ACHLYS 



ACULYS (the goddess of obscurity). BerberidAceir. 

 Hardy herbaceous perennial. Fls. minute, numerous, 

 spicate, on a slender scape. 



triphylla, DC. Root-stock terminated by a strong, 

 scaly wint«r-bud : Ivs. 1 or 2 ; leaflets .S, fan-shaped, 

 sinuate-dentate, 2^^ x 5 in. : scape 1 ft. long: spike 1 in. 

 long. Spring. W. N. Amer.— An interesting and deli- 

 cate plant. Int. 1881. 



ACHEAS. See Sapo.liUo. 



ACHYKANTHES. See Iresitit. 



ACIDANTHERA (pointed anthers). IridAveir. Ten- 



U.C. 111. ■J(i::i'.i:!. Mil. 8: n.- Requires a somewhat 

 .stiffer soil than the tender .species of Gladiolus. Way be 

 grown in a tub outdoors during summer, and flowered 

 within during Oct. Several corms in a large pot give 

 good results. Corms should be dried as soon as lifted, 

 to prevent rot. 



A. ipquinoctialis. Baker. St. 3-4 ft., stout, stiffly erect; Ivs. 

 strongly ribbed: fls. white, blotched crimson or purple within; 

 corms large. Sierra Leone. B.M. 7393. May be a stronger 

 gromng and more tropical form of the above. 



W. E. ENiin.iTT.indAV. .M. 



ACIN£TA(i»i)»ora6ie,thelipbein-j.iiml.~-). o,,;,- 

 ddceop. Stout epiphytes with interesting' |i.ii.l.iit v.;i|i, ~. 

 Pseudobulbs con.spicuously furrow.-.l. s)ij;lir)y <•. .in- 

 pressed : leaf-blades smooth, conspicuously veined. 

 plaited and pliable : fls. globose. As a genus it is too 

 near to Peristeria and Stanhopea. The species are 

 rarely seen, as they are less conspicuous in their color- 

 ing than many orchids. They require a warm house and 

 plenty of moisture during the growing season, with a 

 decided rest, to make them flower. Use baskets, not pots, 

 as the flower-spikes are produced from the base of the 

 bulbs, as in Stanhopea. and should have free egress or 

 they will be lost. Cult, by E. O. Orpet. 



BArkeri, I, in. II. [ P. ri.^lh-ia Bdrkeri, Batem.). Pseu- 

 dol.ullis su).-i-..nic, al...ut ."> In.: leaf-blades longer than 

 in .1 . Ihni'holiltii : tlr<. 12 or more, in pendent racemes, 

 gc.l,l,.iiv.-lli.«>iiotted with brown. Mex. B.M. 4203. I.H. 

 2:44. lin. .-,4, i..:i;!2. P.M. 14:145. 



Humboldtii, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, about 3 in.: 

 leaf -blades about 1 ft. long, lanceolate, acute: scapes 

 pendent, 2 ft. long ; fls. 6 or more, chocolate colored, 

 about 2 in. in diam. Ecuador, high elevations. Gn. 

 3:11. 



lum furnish.-, 

 dcnso, LiiuU. ( 

 grant, pale y.l 

 lum yellow, si 

 ftydHa. Reichh 



(. Pis, 



•:i -A. Ill 



purple.with erect side lohes, .New Grenada. — -i.siifcd(a,Reicbb,f. 

 Similar to A. Htimboldtii, Fls, yellow, Oakes Ames. 



ACOKANTHfiEA (mucronate anthers). Apoajntteea. 

 Tender shrubs, cult, in greenhouses North, and outdoors 

 in Fla. and Calif. Fls. with the odor of jasmine, lasting. 



spectabilis, G. Don. ( Toricophlaa spectdbilis, Sond. 

 T. ThunbergU, Hort., not Harv.). Lvs. 3-5 in. long, 

 short petiolate, leathery, elliptic, acute, shining above: 

 fls. numerous. In dense axillary, branched, short cymes, 

 pure white, very sweet scented. Natal. B.M. 6359. R.H. 

 1879:270. G.P. 6:185. G.C. 1872: 363.- Poisonous. The 

 plants cult, under this name are said by trade catalogues 

 to have pin); ..r vii.l.t iL.wers. 



venenata, li. I1..11, [Tnricophlaa ce.ttroUUs, DC. T. 

 Th!inheni,,.n.n-\..n~,t Hort.). Fls. white or rose. Dif- 

 fers from the above in the well marked venation of the 

 leaves, its flowers a third smaller, its calyx not pubescent, 

 and its corolla-limb less widely spreading. 



ACONITE, WINTER. Sec Eranfhis. 



ACONITUM 19 



ACONtTUM. EanunculAcea'. Aconite. MoNh 

 Woi^FSBANE. A genus of hardy ornamental, perennial 

 herbs, much used in borders, etc. Many species are 

 planted in European gardens, but only nine have been 

 ' ■ America. The number of species varies 





Native 

 "•rate Asia, and five In N. 



shaped, or thick fibrous: 

 ing or trailing : lvs. pal- 

 ir lobed: fis. large, irregu- 



upper sepal in shape of a 

 mall: 



carp.ls :;-,',, ^. ,, :, - il. .1, formingfoUicIes when 



rip.'n..l- 11 - I ii^ -|...i..s do well in any garden 



s..il, 1' li . ' ii-..i: they thrive in open sun, but 



tl..>>' ' . ' m shaded places. Aconites should 



n. X. it ' r too near the kitchen garden or 



til.- .hii.il. .1 - ^:ir.i.n, as the roots and some of the 

 tluwer» havt- a dcailly poison. Prop, easily by division. 

 Eeichenbach Monographia Generis Aconiti, Leipsic, 

 1820, 2 vols., folio. Reichenbach lUustratio Spi ' 

 Aconiti, Leipsic, 1822-7, folio. 



lvs, \vit)i sli..it, l.liinti-h I..I..S: fls. purple or blue; pani- 

 . l,.s ..r l........ s|,ik. s t. w-tl..H.red ; helmet hemispheri- 



.■;il,.l..s. .1, .Iulv-S,|.t, iliin-;irv. Int. 1889. A. Storkiil- 

 luiiii, Ki-iilib., is a .hvarf f..iiii of this, with fewer flowers 

 and somewhat fibrous roots. 



imcinalnini, Linn. Wild Monkshood. St. slender, 

 3-5 ft., inclined to climb: lvs. thick, deeply cut into 3-5 

 cut-toothed lobes : fls. loosely panicled, but crowded at 

 the apex ; blue, pubescent, 1 inch broad ; helmet erect, 

 nearly as broad as long, obtusely conical : follicles 3. 

 June-Sept. Low grounds of Penn. S. and W., Japan. 

 Mn. 4: 81. — Much planted now. 



BB. Jjvs. divided to the base. 



variegitum, Linn. Erect, 1-6 ft.: lvs. variously di- 

 vided into usually broad lobes and cut divisions; lower 

 petioles long, others short or none: fls. in a loose pani- 

 cle or la.eiii.-. blue, varying to whitish, rather smooth; 

 heliiut hiylii r tlnin wide, top curved forward ; visor 

 pointiil, h..iiz..iifal .ir ascending. July. Europe. A. 

 ulbiim. Ait., is a i.ure white-flowered form of this, with 



rathe 



Boots long-tuberous. 

 Carpels usually 5. 



ect, 3-4 ft., 



Jap6iiicum, Decne. St 



vi..li-t, iiiiL'...l wiTli r.'.r, ..n I...... ;■- ■ .-.-ending 



l.r;,n.-ln-s : In-lm.t r..ni.-al ; 1.. ,.1 , ... , .i.l.-,l : fol- 

 licles 5. Julv-Sept. Japan. lul. IsiJ. l;.ll. IsOl. p. 475. 

 Var. caeruleum, Hort. Fls. very abundant ; panicles 

 shortened, 



BB. Carpels 3 or 4. 



Napellus, Linn.(^4. Taurirmn . Xac-q. A. pyramidAle, 

 Mill. I. True Monksh.h.i., ( iFFi.-iN.ii. Aconite. Fig. 25. 

 The b.'st kii..wn :in.l in..st |..iis..n..iis species, and used 



in iii.-ili.in.-. Sis, .-1 t, :;-t 11,: l\s. divided to the 



base, aii.l .-l.-ft 2-:: tinn-s int.. lin.;ir l..lii-s: fis. blue, in a 

 raceme; peduncles erect, pubescent; helmet broad and 

 low, gaping, smoothish: fr. 3-4-celled. June-July. Gn. 

 12, p. 362. — Very many varieties, differing in shade of 

 flowers, often mottled or lined with white. Var. 41bum 

 is nearly white. Var. bicolor and var. versicolor, much 

 used in gardens for the large blue and white fiowers. 

 Reichenbach has divided this species into 20-30 species. 

 AAA. Boots in the form of a scaly, elongated bulb, or 

 somewhat fibrous. 

 B. Sepals deciduous. 



autumnale, Reichb. Autumn Aconite. Pig. 26. St. 

 3-5 ft. : lvs. pedately 5-Iobed : fls. in a simple spike, be- 



