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from near the bae of the st. ; fls. large, green and white, 

 placed alternately back to back ; sepals and petals 

 spreading, green ; labellum whitish, round, thickish ; 

 spur green. Valuable ; grows to enormous proportions. 

 Madagascar. B.M. 4761. B.R. 1522. L. 236. Var. virens, 

 Hort. (A.. '}/< us, Lindl.). Fls. smaller ; labellum tinged 

 with green. B.M. 5170. QAKES AMES. 



ANGULOA (dedicated to Don Francisco de Angulo). 

 0refcd4ee<B,tribe rHr7w. Pseudobulbs rather tall (when 

 old), spinose at the summits with the remnants of leaf 

 veins : leaf -blades 1-2 ft. long, prominently nerved, as 

 in Acineta, Stanhopea and Lycaste : fls. large, sub- 

 globular, on erect scapes : habit similar to Lycaste, 

 which is a member of the same sub-tribe. The Anguloas 

 grow iinder shade of trees in leaf -mold. Some growers 

 find that they do well when placed under vines. They 

 are coolhouse orchids, but require a moderate rise in 

 temperature during the growing season. OAKES AMES. 



Anguloa is a very interesting genus of cool orchids 

 that thrive well in an ordinary greenhouse temperature, 

 in which a minimum of 50 can be maintained. They are 

 natives of the Andes of Colombia and Peru. The popular 

 name of " Boat Orchid " somewhat suggests their 

 shape and general appearance, the lip, being delicately 

 hinged at its base, allowing this organ to oscillate when 

 shaken. A. Clowesii is the best known as well as 

 the most decorative species, its color being clear yel- 

 low. A. Buckeri is similar in structure, but the fls. 

 are chocolate-brown, with a decided aromatic fragrance, 

 resembling Anise. There is also a white variety of A. 

 Clowesii, but it is very rare in cultivation, as are all of 

 the white forms of well known orchids, this making 

 them very valuable commercially. A.uniflora is also a 

 pretty plant, with white flowers, spotted with pink. Pot 

 culture is best, as they require similar treatment to 

 Lycaste Skinneri. E Q QRPET. 



unifldra, Ruiz & Pavon. (A. virgindlis, Hort.). Pseu- 

 dobulbs about 6 in. high( sometimes considerably higher) : 

 leaf -blades 134-2 ft. long, lanceolate : fls. whitish, some- 

 times spotted within, or the labellum streaked with rose. 

 Colombia. G. C. III. 19: 423. 

 A. F. 6: 607. -There is a 

 white-fld. var. 



C16wesii, Lindl. Larger 

 in every way than the above : 

 fls. lemon-yellow, labellum 

 tending toward white, mar- 

 bled with orange. Colombia. 



Riickeri, Lindl. Smaller 

 than A. Clowesii: fls. yel- 

 low, spotted with crimson. 

 A variety has been figured 

 with the crimson or red color 

 predominant (var. sanguin- 

 ea, A.F. 6:607). Colombia. 



eburnea, Nicholson. Simi- 

 lar to A. Clou'esii,lmt sepals 

 and petals pure white and 

 lip spotted pink. New Gra- 

 nada. OAKES AMES. 



as wide at base, the upper surface variously fissured, 

 even to the edges, presenting an irregular warty appear- 

 ance : fls. central, about 1 in. long and broad, shading 

 from whitish to rose. On limestone hills in the "Great 

 Bend " region of the Rio Grande in Texas, and extending 

 into Mexico. I.H. 16, p. 73, and fig. 



Kotchubeyi, Lem. (A. sulcdtum, Salm-Dyck). This 

 appears as a trade name, but the form is very uncertain, 

 as no type seems to be in existence. According to the 

 description, it is very much like the preceding species, 

 except that the upper surface of the tubercle is not ir- 

 regularly fissured, but is smooth, at least at the edges, 

 except for the central furrow. 



B. Upper surface of tubercle not grooved. 



prismaticum, Lem. The flat top 3-8 in. across: tuber- 

 cles imbricate, but squarrose-spreading, sharply triangu- 

 lar-pyramidal and very acute, with a sharp, cartilaginous 

 tip, which usually disappears with age and leaves the 

 older tubercles blunt or retuse, %-l in. long and about 

 as wide at base, the upper surface almost plane and 

 smooth, except that it is more or less pulverulent, and 

 often bears a small tomentose tuft just behind the claw- 

 like tip: fls.rose color. Mts.ofMex. Resembles an Aloe. 



JOHN M. COULTER. 



ANIGOZANTHUS (Greek, expanded-flower) . ffa-imo- 

 dordcece. Eight or 10 species of Australian greenhouse 

 or half-hardy perennials, with greenish, yellow or purple 

 fls. and sword-like Ivs., cult, in Europe, but unknown 

 to the Amer. trade. 



ANISACANTHUS (Greek, unequal acanthus). Acan- 

 thdcece. A genus of six species of Mexican and Ameri- 

 can shrubs, with mostly lanceolate, entire, petioled Ivs., 

 and loosely spicate or scattered red fls. an inch or more 

 long ; corolla lobes 4 ; stamens 2, equaling or exceed- 

 ing the corolla lobes. 



Wrightii, Gray. Height, 2-4 ft. : Ivs. 1-2 in. long, ob- 

 long- or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. S. and W. 

 Tex. Once sold by John Saul, Washington, DC. 



91. Informal disposition of annuals, a mass 



against a background. (See Annuals, p. 68.) 



ANHALONIUM (name of 

 no significance). Cactdcece. 

 Top-shaped succulent des- 

 ert plants, mostly buried in 

 the ground, the flat aerial 

 portion covered with angular 

 tubercles bearing no spines. A genus of 4 or 5 species, 

 strictly Mexican, except that a single species (A. Engel- 

 manni ) crosses the Rio Grande into Texas. It is referred 

 to Mamillaria by some. For A. Williamsii and A. 

 Lewinii, see under Echinocactus, section Lophophora. 

 For culture, see Cactus. 



A. Upper surface of tubercle with a broad and deep wool 

 bearing longitudinal groove, which widens below. 



Engelmanni, Lem. (A. fissurdtum, Engelm. ). LIVING 

 ROCK. The flat tubercle-covered top 2-5 in. across, taper- 

 ing below into a thick root : tubercles imbricated and 

 appressed, triangular in outline, %-l in. long and about 



ANISE. Umbelliferce. An aromatic condimental and 

 medicinal herb (Pimpinella Anlsum, Linn.) of the Ori- 

 ent. It is an annual, and is easily grown from seeds in 

 any warm and mellow soil. The seeds are commonly 

 sown where the plants are to stand. The seeds are used 

 in medicine and in cookery, and for flavoring liquors. 

 They yield a highly perfumed essential oil. They are 

 mostly grown in Mediterranean countries. The leaves are 

 also used as seasoning and garnishing. The plant reaches 

 a height of 2 ft., bears twice-pinnate Ivs. and small yel- 

 lowish white fls. in large, loose umbels. The seeds are 

 oclong and curved, ribbed on the convex side, grayish, 



