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AXTTIIHIUM 



ANTHURIUM 



S«His are socurtni by polliiKUins the flowers, the stip- 

 iiias of which bocoino iii;ituro long before the anthers. 

 Anihuriuins of the'Seherzerianum type may be in- 

 croaseil bv division of the crown. (E. J. Canning and 

 G. W. Oliver.) 



INDEX. 



album. 1, 5. maxiiiiuin. I. siiiipulncum, .'S. 



!iiuit'g:ivfnse. 1, muttibiU'. 1. SclitT/.t'riiiiuiin, 1. 



Andn^anura, 5. nebuloMim, 1. i^puthipltylluni. 2. 



Benncttii. 1. pari.-^ipn.se, 1. spjlendiciuni, 11. 



Brownii. 4. pygma?am, 1. Veitchii, G. 



co*!^talliDum, 9. regale. 10. Vervseneum, 1. 



Gameri. 5. ReBncUianum. 3. AVardii, 1. 



giganteum, 1. rhodochlorurn, 5. Warocqueanum, 1, 7. 



lacteum, 1, roseum. 1, o. Williainsii. 1. 



Lawrencije, 5. Rothschildianum, 1. Woodbridgei, 1. 



niagnificum, 8. salmoneum, 5. 



A. Lvs. plain green: grown mostly for the showy "flowers." 

 B. Spadix coiled. 



1. Scherzerianum, Schott. Fig. 222. A foot or two 

 high, evergreen: lvs. long-lanceolate (the blade 1 ft. or 

 more long .and petiole of nearly equal length), thick, usu- 

 all\' somewhat revolute, with a strong vein parallel with 

 each edge and close to it, and many cross- veins: scape 

 long and slender (1-2 ft.), red; spathe ovate-oblong, 3-4 

 in. long, spreading or deflexed, intense red (sometimes 

 double, I.H. 37:107); spadix slender, curled, yellow. 

 Cent. .Vmer. B.M. 5319. H.B. 22:121. Gn, 33, p. 89. 

 G.C. II. 12:301. G. 3:^,5. A.F. 0:.569 (in variety).— 

 An old favorite. Runs into many forms: spathe white, 

 \ars. album, album magnificum, lacteum, maximum 

 album, Wniiamsii, Vervaeneum; .'ijjathe parti-colored, 

 vars. andegavense (scarlet on the back, white and 

 scarlet spotted above), mutabile (white -bordered), 

 nebuldsum (double white spotted rose), Rothschildia- 

 num (scarlet mottled white, Gn. 30:454), Warocquea- 

 num, not A. WnrocQueiinum (white spotted red); 

 spathe very large, vars. giganteum, maximum, Wfirdii, 

 Woddbridgei. Very dwarf is var. pygmasum; rose-sal- 

 mon spathe and orange spadix is var. parisiense; sharp 

 pointed lvs. and spathes is var. Bennettii; rose-colored 

 spathes, var. roseum; deep blood-red spathes, var. san- 

 gumeum. 



BB. Spadix not coiled. 



c. Spathe narrow, green. 



D. The lvs. narrow, nol cordate. 



2. Spathiphyllum, N. E. Br. Two ft. or less, stemless 

 or nearly so: If. -blade 2 ft. or less, narrow-lanceolate, 

 attenuate in a straight line from the middle to the base, 

 acuminate, bright green above and grayish beneath, 



223. Anthurium Acdrxanum. ( X H) 



with prominent midrib: spathe 2 in. or less long and a 

 half or more as wide, erect, boat -shaped, pale green or 

 whiti.fh; spadix 1 in. long and very blunt, pale yellow. 

 Trop. .\rner. 



3. Regnelli^num, Engl. Lvs. .5-6 in. long, about 2 

 in. broa<l, obtuse or slightly emarginate at the base, 

 gra/Jually narrowed to an acute apex, green: spathe 



224. Anthurium Veitchii. (XH) 



Young leaf, not yet showing the 



arched depressions. 



about IJ-^ in. long, t4'-i3'in. broad; sp.adix dark green, 

 1 3^2-2 in. long, on a short, stipe. Brazil. 



DD. The lvs. broad, deeply cordate. 



4. Brownii, l\Iast. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, a deep sinus 

 separating the rounded basal lobes, leathery, dark 

 shining green above, |)aler beneath, with 12-15 pairs 

 of promi'ient lateral nerves; spathe 6-8 in. long, lan- 

 ceolate, greenish, rose- 

 tinted; spadix 10-15 in. 

 long. Colombia. G.C. II. 

 6:744-5. 



cc. Spothe cordate-ovate, 

 colored, 



5. Andraeanum, Lind. 

 Fig. 223. Low species, 

 with If.-blades drooping 

 like an alocasia and cor- 

 date ovate- lanceolate: 

 spathe cordate -ovate, 

 thick in texture, 6-10 in. 

 long, orange-red, widely 

 open -spreading; spadix 

 3-4 in. long, yellowish, 

 with white band marking 

 the zone in which the 

 stigmas are receptive. 

 Colombia. B. M. 6616. 

 A.F. 6:.569; 10:1065. Gt. 

 38: 1293. I.H. 24 :271; 

 37:105. V. 9:259; 11:138. 

 G.C. II. 13:497.— Beauti- 

 ful and popular. Runs 

 into many v a ri e t i e s . 

 Spathes white, var. album ; 

 spathe very bright red, 

 shining, var. Gameri (R.II. 

 1907:30, desc); spathes very large, pure white, var. 

 Lawrencije; spathes of a soft rose-color in upper part 

 passing into light green on lateral lobes, var. rhodo- 

 chlorurn (R.H. 1901:4.52); spathes shining rose-pink, 

 var. roseum; spathes sahnon-color, var. salmoneum; 

 spathes dark crimson, var. sanguineum. 



AA. Lvs. prominently marked with white or colors, or 

 with deep bands of green: cult, mostly for foliage. 



B. The lvs. nol bullate. 



c. Markings green or greenish. 



6. Veitchii, Mast. Fig. 224. Tall and robust species 

 (st. 2-3 ft.): If.-blades pendent, like a fine alocasia, 

 often 3-4 ft. long, cordate or eared at base, metallic 

 green, but marked by deep-sunk nerves, which arch off 

 the midrib: spathe 1 ft. long, horizontal, green; spadix 

 6-8 in. long, .straw-color. Colombia. G.C. II. 6:773. 

 B.M. 6968. Mn. 8:187. I.H. 27:406. Gn. 29, p. 453. 

 G.C. III. 44:181.— Striking. 



cc. Markings white or essentially so. 



7. Warocqueanum, Moore. Fig. 225. Very vigorous: 

 lvs. oblong-lanceolate, long-tapering, hanging, 2-4 ft. 

 long, deep velvety green, with rib and principal veins of 

 a prominently lighter shade, making handsome con- 

 trasts. Colombia. I.H. 27:392. G.C. III. 44:180.— A 

 handsome and striking foliage plant. 



8. magnificum, Lind. Lf. -blade deep cordate, oval, 2 

 ft. long, upper surface olive-groen with white nerves; 

 petiole 4-angIcd: spathe .small, oblong, green; spadix 

 green, cylindrical. Colombia. 



9. crystallinum, Lind. & Andr6. Like ^4. wM^nf^cum; 

 differs in petiole terete or only very imperfectly angled, 

 sinus of blade .smaller, veins wide-banded and whiter 

 and very regular: If. -blade ovate-cordate, short, deep 

 velvety green, with the midrib and two consecutive 

 bands crystal white: spathe linear-oblong, acuminate. 



