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ARISTOLOCHIA 



A. nepenthoi'des (B. M., t. 6446). Spathe ochre, brown 

 and green ; spadix yellowish. E. Himalayas. 

 1879. 



,, papilla' sum. See A. LESCHENAULTII. 



pentaphy'llum (five-leaved). India ; China. 



pi'ctum (painted). Purple-brown and silvery-white. 

 W. China. 1910. 



pu'lchrum. i. Spathe green and white ; spadix 

 green. Spring. India. 1879. 



ri'ngens (gaping). $. May. Japan. 1800. Half- 

 hardy. 



prx'cox. Green, white, purple. Japan. 



,, Siebo'ldii. Japan. 1857. 



specio'sum (G. C., 1879, vol. 12, p. 585). 



Urna'tum (three-leafleted). J. Purple. May. Japan. 

 1774. Half-hardy. 



iortuo'sum (twisted). Himalaya. 



,, triphy'llum (three-leaved). J. Brown. May. N. 

 Amer. 1664. Hardy. 



u'tile (B. M., t. 6474). i to i. Spathe purple- 

 brown, with green ribs ; spadix purple-brown. 

 Sikkim. 1879. 



,, Wi'ghtii. See A. NEGLECTUM. 



,, Wra'yi. i$. Green, white. Perak. 1889. 



,, zebn'nwn. See A. TRIPHYLLUM. 



ARISA'RUM. (Name of Greek origin. Nat. ord. Aroids 

 [Araceaj].) 



A genus of half-hardy, herbaceous plants, allied to 

 Arisaema. Unisexual flowers, the spadix having no rudi- 

 mentary flowers ; heart-shaped or spear-shaped leaves 

 on long stalks. Raised by seed or division of the root in 

 spring ; sand, loam, and peat compost. 



A. probosci'deum (B. M., t. 6634). Spathe greyish below, 



olive-green above. February. S. Italy. 1818. 

 vulga're (B. M., t. 6023). i. May. S. Europe. 

 1596. 



ARIS'TEA. (From arista, a point or beard ; in refer- 

 ence to the rigid points of the leaves. Nat. ord. Irids 

 [Iridacea?]. Linn. ^-Triandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The least conspicuous plants of this order. Their 

 leaves form the chief herbage for cattle at the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Greenhouse plants. Seed and divisions 

 in March or April; sandy loam and peat. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 



A. capita' ta (headed). 3. Blue. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1790. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbose), i to 3. Blue. June. S. 



Africa. 1803. 

 ,, cya'nea (bright blue). J. Blue. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1759. 



dicho'toma (forked). S. Africa. 

 Ecklo'ni (Ecklon's). S. Africa. 

 ,, melaleu'ca (black and white), i. Pale blue. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1796. 

 platycau'lis (G. C., 1887, i. 732). i. Blue. Pondo- 



land. 1887. 

 pusi'lla (little). J. Blue. July. Cape of Good Hope. 



1806. 

 spira'lis (spiral-flowered). i. Pale blue. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



ARISTOLOCHIA. Birthwort. (From aristos, best, 

 and locheia, parturition ; its supposed medicinal char- 

 acter. Nat. ord. Birthworts [Aristolochiaceae]. Linn. 

 2o-Gynandria, 6-Hexandria.) 



Herbaceous and climbing plants, the first by division 

 of the roots ; hardy climbing ones by division of the 

 roots, and layers in spring or autumn. Stove plants ; 

 cuttings of fine wood, in sand, in heat, in close frame. 

 Sandy loam for the hardy ; peat and loam for the tender 

 kinds. Temp, for the latter, summer, 65 to 80 ; winter, 

 55 to 60. 



HARDY. 



A. arkansa'na (Arkansas). 20. Purple. July. Arkansas. 



1824. Deciduous climber. 

 bce'tica (Baetic). 6. Purple. June. Spain. 1596. 



Deciduous climber. 

 ,, cMe'nsis (Chilian). 6. Purple, green. September. 



W. Ind. 1832. Deciduous half-hardy. 

 . Clemati'tis (clematis-like). 2. Yellow. July. Britain. 



Herbaceous perennial. 



A. glandulo'sa. Green, brown. May. Cuba. 1846. 

 ,, lo'nga (long-rooted). 2. Purple. July. South of 



Europe. 1548. Deciduous trailer. 

 ,, macrade'nia. See A. GLANDULOSA. 

 ,, moupine'nsis (Moupine). Pale green, yellow. W. 



China. 1910. Climber. 

 pa'llida (pale-flowered). 2. White, purple. Italy. 



1640. Herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, Pisiolo'chia (pistolochia). 2. Purple. July. South 



of Europe. 1597. Deciduous trailer. 

 pon'tica (G. C., 1902, xxxi. 333, f. 113). Greenish- 

 purple. Caucasus. 



sagitta'ta (arrow-shaped). See A. SERPENTARIA. 

 Serpenta'ria (snake-root-like), i. Dark purple. July. 



N. Amer. 1632. Deciduous trailer. 

 ,, sina'rum. Green. China. 1859. 

 Si'pho (tube-bearing). 30. Yellow, brown. July. 



N. Amer. 1763. Deciduous climber. 

 tomento'sa (downy). 20. Purple. July. N. Amer. 



1799. Deciduous climber. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. alti'ssima (B. M., t. 6586). Yellow, brown. June to 



August. 

 arbore'scens (tree-like). 20. Yellow, purple. July. 



America. 1737. Evergreen shrub. 

 cilia'ta (fringed). See A. FIMBRIATA. 

 ,, fimbria'ta. Purple, yellow. Buenos Ayres. 

 ,, glau'ca (milky-green-leaved). See A. B^ETICA. 

 hi'rta (hairy). 2. Purple. June. Asia Minor. 1759. 



Herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, rotu'nda (round-roofed). 2. Dark purple. July. 



South of Europe. 1596. Herbaceous perennial. 

 sempervi'rens (evergreen). 4. Purple. June. Candia. 



1727. 



STOVE. 



A. acumina'ia (long-pointed). 10. Purple. Mauritius. 



1822. 

 angui'cida (snake-like). 5. White, brown. December. 



New Grenada. 1845. Twining evergreen. 

 arbo'rea. Brown, purple. New Grenada. 1862. 

 ,, barba'ta (bearded). 10. Purple. Caraccas. 1796. 

 ,, biloba'ta (two-lobed). 10. Purple. 1824. 

 bractea'ta (bracted). 3. Purple. July. E. Ind. 



1793. Evergreen trailer. 

 ,, brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). 20. Purple, netted brown. 



Brazil. 1820. 

 cauda'ta (tailed-lipped). 5. Lurid. June. Brazil. 



1828. Deciduous twiner. 

 ., f&'tens (stinking- flowered). 20. Purple, yellow. 



June. W. Ind. 1832. 

 ,, cilio'sa (fringed). See A. FIMBRIATA. 

 clypea'ta. White, deep purple. Colombia. 1871. 

 cordifo'lia. 30. Creamy- yellow, lurid purple. 



Mexico. 1871. 

 cymbi'fera (boat- flowered). 20. Purple. July. St. 



Paul. 1829. 

 dammeria'na (G. C., 1895, xvii. 452). Climber. 



Central Amer. 

 delioi'dea variega'ta. Leaves variegated with white. 



Colombia. 1870. 

 ,, Ducha'rtrei. See A. RUIZIANA. 

 e'legans (B. M., t. 6909). Yellowish-green, white, and 



red-purple. Brazil. 1885. 

 ., X brasilie'nsis (G. C., 1897, xxii. 126, f. 36 ). 



Garden hybrid. 

 ,, floribu'nda. Purplish-red, with yellow veins. Brazi 1 



1868. 



,, fce'tida (fcetid). 20. July. Mexico. 1822. 

 galea'ta. Cumber. Cream-coloured, with purplish 



veins. New Grenada. 1873. 

 ,, Gibe'rtii. Yellow, purple. Paraguay. 

 ,, gigante'a of Hooker. See A. GRANDIFLORA. 

 ,, gigante'a (gigantic-flowered). 20. Yellow, brown. 



J uly. Brazil. 

 gi'gas (giant). 6. White, brown. June. Guatemala. 



1842. Deciduous climber. 

 Sturtevan'tii (G. and F., 1891, 546). Large 



flowered variety. Guatemala. 

 goldiea'na. Large flowers, outside greenish, inside 



deep yellow, with chocolate veins. Old Calabar 



River. 1867. 



