ANTHURIUM 



ANTIARIS 



303 



(var. 



green. Peru. I.H. 20:128. G.C. III. 24:417 

 iltustre). G. 21:98. G.W. 15, p. 254. 



10. regale, Lind. Lf.-blade cordate-oblong, long-cus- 

 pidate, 3 ft. or less, at first tinged rose, but becoming 

 dull green and marked with white veins; petiole nearly 

 terete: spathe broad-lanceolate, greenish. Peru. 



BB. The Ivs. bullate. 



11. splendidum, Hort. Lvs. large, cordate-ovate, 

 coriaceous, sea-green, glaucous above, bullate, the de- 

 pressions and nerves brownish. Colombia. 



Various horticuhural forms and Iiybrids are in cult. 

 in this country: .1. nmdhile. Lvs. soft rose (crj-stalli- 

 num X magnificum). — .4. Archiducis Jbsephii, Lind. 

 Spat lie shining carmine, broadly cordate (Andra^anum 

 X Lindenianum). — .1. atropurpureum, Pynaert. Spathes 

 black-purple, spadix white. — A. blcolor, Cvousse. Spathe 

 white beneath, above whitish and rose-colored. R.H. 

 1904:40. — -4. cdrneum. is a hj'brid of Andra;anum and 

 ornatum. — .4. Chanlinianum, Mart. Spathe rose, with 

 paler ner^-es. — .4. Chantrieri. Lvs. triangular, with 

 wide-spreading 

 basal lobes: spathe 

 ivory - white, erect 

 (nymphiefolium x 

 subsignatum). — A. 

 cheheiense, N. E. 

 Br. (Andraeanum x 

 Veitchii). G.Z. 31, 

 p. 169.— .4. Clarki- 

 anum. Lvs. large 

 and broad: spathe 

 resembling that of 

 Andraeanum but 

 salmon - rose. — -4 . 

 ferrierense. Lvs. 

 large, cordate: 

 spathe cordate, 

 brilliant red (orna- 

 tum xAndraanum). 

 — -4. florihundum, 

 Lind. and Andr6= 

 Spat hiphyllum 

 floribundum. I.H. 

 21:159. — A. Fr&- 

 belii. Lvs. large 

 and cordate: 

 spathe deep car- 

 mine (Andrsanum 

 X ornatum). — .4. 

 g rdnde = A. magni- 

 ficum. — A. Hriihyi, 

 Hort. Spathe flesh- 

 colored or almost white. — A. hybridum. Lvs. large, 

 lobed at base, obtuse, green. — A. musaicum. — A. orna- 

 tum. Lvs. oval or oblong, cordate: spathe hnear- 

 oblong, white, purple-tinted. — .4. Reynoldsidnum, vari- 

 ous forms (ferrierense x .Andraeanum?). — A. Sie- 

 brechlianum. Lvs. much as in A. magnificum, rich, 

 velvety green, with thick margins: spathe hght green 

 shading to cream; spadi.x large, crimson. — .4. Irium- 

 phans. Lvs. long-heart-shaped, bright green with lighter 

 veins: spathe narrow, green; spadix greenish white. 



.4. acaitle, Schott. FIs. fragrant: Ivs. l-2?,ij ft. long, very broad. 

 W. Indies. — A. aciitum, X. E. Br. Lv.s. 8-10 in, long, triangular and 

 long-acuminate, green; spathe reflexed. green: spadix deep green. 

 Brazil.— .4. Aiienddr/ii'^AndrEeanum X Grusonii. — .-1. Bakeri, Hook. 

 Lvs. elliptic-lanceolate or linear, green: spathe small, reflexed. green; 

 spadix 3 in. long, yellowish green, becoming longer and red and 

 drooping in fr. — the chief merit of the plant. Costa Rica. B.M. 

 6261. G.C. III. 29:2. — .4. bogotense, Schott. Lvs. with a very 

 broad halberd-shajjed ba-se and a long-acuminate middle lobe, dark 

 green. Gt. 46. p. 525. — A. brevilobum, X. E. Br. Lvs. oval-acumi- 

 nate, cordate, 8-10 in., paper-like, green: spathe lanceolate, pur- 

 plish; spadix purplish brown. — .4. cdrneum, Hort. Chant. Spathe 

 a beautiful rose color. — A. Chamberlainii, Mast. Lvs. 4 ft. long, 

 broadly cordate-ovate and narrowly long-pointed, green: spathe 

 erect, boat-shaped, 8-9 in. long, purplish outside, crimson inside, 

 partially inclosing the purplish spadix. \'enezuela. G.C. 111.3:46.5. 

 I.H. 35:62. B.M. 7297.— .4. CUrmntinx. DcSmct. Spathe white 



225. Antburium Warocqueanum. 



with rosy nerves. — A. coriaceum, Endl. Lvs. very thick, leathery, 

 2 ft. long, Brazil. — A. Edudrdii, Pynaert, Spathe white (Andrffi- 

 anumx Lindenianum). — A. Forgctii, N, E, Br. Related to A. crys- 

 tallinum, but smaller and with peltate Iva. of a deep rich green with 

 a velvety sheen, the veins not quite so marked. Colombia. — .4. 

 GUizWivii, Hook. Lf.-blade obovate-oblong, not hanging: tapering 

 to petiole, green and strongly light-veined; spathe linear-oblong, 

 often twisted, purple (as is also the spadix). Brazil. B.iVI. 6833. — 

 A. grandifidram var. perfpctitm, Hort. Spathe very large, of a pro- 

 nounced red color. — .4. Gustdvii, Regel. Lvs. broadly ovate-cordate, 

 bright green: spathe cylindric. about 1 ft. long, and dark violet- 

 purple like the spadix. Colombia. B.M. 7437. — A. Hardyanum, 

 Mart. Spathe rose, spadix white. — A. Ho^^•e^l, Kunth. Lvs. dotted 

 with black, spathe lanceolate. B.M. 2987 (as Pothos crassinervia). 

 W. Indies. — .4. inslgne, Mast. G.C. II. 6:365.=Philodendron 

 tripartitura. — .4. Kntbrhjeri, Hort. Climbing: Ivs. 9-parted. 

 Colombia. G.C. II. 16: 117. — A. Laucheanum, Hort,, Sand, Re- 

 sembles A. Andrseanum. but Ivs. reticulated: sts. climbing. Colom- 

 bia. G.C. III. 43:258. — ,4. Lindenianum, Koch & August. Lvs. 

 ovate-cordate, green, coriaceous; spathe pure white, linear-oblong, 

 5-6 in. long; spadix dark purple, Colombia, B,M, 5848. F.M. 

 1876:236 (both as A. ornatum). — A. Miquelianum, Koch. St. 

 climbing; lvs. shining, elliptic-oblong, 1-2 ft. long: spathe lance- 

 olate, green. Brazil. G.l-.iZTi {as A. ornatum). — A. NicolasiAnum, 

 Engl. Spathe yellowish, flushed with rose. — .4. nymphl/dlium, Koch. 

 Spathe white: spadix purple, Venezuela, — A. purpitreum, N. E. Br, 

 Lvs, oblong-lanceolate, thick, green : spathe and spadix purple, Bra- 

 zil, — .4, rotundispatheum. Lind. & Rod, Spathes nearly round, in- 

 tensely sanguineous, — .4, Sdnderi, Hort, R.B, 34, p. 196. — A. sig- 

 ndtum, Koch. Lvs. 3-lobed, deep green. Venezuela. A. trifidum, 

 Oliver (B.M. 6330)^A. signatum. — A. trinerve, Miq. Climbing: Ivs. 

 oblong-elliptic, 4-7 in. long; spadix up to 2 in. long. ^jin. thick in 

 fruit: berries lilac. S. Amer. B.M. 8251. — A. watermaliense, Hort. 

 Allied to A. .■VndrEeanum. Spathes of a metallic black. Colombia. 

 Intro, from Watermall, Belgium. T H R 



George V. NASH.f 



ANTHYLLIS (Greek, meaning rfojc/i^/^otoej-s). Kid- 

 ney Vetch. Legiiminbsse. Perennial herbs, or some- 

 what shrubby, prized for their spikes or heads of yel- 

 low, purple or white flowers and usually silky pinnate 

 foliage; also for forage; in the Old ^^'orld, prized mostly 

 for rockwork. 



Calyx-tube inflated near the base, dentate or lobed 

 above; petals pea-hke; the stamens all connected into 

 a tube: legume usually ovoid. 



The culture is the easiest, as the plants thrive even 

 in poor soil. Propagation is by seeds or division, or, 

 rarely, bj' soft cuttings. Not generally known in 

 United States. 



A. LfU. 4 or more pairs. 



Vulneraria, Linn. Sand Clover. Woundwort. A 

 foot high: Ifts. 5 or more: fls. normally yellow, but 

 there are red and white varieties. Eu. — A deep-rooted, 

 clover-like, hardy plant, excellent for sandy and hght 

 lands. Useful for forage, and, for that purpose, occa- 

 sionally grown in this country. Requires 20 lbs. of seed 

 to the acre. See Cyclo. Amer. Agric, Vol. II, p. 308 

 and fig. 416. 



montana, Linn. A foot or less high, silky-hoary: Ifts. 

 numerous: fls. purple in dense heads subtended by a 

 leafy involucre. Herbaceous. Var. rfibra, Hort., is a 

 reddish fld. form suitable for rock-gardens. Eu. L.B.C. 

 6:578. 



Barba-J6vis, Linn. Jupiter's Beard. Glasshouse 

 silky evergreen, 3-8, or even 12 ft. high, with several 

 to many pairs of narrow, pointed Ifts. : fls. straw-colored 

 or whitish, in clover-like heads. S. Eu. B.M. 1927. — 

 In frostless countries, endures sea-winds and salt spray. 



AA. Lvs. unifoliolate or trifoliolate. 

 Hermanniae, Linn. Two to 4 ft.; dwarfer and more 

 bushy than the preceding: lvs. ahnost sessile, simple or 

 trifoliolate, the Ift.s. oblong-cuneate : fls. yellow in 

 axillary almost sessile, few-fld. heads. S. Eu. B.M. 

 2576. — Good for dry places. Intro, by Franceschi 

 in 1910. N. TAYLOR.t 



ANTIARIS (name derived from Greek word for arrow, 

 the sap being used for arrow poison.) Moracese. Five or 

 6 trees or shrubs of the E. Indies and Malaya famous 

 because of the upa.s-tree, A. toxicaria, Lesch., fabled 

 for years to be so poisonous that men or animals were 

 destroyed who came within some distance of it. These 



