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ANTHEM IS 



ANTHOLYZA 



AA. Rays while. 



B._ Ptniiiiial: cull. 



n6bilis, Linn. Chamomile. Half-spreading and 



nuicli-l>rancht>d herb, downy, tlio Ivs, von- finely dis- 



sectiHi: pappus wanting, ohafT of the reoeptaele blunt. 



\!ir. grandifldra, Hort., is larger-Hd. than the 



type, and sometimes 

 yellow-fid. — A pleas- 

 ant-.seented herb, 

 sometimes escaped 

 from cult. It yields 

 the medicinal chamo- 

 mile fls. of com- 

 merce. For medici- 

 nal purposes, the 

 heads (the single pre- 

 ferred ) are cut as soon 

 as fully expanded, 

 and dried. Cult, also 

 as a hardy border 

 plant; often double. 



BB. Biennial or an- 

 nual; weeds. 

 arvensis, Linn. 

 Pubescent, not iU- 

 scented: Ivs. rather 

 coarsely 1-2 pin- 

 nately parted : pap- 



Eus a minute border: 

 eads 1 in. or more 

 across; the involucre 

 with broad, blunt 

 scarious marginal 

 edges; rays pistillate, 

 spreading, 2-toothed. 

 — Not common and 

 rather coarse. 



Cotula, DC. May- 

 weed. Dog Fennel. 

 Fig. 219. A common 

 weed along roadsides, ill-scented, growing 1-2 ft. high, 

 with finely dissected Ivs., neutral rays and many aster- 

 like fls. 1 in. across. 



A. Aizdon, Griseb.=.\chillea ageratifolia. Gn. 24:342. — A. 

 ardkiai, Linn.=Cladanfhus. — A. corondria, Hort.=Chrysanthe- 

 znum coronarium. — A. flaribunda, Hort. Dwarf: Ivs. much dis- 

 sected: fl.-head.s pure white. — A. BieberaUiniana, Koch, ia 

 found in some catalogues. It is an alpine plant with pinnate 

 lv8., which are silvery, and yellow fls. Can be cult, only in the 

 alpine ttnrAfn. T TT Tl 



219. Anthemis Cotula. (XM) 



ANTHER: FUnrer. 



N. TAYLOH.t 



ANTHERICUM (Greek, flower hedge). Includes fAa- 

 langium. Liliaces-. \on-bulbous liliaceous plants grown 

 in borders and cool greenhouses. 



Herbs, w^ith tuber-like rhizomes, and racemes of 

 rather small, w^hite, deep-cut fls.: perianth rotate; 

 anthers attached between their basal lobes, and the 

 locules many-o\Tjlcd — in these characters differing 

 from Paradisea. — Home 50 species, mostly African, but 

 a few in the western hemisphere. 



The anthericums are useful for lawn vases, for borders 

 that are protected in winter at the North, for green- 

 hou.ses and also for growing under benches. Propaga- 

 tion naturally by stolons; increased also by division 

 and seeds. Of easiest culture. Give plenty of water 

 when in bloom. 



Liliago, Linn. St. Bernard's Lily. Figs. 220, 221. 

 St. simple, 2-.3 ft. high, bearing an open raceme of opcm- 

 sprearJing fls. 1 in. or le.ss across, the segms. linear- 

 oblong: Ivs. long and narrow. S. Eu. and N. Afr. U.M. 

 914. Var. mAjor, Sims, is larger in all its parts. B.M. 

 163.5. 



ramdsum, Linn. St. branched: fis. somewhat smaller. 

 Eu. IJ.M, 10.55. 



;4. BichHit, Hort. Lvs. flexible, variegated with white; elegant 

 habit. W. Trop. Afr.— .4. caU!6niicum, Hort.=Chlorogalum 

 pomcndianum. — .4. Iloffmnnnii, Engler. Free-fiowering: lvs. 1 

 ft.. 1^4 in. broad, .shining green: fls.-st.s. .scarcely exceeding the lvs.: 

 fls. in dense panicles, star-shaped, white. E. Afr. — A. I.ihaslrum. 

 Linn.=Puradisea Liliastrum. — .4. piduratum, A. mriegiUum and 

 A. mtttUum are garden names for Chlorophytum elatum. 



L. H. B. 



ANTHOL'i'ZA (name from the Greek, referring to 

 fancied shape of flower). Iridacea-. Cormous plants of 

 the gladiolus kind, grown in the open for summer 

 bloom; reil and yellow. 



Perianth long-tubular, curved, dilated above, the 

 uppermost segms. largest; stamens 3; style branched; 

 ovary 3-loculed.— About 14 or more Cape and Trop. 

 African plants, with linear or sword-shaped lvs. and 

 bright fls. in 2-sidcd .spikes. Cult, the same as gladioli, 

 being taken up in the fall. The tubers are often started 

 in a frame or in the house before planting in the open. 



A. Perianlh red; segms. very unequal. 



Cimdnia, Linn. Corm small, globose: st. simple, 

 1-1 J'2 ft.: lvs. about 4, hnear, 1 ft. or less long: fls. 

 4-6, in a lax spike, bright red, tube an inch long, the 

 stamens reaching to the tip of the upper segm: seeds 

 discoid, winged. Cape. L.B.C.20: 1971 (as AnLsanthes). 



caffra, Ker. Corm large, globose, long-necked: st. 

 2 ft. or less: lvs. narrow-linear, 1 ft.: fls. 12-20, in a lax 

 spike, bright red, tube 1-1 M in. long, stamens not 

 quite reaching tip of upper segm.: seeds 3-angled, 

 narrowly winged. Cape. — Has been hybridized with 

 gladiolus. 



AA. Perianlh red and yellow; segms. less unequal. 



eethiopica, Linn. (.1. rlngens, Andr.). Corm large, 

 globose: st. branched, 3-4 ft. : lvs. several, sword-shaped, 

 1 in. broad and 1-1}^ ft. long: spikes 6-9 in. long, 

 rather dense; fls. lJ'^-2 in. long, red-yellow; stamens 

 reaching to the tip of the upper segm.: seeds turgid, 

 not winged. Cape. B.M. 561. Var. minor, Lindl. 

 (A. bicolor, Gasp.). Dwarf: lvs. narrow: fls. red at top, 

 pale yellow below. B.R. 1159. Var. vittigera, Baker, 

 (var. rlngens, Nichols.). Tall as the type: fls. bright 

 yellow, striped red. B.M. 1172. Var. immargiaata, 

 Baker. Fls. red, with dull yellow. 



paniculata, Klatt. Corm large, globose: st. stout, 

 much branched, 3-4 ft. : lvs. lanceolate, oblique, 2 ft. 

 or less long, to 3 in. broad: spikes dense, many-fld., 

 with wavy rachis; fls. bright 

 red-yellow, tube curved, to J5^ 



\)-i in. long, upper segm. 

 hgulate. Natal. Var. major, 

 Hort. A form with larger 

 lvs. and fls. 



crocosmioides, Hort. 

 Said to be a hybrid of ,4. 

 ■paniculala and Crocosmia; 

 3 ft.: spikes branching; fls. 

 brilliant orange-red, shaded 

 to gold. 



A. abyssinica, Brongn. Corm 

 globose, 1 in. diam.: st. 2 ft. 

 or leH,s: Ivs. 3-4, linear, 1 ft. 

 long: spike simple, few-fld.; fls. 

 bright red, the curved tube 1 in. 

 long. Aby.ssinia. — A. quadrangu- 

 Idris, H u r m . {Gladiolus quad- 

 rangularis, Ker.). Corm large, 

 globose, plant stoloniferous: st. 

 slender, 2-3 ft. : lvs. 2-3. narrow: 

 spike very lax, 2-4 fid.; fls. bright 

 red and yellow, tube 2 in. long. 

 Cape. — A. Schvieinfiirthii, Baker. 

 .St. terete, 1 ft. to spike: lvs. 5 to 

 0, grass-like, 6 in. long: spike 

 simple and lax, many-fld.; fis. 

 bright red shading to yellow, 

 about 1 '/i in. long, the tube 

 curved and dilated. Abyssinia. 

 B.M. 7709. 



L. H. B. 220. Anthericum Liliago. 



