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7. Audrosace Filiformis. Leaves ovate-toothed, petioled ; 

 rays of the umbel capillary; corollas exceeding the bell- 

 shaped calix. Corolla white. A native of Siberia. 



Androseemum. See Hypericum, 



Andryala ; a genus of the class Syngenesia, order Poly- 

 gamia /Equalis. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix : common, 

 many-parted, short, rounded, villose : scales very many, sub- 

 equal, subulate. Corolla; compound imbricate, uniform; 

 corollules hermaphrodite, numerous, equal ; each ligulate, 

 linear, truncate, five-toothed. Stamina: filamenta five, ca- 

 pillary, very short ; anthene cylindrical tubulose. Pistil; 

 germen ovate ; style filiform, the length of the stamina; stig- 

 mas two, reflex. Pericarp: none. Calix: converging, glo- 

 bose. Seeds : solitary, ovate ; down capillary, the length of 

 the calix. Receptacle : villose, flatfish. ESSENTIAL CHA- 

 RACTER. Receptacle : villose. Calix .- many-parted, sub- 

 equal, rounded. Down .- simple, sessile. Every species in 

 this genus may be propagated from seeds ; those of the hardy 

 sorts should be sown in spring, wherever they are to remain. 

 These plants require no culture, but occasional thinning and 

 weeding. The second, third, fourth, and fifth species, re- 

 quire the protection of a green-house, where they will flower 

 all the summer and frequently produce seeds fit for pro- 

 pagation. The perennials are increased by their creeping 

 roots. The species are, 



1. Andryala Integrifolia ; Hoary Andryala. Lower leaves 

 runcinate ; upper ovate-oblong, tomentose. The flowers are 

 yellow, like Sowthistle. It flowers in July, and the seeds 

 ripen in September. There is a variety of this species; both 

 are annuals, and natives of the southern parts of Europe. 



2. Andryala Cheiranthifolia ; Various-leaved Andryala. 

 Leaves runcinate; upper ones lanceolate, entire ; down glan- 

 duliferous. Perennial; three feet high, full of milk; flowers 

 yellow, scarce, nodding. Native of the island of Madeira. 



3. Andryala Pinnatifida; Pinnati/id-leaved Andryala. 

 Leaves tomentose, pinnatifid ; calices tomentose, hairy ; hairs 

 nil her stiff. Biennial: flowering in July and August. 

 Native of the Canary Islands, where, and in Madeira, it and 

 two varieties of the same species are found. 



4. Andryala Crithmifolia ; Samphire-leaved Andryala. 

 Leaves pinnate, linear, tomentose. Native of Madeira. 



5. Andryala Ragusina ; Downy Andryala. Leaves lanceo- 

 late, undivided, denticulate, acute, tomentose; flowers soli- 

 tary. This plant has a yellow flower, terminating every branch 

 in June and July, and being very hoary, makes a pretty ap- 

 puurance among others whose leaves are green. It will not 

 bear the open air, except in a dry soil and warm situation. 

 Found in Spain, in Algiers, as well as at the Cape. 



6. Andryala Lanata; Woolly Andryala. Leaves oblong- 

 ovate, slightly toothed, woolly; peduncles branching. A 

 biennial ; with a large yellow flower, which appears in June, 

 and is followed by the seeds in August. The whole plant is 

 white. Native of the south of Europe. 



Anemone ; a genus of the class Polyandria, order Poly- 

 iryuia. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: none. Corolla-, pe- 

 tals in two or three rows, three in a row, somewhat ob- 

 long. Stamina : filamenta numerous, capillary, half the 

 length of the corolla : anthera twin, erect. Plitil: gcrmina 

 numerous, in a head ; styles acuminate ; stigmas obtuse, 

 Pericarp: none; receptacle globular or oblong, hollowed 

 and dotted. Swds : very many, acuminate, retaining the 

 stylo. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Calix : none. Petals : six 

 or nine. Seeds : many. The plants of this genus are mostly 

 hardy perennials, and may be propagated both by seeds and 



by the roots. The species are, 



1. Anemone Hcmitica ; Hepatica. Leaves three-lobed, 



quite entire. Flower subcaliculate, lying a year complete 

 in all its parts within the bud, and is one of the most emi- 

 nent beauties of the spring. The flowers appear plentifully 

 in February and March, before the green leaves appear; 

 and the double sorts, which have fairer and more durable 

 [lowers than the single ones, make a beautiful appearance 

 upon the borders of a pleasure-garden. The single sorts 

 produce seed annually, which should be sown in pots or 

 boxes of light earth at the beginning of August, placed so 

 as to have only the morning sun upon them till October, 

 and then removed into the full sun for the winter season. In 

 March they must be replaced in a shady situation, and fre- 

 quently be watered in dry weather. In the following Au- 

 gust they must be transplanted into a border of good fresh 

 loamy earth, facing the east, where they must be placed six 

 inches asunder each way, and have the earth pressed closely 

 to their roots, otherwise the worms will draw them out of 

 the ground. They will shew their flowers in the following 

 spring ; but it will be three years before they flower strongly. 

 You may then venture to judge of their quality ; and if 

 you find any double flowers, or any of a different colour 

 from the common sorts, they should be taken up and trans- 

 planted into borders of the flower-garden, where they should 

 continue two years at least before they are taken up or parted; 

 for when they are often removed and parted, they are very 

 subject to die, but if undisturbed for many years, they thrive 

 exceedingly and produce large roots. The double flowers 

 are therefore propagated by parting their roots in March, 

 placing them where they can enjoy the morning sun, in a 

 strong loamy soil. They will grow any where, except in 

 very hot places, and are not injured by cold. There are 

 many varieties of this Hepatica species, as 1. Single and 

 double blue. 2. Single and double red or peach-coloured. 

 3. Single and double white. 4. Single and double variegated 

 red and white. 5. Single and double violet-coloured. 6". 

 With striped leaves. This is an astringent plant, but is sel- 

 dom used. It is found wild in Sweden, Denmark, Switzer- 

 land, France, Spain, Italy, and other parts of Europe, in 

 woods and among bushes with blue, red, and white flowers. 



2. Anemone Patens ; Woolly-leaved Anemone. Peduncles 

 iuvolucred; leaves digitate, multifid ; seeds tailed. Corolla 

 white. A native of Siberia and Lower Lusatia. This and 

 the following eight species are propagated by seeds in nearly 

 the same manner as the Hepatica, No. 1. which see. They 

 must not be exposed to the forenoon sun in the spring, and 

 they require a loamy soil, as they are apt to decay in light 

 ground during summer. 



3. Anemone Sulphurea. Peduncle involucred ; leaves tri- 

 ply pinnate, hairy, flat, acutely gashed : seeds tailed. Petals 

 yellow within. See the preceding species. 



4. Anemone Baldensis. Peduncle involucred ; seeds tailed; 

 leaves biternate, shaggy. The corolla has eight or ten white 

 petals, shaggy on the outside and reddish, It grows wild 

 in Switzerland, Monte Baldo, Mont Cenis, &c. 



5. Anemone Vernalis. Peduncle involucred ; leaves pin- 

 nate ; flowers erect ; seeds tailed. Flower red wiiliQut, 

 white within. Found growing in woods bordering on the 

 mountains, and barren sands, in Sweden, Germany, and on 

 the high Alps of Switzerland. 



6. Anemone C'crnua. Peduncle involucred ; leaves pin- 

 nate ; flowers nodding ; seeds tailed. Found flowering 

 early in the spring near Jeddo, in the island of Japan. 



;. \iici)iniie J'uisiitilla ; Pasfiiii-^nn-r. Peduncle invo- 

 lucred; petals straight; lea\ c hipinnatc. ; seeds tailed. The 

 corolla is a specious purple. It grows wild in the dry soils of 

 almost every country upou the European continent, and upon 



