ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Anona (Alligator Apple; Custard Apple; Sweet Sop).—Ord. Ano- 
naces. Stove evergreen shrubs. First introduced 1690. Leaves fra- 
grant. Fruit of A. muricata, A. reticulata, & A. squamosa edible. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat, & a little silver 
sand. Pot, March or April. Position, light & sunny. Water freely 
March to Oct., moderately afterwards. Syringe daily April to Sept. 
Shade from bright sunshine. Temp., March to Oct. 65° to 85°; Oct. to 
March 55° to 65°. Propagate by seeds in spring, or by cuttings of 
firm shoots in moist sand under bell-glass in temp. 75° in summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. Cherimolia (Cherimoyer), brown, Aug., 12 to 18 ft., 
rop. America; muricata (Sour Sop), yellow, summer, 10 ft., Trop. America; 
palustris (Alligator Apple), yellow, summer, 10ft., Trop. America; reticulata 
(Custard Apple), yellow and brown, summer, 15 to 18 ft., Trop. America; squamosa 
(Sweet Sop), white, summer, 15 to 20 ft., W. Indies. “ 
Anopterus (Tasmanian Laurel). — Ord. Saxifragace. Green- 
house flowering shrub. Evergreen. First introduced 1823. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat & sand. Pot & 
prune, March. Position, sunny greenhouse. Temp., Sept. to March 
45° to 50°; March to Sept. 55° to 65°. Water moderately in winter, 
abundantly at other times. Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots 3 in. 
long, in sandy peat under bell-glass in temp. 65° in summer, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. glandulosus, white or pink, April, 2 to 3ft., 
Tasmania. 
Antennaria (Cat’s-ear).—Ord. Composite. Hardy herbaceous 
perennials. Leaves, silvery white; useful for carpet bedding or 
edgings to borders, clothing dry spots. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny borders or rockeries. 
Plant, March or Oct. Propagate by division of roots in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. dioica, pink, June, 3 in., Britain; dioica tomentosa, 
white, summer, lin., Britain. Last-named is a good carpet bedding plant. A 
margaritacea is now known as Anaphalie margaritacea, which see. : 
Anthemis (Chamomile).—Ord. Composite. Hardy perennials. 
Flowers of the Common Chamomile ae nobilis), used for making 
Chamomile Tea; those of other species for ordinary garden decoration. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny borders for tall species ; 
rockeries for dwarf ones. Plant, Oct. or March. Common Chamomile 
to be planted 2 ft. apart in rows 30 in, asunder in April. Gather flowers 
when fully expanded. Increased by division in March; seeds sown 
outdoors in April. ; 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. biebersteiniana, white, summer, 1 to 2 ft., Orient; 
macedonica, white, June, 6 to 8 in., Macedonia; nobilis (Common Chamomile), 
white, Aug., lft., Europe; tinctoria (Dyer’s or Ox-eye Chamomile), white, Aug., 
2ft., Europe. Kelwayi and Mrs. H. T. Brooks are pretty varieties of the latter 
species. a 
Anthericum (St. Bernard’s Lily).—Ord. Liliacee. Hardy her- 
baceous perennials. a : 
CULTURE: Soil, light, rich. Position, partially shaded borders. 
Plant, Oct., Nov. Propagate by seeds sown }in. deep in light soil in 
cold frame in Sept. or March; division of roots in Oct, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. Liliago (St. Bernard's Lily), white, July and Aug., 
12 to 18in., S. Europe; Liliago major, a superior form; ramosum, white, June to 
Aug., 2 ft., 8. Europe. See the genus Paradisea, Pulvinella, and Chlorophytum for 
other species formerly included in this genus. 
Antholyza (African Corn-flag).—Ord, Iridacee. Hardy bulbous 
perennials. First introduced. 1756. a 
CULTURE: Soil, light, sandy. Position, sunny border, well 
drained; pots in cool greenhouse. Plant bulbs 6in. deep, 6in. apart 
in border, or six in a Gin. pot, Oct. Bulbs to be lifted in Aug., dried, 
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