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ANDROMEDA 



evergreen shrub, with delicate fls., growing best in peaty 

 or sandy soil. Prop, by seeds, sown thinly soon after 

 maturity, in pots or pans of sandy peat soil, placed in a 

 coolframe. They germinate easily if sown in cut sphag- 

 num, but must be pricked into boxes as soon as they can 

 be handled. Cuttings from mature wood, placed in sand 

 under glass in fall, and kept in a cool greenhouse during 

 the winter, will mot cnsily ; also increased by layers. 

 See, also, i«jco(/in(', ('haiinnl^ijilDii-, Pieris &nd Zenobia . 

 poliS61ia, Linn. (.1. ,n^i„,niHif;,lut, Pursh). One-half 

 to 2 ft.: Ivs. obloiit;-laiii-,-,,lat./ or linear, %-ll4ir>. long, 

 whitish-glaucous liKiinatli, with .strongly revolute mar- 

 gins: fls. nodding, white or pink. June. L.B.C. 6:546, 

 16 : 1591, 18 : 1714. —There are a number of forms, differing 

 in the color and size of the fls. and shape of the Ivs. 



ANDROPdGON (Greek-made name, referring to the 

 bearded flowers). Gramineie. A polymorphous genus, 

 spread over all parts of the world in the tropical and 

 temperate zones. 'IIm imi,. |r.fi-r dry places, espe- 

 cially plains. Lvs. II I imI tiurrow: spikes ter- 

 minal and axillar\ : i itr^ at each node of the 



Jointed hairy bramiM, ■ ami in'rt'<'ct; the other 



with a pedicel and either si.ihi,' i . , . mi-n , ..i r. ^ln. .■,! to 

 a single scale: a straight (.r i : . i :i i, |.i . -im Spe- 

 cies, about 180. Includes 111,111 , i. i H i.i' . nire 

 grasses. Two or three spei'n - an ;;r, .« n i.r,;, ., ,!,,i,! , r,ir 

 ornament. They are of easiest iiuiuif, eillur iium .seeds 

 or division of clumps. 



arg6nteus, DC. Silver Beard-Grass. A stout, tall 

 grass, 2^ ft. high, with a distinct ring of white hairs at 

 the nodes : panicles narrow, silver-bearded : If. -blades 

 long : spikelets covered with long white hairs at the 

 base : awn 1 in. long.— A handsome ornamental grass. 

 Probably a form of A. saccharoldes , Swartz, of Trop. 

 Amer. 



HalepfinSiS, Brot. .I,,hn-mn- Cu \..-. a -tout lierennial, 

 with smooth, ereet enlmv, :;-r, li. In-li, ami sir.iiii,', 



pedicellate .spikelets stami- 

 (fwer than the sessile ones. 

 Gn. 13, p. 305. -Abundantly 

 s for hay, where it makes a 

 ■ ■■ ii lias'become established 

 i' ate, and hence it has 

 ' ; in some parts. Much 



Schoen&nthus, 1/ 

 Lemon Grass. A 

 in fine clumps '-.-i; 



attar of roses. 



A. Ndrdus, Linn. CiTHONEt.LA Grass. Cult, in Ceylon. Yields 

 thecitronellaoil, which is used for scenting soap and perfumery. 

 Forty thousand pounds of oil distilled annually from this gi\iss. 

 S, Asia and N. Australia. Gn. 12, p. 495.— A. Sdrghum. Brot. 



ANEMIA 



brashes, fodder, alcoholic drinks. Seed prized for poultry. 

 E.lnA.—A.8quarrd8US,hinn. Rhizomes fragrant. TTsedinlndia 

 for thatching, weaving into mats, fans, brushes. Roots said to 

 keep garments free from insects. Sold by druggists in Europe 

 under the name of Radix anutheri. Introduced into Lomsiana. 

 India, W.Ind. Is., and BrazU. p. q Kennedy. 



ANDBOSACE fGreek-made name). Primuldcem. 

 Rock Jasmine. Small tufted plants cult, in the alpine 

 garden, those known in Amer. being perennials. Pis. 

 constricted at the throat, primula-like, in umbels, on 

 short leafless scapes. PI. in very early spring. Many 

 species are known in European gardens, but alpine-gar- 

 dening is little known in this country, and only those 

 species which have been found to succeed, and are in 

 the trade, need to be mentioned. 



A well-rlraiucd soil. )iartial shade, free circulation of 



air. iriipa III Hah iiiil- ' ii i ri ii;,' (lur dry Summer months, 



' tall and spring rains, will 



i lianuing alpines. A heavy 



-iKMin- lit I .. • II III,,, ■ ^ in winter will be f.mnd of 



prea 



because it MiI"' ' i ' i 'i,,',: \ ■.,,■,,: n :, , y - |,(,fi,,s 



have been tra ,: i' ■ ' .,,, ,i ■ , ■ , ■ ,,,,,.,, i ■,, ,,,,,.1 ,,,,t 



very encoiii-a^,i.^ : .; 1 , ,.!,. . ■,. u iih 



extra care, plan!., L.m iluiu: uiil. Tlie u.uiheiii aspect 

 of a steep rockery seems to be^the must favorable posi- 

 tion for them. Prop, by division, seeds or cuttings. 

 Plants should be kept in pots until thoroughly es- 

 tablished. (.„]t, uv J. B. Keller. 



lanugindsa, Wai: 



.•Miiiii,'-(>liovate, 



lnv ■ X. . Ill,, ,n,,„i|, ,„,i ■ , I, ,iat.,.l ring,"ina 



■I""-" " 1: I'laiii li Itt "i, iM^ii, "ttl, ,„a„y trailing 



she,.!-:, inakiii- a -,..,.1 drapery for rocks. Himal. B.M. 

 400.'i. I 111. I',i,-_'.s7. 



sarmentbsa, Wall. Lvs. oblanceolate or spatulate, 

 silky liairy on the edges, in rosettes : plant producing 

 many pink runners, which root freely : fls. in umbels of 

 10-20, pink with white eve. Himal. B.M. 6210. Gn. 54, 

 p. 128. 



o4rnea, Linn. Lvs. very narrow and pointed : fls. a 

 half dozen, flesh-color, with yellow eye. Switz. 



Var. eximea, Hook. Lvs. less rigid, strongly recurved : 

 Hs. larger (Kin. across). Switz. B.M. 5906. L.H.B. 



ANDROSTfiPHIUM (Greek-made name, referring to 

 the corona). LiliAcece. Small genus of S. W. United 

 States, with funnel-shaped, spreading-limbed, 6-lobed 

 perianth, 6 stamens, and 3-angled ovary, and a corona 

 or crown at the mouth : lvs. linear, radical : scape 

 simple, leafless. Plant in a sunny place in sandy soil, 

 placing the bulbs 4-6 ft. deep ; protect in winter. Prop, 

 by division of the bulbs and by seeds. 



violiceum, Torr. Slender, 6-10 in. : fl. blue, 1 in. long, 

 .l-i; ill l.iose umbel. Blooms in spring ; pretty. 



ANEILEMA (Greek ; no involucre). Commelin&cece. 

 Sixty tropical perennials, of which A. hifldrtim, R. Br., 

 and'.l. i'/HKim, Lindl., are sometimes cult, in Old 

 World hothouses. These species are blue-fld., diffuse or 

 trailing plants. 



ANfiMIA (Greek, luiltpil : t),.> pi„iicle« devoid of 

 sporangia). Srl,i-:'i''i''>i. \ -. im- a 1 1 .,i.i,,,,,| ferns, 

 with thelower iiaii- ,.r |iiiiii,f I I ,' m i ,■ i aiing the 

 sporangia in ]..tiii<>l',s ni 1 1n n- , i m' the 40 



species, two are I'ouimI in the -i.nth. i n i.iii , , and a few 

 are occasionally in cult. x.. M. Underwood. 



Anemias are dwarf, compact ferns, suited for shelves, 

 or for prowinff near the glass in warm pits or low 

 Ii..i,^..v, They prefer lieinp si-rowii in small pots to being 

 [ilaiiii .1 oiii III 1 III iVi nerv . 'I'hiir rroHlli is looslowto 

 .i,,i , ,,| i' r ili,i'iirati\e Iriai- f,,r 'a'lieral pur- 



|,, r ■ ,,|, ^. wliirli L'l Miiili;ili, ir. i Iv ; tufted 



.Xpr. :iii.-Schnei- 



great economic value for sugar, brooms. 



■n Ma 



A. Leaf 2S-phniate, uith narrow divisions. 



adiantifdlia, Swz. Leaf 6-9 in. long on a stalk often 



twice as long, the ultimate divisions oblong or linear- 



cuneate, with the outer margin toothed. S. Fla. and 



tropics. 



