APHANANTHE 



APIOS 



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fr. a drupe. Three species in Jap. and Austral. Prop. 

 by seeds or perhaps in the same way as Celtis, and also 

 by grafting on Celtis. 



aspera, Planch. Small tree : Ivs. ovate, oblique, acu- 

 minate, serrate, 2K-4 in. long, rough to the touch : fls. 

 greenish, with the Ivs.: drupe globular, black, slender- 

 stalked. Jap. Not hardy N., with slender branches, 

 not much different in appearance from Celtic occiden- 

 tal ix. Little known in this country. ALFRED REHDER. 



APHELANDKA (Greek-made name). Acanthacece. 

 Nearly 70 species of evergreen tropical American shrubs, 

 grown in hothouses for the tine foliage and showy 4-sided 

 terminal spikes of red or yellow gaudy-bracted fls. Of 

 easy culture, if given plenty of diffused light in the grow- 

 ing season, and plants are not allowed to become tall and 

 leggy. It is well to grow new plants frequently. Prop, 

 by seeds when obtainable, or by cuttings of partially 

 ripened wood at any season. They bloom in autumn, 

 but can readily be brought into flower at other seasons. 

 When done blooming, the plants should be rested in an 

 intermediate temperature, kept rather dry, but not al- 

 lowed to wilt or shrivel. Require treatment of Justicias, 

 and thrive along with Allamandas and Poinsettias. 



L. H. B. 



All Aphelandras like a stovehouse temperature and a 

 light leaf -mold, with a liberal proportion of sand. They 

 should not be kept very wet in winter. They propagate 

 readily from cuttings and seeds. The leading trade 

 names are .4. aurantiaca, chrysops, fascinator, Rozzlii. 

 A. chrysops is one of the handsomest of the group. 



H. A. SlEBRECHT. 



A. Fls. in shades of yellow. 



Chamissoniana, Nees. (A. punctata, Bull). Lvs. ob- 

 long-lanceolate or elliptic -lanceolate, acuminate, the 

 center banded with white, and white dots running off 

 towards the margin, the midrib green : fls. and spiny 

 bracts bright yellow. S. Amer. I.H. 29: 457. B.M. 6627. 



squarrdsa, Nees. (A. Leopoldi, Hort. A. chrijsops, 

 Hort.). Lvs. large, ovate to ovate-elliptic, acuminate, 

 dark green above (pale below), with white rib and main 

 veins : fls. bright yellow and much exserted beyond the 

 yellow crenate-dentate bracts. Braz. A . squarrdsa itself 

 is probably not in cult., the showy plant in the trade 

 (and described above) being called A. squarrbsa var. 

 Leopoldi by Van Houtte (F.S. 9: 889). One of the most 

 :showy. 



Blanchetiana, Hook. f. (A. amcena, Bull). St. thick 

 and stout: Ivs. ovate-acuminate, with many pairs of con- 

 spicuous nerves, green, the midrib, and often the main 

 veins, white: fls. dark yellow, exceeding the long, entire, 

 cusp-pointed red scales : spike sessile. Braz. B.M. 

 7179. Known in the trade as A. amcena, having been 

 described under that name before it had flowered in 

 cult. 



AA. Fls. orange, verging to scarlet. 



aurantiaca, Lindl. Lvs. ovate-elliptic, deep green 

 above, light green below, strongly veined, but not parti - 

 colored, slightly wavy edged: fls. orange, with a tinge of 

 scarlet, the spreading limb overhanging the greenish 

 sharp-toothed scales. Mex. B.M. 4224. B.R.31: 12. 



Var. Roezlii, Nicholson (A. Hoezlei, Carr.). Fls. with 

 more scarlet: Ivs. twisted, with silvery hue between the 

 reins. Mex. Showy and good. Not so tall as A. au- 

 rantiaca. 



AAA. Fls. red. 



Fascinator, Lind. & Andre". Lvs. ovate to ovate-ellip- 

 tic, the rib and veins widely margined with interlocking 

 bands of white, the under surface purple : fls. large, 

 brilliant vermilion, obscuring the inconspicuous bracts. 

 New Granada. I.H. 21:164. Very showy and desirable. 



A. atrbvirens, N. E. Brown. Dwarf : Ivs. very dark green 

 above and purplish beneath : fls. yellow, 1 in. long. Braz. I.H. 

 31: 527. A. cristdta, R. Br. Lvs. ovate-elliptic, green: fls. dark 

 red, very long and curving, 2-3 in. Long known. W. Ind. B.M. 

 1578. A. JLibonidna, Linden. Dwarf : Ivs. ovate and long-acu- 

 minate, with a white rib, green below : fls. deep yellow, small, 

 scarcely exserted beyond the red bracts. Braz.? B.M. 5463. 

 A. Macedoidna, Lind. & Rod. Said to be a form of A. atrovi- 

 rens. Lvs. with white rib and main veins. Braz. I.H. 33:583. 

 A. Margarita, Hort. Lvs. elliptic-acuminate, barred with 

 hrhite, purple below: fls. yellow, the bracts strong-toothed. 



Once catalogued by John Saul. Braz. G.C.II1. 2:585. A. nltens, 

 Hook. Compact : Ivs. ovate, thick, shining green above, dark 

 purple beneath : fls. vermilion-scarlet, large, the bracts rot 

 showy. New Granada. B.M. 5741. Gn. 48:1027. A. orientdlis, 

 offered in America, is possibly a form of some well known 

 species. L H B 



APlCRA (not bitter, from the Greek). Liliacece, tribe 

 Aloinece. Shortly caulescent small succulents : Ivs. 

 spirally arranged or crowded along the stem : fls. green- 

 ish, often striped with white, straight, tubular or pris- 

 matic, with short, flat or spreading white limb surpass- 

 ing the stamens. Cape region. Agave house or cactus 

 house ; suitable for rockeries during the summer. 

 Prop, like Aloe. Monogr. by Baker. G.C. II. 11: 717 

 (1879) ; Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 18: 216. 



A. Lvs. as broad as long, actiminate, horizontal. 



folio!6sa,Willd. ( Aloe folioldsa, Haw. Hawdrthia folio- 

 Ibsa, Haw. ) . Lvs. densely crowded, thin-margined, very 

 acuminate, smooth, serrulate : fls. smooth. Cape. B.M. 

 1352. 



AA. Lvs. more elongated, thick, acute, erect or ascending, 



except in age. 



B. Fls. smooth. 



aspera, Willd. (Aloedspera, Haw. Hawdrthia aspera , 

 Haw.). Lvs. small, crowded, finely tuberculate, rough- 

 ened on the back and margin, only the uppermost erect. 

 Cape. 



pentagona, Willd. ( Aloe pentdgona, Haw., not Jacq. 

 Hawdrthia pentdgona, Haw.). Fig. 102. Lvs. larger, 

 from slightly concave and 

 angled becoming biconvex ; 

 5-ranked ; finely pale-tuber- 

 culate on back and margin. 

 Cape. B.M. 1338. -Includes 

 several forms : Var. Wil- 

 dendvii, Baker ; var. bullu- 

 lata, Willd. (Aldebtillulata, 

 Jacq.); var. spirilla, Baker 

 (Aide spirflla, Salm. Ha- 

 wdrthia spirilla, Haw.). 

 BB. Fls. rough-tuberc^^late. 



spiralis, Bak. (A. imbri- 

 cdta, Willd. Aide spiralis, 

 Linn., not Haw. Hawdr- 

 thia imbricata, Haw.). Lvs. 

 small, irregularly dispersed, 

 smooth, the margin and keel 

 denticulate. Cape. B. M. 

 1455. 



Other species are : A. bicari- 

 ndta, Haw. (Aloe bicarinata, 

 Spreng.) ; A.congesta,I$ak.(Aloe 

 congesta, Salm.) ; A. deltoldea, 

 Bak. (Aloe deltoidea, Hook. f.). 

 B.M. 6071. 



WILLIAM TRELEASE. 



102. Apicra pentagona. 



APIOS (pear, from the Greek, alluding to the shape of 

 the tubers) . Leguminbsce. Perhaps half a dozen species 

 in N. Amer. and Asia, of twining, tuberous -rooted pin- 

 nate-leaved herbs. Fls. in dense, short racemes : pod 

 linear and flat, several-seeded. A light soil and sunny 

 place are essential to free growth. Under these con- 

 ditions, the plant covers a trellis or other support in a 

 comparatively short time. 



tuberdsa, Monch. GROUNDNUT. WILD BEAN. Four 

 to 8 ft., climbing over bushes : root bearing strings of 

 edible tubers, 1-2 in. long: leaflets 5-7, ovate-lanceolate: 

 fls. fragrant, chocolate-brown, the standard very broad 

 and turned back, the keel long, incurved and of scythe- 

 shape. July- Aug. G.W.F. 44. Common in low grounds. 

 The fruit often fails to mature. Prop, by the tubers, 



2 to 4 of which should be planted together at a depth of 



3 or 4 inches ; also, by seeds. Grows well in the wild 

 border, in any loose, rich soil. Likely to become a weed 

 in rockeries. 



A. Fortunei, Maxim., is occasionally cult, in Japan for its 

 small, ovate, edible tubers. A.G. 1892:77. A. Pricedna, Robin- 

 son, native to Kentucky, may be expected to appear in the trade. 

 The root is a single large tuber, becoming 6 or 7 in. in diam. : 

 fls. greenish white, tinged with rose-purple or magenta. A vig- 

 orous climber, first described in 1898 (Bot. Gaz. 25:451, with 

 illustration). j. % KELLER and L. H- B 



