Angianthus 



Angrsecum 



ANGIANTHUS. 



Annual or perennial herbs (ord. Composite), 

 smootli or woolly. One species is shrubby. They 

 require greenhouse treatment. Propagntion by 

 seeds ; and the perennials by cuttings in spring 

 under a hand-light in gentle heat, and kept rather 

 dry overhead. Sandy loam and leaf mould suit. 



Principal Species : 



aureus (swCassiiiia aurea). Chrysocoryne angian- 

 pusillus, 6" to 1', Jy., thoides). 



grh., straw colour (si/n. 



ANGIOPTERIS. 



Strong growing, bulky Ferns (ord. Filices), that 

 require plenty of room for their perfect develop- 

 ment. They throw up large fronds as thick as 

 giant Rhubarb stalks in the case of evecta, 

 which is variable, and by some authors split up 

 into ten to sixty species. Moist stove temperature, 

 with abundance of water at the root all the year. 

 Propagation is by spores. An easier process is to 

 import plants. Fibrous loam two parts, peat one 

 part, and plenty of sand, suit. The pots or tubs 

 must be well drained by reuson of the copious 

 watering necessary. 



Principal Species : 



evecta, 6' to 15', Je., st. miqueliana. 



brongniartiana. pruinosa. 



macrophylla. teysnrauniana. 



ANGOPHORA. 



Strong growing, evergreen shrubs {ord. Myr- 

 taceze), thriving satisfactorily with greenhouse 

 treatment. They are most suitable for tall con- 

 servatories. Propagation is by seeds in heat ; also 

 by cuttings of mature shoots, in very sandy soil 

 and peat, under a hand-light in gentle heat. Equal 

 proportions of fibrous, mellow loum and peat, with 

 clean silver sand to allow the free passage of water, 

 will suit. 



Principal Species : 



cordifolia, 6' to 10', My. 

 to Aug. , yel. (si/as. Eu- 

 calyptus hirsute, Me- 

 trosideros anomala, M. 

 hirsuta, M. hispida). 



costata, 6', Jy., Aug., 



yel. 

 lanceolata, 10', Je. to 



Nov., crim. 



ANGR^ECUM. 



Description. A large genus of epiphytal Orchids 

 (.ord. Orchidacea?) chiefly from the tropics of 

 the Old World, and therefore requiring hot and 

 moist treatment in the East Indian house. 

 Flowers mostly white, but some are tinted with 

 green, buff, pink, lemon, cinnamon, or cream. 

 All are characterised by having a spur to the lip, 

 frequently of great length. Many are sweetly 

 scented. 



Propagation. By offsets, which may be severed 

 from the parent plant, with or without roots, in 

 spring, or any other time when growth is just 

 becoming active. 



Soil. Being epiphytes or air plants no soil is 

 necessary ; but a large quantity of drainage, in 

 the form of clean crocks, should be used for 

 plants grown in pots or baskets. Clean, live 

 sphagnum moss should be placed over the drain- 

 age and about the roots of the plants, which 

 should be staked to keep them steady till the 

 roots take fresh hold. 



Other Cultural Points. Eburneum and sesquipe- 

 dale are usually grown in pots. The smaller species 

 may be grown in teak wood baskets of a size to 

 suit the various species. Many of the small ones 

 succeed best on teak rafts covered with sphagnum 

 and wired on. Some of them, such as citratum, 

 hyaloides, and i'alcatum, may be grown in small 

 pots or Orchid pans. Some Angrrecums may be 

 kept in cooler quarters when flowering, " but 

 when making their growth all should be" grown 

 in the highest temperature maintained in the 

 East Indian house, the atmosphere of which 

 should be kept very humid. The cultivator 

 should also attend very closely to watering at 

 this period. When growth has been completed 

 water should be gradually withheld, though the 

 leaves should never be allowed to shrivel through 

 dryness at the root. Give shade in summer 

 when the sun is hot. As the plants come into 

 bloom keep them very warm and the atmosphere 

 dry. 



Principal Species s 



caudatum, li', Aug., wh. 



Has a long dusky spur, 

 citratum, 6" to 8", lem., 



sweet, 

 eburneum, 1Y to 2', wh., 



strong growing (var. 



vireus has a green lip). 

 Ellisii, 1', My., Je., wh. 

 i'alciitum, 4", wh., sweet. 



Keep at the cool end of 



the .East Indian house. 



Other Species : 



apiculatum (see bilohum). 



dormanianum, wh. and 

 sepals tipped verm. 



arcuatuin, 6", wh. (;/. 



Listrostachys arcuata). 

 anneniacum, 1', yel., pk. 

 articulatum,10", My.,Je., 



wh. 



ashantense, 4", Je., cin. 

 avicularium, 4", wh. 

 bilobum, 6", Sep., wh. 



Kirkii, 4", wh. 



calligerum, 4", wh. 

 bistortum, 6", wh. 

 caulesccns, 1J', Sep., grn., 



wh. 



cephalotes, wh. (fi/ii. Lis- 

 trostachys) . 

 ehuilluanum, wh. 

 christyanum, G",grii.,wh. 

 claudestinum, fa"', Sep., 



grn., wh. 



cryptodon, 8", wh. 

 descendens, 10", wh. 

 distichum (sec Mystaci- 



dium) . 

 eichleriunum, H', gru., 



wh. 



fastuosum, wh. 

 florulentuin, 1', wh. 

 Fournierse (see stylosum). 

 fourmerianum, 1', wh. 

 fragraiis, Jan., wh. 

 funale (see Deudrophy- 



lax fimalis). 

 fuscatum, 6", ochre, 

 germinyaiium, 1!', wh. 

 gladiifolium, Feb., wh. 

 glomeratum , 6", wh. 

 grandidieriaiium, 4", 



ivory (//. Aerantlius 



graiididieriauus) . 



Humblotii, 8" to 10", wh. 

 Leonis (see Humblotii). 

 polystachy s, 1 ' to It', My., 



Je., wh., sweet." 

 sauderianum, 1', spring, 



wh. 



scottianum, 1', wh. 

 sesquipedale, 2', Jan. to 



Je., wh. 



henriquesianum, 4", wh. 

 Hildebraiidtii,4",or., yel. 

 hyaloides, 4", wh. 

 ichneiimoueum, 1', ochre, 



wh. (.w/^. Listrostachys 



iclmeumonea). 

 imbricatum, 1 .' ', cream, or. 

 kim)mllianum(now^Eonia 



poly stachya) . 

 Kotschyi, ivory, 

 inicraiithuni (see Campy- 



locentron) . 

 modestum, Ap., wh. 

 o'brieniaimm, wh. 

 odoratissimum, wh. 

 ophiolectrou, grn., yel. 



(si/n. Aeraiithus). 

 oruithorhyuchum (see 



Aeranthus). 

 pallidum, 2', wh. 

 pellucidum, (}", Nov., wh. 

 pertusum, 6", Oct., wh. 

 pescatoreanum, wh. 

 primulimim, 6", cream, 

 ringens, yel., wh. (*//;i. 



Listrostachys) . 

 rostellare, 8", ochre. 

 Sedeuii (a var. of arcua- 



tum). 



Siuithii, 1", hr. 

 stylosum, 6", wh. 

 subulatum, \vh. 

 superbum, grn., wh. 

 teime (syn. jmrpurascens. 



Some doubt about this 



plant). 



teretifolium, wh. 

 tridactylites, 4" to 5", 



buff. 



