with broad cordiform limb, creamy yellow, with blotchy purple
veining. May. _l._ cordate acuminate. _h._ 30ft. Mexico, 1860.
=A. deltoidea variegata= (deltoid variegated variety). _l._
variegated with white. _h._ 6ft. Columbia, 1870.
=A. Duchartrei= (Duchartre's).* _fl._ racemose; tube brown; limb
cream colour, with purple blotches. January. _l._ reniform-cordate,
acuminate. Upper Amazons, 1868. _h._ 5ft. This stove species
flowers from the old wood. SYN. _A. Ruiziana_.
=A. floribunda= (free-flowering).* _fl._ numerous; limb
purplish-red, with yellow veins, centre yellow. July. _l._ cordate
ovate, acuminate. _h._ 10ft. Brazil, 1868. Stove species.
=A. galeata= (helmeted). _fl._ creamy, with reticulated veins.
August. _l._ cordate, with broad open sinus. _h._ 20ft. New
Grenada, 1873.
=A. gigas= (giant). _fl._ purple; perianth large, cordate ribbed
outside, reticulated, downy; tube inflated, contracted in the
middle; limb large, cordate ovate, with a long tail. June. _l._
downy, cordate, acuminate; peduncles solitary, bracteate. _h._
10ft. Guatemala, 1841.
=A. Goldieana= (Goldie's).* _fl._ greenish outside, deep yellow
with chocolate veins inside, bent into two unequal portions,
the lower portion surmounting the ovary about 8in. in length,
somewhat cylindrical, terminating in a club-shaped curved knob; the
upper portion, commencing from this knob, is about a foot long,
funnel-shaped, ribbed, dilated above into a somewhat three-lobed
limb. Stamens twenty-four--a very unusual number in the whole
family. The enormous flowers are 26in. long by 11in. in diameter.
July. _l._ ovate, or triangular-cordate, acuminated. Old Calabar
River, 1867. This noble climber should be repotted in fresh soil
in February or March. But little water will be necessary until the
young shoots have made about 6in. of growth; the quantity should
then be increased with moderation until early in September, when
the old stem dies down within a few inches of the surface of the
pot--at this period, and during winter, water must be entirely
withheld. This species blooms freely in a temperature of 65deg. to
70deg.
=A. indica= (Indian). _fl._ purple; perianth erect; peduncle
many-flowered. July. _l._ elliptical, blunt, somewhat emarginate,
slightly cordate. _h._ 10ft. India, 1780. Stove evergreen.
=A. labiosa= (great-lipped).* _fl._ greenish; perianth incurved
at base, saccate, two-lipped in the middle. July. _l._ reniform,
roundish cordate, amplexicaul. _h._ 20ft. Brazil, 1821. Stove
evergreen.
=A. leuconeura= (white-veined). _fl._ purple brown. September. _l._
cordate, acuminate. _h._ 12ft. Magdalena, 1858. Stove species.
=A. odoratissima= (sweetest-scented).* _fl._ purple, sweet-scented;
peduncles one-flowered, longer than the leaf; lip cordate
lanceolate, longer than the perianth. July. _l._ cordate, ovate,
evergreen. Stem twining. _h._ 10ft. Jamaica, 1737. Stove evergreen.
=A. ornithocephala= (bird's-head).* _fl._ purple, very large, and
extremely singular. To render any description at all lucid, this
species may be said to have the head of a hawk and the beak of a
heron, with the wattles of a Spanish fowl, which, however, are
grey, netted with brown; head of the same colour, veined; and the
beak grey. _l._ between cordate and reniform, obtuse. October. _h._
20ft. Brazil, 1838. Stove species.
=A. ringens= (gaping).* _fl._ extremely grotesque, 7in. to 10in.
long, pale green, marbled and reticulated with black purple. The
perianth has an obovoid ventricose sac, or cup, 2-1/2in. long,
which is woolly inside; tube ascending obliquely from the sac,
terete, dividing into two very long lips, the upper of which
(lower as the flower hangs) is oblong-lanceolate, recurved, and
hairy inside below the middle, while the lower one is shorter,
with recurved margins, and expanding into an orbicular or almost
reniform limb. Unlike many other species, the flowers are
produced on the young shoots. July. _l._ bright green, glabrous,
roundish-reniform. _h._ 20ft. Brazil, 1820. Stove evergreen.
=A. Ruiziana= (Ruiz's). A synonym of _A. Duchartrei_.
=A. saccata= (pouch-flowered). _fl._ purplish-red, forming a large
pouch; throat circular, vertical. September. _l._ 12in. to 15in.
long, and 4in. broad, scattered, ovate-cordate, narrowed at apex,
slightly waved and sinuated, entire, more silky beneath than above.
_h._ 20ft. Sylhet, 1829. Stove evergreen.
=A. sempervirens= (evergreen). _fl._ purple; perianth incurved.
May. _l._ cordate, oblong, acuminate. Stem prostrate, flexuous,
somewhat climbing. _h._ 4ft. Candia, 1727. Greenhouse species.
[Illustration: FIG. 149. FLOWERING BRANCH OF ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO.]
=A. Sipho= (tube-bearing).* _fl._ yellowish-brown; corolla
ascending; limb in three equal portions, not expanding, flat,
brown; bracts of the peduncle large, ovate. May and June. _l._
cordate, acute. Stem twining. _h._ 15ft. to 30ft. North America,
1763. This hardy, climbing, deciduous shrub grows freely in a deep,
free, rather dry soil. See Fig. 149.
=A. Thwaitesii= (Thwaites'). _fl._ yellow. March. _h._ 3ft. Old
Calabar, 1854. Stove species.
=A. tomentosa= (tomentose).* _fl._ purple; perianth with its tube
twisted back, and much more deeply divided than in _A. Sipho_,
expanding, flat, and yellow, with the mouth of the tube of a deep
purple; peduncle solitary, without a bract. July. _l._ cordate,
downy beneath. _h._ 20ft. North America, 1799. Hardy.
=A. tricandata= (three-tailed).* _fl._ dark purple-brown, solitary,
split into three subulate tails. August. _l._ oblong acuminate,
rugose, 5in. to 8in. long. Mexico, 1866. A curious, but pretty,
stove shrub.
=A. trilobata= (three-lobed). _fl._ purple; perianth cylindrical,
broken saccate at base; lip cordate cuspidate. June. _l._
three-lobed. Stem twining. _h._ 8ft. South America, 1775. Stove
evergreen.
=A. ungulifolia= (claw-leaved). _fl._ racemose; perianth
brownish-purple, stipitate at base, above which it is swollen out
in a globose or oblong form, with two thickened projections near
the end; upper end of tube contracted, somewhat curved, terminating
in a two-lipped limb, one lip large, ovate, the other minute. June.
_l._ 6in. to 7in. long, cordate, and pedately five-nerved at the
base, three-lobed below the middle, with broad sinuses, the two
lateral lobes arcuate, and blunt at the apex. Labuan, 1880. Stove
species.
=ARISTOLOCHIACEÆ.= An order of very curious plants, with singularly
inflated flowers, consisting of a calyx only, of a dull, dingy colour.
It is popularly known as the Birthwort family, and has an English
representative in _Aristolochia clematitis_.
=ARISTOTELIA= (said to be named in honour of Aristotle, the Greek
philosopher). ORD. _Tiliaceæ_. A hardy evergreen shrub. Calyx
campanulate; petals five, inserted in the base of the calyx, and
alternating with its lobes. Easily grown, in ordinary garden soil, in
the shrubbery. Propagated by ripened cuttings, which root freely if
placed under a hand glass; or by layers.
=A. Macqui= (Macqui's).* _fl._ small, greenish, axillary. May. _l._
nearly opposite, stalked, oblong, acute, smooth, shining, dentate,
permanent. _h._ 6ft. Chili, 1733. A shrub esteemed for its handsome
foliage. The berries are about the size of a pea, very dark purple,
at length becoming black. The variegated form is not so hardy as
the type, but much more ornamental.
=ARMENIACA= (from Armenia, the native country of the Apricot). Apricot.
ORD. _Rosaceæ_. TRIBE _Drupaceæ_. Small, hardy, deciduous trees.
Flowers appearing before the leaves from scaly buds, solitary, or
few together, almost sessile. Leaves, when young, convolute. Drupe
ovate-globose, fleshy, covered with velvety skin, containing a nut, or
stone, which is acute at one end and blunt at the other, with a furrow
on both sides; the rest smooth, not wrinkled. For culture, &c., _see_
=Apricot= and =Prunus=.
=A. brigantiaca= (Brigancon).* _fl._ white or pink, glomerate,
almost sessile. March. _l._ somewhat cordate, acuminated, sharply
toothed; the teeth numerous, and lapping over each other. _h._ 6ft.
to 8ft. South Europe, 1819.
=A. dasycarpa= (thick-fruited).* _fl._ white, pedicellate; pedicels
filiform. March. _l._ ovate, acuminate, serrated; petioles
glandular. _h._ 10ft. to 15ft. China, 1800.
=A. sibirica= (Siberian). _fl._ rose-coloured. April. _l._ ovate,
acuminate; petioles glandless. _h._ 8ft. to 20ft. Dahuria, 1788.
=A. vulgaris= (common).* Common Apricot. _fl._ pinkish-white,
sessile. February. _l._ ovate, or cordate, glabrous, glandularly
serrated. _h._ 15ft. Levant, 1548. Of this species numerous
varieties, differing in the foliar outline, &c., are sometimes met
with. _See_ =Apricot=.
=ARMERIA.= (from _Flos Armeriæ_, Latin name for the flowers of a
species of Pink). Thrift; Sea Pink. ORD. _Plumbagineæ_. A very
interesting and pretty group of hardy alpine tufted perennials. Flowers
pedicellate, collected in dense solitary heads; involucre scarious,
sheathing the scape and turned downwards; petals cohering at the base,
persistent; flower scapes leafless. Leaves linear, radical. As the
majority of the species differ in mere technical details, we have given
a representative group only. They are easily cultivated in a sandy loam
and leaf soil, and are increased by seeds and division, separate pieces
being planted as cuttings under hand glasses; or the rarer kinds should
be potted and placed in a frame. The seed should be sown in spring, in
pots of sandy soil, and placed in a cold frame. Although best grown as
rock plants, most of them do well in pots and borders. _A. vulgaris_
makes one of the best of edging plants.
=A. cephalotes= (round-headed).* _fl._ deep rose or crimson,
in a large roundish head on erect stalk. Autumn. _l._ broadly
lanceolate, glabrous, acute; petioles channelled, sheathing at the
base. _h._ 12in. to 18in. South Europe, 1800. This is perhaps the
finest species, and is best raised from an annual sowing of seed,
as it is somewhat difficult to increase by divisions. SYNS. _A.
formosa_, _A. latifolia_, _A. mauritanica_, and _A. pseudo-armeria_.
=A. dianthoides= (Pink-like).* _fl._ light pink, in close heads
about 6in. high. May and June. _l._ spreading, flattened, nerved,
slightly downy. South Europe, 1810.
=A. formosa= (handsome). Synonymous with _A. cephalotes_.
=A. juncea= (rush-like).* _fl._ rose pink, in small heads about
3in. high. June. _l._ small, erect, roundish, pointed, deep green.
South Europe. A very pretty little alpine species.
=A. juniperifolia= (Juniper-leaved).* _fl._ deep rose, in small
densely packed heads. May and June. _l._ short, stiff, erect,
Juniper-like. _h._ 6in., with a dense tufted habit. Spain, 1818.
Plant in a warm well-drained portion of the rockery in very sandy
soil, with some nodules of sandstone intermixed.
=A. latifolia= (broad-leaved). Synonymous with _A. cephalotes_.
=A. leucantha= (white-flowered). A white-flowered variety of _A.
plantaginea_.
=A. maritima= (sea). Synonymous with _A. vulgaris_.
=A. mauritanica= (Mediterranean). Synonymous with _A. cephalotes_.
=A. plantaginea= (Plantain-leaved).* _fl._ bright rose; scapes
taller than in _A. vulgaris_. _l._ broader, three to five-nerved,
and with a stouter growing habit than the common species. _h._ 1ft.
South Europe, 1818. A very pretty species. SYNS. _A. leucantha_,
which is frequently called _A. p. alba_, and _A. scorzoneræfolia_.
=A. pseudo-armeria= (false-Armeria). Synonymous with _A.
cephalotes_.
=A. scorzoneræfolia= (Scorzonera-leaved). Synonymous with _A.
plantaginea_.
=A. setacea= (bristly).* _fl._ light rose, in small heads about
2in. high, very freely produced from the axils of the leaves. April
to June. _l._ in dense rosettes, erect, or nearly so, narrow,
acute, the tufts having a bristly appearance. _h._ 3in. South
Europe. Plant in a semi-perpendicular cranny of the rockery, with
a sunny position.
=A. vulgaris= (common).* Common Thrift; Sea Pink. _fl._ pink,
rosy red, lilac, or white (the latter known as _A. v. alba_),
collected into a rounded head on the top of the simple scape. June
to August. _l._ all radical, numerous, linear, usually one-nerved,
more or less pubescent. _h._ 6in. to 12in. Britain, on the sea
coasts. _A. v. alpina_ is a dwarf alpine form of this species. The
white-flowered variety is very handsome. _A. v. Laucheana_ is also
a pretty form, with deep pink flowers in dense heads about 6in.
high, and a very tufted habit. _Crimson Gem_, of garden origin,
is stronger growing, with stems about 9in. high, carrying heads
of bright crimson pink flowers, also of tufted habit. SYNS. _A.
maritima_, _Statice Armeria_.
=ARNEBIA= (its Arabian name). ORD. _Boraginaceæ_. Handsome hardy
herbaceous perennials or annuals, allied to _Lithospermum_. Cuttings
should be removed with a heel in autumn, dibbled in sandy soil in small
pots, and placed in a cool house, where they will ultimately, though
slowly, root; they should then be gradually hardened off, and finally
planted out. _A. echioides_ is also easily increased by making cuttings
of the strong roots, which should be dibbled in pots of sandy soil, and
placed in gentle heat; it is also raised from seed.
=A. echioides= (Echium-like).* _fl._ bright primrose yellow, with
a purplish spot in the sinuses between the lobes of the corolla,
which gradually disappears in a few days; spikes terminal, large,
solitary, secund. May. _l._ sessile, alternate; margins-as well
as the stems-ciliated. _h._ 9in. to 12in. Armenia. One of the
showiest of hardy perennials for the border or rockery.
=A. Griffithii= (Griffith's). This differs from above in having
narrower leaves, rather smaller flowers, which are of a more
decided yellow, a differently shaped calyx, and a longer corolla.
_h._ 9in. North-west India. Equally desirable, were it a perennial;
but, being an annual, it must be constantly raised from seed.
=ARNICA= (from _arnakis_, lambskin; in reference to the texture of the
leaves). ORD. _Compositæ_. Hardy, dwarf, herbaceous perennials, allied
to _Senecio_. They thrive best in loam, peat, and sand; the plants are
best divided in spring. Seeds should be procured when possible, and
sown in a cold frame, in spring. The only species worth growing are
described below.
=A. Aronicum.= Synonymous of _A. scorpioides_.
=A. Chamissonis= (Chamisso's).* _fl.-heads_ yellow, 1-1/2in.
to 2in. across, arranged in a corymb. July to September. _l._
oblong-lanceolate, acuminate or acute, tomentose, tapering to the
base. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. North America. A rather scarce, showy
species.
=A. Clusii= (Clusius's). _fl.-heads_ yellow, solitary, terminal;
stalks long, thickened towards the top, and covered with long
hairs. Summer. _l._ soft, radical ones entire, or nearly so,
oblong, obtuse, attenuated into the petiole; cauline ones sessile,
half stem-clasping, lanceolate, toothed in the lower part. _h._
1ft. Switzerland, 1819. SYN. _Doronicum Clusii_.
=A. foliosa= (leafy).* _fl.-heads_ pale yellow, about 1in. across,
from three to seven in a corymb. August. _l._ lanceolate, stalked,
acute, denticulate, smooth. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. Stems springing from
slender rhizome-like shoots. United States. Closely allied to _A.
montana_. It requires a damp situation.
=A. montana= (mountain).* Mountain Tobacco. _fl.-heads_ yellow,
three or four together, about 2in. in diameter; ray florets
numerous. July. _l._ radical, except a few on the scape,
oblong-lanceo-late, entire, smooth. Habit tufted. _h._ 1ft.
Europe. 1731. A very handsome but rare plant; excellent for a
rockery. It is slowly increased. See Fig. 150.
[Illustration: FIG. 150. ARNICA MONTANA, showing Habit and Flower-head.]
=A. scorpioides= (scorpion-like).* _fl.-heads_ yellow, large,
solitary; scape one to three-flowered. Summer. _l._ pale green,
denticulated; radical ones on long petioles, broadly ovate; the
lower stem leaves shortly stalked, amplexicaul; the upper ones
sessile. _h._ 6in. to 12in. South Europe, 1710. Border. SYNS. _A.
Aronicum_, _Aronicum scorpioides_.
=ARNOPOGON.= _See_ =Urospermum=.
=AROIDEÆ.= _See_ =Araceæ=.
=ARONIA.= _See_ =Cratægus Aronia= and =Pyrus=.
=ARONICUM.= _See_ =Arnica scorpioides= and =Doronicum=.
=ARPOPHYLLUM= (from _arpe_, a scimitar, and _phyllon_, a leaf; the leaf
is sword-shaped). ORD. _Orchideæ_. Distinct evergreen epiphytes. There
are about six species known, and the genus belongs to the _Epidendreæ_
division of orchidaceous plants; their general characters are: Flowers
small, numerous, in closely packed cylindrical spikes; anther-bed
broad, shorter than the broad extension of the upper edge of the
stigma; pollinia eight. Stems rather long, with white sheaths. They
thrive well in fibrous peat, one-third turfy loam, freely interspersed
with lumps of fresh charcoal and an abundance of crocks. When growing,
a liberal supply of water at the roots is essential, as is also a
situation near the light, where they will blossom much more profusely
than if in any way shaded. The flowers last in perfection about four
weeks.
=A. cardinale= (cardinal). _fl._, sepals and petals light rose; lip
deep red, on upright spikes about 1ft. high. Summer. New Grenada.
=A. giganteum= (gigantic).* _fl._ dark purple and rose, densely and
symmetrically arranged on the cylindrical spikes, which are from
12in. to 14in. long. April and May. _l._ dark green, about 2ft.
long, borne on slender pseudo-bulbs. Mexico.
=A. spicatum= (spike-flowered).* _fl._ dark red, on an upright
spike about 1ft. long. During winter. Guatemala, 1839.
=ARRACACHA= (its Spanish name in South America). ORD. _Umbelliferæ_. A
half-hardy tuberous perennial, highly esteemed as an esculent in South
America, where it yields a food, which is prepared in the same manner
as potatoes, and is said to be grateful to the palate and extremely
easy of digestion. It thrives best in rich loam, and is increased by
divisions of the roots.
=A. esculenta= (edible). _fl._ white; umbels opposite the leaves
or terminal; involucre wanting. July. _l._ pinnate; leaflets
broadly ovate, acuminated, deeply pinnatifid, profoundly serrated;
the two lower leaflets petiolate, sub-ternate. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft.
Mountainous districts of Northern South America, 1823. SYN. _Conium
Arracacha_.
=ARRHOSTOXYLUM.= Included under =Ruellia= (which _see_).
=ARROW ARUM.= _See_ =Peltandra virginica=.
=ARROWGRASS.= _See_ =Triglochin=.
=ARROW-HEAD.= _See_ =Sagittaria=.
=ARROWROOT.= _See_ =Maranta=.
=ARTABOTRYS= (from _artao_, to suspend or support, and _botrys_,
grapes; in reference to the way the fruit is supported by the curious
tendril). ORD. _Anonaceæ_. A handsome stove evergreen shrub, thriving
in a good sandy loam and peat, to which a little rotten dung may be
added. Propagated by cuttings made of ripened wood, insert in sand
under a bell glass, with bottom heat, in early spring. Seed, when
procurable, should be sown as soon after receipt as possible.
=A. odoratissimus= (sweetest-scented).* _fl._ reddish brown,
extremely fragrant; peduncles opposite the leaves, hooked beneath
the middle. June and July. _l._ oblong-lanceolate, acuminated,
smooth, shining. _h._ 6ft. Malayan Islands, 1758. In Java, the
leaves are held to be invaluable as a preventive of cholera.
=ARTANEMA= (from _artao_, to support, and _nema_, a filament; in
reference to a tooth-like process growing on the longer filaments).
ORD. _Scrophularineæ_. An interesting and handsome greenhouse evergreen
shrub, allied to _Torenia_. Flowers disposed in terminal racemes, and
on short pedicels. Leaves opposite, sub-serrated. It may be treated as
hardy during summer, for which purpose seeds should be sown in spring;
but it requires the protection of a greenhouse during winter. Artanema
grows freely in light rich soil, and is readily increased by cuttings
and seeds.
=A. fimbriatum= (fringed). _fl._, corolla blue, large, tubularly
funnel-shaped, clothed with minute glandular pubescence
outside; lobes unequally serrated; racemes terminal, four to
sixteen-flowered. June, November. _l._ lanceolate, acute, serrated,
rough to the touch from numerous elevated dots. Stem smooth,
glossy. _h._ 2ft. to 3ft. New Holland (on the banks of the Brisbane
River at Moreton Bay), 1830.
=ARTANTHE.= _See_ =Piper=.
=ARTEMISIA= (from Artemis, one of the names of Diana). Mugwort;
Southernwood; Wormwood. ORD. _Compositæ_. A very large genus of mostly
hardy herbaceous perennials, few of which, comparatively speaking, are
worth growing. Flower-heads disposed in spikes, or racemes, and these
are usually arranged in panicles; pappus none; involucre few-flowered,
ovate or rounded, imbricated; florets of the disk all tubular; of the
ray, if any, slender, awl-shaped. Leaves alternate, variously lobed.
All the species are of the easiest possible culture in any dry soil.
The shrubby kinds are best propagated by cuttings; the herbaceous ones,
by dividing at the root; and the annuals, by seeds.
=A. Abrotanum= (aromatic herb).* Southernwood. _fl.-heads_
yellowish. August to October. _l._, lower ones bipinnate; upper
ones pinnate, with the segments hair-like. Stem straight. _h._
2ft. to 4ft. Europe, 1548. A deciduous shrub; well known for its
fragrance.
=A. A. humile= (low). A low spreading variety. _h._ 1-1/2ft.
=A. A. tobolskianum= (Tobolskian). A much more vigorous growing
variety than the last, and larger in all its parts than the type.
=A. alpina= (alpine).* _fl.-heads_ yellow, solitary, on long
slender stalks; scales of involucre lanceolate. Summer. _l._
pinnate, covered with whitish silky hairs; lobes linear, entire.
_h._ 6in. to 10in. Caucasus, 1804. Dwarf, with a very tufted habit.
=A. anethifolia= (Anethum-leaved). _fl.-heads_ yellowish-green,
small; panicle very large, densely packed, nearly 2ft. long.
Autumn. _l._ chiefly cauline, much divided into thread-like
segments, greyish-green. Stem shrubby at the base, nearly glabrous,
branching at the top. _h._ 3ft. to 4ft. Siberia, 1816.
=A. argentea= (silvery).* _fl.-heads_ pale yellow, roundish,
closely packed. July. _l._ ovate-oblong, very freely divided,
densely clothed with soft silvery hairs. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Madeira,
1777. A very pretty species, requiring a warm sunny position on the
rockery.
=A. cana= (hoary).* _fl.-heads_ yellow, small, uninteresting,
ovate, in a close spiky panicle. August. _l._ silky, hoary;
lower ones wedge-shaped, sharply three-cleft; cauline ones
linear-lanceolate, three-nerved. Stem ascending; branches erect.
_h._ 2ft. to 3ft. North America, 1800. This is a very distinct
species, and its silvery leaves and stems render it well worthy of
cultivation.
=A. cœrulescens= (bluish).* _fl.-heads_ bluish, erect, cylindrical.
August. _l._ hoary, most of them lanceolate, entire, tapering at
the base; lower ones variously divided. _h._ 2ft. South Europe. An
ornamental evergreen shrub.
=A. Dracunculus.=* Tarragon. _fl.-heads_ whitish green; racemes
panicled; heads sub-globose. July. _l._, radical ones three-fid;
cauline ones sessile, linear or linear-oblong, acute, entire,
toothed. _h._ 2ft. South Europe, 1548. _See_ =Tarragon=.
=A. frigida= (frigid). _fl.-heads_ yellow, uninteresting, small,
roundish, racemosely panicled. August. _l._ pinnate; segments
narrow, silvery. _h._ 1ft. Siberia, 1826. A pretty creeping,
herbaceous plant.
=A. maritima= (maritime). _fl.-heads_ brown; racemes oblong, erect
or drooping. August and September. _l._ downy, bipinnatifid,
oblong; segments linear. Britain. A much branched, erect, or
decumbent plant, excellent for rough rockwork or very dry banks,
etc.