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OR, BOTANICAL DICTIONARY. 



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Anthyllis; a genus of the class Diadelphia, order Decau- 

 dria. GENERIC CHARACTER, Calix .- perianth one-leafed, 

 ovate-oblong, swelling, villose ; the mouth five-toothed, un- 

 equal, permanent. Corolla : papilionaceous ; banner longer 

 than the wings; the sides reflex ; claw the length of the calix; 

 wings oblong, shorter than the banner; keel compressed, the 

 length of the wings. Stamina : filamenta connate, rising ; 

 anthera? simple. Pistil : gennen oblong ; style simple, 

 ascending ; stigma obtuse. Pericarp : legume roundish, 

 concealed within the calix, very small, bivalve. Seeds: one 

 or two. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Calix: swelling. Legume: 

 roundish, concealed. The species are, 



1. Anthyllis Tetraphylla ; Four-leaved Anthyllis, or Kid- 

 ney-Vetch. Leaves pinnate, with four lobes ; flowers lateral. 

 An annual plant with trailing branches ; leaves by fours, at each 

 joint ; flowers in clusters on the sides of the stalks. The 

 flowers yellow, appearing in July, and producing seeds in 

 September. Native of France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and 

 Sicily, where it is a weed in arable land. 



2. Anthyllis Vulneraria; Common Ladies' Finger, or Kid- 

 ney-Vetch. Leaves pinnate, unequal ; head double. There 

 are several varieties, with red, white, and yellow flowers. 

 Native of most parts of Europe, and flowers from May to 

 July. This and the following species may be propagated by 

 seed sown either in autumn or spring. 



3. Anthyllis Montana; Mountain Anthyllis, or Kidney- 

 Vetch. Leaves pinnate, equal ; head terminal, one-ranked ; 

 flowers oblique. Both this and the preceding species are 

 found wild in several parts of Europe ; in Pembrokeshire, 

 and Anglesea in Wales, and in the Isle of Man. They abound 

 greatly in the best meadows of the Pyrenees ; and are recom- 

 mended as an excellent pasture for sheep. 



4. Anthyllis Cornicina. Leaves pinnate, unequal ; heads 

 solitary. Native of Spain. 



5. Anthyllis Lotoides. Leaves three-parted ; calices pris- 

 matic, fascicled, the length of the legumes. Native of Spain. 



6. Anthyllis Gerardi. Leaves pinnate, unequal; pedun- 

 cles lateral, longer than the leaf; heads leafless. Annual. 

 It grows wild upon the sea-shores of Provence. 



7. Anthyllis Quinqueflora ; five-flowered Anthyllis. Leaves 

 ternate, linear ; head five-flowered ; corollas yellow. A 

 native of the Cape. 



8. Anthyllis Involucrata. Sub-herbaceous : leaves ter- 

 nate, petiolate, stipuled, sword-shaped ; flowers in a head, 

 yellow. A native of the Cape. 



9. Anthyllis Linifolia. Leaves ternate, sessile, sword- 

 shaped ; flowers in a head, yellow, shrubby, eight feet high. 



10. Anthyllis Barba Jovis ; Silvery Anthyllis, or Jupiter's 

 Beard. Leaves pinnate, equal, tomentose; flowers in ahead. 

 This is sometimes called Siloer Bush, from the whiteness of 

 Us leaves. It is a shrub, often growing ten or twelve feet 

 high, with flowers of a bright yellew colour, appearing in 

 June. Native of the south of France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, 

 and the East. It may be propagated either by seeds or cut- 

 tings, sown or planted in pots "filled with light earth, and 

 placed under a frame to protect them from the winter's frost. 

 They may be planted during any of the summer months. 



11. Anthyllis Heterophylla. Leaves pinnate, the floral 

 leaves ternate. A small shrub, bearing minute flowers in 

 pairs. Grows naturally in Portugal and Spain. 



12. Anthyllis Visciflora. Leaves digitate-pinnate ; calices 

 shaggy ; corolla yellow. Seen at the Cape. 



13. Anthyllis Cytisoides ; Downy -leaved Anthyllis. Leaves 

 ternate, unequal ; calices coolly, lateral ; corolla yellow. 

 It is a low shrub, and a native of Spain, &c. 



1,4. Anthyllis Hermanniae; Lavender-leaved Anthyllis. 



Leaves ternate, sub-peduncled; calices naked. Six feet 

 high ; a native of Greece, Crete, and Palestine; and may be 

 propagated by cutting in the same manner as the tenth spe- 

 cies. It was formerly in several English gardens, but the 

 severe frost of 1739-40 destroyed most of them. 



15. Anthyllis Erinacea; Prickly Anthyllis. ^Spinose; 

 leaves simple. Grows nine feet high ; native of Portugal 

 and Spain. It is propagated by seeds only, and will survive 

 mild winters in the open air, but hard frosts destroy it. 



16. Anthyllis Tragacanthoides. Shrubby : leaves pinnate, 

 equal, tomentose; petioles spinescent; flowers in racemes, 

 purple. Native of Mount Lebanon. 



17. Anthyllis Indica. Shrubby: leaves pinnate, equal, 

 smooth ; racemes oblong, subterminating; corolla white. 

 Native of the Cochin-chinese mountains. 



Antichorus ; a genus of the class Octandria, order Mono- 

 gynia. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: perianth four-leaved, 

 very mucli expanded ; leaflets lanceolate, acuminate, deci- 

 duous. Corolla : petals four, obovate, obtuse, the length of 

 the calix. Stamina : filamenta setaceous, erect, shorter 

 than the corolla; anthera roundish. Pistil: gennen supe- 

 rior, ovate; style cylindric, the length of the stamina; stigma 

 obtuse. Pericarp: capsule subulate, four- celled, four-valved. 

 Seeds : very many, truncate, placed over each other in four 

 rows. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Calix: four-leaved. Petals: 

 four. Capsule: superior, subulate, four-celled, four-valved. 

 Seeds: very many. There is but one species. 



1. Antichorus Depressus. It resembles the Corchorus ; 

 and is a small procumbent annual plant, with alternate 

 branches, bearing yellow-flowers. Native of Arabia. 



Anlidesma; a genus of the class Dioecia, order Pentan- 

 dria. GENERIC CHARACTER. Male. Calix : perianth five- 

 leaved ; leaflets oblongish, concave. Corolla : none. Sta- 

 mina : filamenta five, capillary, longer than the calix, equal ; 

 anthera; roundish, semibifid. Female. Calix: as in the male, 

 permanent. Corolla : none. Pistil : germen superior, ovate ; 

 style none; stigmas five, obtuse, Pericarp: drupe roundish, 

 one-celled, crowned with the stigmas, and having a furrowed 

 shell. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Male. Calix: five-leaved. 

 Corolla : none. Anthera : semibifid. Female. Calix : five- 

 leaved. Corolla : none. Stig)nas : five. Berry : cylindric, 

 one-seeded. The species are, 



1. Antidesma Alexiteria. This is a middle-sized tree, the 

 bark of which is used for making ropes. A decoction of the 

 leaves is reputed to be an antidote against the bite of serpents. 

 It is a common evergreen in Malabar, where the fruit, 

 which it continues to bear to the age of seventy years, is 

 much esteemed for its pleasant cooling qualities. 



2. Antidesma Acida. Leaves obovate ; spikes solitary. 

 Native of the East Indies. 



3. Antidesma Scandens. Leaves palmate, serrate; stem 

 climbing, without tendrils. Native of China, near Canton. 



Antirrhinum ; a genus of the class Didynamia, order An- 

 giospermia. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: perianth five- 

 parted, permanent ; divisions oblong, the two lower more 

 gaping. Corolla: monopetalous, ringent; tube oblong, gib- 

 bous ; limb bilabiate; upper lip bifid, reflex on the sides; 

 lower trifid, obtuse; palate convex, usually closed by a pro- 

 minency between the lips produced from the under lip ; the 

 throat being concave beneath ; nectary at the base of the 

 corolla, produced downwards, prominent. Stamina : fila- 

 menta four, enclosed under the upper lip, nearly of the same 

 length with the corolla, yet two are shorter ; antherae con- 

 verging. Pistil: germen roundish; style simple, of the length 

 and in the situation of the stamina ; stigma obtuse. Pericarp t 

 capsule roundish, obtuse, two-celled, of different form and. 



