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ANGELICA 



ANGILECUM 



Curtisii, Buckl. Stout perennial, 2-5 ft., gla- 

 brous: Ivs. 2-ternate, with quinate divisions, the Ifts. 

 thin, ovate-lanceolate, irregularly sharp-toothed. Pa. 

 to N. C. Grown for the subtropical effect of its finely 

 cut, ample foliage. Intro. 1891 by H. P. Kelsey. 



hirsftta, Muhl. (A. villosa, B. S. P. Archangelica 

 hirsitta, Torr. & Gray). Pubescent above: Ivs. twice 

 pinnately or ternately divided, the Ifts. thickish and 

 serrate, the upper Ivs. mostly reduced to sheathing 

 petioles. Eastern states. Intro. 1892 by H. P. Kelsey. 



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ANGELONIA (South American name, angelon, of 

 one of the species). Scrophulariacex. Perennial herbs 

 or sub-shrubs, grown in hothouses and conservatories, 

 and in the open far South. 



Plants with the look of alonsoas: Ivs. simple, oppo- 

 site (or alternate above): fls. showy, blue, irregularly 

 2-lipped, the upper lip 2-lobed and the lower larger and 



dozen species from Mex. to Brazil. Grown as pot- 

 plants in warm glasshouses and prop, by seeds or soft- 

 wood cuttings. 



salicariaefolia, Humb. & Bonpl. Perennial, 3 ft. or 

 less: Ivs. lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, sessile, toothed, 

 closely pubescent: fls. deep blue. S. Amer. B.M. 2478. 

 P.M. 5:75. B.R. 415. 



Gardner!, Hook. Woody, 3 ft. : Ivs. linear-lanceolate, 

 more strongly toothed throughout their length: fls. 

 purple, white-centered, handsome, in a long terminal 

 leafy raceme or spike: plant pubescent-glandular and 

 aromatic. Brazil. B.M. 3754. 



grandifl&ra, Hort. (C. Morr.?). Perennial; graceful, 

 2 ft.: Ivs. entire, or slightly toothed, lance-pointed: fls. 

 lilac, fragrant, solitary, not exceeding the Ivs., the lobes 

 prominent and spreading. S. Amer. An excellent 

 plant for winter bloom, particularly the white-fld. var. 

 Alba, Hort., and grown in the open satisfactorily in 

 Fla. It is a good pot-plant for conservatory or for table 

 decoration. Blooming plants are secured the same 

 year the seeds are sown. Intro. 1897 in Eu. Gt. 46. 

 p. 612; G.C. III. 22:307; Gn. 52, p. 461; R.B. 23:272; 

 all the same picture of a pot-plant of var. alba. 



angustifdlia, Benth. Lower: Ivs. smooth, narrow- 

 lanceolate: fls. deep violet in erect terminal racemes. 

 Mex. 



cornigera, Hook. Annual, 1 ft. or more; slightly 

 hirsute: Ivs. lanceolate, practically sessile, broad at the 

 base, slightly ciliate: fls. solitary in the axils, shorter 

 than the Ivs., rich purple and deeper colored in the 

 throat, the upper segms. velvety-dotted, the middle 

 segm. of the lower lip bearing a horn-like process 

 (whence the name cornigera, "horned"). Brazil. B.M 

 3848. 



integerrima, Spreng. Perennial, with fleshy root, 

 branching above: Ivs. lanceolate, entire, narrowed at 

 base: fls. stalked in the axils of short bracts and form- 

 ing a terminal spike or raceme 6 in. long, light blue- 

 and purple-spotted, the throat wide open and lobes 

 very short and rounded except the lower which is 

 broad-ovate and toothed. S. Brazil, Paraguay. Gt. 

 54:1538. L . H . B. 



ANGI6PTERIS (Greek, vessel-fern). MaraUiacex. 

 An Old World genus of coarse greenhouse ferns, with 

 twice- or thrice-pinnate Ivs., and the large fleshy 

 sporangia arranged in boat-shaped marginal sori. In 

 cult., requires plenty of room and abundant drainage. 



Angiopteris grows wild in swampy places, and is of 

 robust habit. If grown in pots, the pots may stand in 

 2 or 3 inches of water. Although spores are freely pro- 

 duced, no seedlings are on record. Easily propagated 

 by the fleshy scales at the base of each frond. Each 



scale contains at least two dormant buds, and should 

 not be divided. They may be laid in sand, covered with 

 sphagnum, and kept in a close case for three to five 

 months. They start more quickly in early spring. 

 (Schneider, Book of Choice Ferns.) 



evecta, Hoffm. Growing from a stout, fleshy, erect 

 caudix, 2-6 ft. high: Ivs. 6-15 ft. long, mostly bipinnate, 

 with swollen rachises; Ifts. 4-12 in. long, 1 A-1% in. 

 wide, the margin entire or slightly toothed. India and 

 Japan to Madagascar and Queensland. S. 1:399. 

 Known under various names in cult., as A. longifolia, 

 etc. The trade names, which appear to indicate species, 

 may be regarded as varieties. R. c. BENEDICT.! 



ANGOPHORA (vessel-bearing; Greek, in allusion to 

 shape of fruit). Myrtacex. GUM MYRTLE. A genus of 

 4 species of Australian trees or shrubs, sometimes cult. 

 in glasshouses in the Old World, but not known to the 

 trade in this country, where their cult, seems to be 

 confined to botanic gardens. They have large opposite 

 Ivs., corymbose fls., with a 5-6-cIeft calyx. The com- 

 monest species in cult, are A. cordifdlia, Cav., with 

 yellowish fls. and sessile Ivs., and A. lanceolala, Cav., 

 with white fls. and petiolate Ivs. See page 3565. 



ANGRECUM (Latinized from Angrek, the Malay 

 name for all orchids of this habit). Orchidacex. Epiphy- 

 tic hothouse orchids with the habit of Vanda. 



Leaves flat or terete: fls. few to many in a raceme, or 

 rarely solitary; sepals and petals nearly alike, spreading; 

 lip adnate to the base of the column; lateral lobes 

 small or obsolete; middle lobe entire; spur long and 

 slender; pollinia 2, upon a single undivided stipe. 

 About 20 species, natives of Trop. Afr., Madagascar, 

 and the Mascarene Isls. 



These are valued for their winter-flowering habit 

 and lasting qualities. All have peculiar or grotesque 

 forms and some are fragrant. All need a warmhpuse 

 in winter, preferably the warmest corner, where it is 

 moist. As the plants have no pseudobulbs they must 

 never become dry. No soil is necessary at the roots, 

 but a surfacing of live sphagnum may be placed over 

 the crocks; this should be renewed as often as it be- 

 comes decayed. The angraecums may be classed with 

 the aerides, vandas and saccolabiums as being true air- 

 plants and the roots are impatient of confinement in 

 pots or other receptacles. Care must be taken to secure 

 the plants firm and upright when repotting, by means 

 of stakes or wire. Frequent spraying overhead in 

 bright weather is of great assistance, especially in the 

 growing time. They must never be removed from the 

 greenhouse for decoration elsewhere, for if the plants 

 become chilled, there is total loss. (Orpet.) 



A. Lvs. semi-terete, narrow. 



Scottianum, Reichb. f. Sts. up to 2 ft. long, with 

 brown sheaths below: Ivs. terete, grooved on the upper 

 side, 3-4 in. long, spreading or recurved: peduncles 

 with 1-3 fls. which are inverted and 1^-2 in. across, 

 the sepals and petals pale yellow, changing to white, 

 linear, similar, acute, the sepals a little broader than 

 the petals, the lip white, concave, transversely oblong, 

 nucronate; spur 4-5 in. long, reddish brown. Comoro 

 Isls. G.C. II. 14, p. 137. F.M. 1880:421. B.M. 6723. 



AA. Lvs. flat. 

 B. Plant dwarf: fls. few, 3-5, the clusters shorter 



than the Ivs. 



ralcatum, Lindl. St. 1-2 in. tall: Ivs. few, linear, 

 falcate, 2-3 in. long, channeled above, keeled beneath: 

 peduncles with 3-5 fls., fragrant, white, about % in. 

 across, the sepals and petals acute, similar, linear- 

 oblong; lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes minute, the middle 

 lobe narrow-oblong, retuse; spur curved, filiform. 

 Japan. B.R. 4:283. B.M. 2097 (both as Limodorum 

 falcatum). 



