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Pur- I An annual plant, indigenous to the Egyptian 

 deserts, and called the Rose of Jericho. When 



July, i full grown it contracts its ri^id branches into a 

 round ball, and is then tossed about by the wind. 

 When it alights in water, or on damp ground, the 

 branches relax and open out, as if its life was re- 

 newed ; hence its name of Resurrection Plant. 

 Among the superstitious tales told of it is, that 

 " it first bloomed on Christmas Eve, to salute the 



Willmorea'na (Willmore's). $. 

 pie. August. Madeira. 1834. 



Wtbbia'na (P. B. Webb's). 1. Blue. 



Portugal. 1828. Half-hardy trailer. 



Wellsia'na (Welis's). 1. Copper. August. 



English hybrid. 1830. Half-hardy trailer. 



ANA'GYBIS. (From ana, like, and gyros, 

 a spiral, or turning in a circle ; in refer 



ence to its curved pods. Nat. ord., Le- birth of the Redeemer, and paid homage to hU 

 . , rx , r , ln I resurrection by remaining expanded till Easter." 



guminous Plants [FabaceseJ. Linn., 10- ( Thi curious annual requires f rame . pr otectiou 



Decandria, l-Monogynia.) 



Small ornamental trees, allied to Podalyria ; re- 

 ouirethe protection of the greenhouse; soil, loaiu 

 2nd peat ; P young cuttings root readily ui sand and 

 peat, under glass, planted in July. 

 A.foE'tida, f foetid). 9- Yellow. April. Spain. 1750. 



glau'ca (glaucous). 6. Yellow. April. South 



of Europe. 1800. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 10. Yellow. April. 



Teneriffe. 1815. 



ANANA'SSA. (From nan as, the local 

 name for the pine-apple in South Ame- 

 rica. Nat. ord., Bromelworts [Bromelia- 

 ceae]. Liun., 6-Hexandrial-Monoyynia.) 



For culture, see PINE-APPLE. 

 A. bractni'ta (bracted). 3. Crimson. April. 

 Brazil. 1820 



<fc'6i* (weak). 3. Crimson. April. Bwuil. 



lu'cida (shining). 3. Pink. April. S. Amer. 



1820. 



sati'va (cultivated. The pine-apple). 3. Pur- 



ple. April. S. Amer. 10QO. 



ANA'NTHERIX. (From a, not, and 

 antherlx, an awn; in reference to the 

 want of awns, or filiform appendages to 

 Nat. ord., Asdepiads 



during the colder months ; increased by seeds ia 

 any common soil. 



Linn., Q-Enneandria 



the pollen masses 



[Asclepiadaceae] 



l.Trigynia.) 



A hardy herbaceous plant, increased by root 

 division ; at airy season, any soil suits it m an 

 open situation. 



A. vi'ridis (green). *. Green, yellow Sep- 

 tember. N. Amer. 1812 



A. Hierochu'ntina (Rose of Jericho). 1. White. 

 July. Levant. 1597. 



ANCHIE'TA. (In honour of a Brazilian 

 writer on plants of that name. Nat. ord., 

 Vloletworts [Violacese], Linn., 5-Pcra- 

 tandria \-Mouogynia.') 



An ornamental evergreen stove climber. Loam, 

 and peat; increased most readily by seeds. 

 A. pyrifo'lia (pear-leaved). 3. White. July. Brazil. 



AN'CHOVY-PEAR. See GRI'AS. 



ANCHU'SA. (From anckousa, a cosmetic 

 paint, formerly made from A. tlncto'ria, 

 for staining the skin. Nat. ord., Boraijc- 

 worts [Boragiuaceifi]. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia.*) 



A reddish-brown substance, thought to be a pe- 

 culiar chemical principle, used by dyers, is ob- 

 tained from the roots of A. tincto'ria, or- alkanet, 

 and from other plants of this order. The whole 

 of this genus, but two, are hardy perennial, bien- 

 nial, or annual ornamental plants of the easiest 

 culture, either by seeds, or root division at any 

 season. A. Cape'iisis and pulche'lla require u little 

 frame-protection during the winter months. 



ANNUALS. 

 A. aggrega'ta (cluster-flowered). $. Blue. June. 



Levant. 1827. 

 amce'na (pleasing). 1. 



ANARRHI'NUM. (From a, not, and rA?, 

 nose. The snout-like form of the allied 

 genus Antirrhinum is wanting in this. 

 Nat. ord., Fig worts [Scrophulariacese]. 

 Linn., l-i-Dldynamia 2-Angiospermia.) 



Allied to Snapdragon. These plants are hardy 

 biennials, and very pretty. Seeds may be sown 

 in the open borders in spring, or the plants may 

 be perpetuated by cuttings. See ANTIKRHI'NUM 

 MA'JUS. 



A. bellidifo'lium (daisy-leaved). 2. Blue. July. 

 France. 1629. 



frutico'sum (shrubby). 2. White. August. 



South of Europe. 1826. 



pube'scens (downy). 12. White. August. 



South of Europe. 



ANASTA'TICA. (From anastasis, resur- 

 rection ; in reference to its hygrometrical 

 property. Nat. ord., CrussiJ'ers [Brassi- 

 cacece]. Linn., IS-Tclradynamia.') 



Blue. June. South 

 of Europe. 1817. 



hy'brida (hybrid). 2. White, blue. July. Italy. 



1820. 



Mille'ri (Miller's). l. Blue. May. 1824. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 1. Blue. June. 



Levant. 1827. 



sfy/o's(stylose). i. Blue, May. Siberia. 1802. 



tene'lla (delicate). 1. Blue. May. Ceylon. 1820. 



verruco'sa (warty). 2. Blue. July. South, 



of Europe. 1821. 



BIENNIALS. 



A. aspefrrima (very rough). 2. Blue. May. Egypt. 

 1817. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). 1. Blue. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1830. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). 2. Blue. August. Po- 



dolia. 1817. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. Blue. May. 1826. 



PERENNIALS. 



A. Agatrdhii (Agardh's). 1. Blue. August. Si- 

 beria. 1820. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. Purple. May. 



South of Europe. 1040. 



Barrelie'ri (Barrelier's). 2. Blue. July. South 



of Europe. 18'JO. 



caspito'sa (tutted). ,$. Blue. June. Levant.l8S8 



