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imnnte quantities of muriate of potash* 

 lime, and probably phosphate of lime. 

 Feathers and hair closely resemble it in 

 their components. Horns are composed 

 of 



Carbon . t 51.578 



Hydrogen . . . 6.712 



Azote . . . 17-284 



x pen "I 24i426 

 Sulphur / 



besides minute proportions of sulphate, 

 muriate and phosphate of potash, phos- 

 phate of lime, and other less important 

 matters. 



Shells.- Those of the following are 

 thus composed : 



They have all been found good, in a 

 pounded form, as manures for turnips, 

 and must be for all other plants, and on 

 all soils where calcareous matters are 

 deficient. 



ANISCA'NTIIA. (From anisos, unequal, 

 and akantha, a spine. Nat. ord., Cheno- 

 poils [Chenopodiacece]. Linn., 4:-Tctran- 

 dria \-Monogynia..') 



Evergreen under-shrub ; cuttings of young 

 shoots, a little hard at bottom, in April ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 50 to 65; winter, 45. 

 A. divarica'ta (straggling). 2. N.Holland. 1824. 



ANISA'NTHIJS.' (From anisos, unequal, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Irids, 

 [Iridacese]. Linn., 3-Triandria l-Mono- 

 gynia.} 



This is now a synonyme of Antholyza. Green- 

 house or frame-bulbs, requiring protection in 

 winter; offsets ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 50 to 60 ; winter, 40 to 45. 

 A. Cuno'nia (Cunon's). 2. Scarlet. June. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1756, 



quudrangula'ris (quadrangular). 2. Yellow. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1700. 



sple'ndens (splendid). 2. Scarlet. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1828. 



ANI'SE. Tra'glum ani'sum. 



Half-hardy annual, used for garnishing or 

 seasoning. Sow during April, in pots, plunged in 

 a hotbed ; remove to a warm, light border in 

 May. Thin the plants to six inches- apart. The 

 seed is ripe in August or September. It does not 

 bear transplanting. 



A'NISEED-TREE. IlWcium anisa'tum. 



ANISOCCHI'LUS. (From anisos, unequal, 

 and cheilos, lip. Nat. ord., Labiates or 

 Lipworts [Lamiacese]. Linn., 

 iiamia I-Gymnospermia.) 



Stove biennial; seeds in heat, or cutting* i 

 *a~ndy soil, under a bell-glass. Summer temp.,, 

 65 to 75; winter, 55 to 60. 

 A. carno'sa (fleshy). 2. Lilac. August. E. 

 Ind. 17/8. 



ANISO'MELES. (From anisos, unequal, 

 and melos, a member. Nat. ord., Labiates 

 [Lamiaceoe]. Linn., l^-Didynamia 1- 

 GymnospermiaS) 



Chiefly evergreen under-shrubs ; cuttings of 

 stove species in April, in heat, under a bell-glass. 

 Greenhouse species, under glass, without heat. 

 Sow the annual in March, in heat ; loam and 

 peat. Temperature same for stove plants, 55 to 

 75; winter, 50 to 60. Greenhouse, winter, 45. 

 A.furca't a (forked). 1. Blue. August. Nepaul. 

 1824. Greenhouse. 



Blalaba'rica (Malabar). 2. Violet. August. 



E. Ind. 1823. 



moschn'ta (musk). 2. Purple. August. N. 



Holland. 1824. 



ova'ta (ovate-tojed-). 2. Pink. August. E. 



Ind. 1823. Stove annual. 



ANISO'PIA HORTico'LAjis a beetle which 

 often attacks the rose-flowers about June. 

 Its maggots live under turf, and feed on 

 its roots. 



ANNUALS are plants which live but one 

 year, and, consequently, require to be 

 raised from seed annually. By a par- 

 ticular mode of culture some of them may 

 ba made to live longer. Thus, mignonette 

 will continue to bloom for two or more 

 years if not allowed to ripen its seeds. 



Hardy Annuals, or those requiring no 

 protection, are sown where they are to 

 remain in the open borders, from the end 

 of February to the beginning of May. 

 To flower late in autumn, some may be 

 sown in the middle of June. Whether 

 sown in patches or broad masses, whether 

 mixed or separate, must be left to the 

 taste of the sower, guided by his know- 

 ledge of the colours of the flowers. 

 These should be well contrasted. Every 

 patch should be properly labelled, which 

 is easily done by having some deal laths, 

 one inch broad, planed smooth, cut into 

 nine-inch lengths, and painted white.. 

 On these the name can be written with 

 a lead pencil. 



Half-hardy Annuals, such as require- 

 artificial heat while seedlings, are sovm, 

 in a gentle hotbed in March and April. 

 The seedlings, when an inch or two long,, 

 to be transplanted into another gentle 

 hotbed, or greenhouse, to remain until 

 the middle of May, then to be trans- 

 planted into the borders, and attended 

 like other annuals. 



Tender or Greenhouse Annuals, requir- 

 ing artificial heat and shelter during their- 



