ANDROMEDA 



evergreen shrub, with dc 

 or sandy soil. Prop. 1>; 

 maturity, in pots or pan 

 coolframe. Thev germii 



the wiiit'.-r. uill'r..ot r;,-il' ,.,,..,,;,, i,,, . r^ 



See,al^io. /,,,„,,//,,„■. rA,,„. . , ;.„.. , /•-, , - „„.\/. u..i„.,. 



polifdUa, Limi. i_L ,'.,',.,'..:',,;. Purahj. One-half 

 to 2 ft.: Ivs. oliioii- l:,iM , M|:,t, .,v linear, %-VAiD. long, 

 whitish-glaucous Im in ;ii li. \> iili strongly revolute mar- 

 gins: fls. noddiuir. whitr ,„■ pink. June. L.B.C.6:546, 

 16:1591, 18: 1714. -There are a number of forms, diJfering 

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



A.acwmt7iffM.Ait.=Leneothoepopulifolia.— .-l.arfoorea, Linn. 

 = Oxydeuilniiii iirl.nreum. - a. axillnris. Mic-lux.-- Lem-othoij 



Ma.rinuik.—A.iiit"i" 

 = Pieris ovalifoli;i 

 A. parab6tica,'D\\'ii 

 cothoe popolifoliii — l 



la.', s.espe- 

 spikes ter- 

 node of the 

 t; the other 

 ■ reduced to 



Miehx.= Zenobia pulvenilentu.— 

 tetnigona. — ^. tomentdsa, Hort 

 ligustriuapubescens. Alfred Rehder 



ANDEOPdGON (Greek-nui.l.- ik.ih.-, r.f. rrin- to t 

 bearded flowers). Graiii'im^i. A |..i|>iiiMr|.l,MU~ -i-m 

 spread over all parts of tin- w.-rhi m ili. ii-Mpiral a 

 temperate zones. Tin- s|i. . 

 cially plains. L\^.n.u:iII. 

 minal and axillar^ 

 jointed hairy braii> 

 with a pedicel aw\ ■,;,,■! 



a single scale : a stiamhi -i ; i~i..! ;i\',n ).ri-sent. Spe- 

 cies, about 180. IncludisiN,, ,, , ,-,t I1-. fill |.a-tiiri- 

 grasses. Twoorthree sj.. r , - , , _ , .■ , ,,-i.iiiail> f..r 

 ornament. They areof ea-i • ;,'. ■ i . r tinn ~. .iN 

 or division of clumps. 



arginteus, DC. Silveh 1;i \i;i. i .i: i--. A ~t..ut. tall 

 grass, 2-t ft. high, with a .li-nn. t nn- >.t whit.- hairs at 

 the nodes : panicles narn.w. -il\ . rl,. ar.l. .1 : If.l.hides 

 long: spikelets covered with lonj,' wlnii- hairs at the 

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

 Probably a form of A. saccharo'ides, Swartz, of Trop. 

 Amer. 



Halep^nais, Brot. Johksos Grass. A stout perennial, 

 with smooth, erect culms, 3-6 ft. high, and strong, 

 creeping rootstocks : panicles variable, more or less 

 drooping, exserted, rays mostly in whorls of 4, rarely 2-6 ; 

 sessili- spikelets variable ; pedicellate spikelets stami- 

 iiatr ..r 11. iiir:il, iiiii.li narrower than the sessile ones. 



- 1 - ' . I , Aii-iralia. Gn. 13, p. 305. -Abundantly 



- Mh. Ill states for hay, where it makes a 

 v.i I i , _ Ml \\ III II once it has become established 

 11 Is IV... ! _: .li'i.. .i!t ti. f-rri.lioate, and hence it has 

 beconu a . . . , . r .', - .....m . . .| in some pai^s. Much 

 admin-. 1 I .1 Lrrass, and sometimes 

 cult, ill t. 



Schoenantkus, I . i I . ■■/OY)^(«,Hort.). 



Lemon Grass. A\ ■ ' .,..., ... .].... i -rass, growing 

 in fine clumps ."i-r. ■ i . i...rders and as 



single lawn sper i 1 1 1 . - .- l Trop. Africa. 



Gn. 10, p. 605; IL'. 1 . r.i' -i .,:i. i.i hi.na and Ceylon. 

 Yields a fragrant oil.i-alK-il both oil of vi-rliena and lemon- 

 grass oil. Used as a stimulant and antispasmodic for neu- 

 ralgia and rheumatism, and also in the adulteration of 

 attar of roses. 



I \"'.''' -1/ II i:.. Ml I M, ;..-.. ( -alt. in Ceylon. Yields 



I ■ 111 nil.' si.iiii ;ind perfumery. 



! ■ .; .iiiiually from this grass. 



.- i ;;i'', — .1. .S'irtf/iuj/i. Bret. 

 .s..i^ I-. .i_;,., i... I h, I.i. - 1,11 tin- varieties of eulti- 



vated Sur^lumi ; of i;rf at L-conomic value for sugar, brooms. 





. I :.- 1- 111 Europe 

 1. . .i ml. I Louisiana. 

 P. B. Kennedy. 



ANDROSACE (Greek-made name). Primulacem. 

 :.. h .1 s'-MiNE. Small tufted plants cult, in the alpine 



111. I., ill. ISC known in Amer. being perennials. Fls. 



•11- ' .'i I.I 111.- throat, primula-like, in umbels, on 

 h. I |,i s. Fl. in very early spring. Many 



||| . - .!. . II in European gardens, but alpine-gar- 



'II J I ii..un in this country, and only those 



I'. :, . 1. . M f.iiiud to succeed, and are in 



A iial shade, free circulation of 



air. .,!',,!. i: : 1 1 nil,' our dry summer months, 



111 I fall and spring rains, will 



I. . : ' . I'li.armiug alpines. A heavy 



-11 -Is in winter will be found of 



^i' . i..;i. ' . . ... I iiiL.' is not to be recommended, 

 l.r.iLu-.. ii -iu...tli. 1- iLu iilants. A great many species 

 have been tried in this country, with variable and not 

 very encouraging results, but in a few instances, with 

 extra care, plants have done well. The northern aspect 

 of a steep rockery seems to be the most favorable posi- 

 tiiin fur them. Prop, by division, seeds or cuttings. 

 Plants sliould be kept in pots until thoroughly es- 

 '■■'''''-'"•'•■ Cult, by J. B. Keller. 



lanugindsa, Wall. Lvs. scattered, oblong-obovate, 

 acute, 1 in. long, silky-hairy : fls. rose-purple with yel- 

 low eye, the mouth contracted with a crenated ring, in a 

 dense umbel : plant 6-10 in. high, with many trailing 

 shoots, making a good drapery for rocks. Hinial. B.M. 

 4005. Gn. 49, 287. 



sarmentAsa, Wall. Lvs. oblanceolate or spatulate, 

 silky-hairy 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. 



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

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



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

 IN. larL'cr I ';, in. a.-ross). Switz. B.M. 5906". " L.H.B. 



ANDEOSTfiPHIUM (Greek-made name, referring to 

 the corona). Lilidcea. 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. 



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

 .3-6 in loose umbel. Blooms in spring ; pretty. 



ANEILilMA (Greek : no involucre). Commelinacew. 

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

 and A. Siniciim, Lindl., are sometimes cult, in Old 

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

 trailing plants. 



AN£MIA (Greek, naked; the panicles devoid of 

 sporangia). Seliizce&cea. A genus of tropical ferns, 

 with the lower pair of pinnse elongate and bearing the 

 sporangia in panicles at their extremities. Of the 40 

 species, two are found in the southern states, and a few 

 are occasionally in cult. l. jr. Underwood. 



Anemias are dwarf, compact ferns, suited for shelves, 

 or for growing near the glass in warm pits or low 

 houses. They prefer being grown in small pots to being 

 planted out in the fernery. Their growth is too slow to 

 make them popular decorative ferns for general pur- 

 poses. Prop, by spores, which germinate freely : tufted 

 kinds by division between Mar. 15 and Apr. 30. — Schnei- 

 der, Book of Choice Ferns. 



A. Xm'/ ,'-.;/.. ii/i.//. . «ilh narrow dirhion.i. 



adiantUolia. Sw/. Liaf (',-9 in. long on a stalk often 

 twice as luni:. rh. iiltiiiiat.- divisions oblong or linear- 

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

 tropics. 



