large, rising before the leaves, with broadly obcordate undulated
petals. _fr._ larger than that of the type, umbilicate at the base,
but acuminated at the apex. _l._ broader than the type, acuminated.
There are also numerous other varieties.
=A. incana= (hoary).* _fl._ red, solitary. April. Drupe compressed,
pubescent. _l._ obovate, serrated, clothed with white tomentum
beneath. _h._ 2ft. A handsome dwarf shrub. Caucasus, 1815.
=A. nana= (dwarf).* _fl._ rose coloured, solitary. March. _fr._
of the same form as that of _A. communis_, but much smaller. _l._
oblong-linear, attenuated at the base, serrated, quite glabrous.
_h._ 2ft. to 3ft. Tartary, 1683. SYN. _A. Besseriana_.
=A. orientalis= (Oriental). _fl._ rose coloured. March. _fr._
mucronate. _l._ lanceolate, quite entire, almost permanent, clothed
with silvery tomentum, as well as the branches. _h._ 2ft. to 4ft.
Levant, 1756. SYN. _A. argentea_.
=AMYLACEOUS.= Starch-like.
=AMYRIDACEÆ.= _See_ =Burseraceæ=.
=AMYRIS= (from _a_, intensive, and _myron_, balm; the whole of
the trees in this genus smell strongly of balm or myrrh). ORD.
_Burseraceæ_. Ornamental stove evergreen trees, abounding in a resinous
fluid. Flowers white, disposed in panicles. Leaves unequally pinnate.
They thrive well in a mixture of loam and peat; and cuttings root
freely in sand, under a hand glass with bottom heat, during the spring
months.
=A. balsamifera= (balsam-bearing). Synonymous with _A. toxifera_.
=A. braziliensis= (Brazilian).* _fl._ white; panicles axillary,
shorter than the leaves. August. _l._ with one to three pairs of
opposite leaflets; leaflets lanceolate, tapering to the base,
rounded at the apex, mucronate, quite entire, veiny, shining above,
discoloured beneath. _h._ 20ft. Brazil, 1823.
=A. heptaphylla= (seven-leaved). _fl._ whitish yellow;
panicles branched, axillary, and terminal. _l._ with three to
four pairs of alternate, simple leaflets, which are stalked,
obliquely-lanceolate, acuminated, entire. _h._ 16ft. India, 1823.
=A. Plumieri= (Plumier's).* Gum Elemi Tree. _fl._ white; panicles
branched, terminal. The fruit of this species is the shape and size
of an olive, but red, having an odoriferous pulp within it. _l._
leaflets three to five, all stalked, somewhat serrated, ovate,
acuminate, villous beneath. _h._ 20ft. West Indies, 1820.
=A. toxifera= (poison-bearing).* _fl._ white; racemes simple, about
the length of the petioles. _fr._ the shape of a pear, and of a
purple colour, hanging in bunches. _l._, leaflets five to seven,
stalked, ovate, somewhat cordate, acuminated. _h._ 50ft. West
Indies, 1818. The wood, known as Rhodes Wood, bears a fine polish,
and has a pleasant smell. SYN. _A. balsamifera_.
=ANACAMPSEROS= (from _anakampto_, to cause return, and _eros_, love).
SYN. _Rulingia_. ORD. _Portulacaceæ_. Very dwarf greenhouse succulent
herbs or sub-shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers large,
expanding only in the heat of the sun; petals five, very fugacious;
sepals five, opposite, oblong, rather concrete at the base; pedicels
one-flowered, short or elongated, disposed in racemes. Leaves ovate,
fleshy. They grow freely in sandy loam, mixed with some lime rubbish;
but little water is needed. Cuttings root freely if laid to dry a few
days before planting. Leaves taken off close to the plants, and also
left to dry for a short time before being planted, will take root.
Seed, when obtainable, should be sown in the spring.
=A. arachnoides= (cobwebbed).* _fl._ white; petals lanceolate;
racemes simple. July. _l._ ovate, acuminated, difformed, green,
shining, cobwebbed. _h._ 6in. to 9in. 1790.
=A. filamentosa= (thready). _fl._ reddish, or deep rose coloured;
petals oblong. August. _l._ ovate-globose, gibbous on both sides,
and cobwebbed, rather rugged above. _h._ 6in. to 1ft. 1795.
=A. intermedia= (intermediate). Very like _A. filamentosa_, but has
broader and more numerous leaves.
=A. rubens= (reddish).* _fl._ red; racemes simple. July. _l._
ovate, difformed, shining, dark green, somewhat reflexed at the
apex. _h._ 6in. to 9in. 1796.
=A. rufescens= (rusty-coloured). _fl._ reddish, similarly disposed
to _A. varians_. July. _l._ crowded, expanded and recurved, ovate,
acute, thick, green, usually dark purple beneath. _h._ 6in. 1818.
=A. Telephiastrum= (Telephium-like). Synonymous with _A. varians_.
=A. varians= (varying).* _fl._ reddish; racemes few-flowered,
sub-panicled. July. _l._ ovate, difformed, glabrous. _h._ 3in.
1813. SYN. _A. Telephiastrum_.
=ANACAMPTIS.= _See_ =Orchis=.
=ANACARDIACEÆ.= A rather large order of trees or shrubs, with a
resinous, milky juice. Flowers inconspicuous. Leaves generally dotless.
Ovary containing a single ovule. This order contains, among other
genera, _Anacardium_, _Mangifera_, and _Rhus_.
=ANACARDIUM= (origin doubtful; probably from _ana_, like, and _kardia_,
the heart; in reference to the form of the nut). ORD. _Anacardiaceæ_.
An ornamental stove evergreen tree with entire, feather-nerved leaves
and terminal panicles of flowers; nut reniform, umbilicated, seated
laterally on a fleshy, wide, pear-shaped peduncle. It requires a light
loamy soil. Ripened cuttings, with their leaves left on, root freely in
sand under a hand glass, in heat.
=A. occidentale= (Western). Cashew Nut. _fl._ reddish, small,
very sweet scented, succeeded by an edible pome-like fruit of a
yellow or red colour. _l._ oval, cuneated, very blunt, somewhat
emarginate, obovate-oblong, entire, smooth. _h._ 16ft. West Indies,
1699.
=ANADENIA.= _See_ =Grevillea=.
=ANAGALLIS= (from _anagelas_, to laugh; removing despondency:
meaning doubtful). Pimpernel. ORD. _Primulaceæ_. Annual or perennial
trailers with angular stems, opposite or verticillate leaves, and
solitary pedunculate flowers; corolla rotate or funnel-shaped, deeply
five-cleft. All are very pretty and free flowering plants, of easy
culture. The annuals are raised from seed sown in a sunny spot in
spring; the perennials are increased by striking cuttings of the young
shoots, or division, at any time, either under a hand glass or in a
close frame. Keep in the shade until well established, and gradually
harden off. Plant outside in light rich soil for summer flowering, and
each year secure a stock in frames during the winter. They require, if
left out of doors, a protection during the winter, except _A. tenella_.
=A. fruticosa= (shrubby).* _fl._ axillary, large, vermilion, with a
dark throat. May to August. _l._ verticillate, four in each whorl.
_h._ 2ft. Morocco, 1803. A biennial.
=A. grandiflora= (large-flowered).* _fl._ very variable, but
intense blue and deep vermilion red are predominant. May to autumn.
_h._ 4in. Habit very compact and neat, and very floriferous. There
are several varieties. Annual.
=A. indica= (Indian). _fl._ deep blue, small. July. _h._ 1ft.
Nepaul, 1824. Annual; trailing.
[Illustration: FIG. 84. ANAGALLIS LINIFOLIA, showing Habit and Flowers.]
=A. linifolia= (flax-leaved).* _fl._ brilliant blue, large, about
1/2in. in diameter. July. _l._ opposite. _h._ 9in. to 12in.
Portugal, 1796. Perennial. There are many varieties, the best of
which are the following. SYN. _A. Monelli_. See Fig. 84.
=A. l. Brewerii= (Brewer's).* _fl._ red. June. _h._ 9in. Known also
as _Phillipsii_.
=A. l. Eugenie= (Eugenie's).* _fl._ blue, margined with white.
=A. l. lilacina= (lilac-flowered). _fl._ lilac. May. _h._ 1ft.
=A. l. Napoleon III.= (Napoleon's).* _fl._ crimson maroon, distinct
and pretty.
=A. l. Parksii= (Parks'). _fl._ red, large.
=A. l. phœnicea= (Phœnician).* _fl._ scarlet. May. Morocco, 1803.
=A. l. sanguinea= (bloody). _fl._ bright ruby colour.
=A. l. Wilmoreana= (Wilmore's).* _fl._ bright blue purple, with
yellow eye. _h._ 6in.
=A. Monelli= (Monell's). A synonym of _A. linifolia_.
=A. tenella= (delicate).* _fl._ delicate pink, with deeper veins;
corolla bell-shaped. Summer. _l._ roundish, very small, opposite.
A beautiful little native bog trailer, and one of the prettiest in
the whole genus. Requires a boggy and wet soil.
=A. Webbiana= (Webb's). _fl._ blue; petals with their tops slightly
denticulated. June to August. _l._ several, verticillate. _h._ 4in.
Portugal, 1828.
=ANAGYRIS= (from _ana_, backwards, and _gyros_, a circle; the pods
are curved backwards at their extremities). ORD. _Leguminosæ_. An
ornamental greenhouse or half-hardy shrub, having the two stipules
placed opposite the leaves. It thrives in a mixture of loam, sand, and
peat in equal proportions. Young cuttings should be planted in July in
a pot of sand, and placed under a hand glass.
=A. fœtida= (fœtid). _fl._ yellow, hairy, like those of the
Laburnum; racemes short. May. _l._ trifoliate; leaflets lanceolate,
acute, entire. _h._ 6ft. to 8ft. South Europe, 1750. This shrub is
fœtid in every part when bruised.
=ANALOGY.= Resembling a thing in form but not in function; or _vice
versâ_. Corresponding with a thing in many points, but differing in
more, or in points of more importance.
=ANANAS= (from _nanas_, the South American name for the Pine Apple).
SYN. _Ananassa_. Pine Apple. ORD. _Bromeliaceæ_. Stove herbaceous
perennials, having the berries collected with the bracts into a
compound fruit. Leaves rigid; edges spiny. The variegated form is a
useful plant for decorative purposes, and may be employed without the
usual harmful consequences attending stove plants generally, but it
must not be subjected to cold draughts. The soil should consist of
two parts fibrous loam, one of peat, one of dung and leaf mould, and
another of sand. Those propagated from suckers, which should be laid
by a day or two and then inserted in a strong heat, have, as a rule,
longer and lighter-coloured leaves. Offsets are often produced at the
base of the fruit, and make stout plants, with high-coloured foliage.
When the plants are potted in spring, plunge them in bottom heat, to
hasten their growth; but this is not absolutely necessary. Should it
be desired to fruit the variegated form, the plants may be submitted
to the same process of culture as detailed under =Pine Apple= (which
_see_).
=A. bracamorensis= (Bracamora). Brazil, 1879.
=A. bracteata= (bracted). _fl._ crimson. April. _h._ 3ft. Brazil,
1820.
=A. lucida= (shining). _fl._ pink. April. _h._ 3ft. South America,
1820.
=A. macrodonta= (large-toothed).* _fl._ reddish, tinted buff; spike
elongate-ovoid, with imbricating dentate bracts. _fr._ conical,
about 8in. long and 4in. wide, with conspicuous bracts, and highly
perfumed. _l._ with conspicuous teeth. 1878. SYN. _Bromelia
undulata_.
=A. Mordilona= (Mordilona; native name). _fr._ large, with a fine
aroma. _l._ distinguished in being without spines. Columbia, 1869.
=A. Porteana= (Porter's).* _l._ armed on the margins with sharp
spines, deep olive green, with a broad band of pale yellow running
down the centre from base to apex. This species has a somewhat
erect habit of growth. Philippines, 1866.
=A. sativa= (cultivated). Pine Apple. For culture, _see_ =Pine
Apple=.
=A. s. variegata= (variegated).* _l._ rosulate, finely arched,
2ft. or 3ft. long, serrated on the edges; centre bright green,
sometimes with a few lines of white, broadly margined with rich
creamy-yellow, tinged with red towards the margins. A very elegant
variegated plant for vases, &c.
=ANANASSA.= _See_ =Ananas=.
=ANANTHERIX= (from _a_, without, and _antherix_, an awn; there are no
horn-formed processes from the base of the leaflets of the corona, as
in _Asclepias_, to which it is closely allied). ORD. _Asclepiadeæ_. A
small genus of pretty, hardy herbs. _A. viridis_ is of easy culture in
an open situation, and light soil. Increased by division of the root;
or by seeds, which ripen in abundance.
=A. viridis= (green). _fl._ purplish-green, large; corolla
sub-campanulate, five-cleft; umbels proceeding from the stem,
sub-panicled, few-flowered. August. _l._ opposite, sessile,
obovate-oblong, pointed, smoothish. _h._ 1ft. North America, 1812.
=ANAPELTIS.= Included under _Polypodium_.
=ANARRHINUM= (from _a_, without, and _rhin_, a snout; the corolla
being without a spur, or furnished with a very short one). ORD.
_Scrophularineæ_. Elegant little half-hardy biennials or perennials
allied to _Antirrhinum_. Flowers small, drooping, in long spike-formed,
twiggy, and interrupted racemes. Radical leaves usually in a rosette;
stem and branch leaves palmate-parted, or toothed at the apex; superior
ones quite entire. They are of easy culture in ordinary garden soil;
seed may be sown outside in spring, or they can be increased by growing
cuttings, but they require protection during severe weather.
=A. bellidifolium= (Daisy-leaved).* _fl._ white, or pale blue;
racemes slender, elongated. June. _l._ radical ones spathulate or
obovate-lanceolate, deeply toothed; branch leaves deeply three to
seven-parted. _h._ 2ft. South Europe, 1629.
=A. Duriminium= (Douro). A synonym of _A. hirsutum_.
=A. fruticosum= (shrubby). _fl._ white, without a spur. July. _l._
lower ones mostly tridentate at the apex; superior ones oblong,
quite entire. _h._ 2ft. to 3ft. South Europe, 1826. Shrubby.
=A. hirsutum= (hairy). _fl._ whitish, a little larger than those of
_A. bellidifolium_, of which it is, perhaps, only a downy variety.
_h._ 1ft. to 2ft. Portugal, 1818. SYN. _A. Duriminium_.
[Illustration: FIG. 85. DRY FRUITING PLANT OF ANASTATICA HIEROCHUNTINA.]
=ANASTATICA= (from _anastasis_, resurrection; plant recovering its
original form, however dry it may be, on immersion in water). ORD.
_Cruciferæ_. A very curious and interesting little annual, the leaves
of which fall off from the plant after flowering, the branches and
branchlets then become dry, hard, and ligneous, and rise upwards and
bend inwards at their points. This plant has the remarkable property of
resuming vitality on being placed in water, after being kept in a dry
state for many years. Seeds should be sown in heat, in the spring, and
the plants afterwards potted off and plunged again in heat to hasten
their growth, which cannot otherwise be fully developed with our
precarious and sunless summers.
[Illustration: FIG. 86. ANASTATICA HIEROCHUNTINA.]
=A. Hierochuntina.= Rose of Jericho. _fl._ small, white, sessile,
disposed in spikes along the branches; petals obovate. July. _fr._,
or silicle, ventricose, with the valves bearing each an appendage
on the outer side at the end. _l._ obovate, with stellate hairs;
lower ones entire, upper ones slightly toothed. Branches crowded
lattice-wise into a globular form. _h._ 6in. Syria, &c., 1597.
Supposed by some commentators to be the "_rolling thing_ before the
whirlwind" mentioned by Isaiah. See Figs. 85 and 86.
=ANASTOMOSE.= Branching of one vein into another.
=ANBURY.= _See_ =Ambury=.
=ANCEPS.= Two-edged; as the stem of an Iris.
=ANCHIETEA= (named in honour of P. Anchietea, a celebrated Brazilian
writer on plants). SYNS. _Lucinæa_, _Noisettia_. ORD. _Violarieæ_. An
ornamental, stove, evergreen climber. Petals five, very unequal, two
upper ones smallest, two intermediate ones longer, lowest one largest,
with a spur at the base. The species thrives in a mixture of loam,
sand, and peat. Young cuttings root freely under a bell glass if
planted in sand, and placed in a moderate heat.
=A. pyrifolia= (pear-leaved). _fl._ whitish, veined with red at
the base, in axillary fascicles; lower petal obovate. July. _l._
alternate, stalked, stipulate, ovate, acute, crenated. Brazil, 1826.
=ANCHOMANES= (name of doubtful origin). ORD. _Aroideæ_. A remarkable
and beautiful stove tuberous-rooted perennial aroid, allied to
_Amorphophallus_, and requiring somewhat similar treatment. As soon as
the leaves die down, the plants should be repotted in rich sandy loam
and leaf mould, with ample drainage. They will need scarce any water or
attention until growth commences the following spring, when they must
have an abundance of water, and a moist atmosphere. Summer temperature,
60deg. to 85deg.; winter, 55deg. to 60deg. Propagated by seeds and
offsets.
=A. Hookeri= (Hooker's).* _fl._, spathe pale purple, appearing
before the leaf, much expanded; spadix whitish; scape prickly,
shorter than the petiole. June. _l._, petiole slender, prickly,
bearing on its summit the horizontal blade, about 3ft. in diameter;
this is divided into three primary divisions, which are again cut
up into several leaflets, the largest of these being toothed. _h._
3ft. Fernando Po, 1832. There is a variety with a paler coloured
spathe. SYN. _Caladium petiolatum_.
=ANCHOVY PEAR.= _See_ =Grias cauliflora=.
[Illustration: FIG. 87. ANCHUSA CAPENSIS, showing Flower and Habit.]
=ANCHUSA= (from _anchousa_, paint for the skin; use of some species).
ORD. _Boraginaceæ_. Very pretty hardy annuals, biennials, or
perennials. Flowers in scorpoid racemes; corolla funnel-shaped; throat
closed by erect, obtuse processes; nuts four, one-celled, inversely
conical, with a contraction towards the point, fixed to the bottom of
the calyx, perforated and concave at the base. Of easy culture, in
ordinary soils, and preferring a sunny situation. Propagated by seeds,
which should be sown in early spring in pots of sandy soil, when most
of them will germinate in three or four weeks, some less. The honey-bee
is very partial to this genus.
=A. Agardhii= (Agardh's). _fl._ purple, on short pedicels, distant,
disposed in terminal racemes, which are generally conjugate. July.
_l._ linear-lanceolate, tubercled, strigose. _h._ 1ft. Siberia,
1820. Perennial. Rare.
=A. azurea= (blue). Synonymous with _A. italica_.
=A. Barrelieri= (Barrelier's). _fl._ blue, with a white tube and
yellow throat; racemes conjugate, panicled, bracteate. May. _l._
oblong-lanceolate, denticulated, hispid. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. South
Europe, 1820. Perennial. SYNS. _Buglossum Barrelieri_, _Myosotis
obtusum_.
=A. capensis= (Cape).* _fl._ blue; racemes terminal, panicled.
July. _l._ linear lanceolate, hispid. Stem simple, hairy. _h._
1-1/2ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1800. Requires greenhouse protection in
winter. Biennial. See Fig. 87.
[Illustration: FIG. 88. INFLORESCENCE OF ANCHUSA ITALICA.]
=A. italica= (Italian). _fl._ bright blue or purple, in panicled
racemes. Summer. _l._ lanceolate, entire, shining; radical ones
sometimes 2ft. long. _h._ 3ft. to 4ft. Caucasus, &c., 1810. One of
the best. SYNS. _A. azurea_, _A. paniculata_. See Fig. 88.
=A. latifolia= (broad-leaved). Synonymous with _Nonnea rosea_.
=A. myosotidiflora= (Myosotideum-flowered). _fl._ fine blue; throat
yellow; raceme terminal, panicled, bractless. July. _l._ large,
radical ones on long petioles, reniformly cordate; those of the
stem sessile, ovate, hairy. _h._ 1ft. Siberia, 1825. A pretty
plant. SYN. _Myosotis macrophylla_.
=A. officinalis= (officinal). _fl._ blue or purple, sessile,
imbricate; spikes joined by pairs, terminal. June to October. _l._
lanceolate, hispid; radical ones tufted. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. Britain,
naturalised here and there.
=A. o. incarnata= is a variety with flesh coloured flowers.
=A. paniculata= (panicled). Synonymous with _A. italica_.
=A. sempervirens= (evergreen). _fl._ rich blue, in short axillary
spikes, generally leafy at the base. May. _l._ broadly ovate, lower
ones upon long stalks. Stem erect. _h._ 1-1/2ft. to 2ft. Perennial;
here and there naturalised in Britain. See Fig. 89.
=A. tinctoria= (dyers'). Alkanet. _fl._ deep blue; tube
blood-colour; racemes usually twin, terminal, many-flowered. June.
_l._ oblong, hispid. _h._ 6in. South Europe, 1596. A diffuse
perennial.
=ANCYCLOGYNE.= A synonym of =Sanchezia= (which _see_).
=ANDERSONIA= (in honour of Messrs. Anderson, surgeons, great
promoters of botany). ORD. _Epacridaceæ_. Elegant and delicate little
greenhouse shrubs. Flowers terminal, solitary, or spicate; corolla
sub-campanulate, hypocrateriform, five-lobed. The undermentioned, which
is the only species yet introduced, grows freely in a sandy peat with
perfect drainage, which latter is most essential. Cuttings from the
tips of young shoots may be made in autumn, winter, or spring, and
planted in sand in a gentle heat, with a bell glass placed over them.
=A. sprengelioides= (Sprengelia-like).* _fl._ pink, furnished with
two small bracteas, spicate. March. _l._ spreading, bases curved
inwards, so as to resemble a hood, ending in a flat point. _h._
1ft. to 3ft. New Holland, 1803. Evergreen squarrose shrub. SYN.
_Sprengelia Andersoni_.
=ANDIRA= (its Brazilian name). ORD. _Leguminosæ_. Large ornamental
stove evergreen trees, nearly allied to =Geoffroya= (which _see_ for
cultivation). Flowers in axillary or terminal panicles. Pod drupaceous.
Leaves alternate, unequally pinnate.
=A. inermis= (unarmed). _fl._ purple, on short pedicels; panicles
terminal. _l._ impari-pinnate; leaflets thirteen to fifteen,
ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous on both surfaces. _h._ 20ft. to
30ft. Jamaica, 1773. Known as the Cabbage Tree.
=A. racemosa= (branchy). _fl._ purple, in panicled racemes. _l._
impari-pinnate; leaflets thirteen, ovate-oblong, acuminated,
glabrous on both surfaces. _h._ 20ft. to 60ft. Brazil, 1818.
[Illustration: FIG. 89. ANCHUSA SEMPERVIRENS.]
=ANDROCYMBIUM= (from _aner_, a man, and _cymbos_, a cavity; the
stamens are enclosed in a hollow formed by the folding of the limb of
the petals). ORD. _Liliaceæ_. A peculiar greenhouse bulbous plant,
requiring a light sandy soil, dry atmosphere, no shade, and a season
of rest; during the latter period, scarcely any water is required.
Propagated by seeds and offsets.
=A. punctatum= (dotted). _fl._ whitish, few, in a dense sessile
umbel, surrounded by about four spreading lanceolate, acuminate
leaves, which are 5in. to 6in. long, 1/2in. to 3/4in. broad above
the base, channelled down the centre from base to tip. South
Africa, 1874.
=ANDRœCIUM.= The male organ of the flower.
=ANDROGYNOUS.= Producing male and female flowers on the same spike.
=ANDROLEPIS= (from _aner_, a man, and _lepis_, a scale; referring to
the scaly stamens). ORD. _Bromeliaceæ_. Stove evergreen epiphyte. For
culture, _see_ =Æchmea=.
=A. Skinneri= (Skinner's). _fl._ white. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Guatemala,
1850. SYN. _Billbergia Skinneri_.
=ANDROMEDA= (named after the daughter of Cepheus, who was rescued from
the sea monster by Perseus). ORD. _Ericaceæ_. A dwarf, hardy shrub,
found in peaty bogs in the temperate and Arctic regions of the northern
hemisphere. Sow seeds as soon as ripe in pots or pans, very thinly, in
sandy peat soil, and place in a cool frame, giving plenty of air. Place
the young plants out in spring. Layers, pegged carefully down during
September, will generally take twelve months to make sufficient roots
to allow of their being separated, and thus become independent plants.
For other species often included under this genus in catalogues, _see_
=Cassandra=, =Cassiope=, =Leucothoë=, =Lyonia=, =Oxydendrum=, =Pieris=,
and =Zenobia=.
=A. polifolia= (Polium-leaved). Wild Rosemary. _fl._ pinky white,
drooping, sometimes tipped with red; corolla ovate, furnished with
ovate, rather leafy imbricated bracteas, terminal, umbellate. June.
_l._ linear-lanceolate, mucronulate, with the margins more or less
revolute, quite entire, glaucous beneath, with an elevated rib, and
reticulated veins. _h._ 1ft. The numerous varieties of this very
beautiful native shrub principally differ in the colouring of the
flowers.