APHANANTHE 



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-t in. long, rough to the touch : fls. 

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

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

 not much different in appearance from Celtic occiden- 

 talis. Little known in this country. Alfred Rehder. 



APHELANDRA (Greek-made name). AranlhAcen-. 

 Nearly 70 species of evergreen tropical American shrubs, 

 grown in hothouses for the fine foliage and showy 4-aided 

 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 AUamandas 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 A. auranflaca,chrysops, Fascinator, Mazlii. 

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



H. A. SlEBRECHT. 



A. Fls. in sJiades of yellow. 



Chamissoniina, Nees. {A. punctdta, Bull). Lvs. ob- 

 long-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acimiinate, the 

 center banded witli whit... .ind white dots running off 

 towards the niar^'iii, tlip miilrib green: fls. and spiny 

 bracts bright y.-ll..«-. S. Anin-. I,H.29:457. B.M. 6627. 



squarrdsa, Jvitn, (.1. y,.'. ./.,./(/(, Hort. A. chrjsops, 

 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.sqtiarrbsaitseK 

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

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

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

 showy. 



Blanchetiina, Hook. f. {A. anikna, Bull). St. thick 

 and stout: lvs. 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. oranrje, verijing to scarlet. 



aurantiaca, Lindl. Lvs. oviite-elliptic, dfip green 

 above, light green below, strongly vcinrd. l.ut imt parti- 

 colored, slightly wavy edged: fls! oranu.-, with a tinge of 

 scarlet, the spreading limb overhanging tin- grtenish 

 sharp-toothed scales. Mex. B.JX. 4-'J4. i!.i;,31:12. 



Var. Boezlii, Nicholson {A.Boeslei, Carr.). Fls. with 

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

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

 rantiaca. 



AAA. Ft.':, red. 



Fascinator, Lind. & AndriS. 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. atrdvirens, N. E. Browii. Dwarf : lvs. very dark green 

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

 31: 527. — J. cristata. R.Br. Lvs. ovate-elliptic, green: fls. dark 

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

 1.578.—.!. J.ihmiiann. Linden. Dw.lrf : lvs. ovate and long-acu- 

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

 scarcely exserted beyond the red bracts. Br,iz.? B.M. W63.— 

 A. Macedoidna. Lmd. & 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 

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



75 



Once catalogued by John Saul. Braz. G.C.IIl. 2:585.— A. 



Hook. Compact : lvs. 

 purple beneath ; fls. 

 showy. New Granad 

 offered in America, 



hining green above, dark 

 ' irge, the bracts rot 

 1027.— A. orientalis, 

 »f some well known 



L. H. B. 

 vi. tilirtcem, tvihe 



Aga 





. green- 

 er pris- 

 ab surpass- 



APlCEA (not bitt, r. f 

 Aloinea. Shortly .aiil 

 spirally arranged 'or . • i. .\ 

 ish, often striped witlt 

 matic, with short, flat o 

 ing the stamens. Cape 

 house ; suitable for i 

 Prop, like Aloe. Monogr. by Baker. G.C. 11.11:717 

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



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



folioldsa.Willd. (Aloe folioUsa, Haw. Saw6rthia folio- 

 Idsa, Haw. ) . Lvs. densely crowded, thm-margined, very 

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

 1352. 



AA. l/vs. more elongated, thick, acute, erect or ascending, 

 except in age. 

 B. Fls. smooth. 



4spera,Willd. (Aide aspera, Savi. JTawMhiadspera, 

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

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

 Cape. 



pentigona, Willd. (Aide pentdgona. Haw., not Jaeq. 

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

 from slightly concave and 

 angled becoming biconvex ; 

 5-ranked ; finely pale-tuher 

 culate on back and m irgm 

 Cape. B.M. 1338 -In.hil - 

 several forms : \ ai Wll 

 dendvii, Baker ; var bullu 

 lita, WUld. (AUe bnllulat i 

 Jacq.); var. spirilla, Baku 

 (Aloe spirilla, Salm Ht 

 wdrthia spirilla, Haw ) 

 BB. Fls. rough-tuberculal 



spiralis, Bak. (A imlii 

 cdta, Willd. Aide spudli 

 Linn., not Haw Jlauoi 

 thia imbricdta, Haw ) Lvs 

 small, irregularly dispersed 

 smooth, the margin and kee 

 denticulate. Cape B M 

 14.55. 



Other species are : 

 nata. Haw. (Aloe bicarinata, 

 Spreng.) ; A.co/i^esea.Bak.CAloe 

 congesta, Sahn.) ; A. deltoldea, 

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

 B.M. 6071. 



William Trelease. 



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

 the tubers). Leguminbsw. Perhaps half a dozen species 

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

 nate-Ieaved 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. 



tuberbsa, Monch. Groltndnut. 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 faUs 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. Furtunei, Maxim., is occasionally cult, in Japan for its 

 small, ovate, edible tubers. A.G. 1892:77.- A. Priceana. 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 cUmber, first described Sn 1898 (Bot. Gaz. 25:451, with 

 illustration). j. b. Keller and L. H. B 



