l68 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Anemone (Wind Flower). RanuncnlacCi^. 



Propagated by seeds, root di\'isions or root cuttings in 

 autimm or early spring ; the seeds are better sown as 

 soon as ripe in ]5ans, in a coldframe. 



Angelica. Umbellifercr. 



Increased by seeds, which should be sown in Septem- 

 ber or March, in ordinary soil. 



Angelonia. Scyophulariacccs. 



Propagated by seeds, which should be planted in spring 

 in hotbeds, and transplanted in the open in May. By 

 cuttings of the yoimg shoots in spring. These root 

 readily under a hand-glass or in a propagating-bed, if 

 given plenty of air daily. 



AngrcBCum. See /Erides. 



Anguloa. Orcliidaccic. 



Propagated by dividing the pseudo-bulbs, just before 

 they commence to grow. (See under Orchids. ) 



Anisanthus. See Antholyza. 



Anise. Umbellifercc. 



Increased by seeds sown in ordinary soil, on a warm, 

 sunny border in spring. 



Anoectochilus. Orchidacea:. 



Propagated by cutting off the growing toj) just below 

 the last new root, dividing the remainder of the stem into 

 lengths of two or three joints. (.See under (Orchids. ) 



Anomatheca (referred by some to Lapeyrousia). Iridacea:. 

 Increased sometimes by seeds sown very thinly in seed 

 pans as soon as ripe. Also, multiply very rapidly by cut- 

 ting up the masses once a year. Offsets. 



Anona (Custard Apple). AnonacciT. 



Increased by seeds, which, in the north, should be 

 sown in pots and plunged into a hotbed. By ripened 

 cuttings, wliich will root in sand under a hand-glass, in a 

 moist heat. 



Ansellia. Orc/iidacciC. 



Increased by divisions of the tubers just after flower- 

 ing. (See under Orchids.) 



