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ANIA. A genus of terrestrial orchids of 

 little interest, related to Bletia. They 

 have plaited radical leaves, and flowers in 

 spikes. Only two are known, inhabiting 

 the hottest parts of Asia. 



ANIBA, A Guiana plant, described by 

 Aublet under this name, but which has not 

 since been recognised. It is probably 

 some genus of the Lauraceous order. 



ANIGOSANTHUS. A curious and hand- 

 some genus of Hcemodoracece, distinguished 

 by having its woolly, tubular, elongated, 

 often-curved perianth connate with the 

 ovary, but at length deciduous ; the limb 

 six-cleft, and turned to one side ; six sta- 

 mens inserted in the throat ; a filiform 

 style and simple stigma ; and a three-celled 

 ovary, containing numerous ovules. The 

 species, which are not very numerous, are 

 herbs of the Australian continent, pro- 

 ducing linear-ensiform leaves, slightly 

 sheathing at the base, and a tall flower- 

 scape, supporting a branching subcorym- 

 bose head, or short raceme of large and 

 often showy flowers. The outer surface of 

 the perianth, and the upper part of the 

 flowering stem, are clothed with a peculiar 

 short dense pile of bi-anching coloured 

 hairs, which are very curious objects when 

 slightly magnified. Several of the species 

 have found their way to our greenhouses, 

 where they form desirable plants, on ac- 

 count of their distinct and peculiar, and 

 not unornamental aspect when in flower. 

 The flowers last a considerable time. One 

 of the best-known species is A. Manglcxii, 

 a perennial tufted^growing plant, with 

 glaucous green leaves, a foot to eighteen 

 inches long, and an erect branched stem, 

 clothed with a short thick crimson felt of 

 the branched hairs above alluded to. The 

 flowers are arranged on the branches in 

 short terminal spiked racemes, and are 

 two to three inches long, curved, clothed 

 with velvety hairs, which, for the greater 

 part of the length of the tube, are of a 

 bright green colour, and on the peduncles, 

 as well as the swollen base of the perianth 

 enveloping the ovary, are rich crimson. 

 Another species well known in gardens, 

 A. coccineiis, has a dichotomously-forked 

 inflorescence, and flowers of a dull 

 crimson below, and green towards the 

 tips. In another beautiful species, A. pul- 

 cherriimis, in which the infloresence is 

 branched and loaded with flowers, the 

 colour of the short velvety hairs on the 

 flowers is bright yellow, while those on the 

 stems are scarlet, curiously branched, on a 

 yellow ground. A. tyrianthinus, again, has 

 the paniculated branches and copious 

 flowers clothed with dense tomentum of 

 the richest Tynan purple ; while in A. 

 fuliginosus, which has been called a flower 

 of mourning, the upper parts of the stem, 

 and the lower parts of the flower, are 

 downy, as if covered with black velvet. 

 These species are all from the Swan River 

 district. [T. M,] 



ANIME. A resin procured from Ey- 

 menaa Courbaril. 



ANIS. (Fr.) Pimpinetta Anisum. — 

 E'TOILE', or DE LA CHINE. TlUcium 

 anisatum, — DES VOSGES. Carum 

 Carui. 



ANISADENIA. A genus of Fran- 

 keniacece, containing a single species, 

 from Nepal, a plant having the appearance 

 of Trientalis, with a simple erect stem, 

 bearing a number of alternate, entire, 

 membranaceous leaves at its summit. The 

 calyx and corolla consist of five parts. The 

 petals are unguiculate. There are five 

 filiform fertile, and five short barren sta- 

 mens. The ovary is sessile, and trilocular, 

 with two ovules in each cell. There are 

 three filiform styles. [W. C] 



ANISE. Pimpinella Anisum. — , STAR. 

 Illicitim anisatum. 



ANISEED TREE. A common name of 

 Ulicium. 



ANISOCALTX. A genus of Scrophu- 

 lariacece, containing a single species, 

 found on the margins of streams in the 

 island of Hong Kong. The calyx is un- 

 equally five-partite; the corolla is de- 

 ciduous, and nearly equally five-partite. 

 There are four didynamous stamens, 

 scarcely longer than the corolla, with ob- 

 long purple and bilocular anthers; the 

 style has a simple capitate stigma. [W. C] 



ANISOCHiETA. A genus of the com- 

 posite family (Compositai). There is but 

 one species, which is a native of Caffre- 

 land. It is a sub-climbing shrub, with 

 alternate, ovate, coarsely-toothed leaves, 

 and terminal panicles of flower-heads. The 

 genus is nearly related to the Ageratum 

 of our gardens, but differs in habit, as 

 well as in the scales of the pappus and 

 in the form of the achenes. It is a plant 

 of no beauty. [A. A. B.] 



ANTSOCHILUS. A genus of Labiatcc, 

 consisting of annual or perennial her- 

 baceous plants, natives of Asia, chiefly of 

 India, and containing nine species. The 

 verticillasters are in ovate-oblong, or cy- 

 lindrical terminal spikes, compact and im- 

 bricate ; the floral leaves are bract-like. 

 The calyx is ovate, swollen below, con- 

 tracted above. The tube of the corolla is 

 bent down after leaving the calyx; the 

 throat is inflated ; the upper lip is three or 

 four-fid, the lower lip is longer, entire, and 

 concave. There are four- stamens, and a 

 bifid style. [W. O] 



ANISODUS. A genus of plants belong- 

 ing to the Solatium family, or by Miers re- 

 ferred to Atropacece. Its name is derived 

 from its calyx, which is irregularly five- 

 toothed, a circumstance which distin- 

 guishes it from Eyoscyamus, or the hen- 

 bane genus. A. luridus, a Nepalese plant, 

 is common in cultivation ; it has a tap- 

 shaped root, alternate leaves, which are 

 stalked, oval, somewhat woolly on their 

 under surface ; the greenish-yellow, bell- 

 shaped flowers are borne on axillary flower 

 stalks, and the fruit bursts by a transverse 

 crack, like that of the henbane. [M. T. M.] 



