ACTINIDIA 



ADA 



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A. Branchlels gkibrous: Ivs. glabrous beneath or only 



pubescent on the veins, acuminate. 



B. Lvs. (lark green, shining above, chartaceous, never 



variegated: anthers dark purple. 

 argdta, Miq. {A. polijgama, Lauche, not Miq. A. 

 voUibitis, Carr., not Miq. A. rtifa, Miq.). Fig. 115. 

 High-climbing: branches with brown lamellate pith: 

 lvs. broad-elliptic or broadly ovate, 4-5 in. long, 

 cuneate to subcordate at the base, setosely appres.sed 

 serrate, glabrous beneath except the setose midrib: 



lis. Actinidia arguta. (X H) 



fls. 3 or more, white, 54in. across; sepals elliptic-oblong, 

 tomentulose; petals brownish at the base: fr. subglobose, 

 greenish yellow, about an inch long, sweet. June. 

 Japan, Korea, Manchuria. L.I. 2.5. R.H. 1874, 

 p. 394. B.M. 7497 (a.s A. polygama). A.G. 1891:147. 

 M.D.G. 1895:97; 1898:378. G. 29:.503. 



BB. Lvs. bright green, membranoxis, often variegated: 

 anthers yellow: fls. 1-3. 



polygama, Maxim. To 25 ft. : pith of branches solid, 

 white: lvs. broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, 3-6 in. long, 

 rounded or subcordate at the base, appressed serrate, 

 mostly setose on the veins beneath, variegation white 

 or yeilowi.sh: fls. white, %\n. acro.ss; ovary bottle- 

 shaped: fr. yellow, bitter. June. Japan, Korea, Man- 

 churia to Cent, and W. China. — Known as silver 

 vine on account of the beautiful silvery white color 

 of the young lvs. of the staminate plant. 



Kolomikta, Maxim. Climbing 15 ft. high: pith of 

 branches lamellate, brown: lvs. ovate-oblong, 4-5 in. 

 long, rounded or cordate, unequally setosely serrate, 

 pubescent on the veins beneath, variegation white or 

 pink: fls. white, ?4in. across; ovary cylindric: fr. oblong- 

 ovoid, blue, sweet. June. Japan, Saghalin, Manchuria, 

 Cent, and W. China. R.H. 1808:36. M.D.G. 1S96: 

 397. G.W. 3, p. 61. — The staminate plant is very strik- 

 ing with its beautifully white and carmine variegated 

 young lvs. 



AA. Branchlels densely hairy: lvs. lomentose beneath, 

 u.'iually rounded or emarginate at the apex. 

 chinensis, Planch. Climbing, to 25 ft.: hairs of 

 young branchlcts and lvs. bright red; pith of branches 

 lamellate: lvs. orbicular or oval, cordate, firm, 3-5 in. 

 long, ciliate-.serrulate, finally glabrous above and dark 

 preen, whitish beneath: fls. several, creamy white, 

 \^ I'l in. acro.ss: fr. ovoid or subglobose, 1-2 in. long, 

 hairv, edible. China. G.C. HI. 46:77 and 79. R.H. 

 1909, p. 473. J.H.S. 1903:.59. H.I. 16:1.593.— The most 

 beautiful of the actinidias with the largest fls. and a 



promising fruiting vine; the frs. have the flavor of a 

 gooseberry. 



A. calldsa, Lindl. Similar to A. Kolomikta. Branchleta with con- 

 spicuous Icnticels, with lamellate pith: lvs. oval to oblong, .3-5 in. 

 long, serrulate, quite glabrous: fls. white, J-2 in. across: fr. ovoid, 

 spotted, 1 in. long. China. — A. corincea, Dunn. Allied to the pre- 

 ceding species. Lvs. coriaceous, oblong to lanceolate, remotely ser- 

 rate, 3—4 in. long; petioles less than 1 in. long: fls. several, reddish: 

 fr. ovoid, spotted, J'2-?|in. long. China. Recently offered under 

 the name of A. Henryi, which is a totally different species, allied 

 to A. chinensis. — A. mehuid-ndra, Franch. Allied to A. arguta. Lvs. 

 ovate-oblong or oblong, closely serrulate: staminate corymbs 

 many-fid.; petals greenish at the base: fr. purple. China. 



Alfred Rehder. 



ACTINOLEPIS (Greek, a scale-like ray) . Compdsitx. 

 About 6-8 species of hardy annuals, mostly from Calif. ; 

 freely branching, and mostly yellow-fld. The fls. are 

 in pedunculate heads at the tips of the branches; rays 

 usually 2-3-toothed, in one scries: lvs. opposite. Con- 

 sidered by da Delia Torre and Harms to be a sec- 

 tion of the genus Eriophyllum, and by Gray to belong 

 properly to Baeria. 



coronaria, Gray {Shortia calif drnica, Hort. Babria 

 coronaria, Gray). Fig. 116. Lvs. opposite, except the 

 upper ones, 2 in. or more long, pinnately, or the lower 

 ones bip innately, parted into linear, narrow divisions: 

 pappus of awned or of muticous, often erose pales, 

 rarely wanting. B.M. 3828 (as Hymendxys calif drnica). 

 — One of the prettiest of annual fls., and deserving of 

 greater popularity. Excellent for edging. An everlasting. 



N. TAYLOR.t 



ACTINOMERIS (from Gyeek aktis, ray, and meris, 

 part,, alluding to the irregularity of the rays). Com- 

 pdsilae. Native hardy herbaceous perennials suitable 

 for wild gardens and shrubbery. 



Tall, branching, yellow-fld. herbs, with aspect of 

 native sunflowers, but with smaller fls.: lvs. often 

 decurrent on the stem: fls. in corymbose or solitary 

 heads, composed of both ray and tubular fis. — Cult. 

 hke Helianthus. Prop, by division. 



squarrosa, Nutt. (Verbesina alternifblia, Linn.). 

 Height 4-8 ft. : lvs. lance-oblong, acuminate, toothed, 

 subpetiolate, tapering to both ends: fls. numerous, 

 corymbed, yellow, 1-2 in. across.; rays 2-10, irregular. 

 Autumn. E. N. Amer. 



A. helanthoides, Nutt. (Verbesina helianthoides, Michx.). Lva. 

 silky villous underneath: rays about 8, usually more than in A. 

 squarrosa. Mn. 4:129. — A. prdcera, Steud., is only a taller form 

 of A. squarrosa. JJ_ TAYLOR.f 



ACTINOPTERIS (aktis, ray, and pteris, the leaves 

 radiately cut). Syn., Actinidpleris. Polypodiacex. 

 Greenhouse ferns from India, resem- 

 bling miniature fan-palms. The sori are 

 linear-elongate and submarginal, and 

 covered with indusia. A . radiata. Link 

 (.4. australis, Linn, f.) is the only recog- 

 nized species. Apparently not in the 

 horticultural trade. 



ACTINOSTEMMA (ray and wreath 

 or stems). Cucurbitacese. Three or 4 

 species of chmbing or running plants 

 from China and Japan, of which A. 

 paniculatum, Maxim., has been grown 

 in European collections. It is a hardy 

 perennial in Cent. Eu., with tuberous 

 roots, palmate lvs. and small fls.; said 

 to thrive in dry and barren places. 



116. Actiaolepis 

 coronaria flower. 



ADA (a complimentary name). Orchidd^ese. Epiphy- 

 tic coolhouse orchids. 



Pseudobulbs elongated, bearing at the apex 1-3 

 coriaceous lvs.: fls. nodding, in a somewhat 1-sided 

 raceme, terminating the lateral leafless scape; sepals 

 nearly equal, free, usually spreading above; petals 

 similar to the sepals but smaller; lip sessile, continuous 

 with the base of the column, entire, shorter than the 



