The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . syn-onym of Artanema(which see). ACHRAS (from Achras.^ a kind of wild Pear).Syn. Sapota. Ord, Sopoface^. A monotypic species is the plant described in Vol. m. asSapota Achras. See also Sideroxylon. ACHBOANTHES. A synonym of Microstylis (which see). ACII) ANTHER A (from al-is, a cusp, and anthera, an anther : the anthers are cuspidate). Syn. Jridese. A genus consisting of seventeen species ofstove and greenhouse perennials, nat
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . syn-onym of Artanema(which see). ACHRAS (from Achras.^ a kind of wild Pear).Syn. Sapota. Ord, Sopoface^. A monotypic species is the plant described in Vol. m. asSapota Achras. See also Sideroxylon. ACHBOANTHES. A synonym of Microstylis (which see). ACII) ANTHER A (from al-is, a cusp, and anthera, an anther : the anthers are cuspidate). Syn. Jridese. A genus consisting of seventeen species ofstove and greenhouse perennials, natives of tropical andSouth Africa. Flowers few, loosely spicate ; perianth-tube usually long, cylindrical, slightly dilated upwards, thesegments sub-equal; stamens unilateral, inserted at or alittle below the throat ; spathe-valves like those ofGladiolus, green, long, lanceolate. Leaves linear. Root-stock a tunicated corm. A. hicoloT is one of the three species at present intro-duced which is upon the market. Although not quitehardy, still in favoured soils and situations in the southof England its culture may be attempted, treating it. Fig 8. Flowering Bra-nch opAchimenes tubiflora. 1900 Supplement—Recent Introductions, &c. Acidanthera—continued,mucli on the lines o£ IxiaB, which it approaches. Itmakes a very good pot-plant. A. SBquinootlalis ().* fl. about six in a distichousspike ; 5in. to 6in. long, the limb 2in. in diameter,the se<nnents white, with an acute, purple spot at base; outerspathevalves Sin. to 4in. long. November. I. , super-posed, ensiform, 1ft. to lift, long, strongly ribbed. Stemstifflj- erect, 3ft. to 4ft. high. Corm large, Leone, 1893. This requires a warm house. (B. M. 7393.)A. bicolor (two-colmired). /. few, in a very lax spike; peri-anth white, with a slender tube 4in. to Sin. long, the segmentsacute, llin. to IJin. long, the three lower ones conspicuouslyspotted with purple at the throat. S
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