Anthurium 



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Anthurium 



evenly, iind press them down gently, but do not 

 cover tlicra. Place a square of glass over the pan 

 to conserve moisture, and stand the receptacle in a 

 temperature ranging from (15 at night to 75" in 

 the daytime. The atmosphere and surroundings 

 must be kept moist, and if the material gets dry 

 water carefully through a fine rose. Under this 

 treatment the seeds will germinate in a few weeks. 

 Soil. Being much inclined to root near the 

 .surface, Antliuriums do not require a, great depth 

 of soil, but ample drainage must be provided. The 

 ]MI|- >hould be half filled with crocks, and a suit- 

 able compost is formed of three parts fibrous peat, 

 pulled into pieces, and one part leaf mould, with 

 a free sprinkling of silver sand, and sufficient 

 pieces of crocks and charcoal broken small to keep 

 the compost open. For the flowering species ad. I 

 one part, of clean sphagnum moss. 



ANTiiriurM YKITCHII DWAHI KD. 



(A. wire nmll was placed round the stem and packed with 

 ni'Ks, \\liirh w.'is kept damp. It was left for a year, and 

 the stem was then sawn through below tlie girdle. The 

 plant, was repotted and the old rootstock thrown away.) 



Other Cultural Points. Crowns taken from old 

 plants in the spring should be placed in pots large 

 enough to accommodate them, pressing a little 

 soil over the roots, and supporting the plants with 

 a short stick. They should be kept close in a 

 moist temperature ranging from G5 to 75 till 

 growth commences. Supply larger pots as growth 

 increases, and grow through the summer in a stove 

 temperature. Shade from hot sunshine, and give 

 ample moisture by watering and syringing. Reduce 

 the temperature in the winter to 55" at night and 

 <i(i-' by day, and give less water, but do not let the 

 plants get. very dry. Kepot in April, using material 

 a little rougher than before. Under this treatment 

 the plants will quickly increase in size. When 

 it becomes necessary to reduce them, it may be 

 <lone by division of the crowns. Plants raised 

 from seeds .-own in the spring are ready for prick- 

 ing off at the end of the summer. Place them in 



small pots, using material similar to that in which 

 they were raised. Keep the compost moist, and 

 winter in a temperature of from 55" to liij". Shift 

 the plants in the spring, using a little peat this 

 time, and grow through the summer in a waim, 

 moist atmosphere, ranging from 05" to 75". As 

 they become established, reduce the temperature 

 in the winter, and water more sparingly during 

 that period. Never allow the soil to become sour, 

 and when potting remove as much of the old 

 material as possible without injuring the roots. A 

 good time to repot established plants of scherzeri- 

 antim is after the blooming is over in the summer. 

 Principal Species and Hybrids (Flowering) : 

 A large number of species are included in the 

 genus, but many of them, being of minor import- 

 ance, are omitted in favour of the more popular. 

 Selections of the best species, hybrids, and varieties 

 are given in the following lists. 



aiidreauum, spathe sc., lacteum, wh. 



maximum, sc., large- 

 flower. 



mutabilis, spathe wh., 

 changing to sc. 



nebulosum, spathe wh., 

 dusted red. 



pygmneura, sc., small 

 flo- 



spadix wh. 

 - album, wh., effective. 



Allandorfii. 



atropurpureum. 



atrosanguineum, dark 

 red. 



delicatum, ro. 



- ( i rusoiiii. 



Kolbii. 



Ortgiesii. 



\Vittmuckii. 

 ornatum, spathe wh., 



spadix pur. 



scher/erianum, spathe and 

 spadix sc. 



albo-liueatum. 



andagaveuse, spathe 

 spotted erim. and wh. 



- liisputhaceum, red. 



duvivierianmn, spathe 

 wh.. spadix or. 



gigaiiteum, red. 



>wer. 



rothschildiauum, 

 spathe spotted red, 

 spadix cream. 

 verva 1 neanum, spathe 

 wh., tipped red. 



Wardii, spathe and 

 spadix sc., large. 



warocqueanum, spathe 

 wh., spotted red, spadix 

 yel. 



Williamsii, spathe wh., 

 spadix cream ('/. 

 scherzerianum album). 



Principal Species (Ornamental Leaved) : 

 Brnwnii, 3' to !)', leaves Veitchii, 2J', leaves deep 



3' long, vigorous, 

 crystallinum, 2', leaves 



grn.. pale veins, 

 magnincum, leaves gru., 



white veins, 

 regale, leaves grn., pale 



grn., a fine foliage 



plant. 

 acuminatum, tapering 



leaves, 

 warocqueauum, 3', leaves 



grn., wh. veins. 



Other Species and Hybrids : 



acaule, 3', grn. or vio. 

 Aubletii, gni. 

 Bakeri, 1', grn., sc. berries 

 bellum, 3', grn. 

 Biuotii, 1', olive gni. 

 bogotense, grn. 

 burfordiense, sc. 

 Chamberlainii, spathe 



erim., spadix red pur. 

 cordifolium, 2i', gru. 

 coriaceum, 3', gni. 

 cruentum, blood red. 

 ruspidattnn, 2i', red pur. 

 tVrrierense, red. 

 li inn, 2', gru. 

 Froabelii, car. 

 geitnerianum, 2' ', gr. 

 Harrisii, spathe gru., 



spadix vio. br. 

 piilchrum, spathe wh., 



spadix erim. , leaves 



variegated. 

 Hookeri, 3', spathe grn., 



sjmdix grn. or vio. 

 iusigne, broiizy leaves. 



Kalbreyeri, a climber, 



grn. 



lawrenceanum, grn., hyb. 

 leuconeurum, grn. 

 lindenianum, 3', spathe 



wh., spadix wh., pur., 



fragrant. 



macrophyllum, 2', glau- 

 cous pur. 

 metallicum, grn. 

 mortfoutanense, spathe 



erim., spadix wh. 

 nymphieifoliuin, spathe 



wh., spadix pur. 

 purpureum, 2', pur. 

 signatum, li', gni. 

 subsignatum, IV, grn. 

 tetragouum, grn. 

 triumplmns, spathe grn., 



spadix wh. 



violaceum, vio. berries. 

 Wallisii, 21', grn. 

 Wildenovii, spatho grn., 



spadix hr. (;/. lauceo- 



latum). 



