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{Amaryllis helladonna) and Guernsey Lily {A. Sarniensis) are 

 natives of the Cape of Good Hope, naturalised in Guernsey, 

 irom whence their bulbs are yearly imported to this country. 

 Amber. (See Gum Copal.) 



Amber Tree, the common South African name for Antho- 

 spermum cethiopiciom, a shrub or small tree of the Cinchona 

 family (Eubiacese) ; it has linear smooth leaves and small 

 flowers ; the male and female on different plants. It is an old 

 inhabitant of greenhouses in this country, but possesses no 

 special interest. 



Ammoniacum, a gum-resin produced by Doreina ammonia- 

 cicm, a perennial of the Carrot family (Umbelliferse). It is a 

 native of Persia and Western India. It attains the height of 

 6 to 7 feet, and has large compound leaves. The stem, when 

 punctured artificially, or naturally by insects, yields a milky 

 juice, which hardens and becomes Gum Ammoniacum. It is an 

 opaque, cream-coloured gum, used in medicine as a stimulant. 



Anacahuite-wood. — Under this name, about the year 1860, 

 a kind of wood was imported from Tampico, in Mexico ; it was 

 said to be a specific for consumption, and was much sought 

 after, especially by the Germans ; and although 10,000 lbs. 

 of the wood have been imported into Bremen and Hamburg, 

 and sold at a high rate, it nevertheless at that time fell far 

 short of the demand. Its healing properties are, however, not 

 well authenticated. It is said to be the wood of Cordia Boisseri, 

 a tree of the Sebesten family (Cordiaceae), native of Mexico. 



Anchovy Pear (Grias cauUfiora), a slender, tall, unbranched 

 tree of the Barringtonia section of the Myrtle family (Myrtacese), 

 attaining the height of 40 to 50 feet, terminated by a crown of 

 smooth elliptical leaves, 2 to 3 feet in length. Its large 

 white flowers are produced on the stem below the leaves, and 

 are succeeded by a large fleshy fruit, of an elliptical ovate form, 

 which in flavour much resembles the mango ; while unripe it is 

 made into a pickle. It is a native of the West Indies, and 

 abundant in Jamaica. In the Palm-house at Kew a plant 25 

 feet high produced pendulous leaves 4 feet in length by 1 foot 



