APHANANTHE 



fr. a drupe. Three species in Jap. and Austral. Prop, 

 by seeds or perhaps in the same way as Celtis, and also 

 by grafting on Celtis. 



Aspera, Planch. Small tree : Ivs. ovate, oblique, acu- 

 minate, serrate, 2K-4 in. long, rough to the touch : fls. 

 greenish, with the Ivs.: drupe globular, black, slender- 

 stalked. Jap.— Hardy tree, with slender branches, not 

 much different in appearance from Celtis occidentalis. 

 Little known in this country. Alfred Eehdek. 



AFHELANDBA (Greek-made name). AcantMcece. 

 Nearly 70 species of evergreen tropical Ajnerican shrubs, 

 grown in hothouses for the fine foliage and showy 4-sided 

 terminal spikes of red or yellow gaudy-bracted fls. Of 

 easy culture, if given plenty of diffused light in the grow- 

 ing season, and plants are not allowed to become tall and 

 l^ggy- It is well to grow new plants frequently. Prop, 

 by seeds when obtainable, or by cuttings of partially 

 ripened wood at any season. They bloom in autumn, 

 but can readily be brought into flower at other seasons. 

 When done blooming, the plants should be rested in an 

 intermediate temperature, kept rather dry, but not al- 

 lowed to wilt or shrivel. Require treatment of Justicias, 

 and thrive along with Allamandas and Poinsettias. 



L. H. B. 



All Aphelandras like a stovehouse temperature and a 

 light leaf-mold, with a liberal proportion of sand. They 

 should not be kept very wet in winter. They propagate 

 readily from cuttings and seeds. The leading trade 

 names are A . aurantiaca, cJirysops, JF^ascinator, McRzlii, 

 A. chrysops is one of the handsomest of the group. 



H. A. SlEBREOHT. 



A. Fls. in shades of yellow. 



Chamissoiii4na, Nees. (A. pnnctctta, Bull). Lvs. ob- 

 long-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, the 

 center banded with white, and white dots ninnlng off 

 towards the margin, the midrib green : fls. and spiny 

 bracts bright yellow. S.Amer. I.H.29:457. B.M. 6027. 



squarrdsa, Nees. (A. Leopoldi, Hort. A. cJir^sops, 

 Hort. ). Lvs. large, ovate to ovate-elliptic, acuminate, 

 dark green above (pale below), with white rib and main 

 veins : fls. bright yellow and much exserted beyond the 

 yellow crenate-dentate bracts. Braz. A. squarrdsa itselt 

 is probably not In cult., the showy plant in the trade 

 (and described above) being called A. squarrdsa var. 

 Leopoldi by VanHoutte (F.S. 9: 889). — One of the most 

 showy. 



Blanchetitaa, Hook. f. (A. arnkna, Bull). St. thick 

 and stout: ivs. ovate-acuminate, with many pairs of con- 

 spicuous nerves, green, the midrib, and often the main 

 veins, white : fls. dark yellow, exceeding the long, entire, 

 cusp-pointed red scales : spike sessile. Braz. B.JI. 

 7179.— Known in the trade as A. a^nosna, having been 

 described under that name before it had flowered in 

 cult. 



AA. Fls.orange, verging to scarlet. 



aurantiaca, Lindl. Lvs. ovate-elliptic, deep green 

 above, light green below, strongly veined, but not parti- 

 colored, slightly wavy edged : fls. orange, with a tinge of 

 scarlet, the spreading limb overhanging the greenish 

 sharp-toothed scales. Mex. B.M. 4224. B.R.31: 12. 



Var. S&zlii, Nicholson {A.Ii(ezlei, Carr.). Fls. with 

 more scarlet; lvs. twisted, with silvery hue between the 

 veins. Mex. — Showy and good. Not so tall as A. au- 

 rantiaca. 



AAA. Fls. red. 



Fascinitor, Lind. & AndrS. Lvs. ovate to ovate-ellip- 

 tic, the rib and veins widely margined with interlocking 

 bands of white, the under surface purple : fls. large, 

 brilliant vermilion, obscuring the Inconspicuous bracts. 

 New Granada. I.H. 21 :164. — Very showy and desirable. 



A. atrbvirens, N. E. Brown. Dwarf : lvs. very dark green 

 above and purpHsh beneath : fls. yellow, 1 in. long. Braz. I.H. 

 31:527. — A. cristdta. R.'Bt. Lvs. ovate-elliptic, green; fls. dark 

 red, very long and cixrving, 2-3 in. Long known. W. Ind. B.M. 

 1578. — A. jDi&omdna, Linden. Dwarf; lvs. ovate and long-acii- 

 minate, with a white rib, green below ; fls. deep yellow, small, 

 scarcely exserted beyond the red bracts. Braz.? B.M. 5463. — 

 A. Macedoidna. Lind. & Rod. Said to be a form of A. atrovi- 

 rens. Lvs. with white rib and main veins. Braz. I.H. 33; 583. 

 — JL. MdrgaritcB. Hort. Lvs. elliptic-acuminate, barred with 

 white, purple below ; fls. yellow, the bracts strong-toothed. 



APIOS 



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Once catalogued by John Saul. Braz. G.C.m. 2:585.— A.niteTW, 

 Hook. Compact ; lvs. ovate, thick, shining green above, dark 

 purple beneath : fls. vermilion-scarlet, large, the bracts rot 

 showy. New G-ranada. B.M. 5741. Q-n.48:1027. — A. orientd-Us, 

 offered in America, is possibly a form of some well known 

 species. T H B 



AFtCBA {not bitter, from the Greek). LlUdcece, tribe 

 Aloinem. Shortly caulescent small succulents : lvs. 

 spirally arranged or crowded along the stem : fls. green- 

 ish, often striped with white, straight, tubular or pris- 

 matic, with short, flat or spreading white limb surpass- 

 ing the stamens. Cape region. Agave house or cactus 

 house ; suitable for rockeries during the summer. 

 Prop, like Aloe. Monogr. by Baker. G.C. 11.11:717 

 (1879) ; Joum. Linn. Soc. Bot. 18: 216. 



A. Lvs. as broad as long, acuminate, horizontal. 



folioldsa,Willd. {AldefoUoldsa,'B.a.w. SawMhia foUo- 

 Idsa, Haw. ). Lvs. densely crowded, thin-margined, very 

 acuminate, smooth, serrulate : fls. smooth. Cape. B.M. 

 1352. 



AA. Lvs. more elongated, thick, acute, erect or ascending, 



except in age. 



B. Fls. smooth. 



4spera,Willd. (4 We rfspera, Haw. Bawdrthia dspera. 

 Haw.). Lvs. small, crowded, finely tuberculate, rough- 

 ened on the back and margin, only the uppermost erect. 

 Cape. 



pentdgrona, Willd. (AUe pentdgona, Haw., not Jacq. 

 Hawdrthia pentdgona. Haw.). Fig. 102. Lvs. larger, 

 from slightly concave and 

 angled becoming biconvex ; 

 5-ranked ; finely pale-tuber- 

 culate on back and margin. 

 Cape. B.M. 1338.— Includes 

 several forms : Var. Wil- 

 deudvii, Baker ; var. bullu- 

 lita, Willd. (AlbebulluUta, 

 Jacq.); var. spirilla, Baker 

 (Alhe spirilla, Salra. Sa- 

 w&rthia spirilla. Haw.). 

 BE. Fls. rough-tuberculale. 



spiralis, Bak. (A. imbri- 

 c&ta, Willd. Albe spirdlis, 

 Linn., not Haw. Mawir- 

 thia imbricAta,'H.a,w.). Lvs. 

 small, irregularly dispersed, 

 smooth, the margin and keel 

 denticulate. Cape. B. ^M. 

 1455. 



Other species are; A. bicari- 

 ndta. Haw. (Aloe bicarinata, 

 Spreng.) ; ^.confir^sia,Bak.(Aloe 

 congesta, Salm.) ; A. deltoldea, 

 Bak. (Aloe deltoidea, Hook, f,). 

 B.M. 6071. 



William Teelease. 



102. Apicra pentagona. 



APIOS {pear, from the Greek, alluding to the shape of i 

 the tubers). Leguminbsm. Perhaps half a dozen species 

 in N. Amer. and Asia, of twining, tuberous-rooted pin- 

 nate-leaved herbs. Fls. in dense, short racemes : pod 

 linear and fiat, several-seeded. A light soil and sunny 

 place are essential to free growth. Under these con- 

 ditions, the plant covers a trellis or other support in a 

 comparatively short time. 



tuberdsa, Monch. Groundnut. Wild Bean. Four 

 to 8 ft., climbing over bushes ; root bearing strings of 

 edible tubers, 1-2 in. long: leaflets 5-7, ovate-lanceolate: 

 fls. fragrant, chocolate-brown, the standard very broad 

 and turned back, the keel long, incurved and of scythe- 

 shape. July-Aug. G.W.F. 44. — Commoninlow grounds. 

 The fruit often fails to mature. Prop, by the tubers, 



2 to 4 of which should be planted together at a depth of 



3 or 4 inches ; also, by seeds. Grows well in the wild 

 border, in any loose, rich soil. Likely to become a weed 

 in rockeries. 



A. Fortunei, Maxim., is occasionally cult, in Japan for its 

 small, ovate, edible tubers. A.Gr. 1892:77.— .4.. Frieedna, Robin- 

 son, native to Kentucky, may be expected to appear in the trade. 

 The root is a single large tuber, becoming 6 or 7 in. in diam. : 

 fls. greenish white, tinged with rose-purple or magenta. A vig- 

 orous climber, first described ,^in 1898 (Bot. Gaz. 25:451, with 

 illustration). j_ b_ Keller and L. H. B. 



