384 



ARBUTUS 



ARCHONTOPHCENIX 



reildish brown bark: Ivs. rounded or sliglitly oordato at 

 the bivse, ov;vl or oblon;;, 3-1 in. long, {ilabrous, glaucous 

 beneath; fls. white, in :Vt)-in.-long panicles: fr. bright 

 orange-red, ' iin. long. Spring. W. N. Anier. B.R. 21: 

 1753. S.S.o:231. P.M. 2:147. G.F.3:51o; 5:151. Mn. 



361. Arbutus Menziesii. { 



3:8.5. B.M. 8249. R.H. 1893, pp. 149, 150.— The hardi- 

 est and probably the handsomest species of the genus; 

 it stands many degrees of frost. Fig. 361 is adapted 

 from Pacific Railroad Rejit. 



arizonica, Sarg. (.4. xnlapensis v&T. arir.dnica, Gray). 

 Fig. 362. Tree, 40-,")0 ft.: trunk with light gray or 

 nearly white bark: Ivs. usually cuneate at the base, 

 oblong-lanceolate, lM-3 in. long, glabrous, pale be- 

 neath: fls. white, in loose, broad panicles 2-3 in. long: 

 fr. globose or oblong, dark orange-red. Spring. Ariz. 

 G.F. 4:318 (adapted in Fig. 362). S.S. 5:233.— The 

 contrast between the white bark of the trunk, the 

 red branches, and the pale green foliage makes 

 a very pleasant effect: fr. and fis. are also very 

 decorative. 



.4. Ari'lrdrhne, Linn. From 10-30 ft.: Iv8. oval-oblong, usually 

 entire, yellowish green beneath: fls. yellowish white; fr. bright red. 

 Greece. Orient. B.M. 2024. B.R. 2:113. G.C. III. 4:724. R.H. 

 1911, p. .307 'habit). — A. andrachnoi/Jes, Link (A. Andracline X 

 Unedo. .A.hybrida, Ker. A. serratifoHa, Lodd. A. Miileri. Hort. 

 A. photinifffolia, Hort.). Lvs. serrate; panicles drooping: fls. 

 white. B.K. H:fjl9. L.B.C. 6:580. G.C. II. 9:211. F. 1879, p. 50. 

 — .4. canariensis. Lindl. Height 10-30 ft.: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 

 serrate, glaucous beneath: panicles erect: fls. greenish white. 

 Canary Isla. B.M. 1.577.— .4. (/e;isi7?<)ra. HBK. Height 20 ft.: Ivs. 

 oblong or ovate, serrate, downy beneath: fla. white. Mex. — A. 

 hybrifla, Ker^.A. arachnoide.s, — .4. laurifdtm, Hook.^A. Men- 

 ziesii. — .4. tauri/dlui. I-indl.=.\. xalapensis. — A. MUhri, Hort.=A. 

 andrachnoides. — .4. mollU, HBK. Shrub or small tree: Ivs. oblong, 

 serrate, pubescent beneath: fls. white, often tinged greenish red. 

 Mex. B.M. 4.595. — .4. pildna, Grah.=Pernettya pilosa. — A. 

 procira, Douglas=A. Menziesii. — .4. serrah'fdtia, hodd., not Salisb. 

 =A. andrachnoidea. — A. tex(tna, Buckl.^A. xalapensis. — A.tomen- 

 tdM. Pursh=.\rctostaphyIos tomentosa. — A. Vva-umi, Linn.= 

 Arctostaphyloa l.'va-ursi. — A. xalapensis, HBK. (A. laurifolia, 

 Lindl.). Height 10-20 ft.: Ivs. oval or ovate-lanceolate, entire or 

 crenately ."terrate, glabrous or downy beneath: fls. reddish: corolla 

 abruptly contracted above the middle. Mex., Texas. S.S. 5:232. 



B.R. 25:67. 



Alfred Rehder. 



ARBUTUS, TRAILING: Epigaa rcpens. 



ARCHANGELICA fOreek, chief angel, from fancied 

 medicinal virtues). Umhell'ifera'. Garden Angelica. 

 A genu.s of 15-20 species of strong-Hmelling coarse herbs 

 closely allied to Angelica, but differing in highly 

 technical characters a-ssociated with the oil-tubes 

 in the fruit. 



officinalis, Hoffm. A European and Asian biennial 

 or perennial, known also as Angelica Archangelim; 



stout herb, with ternately decompound lvs. and large 

 umbels of small fls. — The sts. and ribs of the lvs. 

 were once blanched and eaten, after the manner of 

 celery, and they are still used in making of sweet 

 meats. Little known in this country, althoufh it 

 is offered by American dealers. Its chiei value 

 to us is its large foliage. Seeds may be sown 

 in the fall as soon as ripe, or the following 

 spring. They are slow to germinate. Root 

 used for its aromatic and carminative prop- 

 erties. 



ARCHONTOPHffiNIX (Greek, majestic phce- 

 7tix). Palmacea', tribe Ar'ecese. Showy and ele- 

 gant pahns, completely spineless, and with tall 

 stout trunks, which are conspicuously ringed by 

 the annular scars of the fallen leaves. 



Leaves divaricate, terminal, forming a large 

 crown pinnately divided, the segms. entire or toothed; 

 in very young specimens the lvs. are undivided or 

 simply bipartite; midrib prominent, the nerves more 

 slender; rachis keeled above, convex beneath, the 

 petiole slightly tomentose, and channeled above: 

 infl. appearing much below the lvs., consisting of 

 2 long, flattened, ultimately pendent and deciduous 

 spathes, inclosing the short - peduncled and much- 

 branched, pedulous spadices: fls. moncecious, sessile 

 on the branches of the spadix; in male fls. the 

 8 i^erianth segms. are unique in the family; female 

 fls. with 3 perianth segms., sometimes more: fr. 

 a drupe, globose or elliptic-globose, containing a 

 single fibrous seed. — There are about 10 species, all 

 natives of the Australian or Malayan region. G.C. II. 

 22:427. 



As Seaforthia elegans, the second species is well known 

 to all florists and decorators as one of the mo.st graceful 

 and stately palms in cultivation. Both species have 

 become very popular in California for outdoor culti- 

 vation (see G. C. III. 27: 109), where the second species 

 fruits, seeds and germinates readily. 



362. Arbutus arizoaica. ( X H) 



In the North, they are grown in a temperate house, 

 in a rich soil containing a good percentage of fibrous 

 material and sand mixed with an equal part of rich 

 loam. They require plenty of water. 



