Summer. _l._ flat. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Sicily, 1548. For culture, _see_
=Garlic=.
=A. schœnoprasum= (rush-leaved onion). Chives. _fl._ purple; umbel
many-flowered, globose, without bulbils. June and July. _l._
cylindrical, somewhat tapering towards the point; stem with one
leaf, or naked. _h._ 1ft. England. For cultivation, _see_ =Chives=.
=A. Scorodoprasum.= Rocambole; Sand Leek. _fl._, perianth
1/3in. long, the segments red-purple, with white margins; head
loose-flowered, with purple bulbils; scape slender. May to August.
_l._ 6in. to 8in. long, flat, keeled, the edges scabrid. _h._ 3ft.
Europe (Britain), 1596. _See also_ =Rocambole=.
=A. sphærocephalum= (globe-headed).* _fl._ densely packed
in a subspherical head; in a bud state the upper ones are
reddish-purple, the lower green. June. _l._ narrow, shorter than
the long terete stems. _h._ 1-1/2ft. to 2-1/2ft. South Europe, 1759.
=A. stramineum= (straw-coloured). _fl._ yellow, in dense globular
umbels. July. _l._ narrow, shorter than the stems. _h._ 1-1/2ft. to
2ft. Siberia.
=A. striatum= (striated). _See_ =Nothoscordum=.
=A. triquetrum= (three-cornered). _fl._ white, somewhat
bell-shaped, with a narrow streak of pure green down each petal, in
a loose, slightly drooping umbel, on erect triangular stems shorter
than the leaves. Summer. _l._ green, broadly strap-shaped, keeled
in a triangular manner, sometimes very long. _h._ 12in. to 18in.
South Europe, 1789.
=A. unifolium= (one-leaved). _fl._ bright rose. July. _h._ 1ft.
to 2ft. California, 1873. A handsome species, from California,
resembling _A. roseum_, but differing from all known species by the
circumstance that its bulbs are developed at a distance from each
other, and are connected by a thread-like rhizome, 1/2in. to 1in.
long. SYN. _A. Douglasii_.
[Illustration: FIG. 59. ALLIUM URSINUM.]
=A. ursinum= (bear). Broad-leaved Garlic; Ramsons. _fl._ pure
white, with acute perianth segments; umbel level at top; scape
triangular. Summer. _l._ one or two, radical, ovate-lanceolate,
stalked, large, bright green. _h._ 1ft. Britain. See Fig. 59.
=A. validum= (strong). _fl._ pure white or rose-coloured, in large,
rather drooping umbels. Summer. _l._ 1/4in. to 1/2in. broad, nearly
as long as the stem. _h._ 12in. to 30in. Oregon and California,
1881. A pretty species.
=A. Victorialis= (Victoria's). _fl._ greenish-white, in
many-flowered, spicate umbels. May. _l._ broadly ovate-oblong,
channelled, shorter than the stem. _h._ 1-1/2ft. to 2ft. Southern
and Eastern Europe, 1739. Conspicuous from its broad leaves. Rare.
=ALLOBROGIA.= A synonym of =Paradisia= (which _see_).
=ALLOCHLAMYS.= A synonym of =Pleuropetalum= (which _see_).
=ALLOPHYLLUS.= A synonym of =Schmidelia= (which _see_).
=ALLOPLECTUS= (from _allos_, diverse, and _pleco_, to plait; the calyx
appears as if it was plaited in diverse directions). ORD. _Gesneraceæ_.
Very handsome stove evergreen shrubs. Corolla tubular or club-shaped,
straightish; calyx coloured. Leaves opposite, one in each pair
smaller than the other, petiolate, fleshy, scattered or decumbent, or
erect, the under surface generally reddish; branches opposite. For
cultivation, _see_ =Gesnera=.
=A. bicolor= (two-coloured). _fl._ yellow, purple; corolla pilose;
pedicels axillary, one-flowered. June. _l._ ovate, oblong,
acuminate, denticulate, pilose above, downy beneath; branches
tetragonal. _h._ 1ft. New Grenada, 1840. Plant erect, rather woody.
=A. capitatus= (headed). _fl._ capitate; sepals red, leafy; corolla
silky, ventricose above the middle; peduncles axillary. March.
_l._ large, ovate, serrated, downy, reddish beneath. Stem bluntly
tetragonal, red. _h._ 2ft. South America, 1847.
=A. dichrous= (two-coloured). _fl._ purple, yellow, axillary,
crowded, nearly sessile. _l._ ovate-lanceolate, quite entire,
pubescent. Brazil, 1845. A climber.
=A. peltatus= (peltate-leaved).* _fl._ whitish, about 2in. long, in
axillary tufts. August. _l._ opposite, one is 1in. to 2in. long,
and the other 6in. to 9in. long, and 2in. wide, oblong, shortly
acuminate, rounded, peltate at the base, and raised on stout
footstalks, 1in. to 2in. long. _h._ 1ft. Costa Rica, 1877.
=A. repens= (creeping). _fl._ yellow; corolla with curved tube,
four lobed; sepals ovate, spotted; peduncles axillary, solitary.
February. _l._ ovate, rather fleshy, serrate, on short petioles.
St. Martha, 1845. Plant downy; an evergreen trailer.
=A. vittatus= (striped). _fl._, calyx crimson; corolla pale yellow;
terminal and fasciculate, surrounded by vivid red foliaceous
bracts. _l._ large, shortly-stalked, broadly-ovate, of a deep
velvety green, having a broad greyish-green band down the centre,
branching off along the course of the principal veins. Stems erect,
fleshy. Peru, 1870.
=A. zamorensis= (Zamora).* _fl._ yellow; sepals orange-red. _h._
1ft. Columbia, 1875.
=ALLOSORUS.= _See_ =Cryptogramme= and =Pellæa=.
=ALLOTMENT GARDENS.= A system of assigning small portions of land to be
cultivated by labourers after their ordinary day's work.
The following are the most important rules to be carried out; but,
should occasion arise, other rules must be made to meet particular
cases:--
1. Each Allotment should consist of a rood of land (=1/4 acre) to be
let yearly at a rent of not more than 10s.
2. The Allotment to be let for one year only, to be re-let to the same
occupier, provided his character has been satisfactory during the
preceding year.
3. The rent shall be considered due at Michaelmas. If it remains unpaid
for one month after that date, the Allotment shall be forfeited.
4. The Allotment to be cultivated solely by spade husbandry, and the
same crop shall not be planted on the same part two years in succession.
5. Separate Allotments shall be divided by a space not less than 18in.
6. Any occupier trespassing on his neighbour's Allotment, or in any
way interfering or damaging the same, shall not be allowed to hold his
Allotment after the expiration of the year.
=ALLSPICE.= _See_ =Calycanthus=.
=ALLSPICE TREE.= _See_ =Pimenta=.
=ALMEIDEA= (in honour of J. R. P. de Almeida, a Brazilian, who was
of great assistance to St. Hilaire while travelling in Brazil). ORD.
_Rutaceæ_. Stove trees or shrubs with alternate, simple, entire,
stalked leaves. Racemes terminal, divided at the apex into compound
thyrse-like panicles. The undermentioned species will grow freely in a
mixture of loam, sand, and peat. Partly ripened cuttings will root in
sand under a hand glass, in heat.
=A. rubra= (red). _fl._ pink; petals very blunt; racemes compound.
September. _l._ lanceolate, acute at base. _h._ 12ft. Brazil, 1849.
Evergreen shrub.
=ALMOND.= _See_ =Amygdalus=.
=ALMOND-LEAVED WILLOW.= _See_ =Salix triandra=.
=ALNUS= (from _al_, near, and _lan_, the bank of a river; general
habitat of the genus). The Alder Tree. ORD. _Betulaceæ_. A genus of
deciduous trees and shrubs. Flowers monœcious; barren ones in long
drooping autumnal catkins, lasting through the winter; fertile ones,
produced in spring, in oval catkins, resembling a fir-cone in shape,
the fleshy scales of which become indurated and ligneous as they
approach maturity. Leaves stalked, roundish, blunt. Propagated usually
by seeds, which are gathered towards the end of October; they require
to be well dried, in order that the cones do not become mouldy. The
seeds are sprinkled lightly on the ground with the slightest possible
covering. Towards the end of the year, the seedlings will be about
10in. high. They are then planted in rows 1-1/2ft. apart, and 6in.
from each other, where they may remain for two years, after which they
can be placed out in the situations where they are intended to stand.
Planting is best done in November or March; and, if it is designed to
make a plantation of Alder, the young trees should be put in holes,
made with an ordinary garden spade, about 9in. deep, and about 4ft.
apart. They are also increased, but rarely, by cuttings, by suckers,
and by grafting.
=A. cordifolia= (heart-shaped-leaved).* _fl._ greenish-brown. March
and April, before the development of the leaves. _l._ heart-shaped,
acuminate, dark green, and shining. _h._ 15ft. to 50ft. Calabria
and Naples, 1820. A large, very distinct, and handsome round-headed
tree. It grows rapidly in dry soil, and is one of the most
interesting of ornamental trees.
=A. firma= (firm).* _l._ oval lanceolate, acuminate, sharply
serrated, many-nerved. Japan. One of the most distinct of all the
Alders.
[Illustration: FIG. 60. ALNUS GLUTINOSA, showing Catkins and Fruit.]
=A. glutinosa= (sticky).* _barren catkins_ long, large, and
cylindrical, pendent, their footstalks branched. _fertile
catkins_ small, ovate, with deep red scales. Spring. _l._
roundish-cuneiform, obtuse lobed at the margin, and serrated,
somewhat glutinous, downy in the axils of the nerves beneath.
_h._ 50ft. to 60ft. Britain. The Alder affects moist and damp
situations, and, as it grows quickly, it is a useful tree to plant
in bare situations. It is valuable as a nurse to other trees by the
sea-side. See Fig. 60.
=A. g. aurea= (golden).* Foliage golden colour.
=A. g. incisa= (incised).* Compact form, with leaves quite like
those of common hawthorn. SYN. _A. g. oxyacanthifolia_.
=A. g. laciniata= (cut).* _l._ oblong and pinnatifid, with the
lobes acute. This has elegant drooping branches and fern-like
leaves, and is one of the best.
=A. g. oxyacanthifolia= (sharp-prickled). Synonymous with _A. g.
incisa_.
=A. g. quercifolia= (oak-leaved).* _l._ with a sinuate outline,
like that of the common oak. A very distinct form. The variety
_imperialis_ (=_asplenifolia_) slightly differs in its more or less
lobed or cut foliage; _A. g. variegata_ is a variegated form.
=A. incana= (hoary).* _l._ broadly oval or ovate, rounded at
the base, sharply serrate, whitened, and mostly downy beneath.
_h._ 8ft. to 20ft. North Temperate regions. This affects drier
situations than our native _A. glutinosa_.
=A. viridis= (green). _fertile catkins_ slender stalked, clustered,
ovoid. _l._ round oval or slightly heart-shaped, glutinous and
smooth or softly downy beneath, serrate, with very sharp and
closely set teeth. Mountainous regions of northern hemisphere.
=ALOCASIA= (from _a_, without, and _Colocasia_). Allied to _Colocasia_.
ORD. _Aroideæ_. Stove plants of great beauty, often with large and
handsomely variegated, usually peltate, leaves, and shortly petiolate
glaucous spathes. They are not difficult to grow, with a strong moist
heat, and an abundant supply of water to the roots. The soil should
consist of fibrous peat, with a little light fibry loam, in large
lumps; to this add a good proportion of sphagnum and lumps of charcoal,
with plenty of silver sand. Keep the bulbs and soil raised well above
the rim of the pots, and finish off with a surfacing of either sphagnum
or cocoa-nut fibre. The latter will soon encourage new rootlets. Crock
the pot quite two-thirds up with clean, broken potsherds. Water freely
when in good growth, and give liquid manure once or twice a week
through the growing season. Shade during bright sunshine in the spring
and summer months. Increased by seeds and division of the stems or
rhizome. Winter temperature, 60deg. to 65deg.; summer, 75deg. to 85deg.
_See also_ =Caladium= and =Colocasia=.
=A. alba= (white). _fl._ white. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Java, 1854.
=A. amabilis= (lovely). Synonymous with _A. longiloba_.
=A. chelsonii= (Chelsea).* An interesting hybrid between _A.
cuprea_ and _A. longiloba_. _l._ large, upper surface deep green,
glossy and metallic, under side purplish, as in _A. cuprea_.
=A. cucullata= (hood-leaved). _fl._ green, whitish. Spring. _h._
2ft. India, 1826.
=A. cuprea= (coppery).* _fl._, spathe purplish-red, with short
lamina. _l._ cordate-ovate, peltate, deflexed, 12in. to 18in. long,
rich bronze colour, purple beneath. _h._ 2ft. Borneo, 1860. SYNS.
_A. metallica_, _Xanthosoma plumbea_.
=A. gigantea= (gigantic). Synonymous with _A. longiloba_.
=A. guttata= (spotted). _fl._, spathe white, spotted with purple.
_l._ leafstalk also spotted. _h._ 2-1/2ft. Borneo, 1879.
=A. hybrida= (hybrid).* A cross between _A. Lowii_ and _A. cuprea_.
_l._ elliptic in outline, with a very short acuminate point, and
very slightly parted at the base, deep olive-tinted green on the
upper surface, having stout, well-defined ribs, and the margin of
an ivory white; dull purple at the back.
=A. illustris= (bright). _l._ ovate-sagittate, rich green, with
olive-black patches, deflexed, 1-1/2ft. long. India, 1873.
=A. Jenningsii= (Jennings's).* _l._ peltate, cordate-ovate,
acuminate, with their blades deflexed from the top of the erect
mottled stalks, ground colour green, surface marked with large
wedge-shaped blotches of dark brown; veins bright green, 6in. to
8in. long. India, 1867. A very distinct and free growing species.
=A. Johnstoni= (Johnston's).* _l._ semi-erect, arrow-shaped,
peltate, the front lobe being about 12in. long, and the two back
lobes 14in. long and divergent, olive-green, prettily variegated
and strikingly veined with bright rosy red. The leafstalks are
furnished at intervals with irregular whorls of stiff spines,
the points of which are turned upwards. Stem darkly mottled with
flesh-coloured bands just above the spines. Solomon Isles, 1875.
This plant has quite a unique appearance.
=A. Liervalii= (Lierval's). _l._ bright green. Philippines, 1869.
=A. longiloba= (long-lobed). _l._ large, sagittate, with the upper
part spreading out, green, with silvery veins. _h._ 4ft. Java,
1864. SYNS. _A. amabilis_, _A. gigantea_.
=A. Lowii= (Low's). _fl._, spathe white. _l._ cordate-sagittate,
14in. to 16in. long, peltate, deflexed, olive-green, with thick
white ribs, deep purple beneath. Borneo, 1862.
=A. macrorhiza= (long-rooted). _fl._ green, whitish. _h._ 5ft.
Polynesia.
=A. m. variegata= (variegated). _l._ large, somewhat cordate, with
slightly waved margins, bright green, blotched and marbled with
white, sometimes nearly quite white; footstalks broadly streaked
with pure white. Ceylon. A very striking and effective large
growing plant.
=A. Marshallii= (Marshall's). _l._ green, with dark blotches, and
broad central silvery band. India, 1811.
=A. metallica= (metallic). Synonymous with _A. cuprea_.
=A. navicularis= (boat-shaped spathe). _fl._, spathe boat-shaped,
whitish. _h._ 1ft. India, 1855.
=A. Roezlii.= _See_ =Caladium marmoratum=.
=A. scabriuscula= (roughish).* _fl._, spathe entirely white;
limb 3in. long, oblong, cuspidate. _l._ spreading, not deflexed,
sagittate, not in the least peltate, deep shining green above, pale
green beneath, extreme length 22in. to 31in. _h._ 4ft. to 4-1/2ft.
North-West Borneo, 1878. Although this is not such an ornamental
species as _A. Lowii_, _A. Thibautiana_, or _A. cuprea_, it has the
merit of being a much larger and bolder plant than either of these,
and is one of the largest species in the genus.
=A. Sedeni= (Seden's).* A hybrid between _A. Lowii_ and _A.
cuprea_. _l._ oval, cordate, sagittate, deflexed, bronzy green,
purple beneath, veins distinct ivory white.
=A. Thibautiana= (Thibaut's).* _l._ ovate-acute, deeply cordate;
basal lobes rounded and not sharply pointed, deep olive
greyish-green, traversed by numerous grey veinlets branching from
the midrib, which is greyish-white, purple beneath. Borneo, 1878.
This is said to be by far the finest of the genus.
=A. variegata= (variegated). _fl._ whitish. _l._ leafstalk mottled
with violet. India, 1854.
=A. zebrina= (zebra).* _l._ erect, broadly sagittate, rich dark
green borne upon stout footstalks, which are pale green, mottled
and striped with zigzag bands of dark green. _h._ 4ft. or more.
Philippine Isles, 1862.
=ALOE= (from _Alloeh_, its Arabic name). Allied genera: _Apicra_,
_Haworthia_, _Pachidendron_, _Phylloma_. Including _Rhipodendron_. ORD.
_Liliaceæ_. This hitherto much confused genus, and its allies, have
been completely revised by Mr. J. G. Baker (_vide_ "Journal of the
Linnean Society," vol. xxviii. pp. 152-182), to whose account we are
indebted for many of the following particulars:--Plant with or without
stems; shrubs or (rarely) trees; leaves thick, fleshy, frequently
in a rosette; peduncles simple or racemed, endowed with few or many
empty bracts. Flowers racemed; pedicels bracteated at base, solitary;
perianth-tube straight or slightly recurved; segments elongated;
stamens hypogynous, as long as the perianth, or longer. Mr. Baker
describes over eighty species, many of which, for various and important
reasons, have no claim upon our space. Natives of the Cape of Good
Hope, except where otherwise stated. These very interesting and curious
plants thrive well in a mixture of open loam and peat, together with a
small quantity of well decomposed manure. If old brick rubbish, or any
other similar material is mixed with the soil to ensure perfect and
rapid drainage, so much the better. Water, especially during winter,
must be carefully administered. They thrive in an ordinary greenhouse,
and cannot have too much light at any time.
=A. abyssinica= (Abyssinian).* _fl._, perianth twelve to fifteen
lines long; raceme dense-oblong, 3in. to 4in. long, and 2in. to
3in. broad; lower pedicels nine to twelve lines long; peduncle
branched, 1-1/2ft. to 2ft. _l._ about twenty in a rosette,
ensiform, 1-1/2ft. to 2-1/2ft. long, acuminate, green, sometimes
spotted, five to six lines thick in middle; back rounded; marginal
prickles distant, deltoid, one to two lines long. Stem simple, 1ft.
to 2ft. long, 2in. to 3in. in diameter. Abyssinia, 1777. SYN. _A.
maculata_.
=A. a. Peacockii= (Peacock's). This is a rare variety.
=A. africana= (African). _fl._, perianth yellow, fifteen to
eighteen lines long; racemes dense, 1ft. in length, 3in. in
diameter; peduncle very strong, branched. _l._ in a dense rosette,
ensiform, 1-1/2ft. to 2ft. long, 2-1/2in. to 3in. broad, slowly
narrowing from base to the apex, channelled above the middle, where
it is four to five lines thick; marginal prickles close, one and a
half to two lines long. Stem simple, when fully grown, 20ft.
=A. albispina= (white-spined).* _fl._, perianth red, 1-1/2in. long;
raceme dense, nearly 1ft. long, 4in. broad; lower pedicels fifteen
to eighteen lines long; peduncles simple, 1-1/2ft. _l._ loosely
disposed, lanceolate, ascending, 6in. to 8in. long, 2in. broad,
green, without spots or lines; face concave upwards; middle three
to four lines thick; back sparingly tubercled; marginal prickles
white, horny, two lines long. Stem simple, short, 1in. to 1-1/2in.
in diameter. 1796.
=A. albocincta= (white-banded).* _fl._, perianth brilliant red, ten
to twelve lines long; racemes twenty or more, shortly capitate,
2in. to 2-1/2in. in diameter when expanded; pedicels ascending,
six to nine lines long; scape stout, branched, 1-1/2ft. to 2ft.
_l._ twelve to twenty in a dense rosette, outer ones recurved,
lanceolate, 1-1/2ft. to 2ft. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, glaucous,
obscurely lined and spotted; middle three to four lines thick;
margin red or white tinted. Stems in old specimens, 1ft. to
2ft. long, 3in. to 4in. in diameter. SYNS. _A. Hanburyana_, _A.
paniculata_, and _A. striata_.
=A. arborescens= (tree-like).* _fl._, perianth red, fifteen to
eighteen lines long; raceme dense, about 1ft.; pedicels ascending,
twelve to fifteen lines long; peduncles strong, 1-1/2ft., simple
or branched. _l._ (rosette 3ft. to 4ft. in diameter) dense,
aggregate, ensiform, 1-1/2ft. to 2ft.; base 2in. broad, thence to
apex attenuated, acuminated, green, rather glaucous, without spots
or lines; middle three to four lines long; base five to six lines
thick; upper surface beyond the base channelled; marginal prickles
close, one and a half to two lines long, horny. Stem simple,
finally 10ft. to 12ft. long, 2in. to 3in. in diameter. 1700.
=A. a. frutescens= (shrubby). Dwarfer. _l._ often loose, and
shorter, intensely glaucous; peduncle simple. Stem slender,
sometimes racemosed.
=A. aristata= (awned). _fl._, perianth red, fourteen to sixteen
lines long; raceme simple, loose, 4in. to 6in. long, and about
4in. broad; pedicels sub-patent, thirteen to eighteen lines long;
scape simple, 1ft. _l._ about fifty in a dense rosette, ascending,
lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, six to eight lines broad, without
spots or lines; face flat, sparingly tubercled; middle one and a
half lines thick; back copiously tubercled; apex bearded with a
pellucid awn; marginal teeth diffuse, white, half line long. 1824.
=A. Bainesii= (Baines').* _fl._, perianth fifteen to sixteen lines
long, yellowish red; raceme simple, dense, oblong, 3-1/2in. to
4in. in diameter when expanded; pedicels thick, two to three lines
long; peduncles upright, strong, eight to nine lines in diameter.
_l._ closely packed at the top of the branch, ensiform, 1ft. to
1-1/2ft. long, 2in. to 3in. in diameter, green, spotted, deeply
channelled, recurved; middle two to three lines thick; marginal
prickles pale, rather distant, one to one and a half lines long.
Arborescent, branched. _h._ 40ft. to 60ft.; trunk 4ft. to 5ft. in
diameter. SYNS. _A. Barberæ_, _A. Zeyheri_.
=A. barbadensis= (Barbadoes). Synonymous with _A. vera_.
=A. Barberæ= (Barber's). Synonymous with _A. Bainesii_.
=A. brevifolia= (short-leaved).* _fl._, perianth red, fifteen to
eighteen lines long; raceme dense, 6in. long, 2-1/2in. to 3in. in
diameter; pedicels upright, six to twelve lines long; peduncles
simple, hardly 1ft. long. _l._ thirty to forty in a dense rosette,
lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, and 1in. broad at the base,
glaucous, without spots or lines; face unarmed, below swollen or
flat; middle three to four lines thick; back convex, sparingly
tubercled; marginal teeth whitish, one to one and a half lines
long. Stem short, simple. SYN. _A. prolifera_.
=A. b. depressa= (depressed). _fl._ somewhat larger; peduncles
1-1/2ft. to 2ft. long. _l._ 6in. long; bottom 1-1/2in. to 2in.
broad; face sometimes sparingly tubercled.
=A. cæsia= (bluish-grey).* _fl._, perianth red, fifteen to sixteen
lines long; racemes dense, nearly 1ft. long, 2in. to 3in. in
diameter; pedicels twelve to fifteen lines long; scape simple, 6in.
_l._ rather dense, lanceolate acuminate, 1ft. to 1-1/2ft.; bottom
2in. to 3in. broad, intensely glaucous, without spot or lines,
slightly channelled upwards; middle 3in. to 4in. thick; marginal
prickles red, one to one and a half lines long. Stem simple,
finally, in old specimens, 12ft. to 14ft. 1815.
=A. Candollei= (De Candolle's). A mere form of _A. humilis_.
=A. chinensis= (Chinese). _fl._, perianth yellow, 1in. long; raceme
loose, simple, 6in. to 8in. long, and 2in. broad; pedicels one
and a half to two lines long; peduncle simple, 6in. to 12in. _l._
fifteen to twenty in a dense rosette, ensiform, 9in. to 12in. long,
1-1/2in. broad at the bottom, pale green, not lined; base nearly
flat; middle three to four lines thick; upper surface channelled;
marginal prickles distant, pale, one to one and a half lines long.
Stem short, simple. China, 1817.
=A. ciliata= (ciliated).* _fl._, perianth brilliant red, twelve
to fifteen lines long; raceme simple, loose, 2in. to 4in. long;
pedicels three to four lines long; peduncles slender, simple. _l._
linear, widely spreading, amplexicaul, green, 4in. to 6in. long;
base six to nine lines broad, slowly narrowing towards the apex,
without spots or lines; middle one line thick; marginal teeth
minute, white. Stems long, sarmentose; branches three to four
lines in diameter; internodes six to twelve lines long, obscurely
striated with green. 1826.
=A. Commelyni= (Commelin's). A mere form of _A. mitræformis_.