospermia.) 



Stove biennial ; seeds in heat, or cuttings in sandy 

 soil, in close frame, moderate stove temperature. 

 A. carno'sus (fleshy). 2. Lilac. August. E. Ind. 1778. 



ANISO'MELES. (From anisos, unequal, and melos, a 

 member. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiatae]. Linn. i^-Didy- 

 namia, i-Gymnospermia.) 



Chiefly evergreen under-sbrubs ; cuttings of stove 

 species in April, in close frame with bottom-heat. Green- 

 house species, under glass, without heat. Sow the annual 

 in March, in heat ; loam and peat. Temperature same 

 for stove plants, 55 to 75 ; winter, 50 to 60. Green- 

 house, winter. 45. 



A. furca'ta (forked). See CRANIOTOME VERSICOLOR. 

 ,. malaba'rica (Malabar). 2. Violet. August. E. Ind. 



1823. 

 moscha'ta (musk). 2. Purple. August. N. Holland. 



1824. 



ova'ta (ovate-leaved). 2. Pink. August. E. Ind. 

 1823. Stove annual. 



ANISOPE'TALUM CAREYA'NUM. See BDLBO- 



FHYLLUM. 



ANISOTIA HORTTCOLA is a beetle which often 

 attacks the rose-flowers about June. Its maggots live 

 under turf, and feed on its roots. 



ANISO'TES. (From anisotes, inequality ; leaves un- 

 equal in size. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in a warm greenhouse. Fibrous loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



A. diver sifo'lius (diverse-leaved). Flame-coloured or 

 yellow. Socotra. 1908. 



ANNUALS are plants which live but one year, and 

 consequently have to be raised from seed every season. 

 It is rather difficult to make quite a clear definition, for 

 there are some which, though naturally annuals, may be 

 perpetuated by propagation from cuttings Mignonette 

 is an example ; and in addition to this the same plants 

 will flower for two or three years if not allowed to ripen 

 the seed. Then we have many biennials and perennials 

 which may be treated as annuals, and it is in consequence 

 of this that trouble occurs at flower-shows in the judging. 

 The question is often asked, What is an annual, biennial, 

 or perennial ? Prizes being offered for so many varieties 

 of either class, both exhibitors and judges are liable to 

 fall into errors. Taking the Calliopsis (or Coreopsis) 

 and Gaillardias in each case we have annuals, biennials, 

 and perennials, but the perennials will flower the first 

 year if sown early and raised under glass. Annuals may 

 be divided into three classes viz. hardy, half-hardy, 

 and greenhouse. Hardy annuals may be sown in the 

 open ground, where they are to flower. In some instances, 

 as with Sweet Peas, Iberis, Saponaria calabrica, Cen- 

 taureas, &c., may be sown in the autumn, but with most 

 annuals February or March is quite early enough, and 

 for succession they may be sown as late as May, or for 

 autumn flowering sowings may be made up to the middle 

 of June. The former system of growing annuals in rows, 

 except when required for an edging, is not appreciated. 

 Grown in circular patches with colours well divided they 

 are much more effective. In sowing annuals the depth 

 varies considerably. The larger seeds require to be well 

 covered, especially those sown in the autumn. For 

 small seeds sown in spring the ground may be worked 

 down level and the seeds sown on the surface, then 

 raked in. This should be done when the ground is in 

 good condition that is, not too wet or top dry. In 

 most instances the seedlings will require thinning out, 

 and it is essential that this should be done before the 

 seedlings get drawn up thin through being crowded up 

 together. Each patch or row should be clearly marked 

 with a label or something to indicate where the seeds are 

 sown. Birds are often troublesome. Some twigs stuck 

 in round the patches or along the rows and dark thread 

 twined about is a useful protection, and a good dusting 

 of soot or lime will keep off slugs and other vermin. 



Half-hardy Annuals are those which require to be 

 raised under glass and well established before planting 

 in the open ground. The time of sowing seeds is given 

 under the various subjects, but the chief conditions are 

 plenty of light without being fully exposed to bright 

 sunshine, and careful attention to watering. Avoid 

 sowing too thickly, and prick off as soon as large enough 

 to handle, and in all cases put the seedlings down, 

 allowing the seed leaves to just clear the soil, and do 

 not use cold soil. In all cases where the seedlings have 

 been kept too close and warm they will suffer when 

 exposed ; full exposure will secure short, sturdy growth, 

 and when planting out time comes they will not suffer 

 from the change. 



Greenhouse Annuals. Of these the Celosias, Gom- 

 phrenas, and Torenia Fournieri may be given as examples. 

 Sown in February in heat and grown on, they flower 

 through the summer in the greenhouse, and though 

 formerly given more heat the Celosias may be used for 

 bedding in warm situations, and many other subjects 

 which at one time were grown in heat are found to do 

 well in the open during the summer. 



ANNE SLIA (grandiflo'ra). Syns. of Calliandra grandi- 

 flora and A. spinosa of Euryale ferox. 



