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ANON A 



ANTEXNARIA 



AA. Petals {exterior) linear or ohlong ^ the inner ones 



mlnxiie \or conspicuous in A, muscosa). 



B. Fruit smooth or very nearly so (iv A . amplexicanUs 



undescrihnl). 



C, I^vs. vvlvedj hrnnith. 



Cherimdlia, Miller (A. tripeto hi ,Aiton}. Cherimoyer, 

 or Chekimoya. Jamaica- Apple. Tree, 15-20 ft. high, 

 with young growth scurfy-pubescent : fls. opposite 

 the Its., greenish, and. fragrant, the exterior petals ob- 

 long-linear and keeled on the inner side, velvety : Ivs. 

 ovate or oblong (about 3 in. long), obtuse or scarcely 

 aciite, dark green, and sparsely hairy above and velvety 

 beneath : fr. very large (from the size of a lar;.^' ap])le 

 to 8 in. or more in diara.), spherical or sli^litly thittcinMl 

 at the ends, nearly smooth, brownish yrllow. sMniilhui-s 

 with a red cheek, the flesh soft and rich. Peru and ad- 

 jacent regions northward, but naturalized in Central 

 America and Mexico, the West Indies and parts of the 

 Old World. B.M. 20U.- It is a well-known fruit of the 

 tropics, and it thrives upon the Florida keys and the 

 adjacent coasts. It is also grown to a limited extent in 

 southern California. Fruit will stand transportation if 

 picked green. Possibly the plants sold as A . tnacrocdrpff 

 and A. suavtssima are forms of the Cherimoyer. See 

 Cherimoyer. 



CC. Jyvs. not velvety, 



reticulata, Linn. Custabd-Apple. Bullock's-Heart. 

 Fkuta de Conde. a tree, 15-25 ft. high, with growth 

 smooth or nearly so: fls. with the exterior petals oi>Iong- 

 liuear and keeled on the inside, ju-uti'. fj^reciiish. with 

 purple spots at the bast- : Ivs. laiirmlatt' nr oIiIoh-j: aiid 

 pointed, glabrous above and roui,di brinatli, Imt liecimiing 

 smooth: fr. 3-4 in. in diam., smuoth, with smidl d».'i)rfs- 

 sions, in various shades of yellow or even russet, with 

 a soft yellow cream-like pulp next the skin, and a white 

 pulp at the middle, sweet and excellent. West Indies, 

 where it is a very popular fruit. It thrives in southern 

 Florida, where it has lately been introduced. B.M. 2911. 

 2912. 





94. Anona squamosa, grown in Bermuda (X ^o). 



amplexicaiilis, Lara, Erect shrub, glabrous : outer 

 petals oblong and obtuse (l^in. long), the inner very 

 much shorter and lanceolate and pointed: ivs. oblong or 

 ovate, obtuse or acute (4-6 in. long), thick and rigid, 

 glaucous and somewhat shining, deeply cordate-clasping 

 at the base. Mauritius and Madagascar. — Said to have 

 been lately introduced into southern Florida. Little 



'^°''''"- BB. Fruit tuberculate. 



squamdsa, Linn. (A. cinerea, Dunal). Sweet-Sop. 

 Sugar-Apple. PU'. 94. Diffuse small tree, or a shrub, 

 10-20 ft. high : lis. with the outer petals oblous-linear and 



blunt, keeled on the inner side, greeni.sh: Ivs. thin, ob 

 long-ovate, very sparsely hairy on both sides, but often 

 becoming smooth, glaucous : fr. egg-shaped, or of the 

 form of a short pine (.Mme, 3-4 in. in diam.. yellowish 

 green, and tuln-ri-uhitr (each carpel foniiiii:.' a iirotulier- 

 ance); the pulp cnamy yellow and custaiiilike, very 

 .sweet. West Indies to Brazil. B.M. 3ll!l.').- JIutdi prized 

 in the tropics, and considerably grown on the Florida 

 keys, and extending north, with some protection, nearly 

 to the middle of the state ; also cultivated in California. 

 Introduced in the Old World. Lvs., green frs., and seeds 

 said to be used for destroying vermin. l. jj, g 



ANSfiLLIA i-Tohn Ansill. African explorer). Or- 

 rliiil'tr"! . tvWn' \'n tKha, Intlori-sci-nce terminal : stems 

 tufted, ji'iutc'l. nodt-N con>picauus : lvs. lanceolate, alter- 

 nate toward the summit of the stums, visibly nerved, 

 about G in. long. The species require high temperatures 

 for .successful development. Epiphytes. For further 

 culture, see Orchids. 



Africana, Lindl. Plants 2 ft. or more high : stems 

 cylindrical : lis. numerous (40-80), yellowish, verging on 

 green, marked with curiously oblong, brown-purple 

 spots : labellum yellow, 3-lobed. Sierra Leone. B.M. 

 4005. — This is undoubtedly the type, all other forms so 

 far known being departures from it of horticultural 

 merit only. 



gigant^a, Reichb. f. (Ci/mbidium Sdndersoni, Harv.). 

 Habit as above. Sepals and petals sparingly, if at all. 



spotted. Natal ! 

 ANSONIA. SeeJ», 



Oakes Ame.s. 



ANTENNARIA (pappus likened to antennm), Com- 

 pi'isii,! . K\ h.Ki.ASTiNG. Cat's-Ear. Small, whlte-woolly 

 perennial Iti-rhs, with spatulate or obovate root-lvs.. and 

 mostly leatiess scai)es, bearing small gray or white 

 heads which remain stitT and di-y. They are interesting 

 for rockwork and Tin- edges of borders, and for this pur- 

 pose have been sparingly introduced in the last few 

 years. They are perfectly hardy, and thrive in poor 

 soil. The fls. are often cut before fiilly mature and 

 dried (and often dyed) as everlastings. Several spe- 

 cies grow wild. Prop, mostly by division of the mats ; 

 also by seeds. Allied to Anaphalis and Gnaphalium. 

 ~' See Everlastings. 



A. Pappus nf sterile fls. not thickened at the tip, 



minutely roughened. 



dimdrpha, Torr. & Gray. Tufted with spatulate lvs. 



and a sparsely-leaved 11. -st. an inch or less high, from a 



stout, much-branched caudex. Neb. west. 



AA. Pappus of sterile fls. thickened at the top. 

 B. li'ot sjyreading bij stolons. 



Gejeri, Gray. Stout, thick-woolly, from a woody base : 

 fl.-st. 3 in. or more high, very leafy to the top ; pistil- 

 late heads narrow : involucre with rose-purple or ivory- 

 white tips to the inner scales. Cal. N. 



BB. Spreading bij stolons. 

 c. Heads solitary or in a cymose cluster. 



diolca, Linn. Basal lvs. IK in. or less long, 1-nerved 

 or only indistinctly 3-nerved : st. 2-12 in. : invohicral 

 bracts all light green or light brown, with white or 

 pinkish tips. N. states and Eu. — The plant in the trade 

 na A.tontento/ium is probably a form of this species. 

 Also in cult, under the proper name. A. dioica. 



alplna, G.-ertn. Phant 1—4 in. : invohicral bracts in fer- 

 tile lif-ad-^, dark brownish green, acute. Canada, Rocky 

 Mts.. Sierra Xevadas. 



plantagini!61ia, Rich. Basal lvs. IK in. or more long, 

 distinctly 3 nerved : st. 6-18 in. high. Stoloniferous, 

 making broad patches. Common in fields and old pas- 

 tares. Perhaps not in cult. 



CC. Heads loosely panicled. 



racemdsa, Hook. Light-woolly, 6-20 in. high, the sts. 

 sparsely leafy, the heads mostly on slender peduncles : 

 involucre brownish. Rocky Mts. L. H. B. 



