ANTIRRHINUM 



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APHELANDRA 



ANTIRRHINUM. (From anti, like, and rhin, a snout, 

 or nose ; flowers like the snout of an animal. Nat. ord. 

 Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn. i^-Tetradynamia, 2- 

 Angiospermia.) 



Common soil, if not retentive of moisture. All hardy 

 herbaceous perennials, except when otherwise specified. 

 Excellent for banks and under trees, but above either 

 for the tops of walls. The varieties are endless. The 

 different types major, nana, and intermedia are now 

 grown under colours only, and though there may be 

 some variations they come fairly true from seeds. Sow 

 in June for flowering the following season. 

 A. alpi'num. See LINARIA ALPINA. 

 ,, angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). See A. SICULUM. 

 ,, Asari'na (asarina). i. White. July. Italy. 1699. 



Half-hardy evergreen trailer. 

 calyci'num ( large- calyxed). i. Red. July. Syria. 



1810. Hardy annual. 

 fru'ticans. See NEMESIA. 

 glandulo'sum (glandular-haired). 2. Roan, yellow. 



September. California. 1834. Hardy annual. 

 Uspa'nicum. i. Rose, yellow. Spain. 1878. Syn. 



A. latifo'lium of Bourg. 



,, latifo'lium. Miller's Card. Diet., ed. viii. Europe. 

 lani'gerwn. See LINARIA LANIGERA. 

 Lind'ria. See LINARIA VULGARIS. 

 linarioi'des. See LINARIA VULGARIS. 

 ,, macroca'rpum. See NEMESIA CHAM^EDRIFOLIA. 

 ,, ma' jus (greater). 2. Pink. July. England. 

 ., bi' color (two-coloured). 2. White. July. Eng- 

 land. 

 ,, cocci'neus (scarlet-flowered). 2. Scarlet. July. 



England. 

 flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 2. Flesh. July. 



England. 



Pelo'ria, (G. W., 1903, 21). Flowers regular. 

 ,, variega'tum (variegated-leaved). 2. Red. July. 



England. 

 maurandioi' des (Maurandya-like). 10. Purple. July. 



Mexico. 1844. 



,, me'dium (intermediate). See A. STRIATUM. 

 meona'nthum (smaller-flowered). See A. SEMPER- 



VIRENS. 

 ,, mo' lie (soft-leaved), i. White. August. Spain. 



1752. Half-hardy evergreen trailer. 

 ,, montevide'nse (Monte Videan). See A. MAJUS. 

 nuttallia' num (Gfl., t. 1275, f. 3). i to 2. Cali- 

 fornia. 1888. 



,, ochroleu' cum (pale yellow). See LINARIA VULGARIS. 

 ,, odo'rum. See LINARIA ODORA. 

 ,, Oro'ntiwn (orontium). i. Flesh. August. Britain. 



Hardy annual. 

 grandiflo'rum. i. Red. July. Spain. 1810. 



Syn. A. calycinum of Vent. 

 ,, sempervi'rens (evergreen). 2. Pink. August. 



Pyrenees. 1821. 



si'culum (Sicilian), i. White. July. 1804. 

 spu'rium. See LINARIA SPURIA. 

 ,, stria' turn (striped). 2. Pink. August. Europe. 1821. 

 ,, stri'ctum. See LINARIA SIBTHORPIANA. 

 ,. tortuo'sum (twisted). Purple. June. Italy. 



ANTIRRHCE A. (From anti, against, and rheo, to 

 flow. Nat. ord. Rubiaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripe shoots 

 in sand, in a close frame, with bottom-heat. Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 

 A. lu'cida (shining). 20. White. May. W. Ind. 1818. 



ANTLER MOTH. See CHAR^E'AS. 



ANTO'NIA. A synonym of Rhynchoglossum. 



ANTRO'PHYUM. (From antron, a cavern, and phio, 

 to grow ; referring to its place of growth. Nat. ord. 

 Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns. Division of the roots ; sandy loam, in 

 a shady situation. 



A. cayenne'nse (Cayenne). Brown. Cayenne. 



,, coria'ceum (leathery). Brown. 



,, lanceola'tum (lance-leaved). Brown. August. W. 



Ind. 1793. 



,, latifo'lium (broad-leaved). Brown. Island of Luzon. 



,, obtu'sum (blunt-leaved). Brown. Island of Luzon. 



reticula' turn (netted). Brown. 



semicosta' turn (half-ribbed). Brown. Island of Luzon. 



ANTS. See INSECT PESTS. 

 ANTWERP HOLLYHOCK. Althafa ficifo'lia. 

 ANU'BIAS. (Nat. ord. Aroidea?.) 

 A. heterophy'lla (G. C., 1889, vi. 67). i. Leaves bright 



green, blotched dull yellow. Congo. 1889. 

 ,, na'na (N. B., 1899, 281). Cameroons. 



AOPLA RENIFO'RMIS. See HABENA'RIA RENI- 

 FO'RMIS. 



AO'TUS. (From a, not, and ous, ear; the ear-like 

 appendages to the calyx are wanting. Nat. ord. Legu- 

 minous Plants [Leguminosa?]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse small evergreen shrubs. Seeds sown in 

 heat. Cuttings of half-ripened wood in April, in sand, in 

 close frame. Sandy loam and peat, with a little charcoal. 



A. gra'cilis (slender). See A. GRACILLIMA. 



,, graci'llima (most slender). 3. Yellow, crimson. 

 May. N. Holland. 1844. 



., inca'na (hoary). 2. Yellow. June. N. Holland. 

 1824. 



,, lani'gera (woolly). Crimson, yellow. April. More- 

 ton Bay. 1838. 



,, villo'sa (soft-haired). 2. Yellow. June. N. Holland. 

 1790. 



,, ericoi'des (heath-like). 2. Yellow. June. N. 

 Holland. 1810. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 2. Yellow. June. N. Hol- 

 land. 1820. 



,, virga'ta (twiggy). 2. Yellow. June. N. Holland. 

 1824. 



APA'RGIA. (A Greek name of a plant now unknown. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 i-Mqualis.) 



Allied to Succory. Common treatment in border. 

 Division of roots. 



A. auranti'aca (orange-coloured), i. Orange. June. 

 Hungary. 1816. 



The above hardy herbaceous perennial is the only one 

 worth cultivating, though there are many other species. 

 Now referred to Leontodon. 



APEI'BA. (The local name of one of the species 

 in Brazil. Nat. ord. Lindenblooms [Tiliaceae]. Linn. 13- 

 Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Tropical evergreen trees and shrubs. Cuttings of ripe 

 wood, under a glass, in strong heat ; peat and loam. 

 Should be curbed in the Chinese fashion, by pruning their 

 roots, &c. 

 A. a'spera (rough-capsuled). 30. Yellow. Cayenne. 



1792. 



l&'ms (smooth-leaved). 10. Green. Cayenne. 1817. 

 ,, Petou'mo (Petoumo). 40. Yellow. S. Amer. 1817. 

 ,, Tibou'rbou (Tibourbou). 7. Yellow. S. Amer. 1756. 



APEN'ULA. Syn. of Specularia. 



APE'RA ARUNDINA'CEA. An ornamental grass, the 

 panicle of which has slender, drooping branches. 1882. 



A. Spi'ca-ve'nti (wind-spike), i to z\. July. Europe; 

 Orient. 



APHANA'NTHE. (Greek, aphanes, inconspicuous, and 

 anthe, flower.) Urticaceae. Trees or shrubs. 



A. a'spera (Planch). A slender-growing shrub, not 

 much known. 



APHELA'NDRA. (From apheles, simple, and aner, a 

 male ; the anthers being one-celled. Nat. ord. Acanihads 

 [Acanthaceffi]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Allied to Justicia. A showy 

 class of plants with terminal spikes of flowers chiefly 

 bright colours, with yellow bracts which last for some 

 time after the flowers have fallen ; propagate early in the 

 spring from side-shoots ; use plenty of sand at base of 

 cuttings, and a light sandy compost, in stove propagating 

 pit ; pot in rich, open soil, and grow under stove treat- 

 ment. 

 A. acutifo'lia. Vermilion-red. October. Colombia. 



1868. 



,, atnce'na. See A. BLANCHETIANA. 

 ,, atrovi'rens (111. Hort., vol. 31, t. 527). Yellow. Bahia. 

 1884. 



