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ANT 



A.falca'tum (sickle-shaped). 1. WMte. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1775. 

 flcxifo'lium (zig-zag leaved). 1. White. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 

 floribii' ndum (bundle-flowered). 1. White. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



fra' grans (sweet-scented). 1. White. May. 



' Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



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



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1794. 



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



of Good Hope. 1820. 



longiftflium (long-leaved). 1. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



piumo'sttm (feather-petaled). 1. White. 



March. Chili. 1829. 



pomer-idia' num (afternoon). 2. WTiite. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1819. 



revolu'tum (revolute). 2. White. October. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



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'reum (sulphur). 1. Purple yellow. 



July. Hungary. 1823. 



trifle/rum (three-flowered). 1. White. Sep- 



tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1782. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1803. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1826. 



AN-THOCE'KCIS. (From anthos, a flower, 

 and kirkis, a ray. Nat. ord., Figivorts 

 [ Scrophulariaceae] . Linn. , \-I)idynamia, 

 Z-Angiospermia). Cuttings of ripened 

 wood in April, placed in sand under a 

 glass, set at first in a cool place, and 

 afterwards placed in a mild bottom heat. 

 Sandy loam and peat well drained. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 65 ; winter, 45 

 to 50. 



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

 New Holland. 1824. 



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



green. June. Swan River. 1843. 



littor&a (shore). 3. White. June. New 



Holland. 1803. 



visco'sa (clammy). 6. White. May. New 



Holland. 1822. 



ANTHOCLEI' STA. (From anthos, a flower, 

 and cleistos, shut up. Nat. ord., Loganiads 

 [Loganeaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria 1- 

 monogynia). Cuttings in heat ; peat and 

 loam. Summer temp., 65 to 80 ; win- 

 ter, 55 to 60. 



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

 Sierra Leone. 1820. 



A'NTHODON. (From anthos, a flower, 

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

 teads [Hippocrateacese]. Linn. 3-Tri- 

 andria \-monogynia}. Tropical evergreen 

 shrubs ; cuttings of half-ripened wood, 

 under a bell-glass in hotbed ; sandy loam 

 and peat. Temperature as for preceding 

 genus. 



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

 Rio Janeiro. 1818. 



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



Rio Janeiro. 1818. 



ANTHELO'MA. (From anthos, a flower, 

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

 viads [Margraviaceae]. Linn. 13-Polyan- 

 dria \-monogynia). A stove evergreen 

 shrub; cuttings of ripe wood, under glass, 

 in sand and in heat; light rich loam. 

 Temperature as for preceding. 

 A. mon to! no, (mountain). 10. New Holland. 

 1810. 



ANTHOLY'ZA. (From anthos, 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- 

 ceae]. Linn. 3-Triandria \-monogynia). 

 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 sheltered situation ; light sandy 

 soil ; offsets. See ANISA'NTHUS. 

 A. cethio'pica (Ethiopean). 3. Scarlet and 

 green. June. Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



prcea'lta (very tall). Orange. February. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



ANTHOMY'IA, a genus of fly very inju- 

 rious to the gardener. The principal 

 species arc the following : 

 A. ceparum (onion fly). 



In light soils, especially, the onion is 

 liable to suifer from the grub or larva of 

 this fly (Anthomyia ceparum or Scato- 

 phaga ceparum of some writers). The 

 gardener who sees his young onions, 

 when about the thickness of a straw, 

 turning yellow, and the leaves sunk down 

 upon the ground, may at once know that 

 they are the victims of this insect. Even 

 when of larger growth the onion is still 

 liable to suffer from its attacks, and even 

 up to the time of the bulb's full growth. 

 If the outer coats of a young onion thus 

 destroyed are stripped off, the grub is at 



