ANTENNARIA APHELANDRA. 169 



Antennaria. Composite. 



Propagated by seeds sown in spring in a coldframe, 

 and by divisions of the roots in spring. 



Anthemis (Chamomile). Composites : 

 Propagated by seeds and divisions. 



Anthericum, Phalangium. Liliacece. 



Increased by seeds sown as early as possible after they 

 are ripe, in a coldframe ; by division of the roots. 



Antholyza, including Anisanthus. Iridacece. 



Increased by seeds, which should be sown as soon as 

 ripe, in light soil, in a cool house. Here they will germi- 

 nate the following spring, and will be fit to plant out in 

 the summer of the same year. Also by offsets. 



Anthurium. Aroidece. 



Propagated by seeds sown as soon as ripe in shallow, 

 well-drained pans or pots filled with a compost of peat, 

 loam, moss, broken crocks or charcoal, and clean sand. 

 Cover lightly and place in a close, moist propagating 

 case, where a temperature of 75 to 85 is maintained ; or 

 the pots may be covered with bell-glasses. Keep the 

 soil in a uniformly moist condition. Also increased by 

 divisions, which should be made in January. 



Anthyllis (Kidney Vetch). Leguminoscz. 



Herbaceous perennials, increased by seeds or cuttings. 

 The cuttings of most species will root in a pot of sandy 

 soil, with a bell-glass over them, in a cool house or frame. 

 Seed of the annuals should be sown in a warm, dry place 

 in the open ground. 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). Scrophulariacecz. 



Increased by seeds sown in early spring or midsum- 

 mer ; by cuttings, which should be taken in September, 

 when they will readily root in a coldframe, or under a 

 hand-glass. 



Aphelandra. Acanthacece. 



Propagated by cuttings from half-ripened wood taken 

 off with a heel. Cut the base of each clean across ; in- 

 sert an inch apart in pots of sandy soil, and plunge in a 

 brisk bottom heat. 



