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ANTIGRAMME 



A. scherteria'num rothschildia' num. Spathe creamy red- 

 spotted, spadix creamy. 1880. 

 ,, ro's<m(Bull. Cat., 1893, 9). Salmon-rose coloured 



spathes. 



,, rotundiflo'rum (W. G., 1889. 113). 

 ,, ,, rotundispa' tkum (round-spathed). Spathe rounded, 



white above. 1908. 

 sanguin'eum (W. G., 1889, 113). 

 venicenea'num. Spathe white, with red tip. 1884. 

 Wa'rdii (Veitch Cat.. 1879, 28). Broad foliage, 



and spathes 6 in. long by 4 in. broad. 

 warocquea'num (111. Hort., 1888, 43, t. 51). White, 



spathes spotted with red. 

 ,, Willia'msii. i. Spathe white, spadix yellowish. 



Costa Rica. 1874. Syn. A. scherzerianum album. 

 Sello'um (Sello's). 3. May. Isle of St. J uan. 1794- 

 ,, selloww'num. Brazil. 1841. 

 ,, signa'tum. ii. Green. 1858. 

 ,. sinua'tum. 2j. Purplish. Brazil. 1860. 

 ,, smilacifo'rme. See A. UNDATUM. 

 spathiphy'llum (G. C., 1877, vii. 652). ij. Spathe 



white, spadix yellowish. Trop. Amer. 1875. 

 sple'ndidum (G. C., 1883, xix. 381, f. 58). Leaves of 



a beautiful sea-green colour. Colombia. 

 stri'ctum. i. Bluish-green. Brazil. Syn. A. dom- 



beyanum of gardens. 

 subsagitta' turn. Venezuela. 1860. 

 ,, subsigna' turn. ij. Yellow. Central Amer. 1861. 

 ,, subula'tum (G. C., 1886, xxvi. 230). Spadix purple- 

 red, and white spathe. 

 teirago'num. Green. 1860. 

 torrigia'num (W. G., 1897, 258). Garden hybrid. 

 ^,, tri'lobum (111. Hort., 1878, t. 283). Syn. A. trifidum. 



Colombia. 

 ,, trine'rve (three-nerved), i to i. Green. Berries lilac. 



Brazil and Guiana. 

 trine' roium. 2. Green. Brazil. 

 ,, triu'mphans (Bull. Cat., 1883, n). Spathe green, 



spadix greenish-white. There is also a garden 



hybrid with pink spathe and yellow spadix. 

 ,, undo.' turn. Purplish. Brazil. 1860. 

 ,, undula'tum. See A. HARKISII. 

 Valvasso'rii (W. G., 1897, 256). Garden hybrid. 

 ,, varia'bile. Spathe green, spadix violet. Brazil. 



1832. 

 Vei'tchii (G. C., 1877, vi. 772, f. 142, 143). Spadix 



whitish or pink. Colombia. 



- acumina'tum (G. C., 1885, xxiv. 650). Colombia. 

 ,, vellozia'num. See A. OLFERSIANUM. 

 veruai.'neum (R. H., 1884, 204 t.). White spathed 



variety of A. scherzeria' num. 

 , viola'ceum. Trop. Amer. 1859. 

 , ,, leucoca'rpum. Mexico. 1859. 

 ,, viola'scens. See A. COSTATUM. 

 ,, virgo'sum. Spathe green, spadix reddish. Brazil. 



1860. 

 ,, I'iride. Trop. Amer. 1855. 



cneria'num. Caraccas. 1853. 

 Walli'sii. 2j. Green. Colombia. 

 Walu'jewi (Gfl., t. 1004). Allied to A. magni'ficum. 

 wambekea'num(l\\.. Hort., 1895, 185). Garden hybrid 



between A. lindenia'num and A. andrea'num. 

 ., uarocquea'num (Fl. and P., 1878, ipi). Foliage 



plant similar to A. Veitchii. Colombia. 

 ., Warsccwi'czii. See A. SINUATUM. 

 ,, Willdeno'vii. i. Brazil. 1860. 

 Wittma'ckii (Gfl., 1889, 121, t. 1293). Hybrid of A. 



andrea'num and A. lindenia'num. 



ANTHY'LLIS. (From anthos, a flower, and ioulos, 

 down ; literally, downy flower. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [LeguminoscBj. Allied to Trefoil. Linn. i6-Mona- 

 delphia, 6-Decandria.) 



Seeds, division of roots, cuttings ; the hardy perennial 

 and annual species like a light, well-drained soil ; the 

 greenhouse varieties should have fibrous loam, leaf-mould, 

 and if loam is heavy some peat added. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



A. cornici'na (crow), i. White. July. Spain. 1759. 

 hamo'sa (hooked), i. Pale yellow. July. Barbary. 



1821. 



lotoi'des (lotus-like), i. Yellow. July. Spain. 1739. 

 Utraphy'lla (four-leaved), i. Yellow. July. South 

 of Europe. 1640. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



A. Aspala'thi (aspalath us-like). See A. HERMANNI.C. 

 Ba'rba-Jo'vis (Jupiter's beard). 3. Pale yellow. 



April. South of Europe. 1640. 

 ,, cytisoi'des (cytisus-like). 2. White. June. Spain. 



1731. 

 ,, echina'ta (hedgehog), i. Purple. June. South of 



Europe. 



,, Erina'cea (prickly). See ERINACEA PUNGENS. 

 Herma'nnite (Hermann's). 2. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 1739. 

 ,, heterophy'lla (various-leaved). i. Pink. July. 



South of Europe. 1768. 

 ,, tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1818. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



A. alpi'na (hairy-alpine). See A. VULNERARIA. 

 cre'tica (B. M., t. 1092). See EBENUS CRETICA. 

 ,, cunea'ta. See LESPEDEZA ERIOCARPA. 

 ,, Dille'nii (Dillenius's). See A. VULNERARIA DILLENH. 

 ,, Gera'rdi (Gerard's), i. White. August. Provence. 



1806. 

 monta'na (mountain), i. Purple. July. South of 



Europe. 1759. 

 ,, ,, a'lba (white), i. White. July. South of Europe. 



1818. 

 onobrychoi'des (Sainfoin-like). i. Yellow. July. 



Spain. 1817. 

 ,, polyce'phala (many-headed). i. Yellow. July. 



Barbary. 1829. 



,, polyphy'lla (many-leaved). See A. VULNERARIA. 

 ,, Vulnera'ria (common woundwort). i. Yellow. July. 



Britain. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). i. White. July. 



Britain. 



,, Dille'nii. Red. 

 ,, hirsuti' 'ssima (very hairy). J. Red. July. 



Europe. 1816. 



ru'bra (red-flowered), i. Red. July. Britain, 

 ,, rubriflo'ra. See A. V. DILLENH. 

 ,, webbia'na (Webb's). See A. VULNERARIA. 



ANTIA'RIS. (From antja, its Java name. Nat. ord. 

 Artocarpads [Urticaceae]. Linn. 2i'Monctcia, 4-Tet- 

 randria. Allied to Brosimum.) 



This is the fabled upas-tree of Java, which furnishes the 

 deadly poison known as " Antjar poison," and said to be 

 used as a poison for " arrows." It has been said that 

 cattle could not live near this tree, but this has been 

 proved to be wrong. Evergreen requiring stove treat- 

 ment, cuttings of ripened wood in close frame ; loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



A. toxica'ria (poisonous). 40. Green. Java. 1844. 

 ANTICLE'A. Included under ZVGADENUS. 



ANTIDE SMA. (Greek anti, for, and desma, bond ; the 

 bark of A. Bunius being used for cordage. Lupiior- 

 biaceae. Tropical trees or shrubs.) 



A. Bu'nius (Spreng). Dark green foliage ; small berries. 

 Malaya. 



ANTTGONON. (From anti, against or opposite, and 

 gonia, an angle. Ord. Polygonaceae.) 



Stove climbers with showy flowers, but do not flower 

 freely ; require similar treatment as the Bougainvilleas ; 

 should be well exposed to the sun. 



A ama'bile. Bright rose. 



guatemaWnse. Rose-pink. Guatemala. 1876. Syn. 



A. insi'gne. 



insi'gne. See A. GUATEMALENSE. 

 le'ptopus. Rose. Mexico. 1868. 

 ., albiflo'ra. White. 1888. 



ANTIGRA'MME. (From anti, like, and gramma, 

 writing ; in reference to the appearance of the spore- 

 cases, or seed-vessels. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 

 24-Cryptogamia, i-Filices. Allied to Scolopendrium.) 

 A greenhouse Fern. Divisions ; peat and loam. Temp. 

 r, 55 to 75 ; winter, 45 to 50. 



A. rhyzophy'lla (roo ting-leaved). Brown. May. Now 

 referred to Scolopendrium rhizophyllum. 



