ANI 



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ANI 



of water, and twenty per cent, solid mat- 

 ter. The latter contains in 100 parts 

 when dried 



Carbon, . 51.950 



Hydrogen, 7.165 



Azote, . 17.172 



Oxygen, . 19.295 



Ashes, . 4.418 



The ashes contain various salts, as chlo- 



ride of sodium (common salt), phosphate 



of lime, with a little oxide of iron. Sugar- 



baker's skimmings owe their chief fertiliz- 



ing qualities to the blood used in clarify- 



ing the sugar, and which is combined 



with vegetable albumen, and extractive. 



Woollen Rags cut into very small 



pieces, are a good manure, decomposing 



slowly, and benefiting the second as 



much as the first crop. Hops and tur- 



nips have been the crops to which they 



have been chiefly applied. Half a ton 



per acre is a fair dressing. Wool is com- 



posed of 



Carbon, . . . 50.653 



Hydrogen. . . 7.029 



Azote, . . . 17.710 



SSE&) 24 - 608 . 



It leaves a very slight ash, containing 

 minute 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, . . . 51.578 



Hydrogen, . . 6.712 



Azote, . . . 17.284 



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'NTHA. (From anisos, unequal, 

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

 nopods [Chenopodiacese]. Linn. 4-T0- 

 trandria \-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. New Holland. 

 1824. 



ANISA'NTHUS. (From anisos, unequal, 

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

 [Iridacese]. Linn. 3-Triandria 1-mono- 

 gynia] . This is now a synonyme of Ant ho- 

 ly za. Greenhouse or frame bulbs, requir- 

 ing 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. 

 quadrangular ris (quadrangular). 2. Yellow. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1700. 

 spiff ndens (splendid). 2. Scarlet. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1828. 



ANI'SE, (Tragiumanisutri). 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 transplant- 

 ing. ^ 



A'NISEED-TREE, Illicium anisatum. 



ANISOCHI'LUS. (From anisos, unequal, 

 and cheilos, lip. Nat. ord., Labiates 

 or Lip worts [Lamiaceas]. Linn., 14-Didy- 

 namia \-gymnospermia). Stove biennial ; 

 seeds in heat, or cuttings in sandy soil, 

 under a bell-glass. Summer temp., 65 

 to 75; winter, 55 to 60. 



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

 Indies. 1778. 



ANISO'MELES. (From anisos, unequal, 

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

 [Lamiaceae]. Linn., l-Didynamia 1- 

 gymnospermia}. Chiefly evergreen under- 

 shrubs ; cuttings of stove species in 

 April in heat, under a bell-glass. Green- 

 house 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'ta (forked). 1. Blue. August. Nepaul. 



1824. Greenhouse. 

 A. malaba'rica (Malabar). 2. Violet. August. 



East Indies. 1823. 



