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 Andropogon Shoenanthus, L, 



Deserts of Arabia. A scented grass, allied to the Indian 

 oil-yielding Andropogons. A similar species occurs in arid 

 places of the interior of North Australia. 



AndropOgOll Sorghum, Brotero. {Sorghum vulgar e, Persoon.) 

 The large Indian Millet or Guinea Corn, or the Durra. 

 Warmer parts of Asia. A tall annual plant. The grains 

 can be converted into bread, porridge and other prepara- 

 tions of food. It is a very prolific corn and to us particularly 

 valuable for green fodder. Many others of the numerous 

 species of Andropogon, from both hemispheres, deserve our 

 attention. 



Anemone Pulsatilla, E. 



Europe and Northern Asia. On limestone soil. This pretty 

 perennial herb is of some medicinal importance. 



Anona Cherimolia, Miller. 



Tropical and sub-tropical South America. This shrub or 

 tree might be tried in the frostless lower valleys of East 

 G-ipps Land, where humidity and rich soil will also prove 

 favourable to its growth. It yields the Cherimoyer fruit. 

 The flowers are very fragrant. 



Anthemis nobilis, E. 



The true Camomile. Middle and South Europe, North 

 Africa. A well-known medicinal plant, here frequently 

 used as edgings for garden plots. Elowers in their normal 

 state are preferable for medicinal use to those, in which the 

 ray-flowers are produced in increased numbers. They con- 

 tain a peculiar volatile oil and two acids similar to Angelica 

 and Valeriana acid. 



Anthemis tinctoria, E. 



Middle and South Europe, Orient. An annual herb. The 

 flowers contain a yellow dye. 



Anthistiria Ciliata, E. fil. {Anthistiria Australis, E. Brown.) 

 The well-known Kangaroo Grass, not confined to Australia, 

 but stretching through Southern Asia also, and through the 

 whole of Africa. It is mentioned here, because its growth 



