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ARISTOLOCHIA 



ARIZONA 



shaped (whence the name, from cymba, a boat) usually 

 2-lobed projeetion : fl. creamy white, marked and 

 blotched with maroon. Brazil. B.M. 2545. P.M. 6:53 

 as A. hyperbdrea, Paxt. 



Brasili^nsis, Mart. & Zuea. (A. ornithociphala, Hook.). 

 Glabrous : Ivs. cordate-renif orm, obtuse, with deep sinus 

 at base ; peduncle 8-10 in. long, 1-fld.: S. very large, 

 dingy yellow, with marks and reticulations of purple, 

 the limb strongly 2-Iipped ; upper lip 5 in. long, lan- 

 ceolate-acuminate, projecting from the inflated head- 

 like tube like the long beak of a bird, hairy within ; 

 lower lip on a stalk 2 in. long, then expanding into a 

 flattened, wavy, beautifuUv marked limb 4-6 in. across. 

 Brazil. B.M. 4120. Gn. 

 45, p. 289.— A most odd 

 and interesting species, 

 not infrequent in fine 

 establishments. 



grandlfldra, Swartz 

 {A. glgas, Lind\,). Pel- 

 ican - FLOWER. Goose- 

 flower. Fig.141. Downy 

 climbing shrub : Ivs. 

 cordate-acuminate ; pe- 

 duncles opposite a leaf, 

 ate, exceeding the petiole, 1-fld. ; 

 the fl.-Toud is " bent like a siphon 

 in the tube, so as to resemble 

 the body and neck of a bird, 

 while the limb, in that state, 

 resembles the head and beak 

 thrown back upon the body, as 

 a pelican when that bird is at 

 rest, whence the name" (Hook, 

 in B.M. vol. 74) : the great ex- 

 panded cordate-ovate limb sev- 

 eral inches across, wavy-mar- 

 gined, purple - blotched and 

 veined, terminating in a long 

 and slender ciliated tail : strong- 

 scented. W. Ind., Cent, and S. 

 Amer. B.]\r, 4a68-9. B.R. 28:60. 

 F. S. 4:351-2. G. F. 3:597-9. 

 A.F. 10:157. G.C. III. 19: 73. 

 Gng. 3:23. Gn. 50:378. Var. Stiirtevantii, W. Wat- 

 son, is the form chiefly known in cult. , being very 

 large-fld., and with a tail 3 ft. long. Var. Hodkeri, 

 Duchartre (A. gigantea, Hook.), is glabrous, in- 

 odorous, with a short-tailed fl. B.M. 4221. 



Goldie&na, Hook. Glabrous ; Ivs. ovate-cordate or 

 triangular-cordate, acuminate, the base deeply cut : 

 fls. very large, greenish outside but brown-veined 

 and blotched inside, the lower part of the tube 

 straightish and 8 in. long, the upper part sharply 

 bent over and a foot long, with a funnel-shaped, 

 spreading limb a foot or more across, and indis- 

 tinctly 3-lobed, each lobe terminated by a short tall: 

 stamens 24. TV. Afr. B.M. 5672. G.C. III. 7: 521 ; 

 21:337. G.M. 1890:286. 



^legans, Masters. Slender, glabrous, the fls. borne on 

 the pendulous young wood: Ivs. long-stalked, reniform- 

 cordate, 2-3 in. across, with wide sinus and rounded ba- 

 sal lobes, the tip obtuse : fls. solitary, long-stalked, the 

 tube yellow-green, 1% in. long, the limb cordate-circu- 

 lar, 3 in. across, purple and white blotched, white on the 

 exterior, the eye yellow : not strong-smelling. Braz. 

 G.C. II. 24:301; 111.22:123. B.M. 6909.-A small-fld. 

 and graceful, free-blooming species. 



A. altissima, Desf. Fls. 2 in. or less long, brownish. Sicily 

 and Algeria. Would probably be hardy with protection in the 

 Middle states. B.M. 6586.— J., anguidda, JacQ. Lvs. long-cor- 

 date : fls. small, 1-2 in. long, with a long-pointed limb. New 

 Granada. B.M. 4361. ¥.S. i: 3U.—A. barbita, iacd. Lvs. ob- 

 long and cordate : fls. 2K in., purple. Venezuela. B.M. 5869. — 

 A. caudctta, Booth=A. macronra.— ^. ciliata, Hook., and A, 

 cilibsa, Benth.=A. fimbriata. — A. clypedta, Lindl. & Andr6. 

 Lvs. triangular-ovate, pointed : fls. with a large, oval, purple- 

 spotted, tailless limb. S. Amer, I.H. 17:40. B.M. 7512.— A. 

 Duchdrtrei, Andr^^A. Rniziana.— A. fimSridia, Cham. Lvs. 

 small, cordate-orbicular : fls. small, the little limb glandular- 

 ciliate. Braz. B.M. 3756 (as A. cUiata).— A. Maras, WiUd. Lvs. 

 round-cordate : fls. bronze-green, with lobed limb and a hairy 

 beak. Venezuela. B.M. 7073. Allied to A. Brasiliensis.— A. 

 Kcempferi, WUld. Tall-climbing : lvs. ovate-cordate or hastate, 



variable : fls. solitary, tomentose, with narrow rim, yellow out- 

 side, purple inside. Jap. Probably hardy in the N.— A. ioTiffi- 

 cattddta, Masters- Lvs. ovate and cordate : fls. cream-colored 

 with purple markings, with a large sac-like tube, hairy at the 

 throat, with no expanded limb but a very long tail. S. Amer. 

 G-.C. III. 8: 493. — A. longifblia, Champ. Branches climbing, 

 from a woody rootstock : lvs. thick, linear-lanceolate : fls. 

 U-shaped, with a 2-lobed purple limb 2^ in. across. Hong 

 Kong. B.M. 6884.— A. Tiiacrotira, Gomez. Lvs. reniform, lobed: 

 fl. dark, 6-spurred, the lip with a twisted cusp. Braz. B.M. 

 3769 (as A. caudata).— A. odoratlsHma, Linn. Lvs. cordate- 

 ovate : fl. solitary, purple, sweet. Jamaica.— A. ringens, Vahl. 

 Lvs. round-reniform : fi. 7-10 in. long, green marked with dark 

 purple, hairy inside, with 2 long lips, one of which has a much- 

 expanded limb. Braz. B.M. 5700.- A. BuiziAna, Duchartre. 

 Lvs. reniform - cordate : fls. with 

 tube 1 in. or less long, the cordate- 

 ovate limb 3 in. across, and brown- 

 spotted. Braz. B.M. 5880 and G.C. 

 1868: 516 (as A. Duohartrei) .— A. 

 saccdta. Wall. Lvs. long-ovate : fls. 

 small, U-shaped, with a very narrow 

 rim (suggesting the Dutchman's 

 Rpe), red. India. B.M. 3640.— A. 

 Sdlpinx, Masters. Lvs. ovate-lan- 

 ceolate : fls. small, with a trumpet- 

 shaped, somewhat 2-lipped mouth, 

 purplish. Paraguay. G.C. TL. 26: 

 457.— A. tricauddta, Lem. Lvs. ob- 

 long - acuminate, rugose, efliate : 

 fls. purple, with 3 long tails. Mex. 

 I.H. 14: 522. E.B. 20: 37. B.M. 6067. 

 —A. ungulifblia, Masters. Lvs. 

 3-lobed ; fls. small, brownish and 

 reddish, -vrfth a ciliate, tongue-lik© 

 lip. Borneo. G.C. H. 14: 117. B.M. 

 7424.— A.TTesWandw, Hemsley. Lvs. 

 oblong - lanceolate : fl. pendulous, 

 with a spreading pturle - marked 

 limb 5 or 6 in. across. China. B.M. 

 7011- L. H. B. 



ABIST0T£LIA (after the Greek philosopher 

 Aristotle). Tilidcece. Trees and shrubs from 

 the southern hemisphere, allied to Elaeocarpus. 

 Lvs. nearly opposite, entire or toothed : fls. 

 polygamous ; sepals 4-6, valvate ; petals of the 

 same number : berries small, edible. 



racemftsa, Hook. f. Small tree, 20 ft. : lvs. glossy: 

 fls. white. New Zeal. Cultivated somewhat in south- 

 ern California. 



ARIZONA. In no part of Arizona, with the ex- 

 ception of occasional areas of a few acres in extent 

 on the high mountains, is there sufiicient rainfall to 

 grow horticultural plants without irrigation. The 

 rivers of Arizona available for irrigation on an ex- 

 tended scale are confined to the southern half of the 

 territory. All of northern Arizona is drained by the 

 Colorado River and its tributaries, but here the river 

 lies at the bottom of a deep canon, and is practically 

 valueless in its application to horticulture. All of 

 this region has very limited possibilities from a 

 horticultural standpoint, the flow of the few avail- 

 able streams being small and very uncertain. On 

 the many mountain ranges of Arizona, at an ele- 

 vation varying from five thousand to eight thousand 

 feet, are isolated areas of limited extent where crops of 

 great variety are grown without irrigation. Although 

 these areas are utilized largely for growing hay, grain 

 and hardy vegetables, some of the best flavored and 

 choicest apples, peaches and small fruit grown in the 

 territory are from these mountain "garden patches." 

 The mountains at every side temper the climate, offer 

 protection from winds, and make them almost ideal 

 localities for the growing of a great variety of deciduous 

 and small fruits, as well as many sorts of vegetables. 

 Although these isolated, restricted areas are worthy of 

 consideration, it is only in the valleys of southern Ari- 

 zona having rivers of considerable size and regularity 

 in their flow that large areas of land are available for 

 cultivation. The shaded areas on the map (Fig. 142) 

 show the leading horticultural areas thus far developed. 

 One cannot get an adequate conception of the prob- 

 lems confronting the horticulturist in this region with- 

 out first carefully considering the meteorological condi- 

 tions of this, the most arid, the most desert-like part 

 of the United States. At Phoenix and Yuma, two repre- 



