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ANT 



tall flower-Stems. Nat. ord., Lily worts I sand under a glass, set at first in a cool place, 

 [Liliacea?]. Linn., 6-Hexandria l-Mono- \ d afterwards placed in a rnild bottom-heat. 



Sandy loam and peat, well drained. Summer 

 gynia.) temp., 55 to 65 ; winter, 45 to 50. 



Few orders of plants arc less ably arranged by 

 men of science, and still less understood by the 

 pardener,. than the " beautiful " Order of Lilies. 

 With the exception of A. sero'tinurn and suL- 

 phu'reum, which are hardy, they.yare mostly low, 

 greenhouse, herbaceous plants, wir.h tuberous and 

 fleshy-bundled roots. Propagated by suckers, 

 offsets, and seeds. Sandy loam, with abundance 

 of drainage, and 1 requiring the frame or green- 

 house in winter. The genus Bulbine is now 

 added to this. 



A, albucoi'des (albuca-like). I. White. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1788. 



bipedunculu'tum (two-peduncled). 1. White. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



cunaliculu-'tum (channelled-leaved). 1. White 



and green. May. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1774. 



-- ru'fum (rusty). 1. Copper. June. Cape 

 of Good Hope.. 



ccsru'leum (bluish). Blue. May. 



cro'ceum (saffron). 1. White. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1800. 



falca'tum (sickle-shaped). 1. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 

 filifo'lium (thread-leaved). 1. White. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 

 fiUfo'rme (thread-form). 1. White. April. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/75. 



flexifo'lium (zigzag-leaved). 1. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



floribu'ndum (many-flowered). 1. White. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



frttgnuu (sweet-scented). 1. White. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



graminifo'lium (grass-leaved). 2. White. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 



hirsu'twn (hairy). 1. White. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1820. 



longtfo'lium (long-leaved). 1. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 



pilo'snm (long-haired). 1. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



plumo'sum (feather-petaled). 1. White. 



March. Chili. 1829. 



pomeridia'num (afternoon). 2. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1819. 



revolu'tum (rolled-back). 2. White. October. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/31. 



sero'tinum (late -flowering). 1. White. July. 



Britain. 



spira'le (spiral). 1. White. May. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1824. 



squa'meum (scaly). 1. White. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1820. 



sulphu'reurn (sulphur). 1. Purple, yellow. 



July. Hungary. 1823. 



triflo'rum (three-flowered). 1. White. Sep. 



tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1785?.* 



undula'tum (waved). 1. White. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1825. 



vesperti'num (evening) . 2. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1803. 

 - villo'sum (long-haired). 1. White. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1826. 



AKTHOCE'RCTS. (Prom qmthos, a flower, 

 ;iml klrfns, a ray.' Nat. ord., Figworts 

 [ Scrophulariaceae]. Linn., "L^-Didyna- 

 * 



Cuttings of ripened wood in April, placed tot 



A, a'lbicans (whitish-leaved). 3. White. June. 

 N. Holland. 1825. 



ilicifo'lia (holly-leaved). 6. Yellowish-green. 



June. Swan River. 1843. 



litore'a (shore). 3. White. June. N. Hol- 



land. 1803. 



visco'sa (clammy). 6. White. May. N. Hol- 



land. 1822. 



ANTHOCLEI'-STA. (From anthos, a flower, 

 and cleisios, shut up. Nat. ord., Loga- 

 niads [Loganeacese.]. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia.} 



Cuttings in heat; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 65 to 80 ; winter, 55 to 66. 

 A. macrophy'lla (long-leaved). 20. White. Sierra 

 Leone. 1820. 



A'NTHODON. (From anthos, a flower, 

 and odon, a tooth. Nat. ord., Hippocra- 

 teuds [Hippocrateaeese]. Linn., 3-Tri- 

 andria 1-Monogynia.) 



Tropical evergreen shrubs; cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood, under a bell-glass, m hotbed; 

 sandy loam and peat. Temperature as for pre- 

 ceding genus. 



A. elli'pticum (elliptic). 12. Yellow, green. 

 Rio Janeiro. 1818. 



panicula'tum (panicled). 12. Yellow, green. 



Rio Janeiro. 1818. 



ANTHELO'HA. (From anthos, a flower, 

 and loma, a fringe. .Nat. ord., Margra- 

 vlads [Margraviacese]. Linn., 13-Poly- 

 (indria 1-Monogynia.) 



A stove evergreen shrub ; cuttings of ripe 

 wood, under glass, in sand and in heat ; light, 

 rich loam. Temperature as for preceding. 

 A. monta'na (mountain). N. Holland. 1810. 



ANTHOLY'ZA. (From antkos, a flower, 

 and lyssa, rage; in reference to the open- 

 ing of the flower like the mouth of an 

 enraged animal. Nat. ord., Irids [Irida- 

 cese]. Linn., 8-Triandria \-Monoyynia.} 



Bulbs requiring the assistance of a frame or 

 greenhouse in winter, or to be planted deep 

 enough beyond the reach of frost in a dry, shel- 

 tered situation ; light, sandy soil ; offsets. See 

 ANISA'NTHUS. 



A. JEthio'pica (Ethiopian). 3. Scarlet and green. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



monta'na (mountain). 1 . Brown. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1759- 



prcBa'ltit (very tall). Orange. February. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1759. 



ANTHOMY'IA, a genus of fly very inju- 

 rious to the gardener. The principal 

 species are the following : 

 A. cepa'ittm (onion-fly). 



In light soils, especially, the onion is 

 liable to suffer from the grub or larva of 

 this fly (Antliomy'ia cepa'rum, or Scttto'- 

 cepa'rum of some writers). The 



