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ord., Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. Z-Trian- 

 dria, \-monogynia). Very neat, ixia-likc, 

 dwarf bulbous plants, which flower in 

 the open borders all summer in any light 

 garden soil ; ripen seeds freely, and re- 

 quire the protection of a frame in. winter. 

 Propagated from seeds and offsets ; light 

 sandy loam and common soil ; bulbs re- 

 quire, in most places, to be kept in a 

 frame, or in stored bags, during winter. 

 A. cruenta, especially, is well fitted for 

 a flower bed, or for the window sill. 



A. crue'nta (bloody). 1. Crimson. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1830. 

 jun'cea (rushy). 1. Lilac. May. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1791. 



ANO'NA (From menona, its local name 

 in Banda. Nat. ord., Anonads [Anona- 

 ceoe]. ~Linn.l3-Poh/andria,6-polygamia). 

 Tropical evergreen trees and shrubs ; 

 cuttings of ripened wood, in strong heat 

 under a glass in April ; rich loam. Sum- 

 mer temp. 60 to 80; winter, 55 to 

 60. 



A. amplexica' ulis (stem -clasping) . 12. Yellow 

 green. Mauritius. 1824. 



asia'tica (Asiatic). 12. Yellow green. Asia. 



1816. 



cherimo'lia (Clierimoyer) . 18. Brown. Au- 



gust. South America. 1739. 



cine'rea (grey). 15. Yellow green. West 



Indies. 1818. 



gla'bra (smooth-fruited). 16. Brown. Au- 



gust. Carolina. 1774. 



laurifo'tia (laurel-leaved). 15. Brown. 



West Indies. 1773. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 20. Yellow green. 



Guiana. 1820. 



mexica'na (Mexican). 12. Yellow green. 



Mexico. 1823. 



muco'sa (mucous). 12. Yellow green. East 



Indies. 1820. 



murica'ta (muricated. The sour sop). 10. 



Green yellow. West Indies. 1656. 



oUusifo'lia (obtuse-leaved). 15. Yellow 



green. West Indies. 1810. 



paludo'sa (marsh). 4. Green. Guiana. 



1830. 



palu'stris (marsh. The cork- wood). 15. 



Yellow. West Indies. 1731. 



puncta'ta (spotted). 12. Yellow green. 



Trinidad. 1818. 



reticula'ta (netted). 20. White Green. 



South America. 1690. 



Senegal & 'nsis (Senegal). 10. Yellow green. 



Guinea. 1824. 



squamo'sa (scaly. The sweet sop). 20. 



White. Green. South America. 1731. 



ANO'PTERUS. (From ano, upwards, 

 and pteris, a fern, alluding to the semb- 

 lance of the leaves. Nat. ord., Escal- 

 loniads [Escalloniacese]. Linn. 5-Pen- 

 tandria, \-monogynici). A greenhouse 



evergreen shrub ; cuttings under a bell- 

 glass in heat ; sandy loam and peat. 

 Usually in a cold pit or greenhouse, but 

 should be tried on a wall with slight 

 winter protection. 



A. glandule? sus (gland-leaved). 3. December. 

 White and pink. Van Diemen's Land. 

 1846. 



ANSE'LLIA. (In honour of Mr. Amell, 

 the botanical collector who accompanied 

 the ill-fated Niger expedition. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidaceao]. Linn., 20-Gynan- 

 dria, \-monogynia. Allied to AGANISIA). 

 A stove orchid. Divisions ; turfy heath 

 mould and broken potsherds. Temp, in 

 summer, 60 to 85, with plenty of mois- 

 ture at root and top ; winter, 55 to 60", 

 and kept dry. 



A. Africa' na (African). 2. Brown, green, 

 and yellow. February. Fernando Po. 

 1844. 



ANT. (Formica). 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 crowd- 

 ed 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 

 may be kept from ascending standard 

 and espalier trees, by tying a piece of 

 wool round the stems and the supporters. 



ANTENNA' RIA. (From antenna, feelers, 

 in reference to the downy heads of the 

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

 Linn. IS-Syngenesia, l-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. 



contofrta (twisted-leaved). 2. White. July. 



Nepaul. 1821. 



dioi'ca (dioecious). 1. Pink. June. Bri- 



tain. 1821. 



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



IsleofSkye. 1821. 



margarita' cea (pearly). 2. White. July. 



England. 1821. 



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



July. Virginia. 1759. 



tripling rvis (three-nerved). 1. White. Au- 



gust. Nepaul. 1823. 



