ANT 



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ANT 



A stove orchid. Divisions ; turfy heath-mould 

 and broken potsherds. Temp, in summer, 60 

 to 85, with plenty of moisture at root and top ; 

 winter, 55 to 60, and kept dry. 



. Africa'na (African). 3. Brown, green, and 

 yellow. February. Fernando Po. 1844. 



ANT. (Formi'ca.) To drive this insect 

 away, dig up its nests and haunts, and 

 mix the earth with gas-lime. To kill it, 

 pour over the nest, at night, a strong de- 

 coction of elder-leaves. To trap it, smear 

 the inside of a garden-pot with honey, 

 invert it over the nest, and when crowded 

 with them, hold it over the steam of 

 boiling water ; or turn a flower-pot, with 

 its hole stopped, over the nest. The ants 

 build up into it, and the whole colony may 

 be taken away in a shovel. They maybe 

 kept from ascending standard and es- 

 palier trees, by tying a piece of wool 

 round the stems and the supporters. 



ANTENNA 'KIA. (From antenna, feelers; 

 in reference to the downy heads of the 

 seeds. Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese] . 

 Linn., "LQ-Syngcnesia 2-Superflua.) 



Root division and seeds ; common, light soil. 

 In most places the Nepaul species require the 

 protection of a cold pit in winter. 

 A. alpi'na (alpine). 1. Pink. June. Alpine. 

 Europe. 1775. 



Carpa'tica (Carpathian). 1. Pink. June. 



Carpathian Mountains. 1775. 



conto'rta (twisted-leaved). 2. White. July. 



Nepaul. 1821. 



dioi'ca. (dioecious). 1. Pink. June. Britain. 1821. 



Jiyperbo'rea (northern). 1. Whitish. June. 



Isle of Skye. 1821. 



mar gar ita' cea (pearly). 2. White. July. 



England. 1821. 



' plantagi'nea (plantain-leaved). 1. White. 

 July. Virginia. 1759. 



tripline'rvis (three-nerved). 1. White. Au- 



gust. Nepaul. 1823. 



A'NTHEMIS. Chamomile. (From An 

 themon, a flower; in reference to the 

 -great number of flowers produced. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracesej. Linn., 19- 

 Syngencsin %-Superflua.} 



With a few exceptions, they are hardy plants. 

 Division of plant, and seeds ; common soil. The 

 single-flowering A. no'bilin is superior to the 

 double for medicinal properties. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 A. alpi'na (alpine). 1. White. July. Austria. 1824. 



upiifo'lia (parsley-leaved). 2. White. July. 



China. 1819. 



Barrelie'ri (Barrelier's). 1. White. August. 



Italy. 1825. 



Carpa'tica (Carpathian). I. White. June. 



Carpathia. 1820. 



chamomi'lln (chamomile). 1. White. July. 



South of Europe. 1807. 

 coronopifo'lia (buck-horn-leaved). 1. White. 



May. Spain. 1818. 

 fruticulo'sa (shrubby). 2. White. August. 



Caucasus. 1820. 



A. globo'sa (globose). 1. White. July. South 

 of Europe. 1570. 



grandiflo'ra (great- flowered). 1. White. 



July. South of Europe. 1825. 



Ibe'rica (Iberian). 1. White. August. Iberia. 



1820. 



incrassa'ta (thick -peduncled). 1. White. 



July. France, 1818. 



Kitaibc'llii (Kitaibel's). 1. White. June. 



Hungary. 1823. 



Marshallia'na (Marshall's). 2. Yellow. July. 



Caucasus. 18) 6. 



melampo'dia (black- footed). 1. White. Au- 



gust. Egypt. 1819. 



montu'na (mountain). 1. Purple. July. Italy. 



1759. 



petras'a (rock). 1. White. July. Italy. 1825. 



pube'scens (soft-haired). 1. White. July. 



South of Europe. 1803. 



pyre 1 thrum (pellitory of Spain). 1. White. 



May. South of Europe. 1570. 



rige'scens (rigescent). 2. White. August. 



Caucasus. 1805. 



Rudolphia'na (Rudolph's). 1. Yellow. July. 



Caucasus. 1824. 



saxa'tilis (rock). 1. White. July. Hungary. 



1807- 



tincto'ria (dyer's). 2. Yellow. June. Britain. 



tomento'sa. (downy). 1. White. July. Le- 



vant. 1795. 



ANNUALS. 



A. alti'ssima (tallest). 4. White. July. South 

 of Europe. 1731. 



Austri'aca (Austrian). 1. White. August. 



Austria. 1759. 



Chi'a (Chian). 2. White. June. Chio. 1731. 



co'ta (cota). 1. White. April. Italy. 1/14. 

 -- discoi'de.a (discoid). 1. Yellow. June. Italy. 



1800. 

 fa'llax (uncertain). 1. White. July. 1825. 



fusca'ta (brown-scaled). 1. White. July. 



Portugal. 1805. 



mari'tima (sea). 1. White. July. Medi- 



terranean. 1800. 



mi'xta (mixed). 1. White. August. France. 



1731. 



mucronula'ta (hard-pointed). Italy. 1836. 



Ruthe'nica (Russian). 2. White. June. 



Taurida. 1823. 



Triumfe'tti (Triumfetti's). 1. Pale yellow. 



August. Switzerland. 1819. 

 EVERGREENS. 



A. no'bilis (noble. Common chamomile). 1. 

 White. August. Britain. 



flo're-ple'no (double). 1. White. Au- 

 gust. Britain. 



puncta'ta (dotted). 1. White. August, 



Barbary. 18J8. Biennial. 



See CHAMOMILE. 



ANTHE'PHORA. (From anthos, a flower, 

 and phoreo, to bear. Nat. ord., Grasses 

 [Grarninace'Ee]. Linn., 3-Triandria 2- 

 Digynia.) 



Seed in March or April. Peat and loam. 

 They are pretty, and, with the exception of re- 

 quiring a greenhouse in winter, as easily managed 

 as any other grass. 



A. e'legans (elegant). Apetal. August. Jamaica. 

 1776. 



villo'sa (soft-haired). August. W. Ind. 1824. 



ANTHE'RICUM. (From anthos, a flower, 

 and kcrkos, a hedge ; in reference to the 



