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evergreen stove climber. Loam and 

 peat ; increased most readily by seeds. 

 A. piirifo' Ua (pear-leaved). 3. White. July. 

 Brazil. 1822. 



AN'CHOVY-PEAR. See GRIAS. 



ANCHU'SA. (From anchousa, a cos- 

 metic paint, formerly made from A. tine- 

 tor ia, for staining the skin. Nat. ord., 

 Borageworts [Boraginaceae]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria \-monogynia.} A reddish 

 brown substance thought to be a peculiar 

 chemical principle, used by dyers, is ob- 

 tained from the roots of A. tinctoria, or 

 alkanet, and from other plants of this 

 order. The whole of this genus but two 

 are hardy perennial, biennial, or annual 

 ornamental plants of the easiest culture, 

 either by seeds or root division at any 

 season. A. capemis and pukhella require 

 a little frame protection during the win- 

 ter months. 



ANNUALS. 



A. aggrega'ta (cluster-floAvered) . \. Blue. 

 June. Levant. 1827. 



amce'na (pleasing). 1. Blue. June. South 



of Europe. 1817. 



Mbrida (hybrid). 2. White blue. July. 



Italy. 1820. 



Miller ri (Miller's). 1J. Blue. May. 1824. 



pan-iflo'ra (small-flowered). 1. Blue. June. 



Levant. 1827. 



stylo' sa (Stylose). 1. Blue. May. Siberia. 



1802. 



tendlla (delicate). 1. Blue. May. Ceylon. 



1820. 



- verruico'sa (warty). 2. Blue. July. South 

 of Europe. 1821. 



BIENNIALS. 



aspe'rrima (very rough). 2. Blue. May. 



Egypt- 1817. 



capefnsis (cape). 1. Blue. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1800. 



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



Podolia. 1817. 



lati folia (broad-leaved). 2. Blue. May. 



1826. 



PERENNIALS. 



A. Aaa'rdhii (Agardh's). 1. Blue. August. 

 Siberia. 1820. 



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



May. South of Europe. 1640. 



Barrelietri (Barrelier's) . 2. Blue. July. 



South of Europe. 1820. 



ccespito'sa (turfed). L Blue. June. Levant. 



1828. 



cri'spa (curled). 1. Blue. June. Corsica. 



1835. 



hi'spida (bristly). 2. Blue. July. Egypt. 



1817. 



incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 2. Flesh. Au- 



gust. South of Europe. 1816. 



leptopmflla (slender-leaved). 2. Purple. 



August. Europe. 1640. 



A. longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. Blue. July. 

 Italy. 1819. 



macula' ta (spotted-leaved). 2. Blue. May. 



Russia. 1824. 



- myosotidiflo' ra (myosotis-flowered) . 1. Pink. 

 August. Levant. 1713. 



officina'lis (officinal). 2. Blue. August. 



Tauria. 1825. 



ochroleu'ca (yellowish white). 2 : Purple. 



July. Britain. 



ita'lica (Italian). 2. Pale yel- 

 low. August. Caucasus. 1810. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Red. May. 



South of Europe . 1 597 . 



petiola'ta (petiolated) . 1. Purple. Nepanl. 



1840. 



proctfra (tall). 3. Blue. May. Madeira. 



1777. 



rupe'stris (rock). 1. Blue. July. Galicia. 



1824. 



seri'cea (silky). 1. Purple yellow. July. 



Siberia. 1802. 



tincto'na (Dver's). 2. White. August. 



Montpellier. 1596. 



undula'ta (wave-leaved). 2. Purple. July. 



Spain. 1752. 



ANDERSO'NIA. (In honour of Messrs. 

 Anderson, patrons of botany. Nat. ord., 

 Epacrids [Epacridacea3J. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandna \-monogynia). A very pretty 

 greenhouse shrub. Sandy peat ; cuttings 

 root readily in spring in common hotbed. 



A. sprengeloi' des (sprengelia-like). 2. Pink. 

 June. New Holland. 1803. 



ANDI'RA. (Its local name in the Bra- 

 zils. Nat. ord., Leguminous plants [Fa- 

 bacea?]. Linn., \i-Diadelphia 4-decan- 

 dria). Alliance obscure. Large orna- 

 mental stove trees. Soil, loam and peat ; 

 cuttings root readily under a glass in 

 heat. 



A. inc'rmis (unarmed). 20. Purple. West 

 Indies. 1773. 



racemo'sa (branchy). 20. Purple. Trini- 



dad. 1818. 



ANDROCY'MBIUM. (From aner, an- 

 ther, and Jcymbion, a saucer ; in reference 

 to the peculiar form of the anthers. Nat. 

 ord., Melanths [Melanthaceae]. Linn., 

 6-Hexandria Z-trigynia.} Few plants 

 are more generally poisonous than this 

 order of melanths. Interesting bulbous- 

 rooted plants, requiring the protection of 

 frame or greenhouse ; increased readily 

 by offsets and seeds. Loam and peat, 

 with plentv of sand. 



A. encomoi'des (encomis-like). 1. Green. 

 April. Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 



melanthoi'dcs (rnelanthium-like). 1. White. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



valuta' re (rolled-leaved). 1. White. April, 



Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



