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ANONA 



AA. Petals (exterior) linear or oblong, the inner ones 



minute (or conspicuous in A.muscosa). 



B. Fruit smooth or very nearly so (in A. amplexicaulis 



undescribed). 



0. I/vs. velvety beneath. 



Cherimdlia, Miller ( A . tripela In , Aiton ) . Cherimoyer, 

 or Cherimoya. jAMAirA-Aiii.i;. Tnc, 15-20 ft. high, 

 with young growth si-m i\ |.iiiM-r, m : fls. opposite 

 the Ivs., greenish, and fr;iLri:MiT, tin- < \terior petals ob- 

 long-linear and keeled on tin' iniiir side, velvety: Ivs. 

 ovate or oblong {about 3 in. long), obtuse or scarcely 

 acute, dark green, and sparsely hairy above and velvety 

 beneath ; fr. very large (from the size of a large apple 

 to 8 in. or more in diam. ), spherical or slightly flattened 

 at the ends, nearly smooth, brownish yellow, sometimes 

 with a red cheek, the flesh soft and rich. Peru and ad- 

 jacent regions northward, but naturalized in Central 

 America and Mexico, the West Indies and parts of the 

 Old World. B.M. 2011.- It is a well-known fruit of the 

 tropics, and it thrives upon the Florida keys and the 

 adjacent coasts. It is also grown to a limited extent in 

 southern California. Fruit will stand transportation if 

 picked green. Possibly the plants sold as A . macrocdrpa 

 and A. suavissima are forms of the Cherimoyer. See 

 Cherimoyer. 



CO. Lvs. not velvety. 



reticulita, Linn. Custard-Apple. Bdllock's-Heart. 

 Fruta de Conde. a tree, 15-25 ft. high, with growth 

 smooth or nearly so; fls. with the exterior petals oblong- 

 liuear and keeled on the inside, acute, greenish, with 

 purple spots at the base : Ivs. lanceolate or oblong and 

 pointed, glabrous above and rough beneath, but becoming 

 smooth: fr. 3-4 in. in diam., smooth, with small depres- 

 sions, in various shades of yellow or even russet, with 

 a soft yellow cream-like pulp next the skin, and a white 

 pulp at the middle, sweet and excellent. West Indies, 

 where it is a very popular fruit. It thrives in southern 

 Florida, where it has lately been introduced. B.M. 2911, 



ANTENNARIA 



blunt, keeled on the inner side, greenish: lvs. thin, ob- 

 long-ovate, very sparsely hairy on both sides, but often 

 becoming smooth, glaucous : fr. egg-shaped, or of the 

 form of a short pine cone, 3-t in. in diam., yellowish 

 green, and tuberculate (each carpel forming a protuber- 

 ance); the pulp creamy vellow and custard-like, very 

 sweet. West Indies to Brazil. B.M. 3095.-Much prized 

 in the tropics, and considerably grown on the Florida 

 keys, and extending north, with some protection, nearly 

 to the middle of the state; also cultivated in California. 

 Introduced in the Old World. Lvs., green frs., and seeds 

 said to be used for destroying vermin. j_,. jj. B. 



ANSfiLLIA (John Ansell, African explorer). Or- 

 chidAcew, tribe Vdndea. Inflorescence terminal : stems 

 tufted, jointed, nodes conspicuous : lvs. lanceolate, alter- 

 nate toward the summit of the stems, visibly nerved, 

 about 6 in. long. The species require high temperatures 

 for successful development. Epiphytes. For further 

 culture, see Orchids. 



Afric&na, Lindl. Plants 2 ft. or more high : stems 

 cylindrical : fls. numerous (40-80), yellowish, verging on 

 green, marked with curiously oblong, brown-purple 

 spots ; labellum yellow, 3-Iobed. Sierra Leone. B.M. 

 4965. — This is undoubtedly the type, all other forms so 

 far known being departures from it of horticultural 

 merit only. 



gigantda, Reichb. f. (Cymbidium Sdndersoni, Harv.). 

 Habit as above. Sepals and petals sparingly, if at all, 

 spotted. Natal t 



Oakes . 



ANSdNIA. See Amsonia. 



amplexicaillis, Lam. Erect shrub, glabrous : outer 

 petals oblong and obtuse (IJ-iin. long), the inner very 

 much shorter and lanceolate and pointed : lvs. oblong or 

 ovate, obtuse or acute (4-G in. long), thick and rigid, 

 glaucous and somewhat shining, deeply cordate-clasping 

 at the base. Mauritius and Madagascar. — Said to have 

 been lately introduced into southern Florida. Little 

 known. ^^ Fruit tuberculate. 



squambsa, Linn. (A. cinerea, Dunal). Sweet-Sop. 

 Sugar-Apple. Fig. 94. Diffuse small tree, or a shrub, 

 10-20 ft. high : fls. with the outer petals oblong-linear and 



ANTENNABIA (pappus likened to antenna). Com- 

 pdsitw. Everlasting. Cat's-Ear. Small, white-woolly 

 •perennial herbs, with spatulate or obovate root-lvs., and 

 mostly leafless scapes, bearing small gray or white 

 hea Is which remain stiff and dry. They are interesting 

 for rockwork and the edges of borders, and for this pur- 

 pose have been sparingly introduced in the last few 

 years. They are perfectly hardy, and thrive in poor 

 soil. The fls. are often cut before fully mature and 

 dried (and often dyed) as everlastings. Several spe- 

 cies grow wild. Prop, mostly by division of the mats ; 

 also by seeds. Allied to Anaphalis and Gnaphalium. 

 Dioecious. See JSverlastings. 



A. Pappus of sterile fls. not thickened at the tip, 

 minutely roughened. 



dim6rplia, Torr. & Gray. Tufted with spatulate lvs. 

 and a sparsely-leaved fl.-st. an inch or less high, from a 

 stout, much-branched caudex. Neb. west. 



AA. Pappus of sterile fls. thickened at the top. 

 B. Not spreading by stolons. 



Ge^eri, Gray. Stout, thick-woolly, from a woody base : 

 fl.-st. 3 in. or more high, very leafy to the top : pistil- 

 late heads narrow : involucre with rose-purple or ivory- 

 white tips to the inner scales. Cal. N. 



BB. Spreading by stolons. 

 c. Heads solitary or in a cymose cluster. 



diolca, Linn. Basal lvs. IK in. or less long, 1-nerved 

 or only indistinctly 3-nerved : st. 2-12 in. : involucral 

 bracts all light green or light brown, with white or 

 pinkish tips. N. states and Eu.— The plant in the trade 

 as .1 . ioinentdsum is probably a form of this species. 

 Also in cult, under the proper name, A. dioica. 



alpina, Giertn. Plant 1-t in. : involucral bracts in fer- 

 tili' li(:iils. durk brownish green, acute. Canada, Rocky 

 Mts.. Sirrrii X.v.idas. 



plantaginifdlia, Rich. Basal Ivs. IK in. or more long, 

 distinctly :i lu-i-v.-d : st. 6-18 in. high. Stoloniferous, 

 making iimad i)atches. Common in fields and old pas- 

 tures. Perhaps not in cult. 



cc. Heads loosely panicled. 

 ■ racemdsa, Hook. Light-woolly, 6-20 in. high, the sts. 

 sparsely leafy, the heads mostly on slender peduncles : 

 involucre brownish. Rocky Mts. l, h. B. 



