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Antheriferous, bearing anthers. 



A"NTHEROp6gon, Linn. Anthera, an anther, 

 and pogon, a beard. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacea. Grasses growing in any common 

 soil. See Atheropdgon. 



Anthers, the male parts of a flower, containing 

 the fecundating matter. 



ANTHERtrRUS, Blume. Anthera, an- anther, 

 and oura, a tail. Linn. 21, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Ardcece. A genus closely related to Arum, 

 and requiring similar treatment. Synonymes : 

 1, Arum ternatum, A . bulbbsum. 

 ternatus . purple . 6, G. Her. P. | Japan . .. 1774 



A nthIna, Fries. Derived from anthinus, florid ; 

 referring to the colour. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 

 Or. Botryt&cece. Minute productions, found 

 on the decayed and decaying leaves— miniata. 



Anthistiria, Willdenow. Named in allusion 

 to the very stiff stubble, from anthislcri. 

 Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gramindcece. Un- 

 interesting species, of simple culture. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, Andropbgon quadrivdlvis— australis, 

 ciliata 1. 



Anthocercis, LabillardUre. Named in refe- 

 rence to the radiated corolla, from anthos, a 

 flower, and kirkis, a ray. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Scrophularidcece. These pretty spe- 

 cies succeed well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, with the pots well drained, and the 

 plants carefully watered; cuttings root in 

 sand under a glass. 



albicans . . Whits . . 6, G. Bv. S. 3 N. Holl. 1824 

 ilicifolia . . Yellow . . 6, G. Her. P. 3 Swn. B. 1843 

 littdrea . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Holl. 1S03 



■riscbsa . . . White . . 5, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Holl. 1822 



Anth<5ceros, E. Botany. From anthos, a flower, 

 and Tce.roe.is, horned ; alluding to the horn-like 

 form of the theca. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Jungermannidcece. Small f rondose plants, with 

 long, slender,' two-valve'd theca, in habit re- 

 sembling Jungermdnnia. — major, multifidus, 

 punctatus. 



ANTHOOLEisTA, Afzelius. From anthos, a flower, 

 and cleistos, shut up. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Loganidcece. Ornamental trees, thriving 

 well in peat and loam, and increased from 

 cuttings. 



macrophylla. White . . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Leone 1820 

 ndbilis . . White . . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Leono 



Anthodon, Ruiz and Pavon. Derived from 

 anthos, a flower, and odous, a tooth. Linn. 

 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Hippocratedcece. Interest- 

 ing evergreen species, growing in rich loam 

 and peat, and propagated from cuttings in 

 sand under a glass. 



elllpticum . Tel. grn. . 6, S. Ev. S. 12 Rio Jan. 1818 

 paniculatum Tel. grn. . 6, S. Ev. S. 12 Bio Jan. 1818 



Anthol6ma, La' Billardiere. Named from 

 anthos, a flower, and loma, a fringe. Linn. 

 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Marcgraaviacece. A 

 beautiful tree, preferring rich loam, mixed 

 with a little peat; ripened cuttings root in 

 sand under a glass, 

 monttaa . White . . 6, S. Ev. T. 20NewHolL 810 



AntholVza, Linn. A figurative name, from 

 anthos, a flower, and lyssa, rage ; the flowers 

 look like the mouth of an animal ready to 

 bite. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacece. An 

 interesting genus of bulbous plants, thriving 

 well in sandy soil under a south wall ; the 

 roots should be planted deep enough so as to 

 be out of the reach of severe frost ; they in- 

 crease easily from offsets. Synonyme: 1, A. 

 aethiipiea vitlgera. See Anisdnlhus. 

 ffithi6pioa . . Scr. grn. ' . 6, H. Bl. P. 3 C. G. H. 1759 

 montana . Brown . . 6, H. BI. P. 1 C. G. H. 1822 

 prsealta 1 . Orange . . 2, H. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. 

 Anth6phorum, the receptacle on which the 



petals, stamen, and ovary are seated. 

 ANTHOSPERMUM, Linn. From anthos, a flower, 

 and sperma, seed. Linn. 22, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Vinchonace.ce,. Amber Tree. An interesting 

 species, delighting in loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings strike freely in soil. 



fflthifipicum . Grn. writ. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1692 

 Anthoxanthtjm, Linn. From anthos, a flowei', 

 and xcmthus, yellow. Linn. 2, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Gramindcece. Spring Grass. Interesting 

 species of grass, of the simplest culture. It is 

 the dried herbage of A. odoratum that gives 

 the sweet peculiar fragrance in meadow hay, 

 said to depend on the presence of benzoic 

 acid. 



amarum . . Apetal . . 6, H. Grass 1 Morocco 1810 



gracile . . . Apetal . . 3, H. Grass 1 Sicily 1S20 



odoratum . . Apetal . . 5, H. Grass 1 Britain, mea. 



laxum . . Apetal . . 5, H. Grass 1 Britain, mea. 



pub^scens . Apetal . . 5, H. Grass 1 Britain, mea. 



rambsum . Apetal . . 5, H. Grass 1 Britain, mea, 



ovatum . . . Apetal . . 7, H. Grass 1 Spain, 1821 



ANTHRfscus, Persoon. The name of a plant 



described by Pliny resembling Scdndix. Linn. 



5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiacece. Uninteresting 



species, of the simplest culture. See Torilis. 



Synonyme: 1, Scdndix Anthriscus — fumarioldes, 



hispida, nemordsa, nodbsa, tailrica, trichos 



perma, tuberculata, vulgaris 1. 



ANTHiTRlUM, Smith. Anthos, a flower, and 



oura, a tail, floriferous spadix. Linn. 4, Or. 



1, Nat. Or. Orontiacem. For cultivation, &c, 



see Pbtlws. 



am&num . . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. £ Caraccas 1828 

 cytisoldes . . Tellow . 5, S. Her. P. J 

 glaucescens . Brown . 9, S. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1829 

 gracile . . . Green . 5, S. Her. P. J Trinidad 1825 

 Harrisii . . . Gr. Bro. 5, S. Her. P. 8 Brazil . 1824 

 leuconeurum . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. J S. Amer. 

 longifblium . Brown . 9, S. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1829 

 microphyllum Purple . 9, S. Her. P. J Brazil . 1829 



Anthtllis, Linn. From anthos, a flower, and 

 ioylos, down ; in reference to the flowers being 

 usually downy. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 

 Faictcece. Beautiful free - flowering species, 

 proper for ornamenting rock- work. The hardy 

 perennial and annual kinds thrive well in a 

 warm situation and light soil. The greenhouse 

 and frame kinds succeed best in sandy loam 

 and peat, and increase plentifully from seeds, 

 and sometimes from cuttings. Synonymes: 1, 

 Vulmeraria rubrifldra; 2, A. cornuAna; 3, 

 Vulnerctria polyphflla ; 4, A. r&stica; 5, A. 

 itdlica. See jtbemis and Lespcdeza. 

 alplna ■,. . . Tellow 8, H. Her. P. i Britain, mts. 

 Aspalatbi . . Tellow 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1824 



