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AnthariTun continued. 



A- S. 



. S. Tmvrlmnm (greaterX* A very fine variety, with " gigantic 

 flower spathes, which measure about 9in. in length by 4in. in 

 breadth, and are of the most brilliant scarlet colour.- See 

 Fig. 111. 



A S. pygmjeum (small).* Altogether smaller than the type, with 

 ow leaves, which are from 4in. to 6in. long, and about *in. 



broad. It is one of the 



freely. 

 A S. Rothschildianum (Rothschild'sX JL, spathe creamy 



white, spotted with crimson ; spadiz yellow. 1880. Exactly inter- 

 mediate lulling Mi MI Ml nKiiti HM trniril species and the 



following variety. 

 A S. Wardll (Ward'sX* JL, spathe 6in. long. 4in. broad, very 



brilliant L broader and more robust than those of the typical 



species. A splendid variety. 

 A S. Williams!! (Williams'sX* JL, spathe white; spadiz 



yellowish. May. L lanceolate-acuminate. Costa Bica, 1874. 



ST.V. A. Schenerianum album. 

 A signatum(weU-markedX I. apparently three-lobed ; front lobe 



about 1ft. long and 4in. wide ; the two side ones 4m. long, and 



. . 



about tin. from the midrib to the extremity, dark green ; 

 about 1ft. long. Venezuela, 1858. 



petioles 



white ; spadix nearly lin. long, very obtuse, pale yellow. 

 row lanceolate, 16in. to 24in. long, and about 2uTwide, bright green 

 above, pale greyish green beneath ; midrib prominent ;petiole Sin 

 to 6in. long, trigonous. A. lift. Tropical America, 1875. 



L cordate, with an open sinus, the 



A. splendJdnm (splendid). 

 lobes meeting behind ; " the course of 



broadish band of deep lustrous velvety green, 

 g in ^ring c 

 is scabr 

 if raised 

 angular 



spaces of about equal 'width being hi 

 vellowish green ; the ' ' 

 between ~ 



i green ; the leaf surface is scabrous, and the portions 

 the ribs strongly bullate, as if raised in papillose blisters ; 

 i on the under suifaBB are angular, with tooth-like pro- 

 at intervals, while the whole under surface is punctuate 



the veins 



jections at intervals, while the wh< 

 with small palKddots-O*. Bull). 

 America, 1882. A very beautiful 

 others of the genus. See Fig. " 



surface is punctuate 

 short, thick. South 

 quite distinct from any 



FIG. 112. A.VTHUKKM SPLE.VDIDUX. 



A. TObBignatrun (nearly allied to SignatumV* 

 hastate, with blunt points, Iffin. to 18m. long, 

 toadS at th wid* part; dark .Mnincg 



L thick and fleshy. 

 and as much in 



oth; petioles aboat fit long. fc. IJft 

 llent 



green above, paler 

 >sta Bica, 186L An 



Anthnrinm continued. 



L tetragonnm (four-angledX Z. erect, commences very narrow, 

 1ft. wide at its broadest part ; margins undulate, deep shining 

 green on the upper surface, paler below ; petioles short, quad- 

 rangular. Tropical America, I860. An excellent sub-tropical 





jduncle quadrangular. L 

 green ; ribs prominent, ani 

 1882. A handsome plant. 



n: *adb 



alternate, 

 ^andofapaler 



A Vettchil (Teitch'sX* L ovate-oblong, greatly elongated, 2ft to 

 3ft long, with a breadth of less than than one-third of these 

 dimensions, leathery, deep green, with a glossy metallic surface 

 when first expanded that Womes paler with age ; the principal 

 nerves are arched and deeply sunk, imparting a curiously waved 

 appearance to the surface. A. 2Jft Columbia, 1877. Bare but 

 very handsome. 



A Walulewi (Walujew'sX* I. broadly cordate, 12in. to Uin. long, 

 Sin. to lOin. broad, olive metallic green, when young, bright 

 reddish crimson ; petioles four to five-angled. A. 2ft. Venezuela, 

 1880. A very distinct and noble species. 



A Waroqueanum (Waroque'sX* L elongated, from 24in. to 

 sometimes 36in. long, and Sin. to llin. broad, very nch deep green, 

 of a velvety lustre ; midribs and veins light, forming a very 

 pleasing contrast Columbia, 1878. A very free grower. 



A WQdenowll (Wildenow-sX A synonym of A. laruxolatvm. 

 It may be here remarked that by far the majority of species enn- 



species. 



i's Dictionary are chiefly of 

 and will, therefore, never become extensively 

 cultivated. 



ANTH v I.T.Tg (from anthcs, a flower, and ionics. 



down; flowers usually downy). Kidney Vetch. OBD. 



Leguminosce. Herbaceous or sub-shrubby plants, of variable 



habit. Flowers in spikes or heads; calyx tubular, five 



toothed, permanent after flowering, more or less inflated. 



Petals nearly equal Although not extensively grown, all 



the species are very beautiful when in flower, the hardy 



sorts being admirably adapted for rockwork. The herbaceous 



perennials may be easily propagated by seed or division. 



The seeds of the annual kinds should be sown in a rather 



dry, warm situation in the open ground. The shrubby 



evergreens will need the protection of a frame or cool 



greenhouse in cold northern climates, and are best grown 



in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat. Young cuttings of 



most sp ecies will root in a pot of sandy soil, with a bell glass 



placed over them, in a cool house or frame. 



A Barba-Jovls (Jupiter's beardX* * Pale yellow, numerous, in 



globose, bracteate heads. March. I pinnate, and are as well as 



She branches, clothed with silky tomentum; leaflets nine to 



thirteen, oblong-linear, h. 4ft to 8ft Spain, 1640. Shrub. 



A ertnacea (pricklyX* A. bluish-purple ; heads few flowered, on 



short peduncles, bractea'te. ApriL i. very few, oval, or oblong. 



A. 6in. to 12in. Spain, 1759. A much branched, spiny, almost 



leafless, and slow-growing species ; hardy in a dry sunny position 



on the rockery. S VS. Ennaeea hispan iea. 



A. Hermanniffi (Hennann'sX JL yellow ; heads few flowered, 

 nearlv sessile in tie axils of the upper leaves. ApriL I. almost 

 sessile, simple, or trifoliate ; leaflets oblong-cuneated, glabrous or 

 clothed with adpressed pubescence, h. 2ft to 4ft Corsica, 1739. 

 Shrubby, much branched. 



A. m""**"* (mountainX* JL pink or purplish, in dense heads, 

 on peduncles, with a leafy involucre, June. L pinnate, and are 

 as well as the branches, silky and hoary ; leaflets numerous, oval- 

 oblong, acute, small, entire, fc. Sin. to 6m. Alps of Europe, 1759 

 A very handsome little rock plant, with a dwarf and tufted 

 habit 



A. tetraphyUa (fonr-leavedX JL white ; heads axillary, sessile, 

 few flowered. July. I pinnate, the terminal leaflets ovate and 

 large, the other three small and acute. South Europe, 1640. A 



A. Vntocrarla (Common Wound wortX* JL generally yellow, some- 

 times white, red, or pinkish, in crowded twin heads. Summer. 

 L pinnate, with five or more unequal leaflets ; the lower ones 

 smallest. An elegant native herbaceous, perennial, admirably 

 adapted for rockwork. It is plentiful in most dry pastures. There 

 are several varieties, the best of which is alba. 

 AHTZASIS TOXICAJ&IA. This is the famous Upas 



tree of Java, from which is obtained poison of a most 



deadly nature. It belongs to the NAT. OBD. Urticacea. 

 AimCLEA, Included under Zygadenns. 

 ANTIGONON (from anti, against or opposite, and 



gonia, an angle). Q&n.PolygonaceuB. Elegant stove climbers. 



Flowers racemose, cirrhose at the apex of the rachides; 



petals five, three outer ones broadly cordate, two inner 



oblong. Leaves alternate, cordate. Although extremely 



