FIG. 106. ANTHERICUM LILIASTRUM, showing Habit and Flower.
A. L. major (greater). fl. about 1in. larger than the type. h. about 6ft. A very desirable border plant.
A. ramosum (branched).* fl. white, rather smaller than those of A. Liliago; perianth segments narrow and spreading; style straight; flower stems much branched. June. l. long, narrow, channelled, grass-like. h. 2ft. South Europe, 1570. A rapid grower. SYN. A. graminifolium (of gardens).
A. serotinum (late-flowering). See Lloydia.
A. variegatum (variegated). l. keeled, grass-like, striped and margined with white. South Africa, 1875. Half hardy. The proper name of this plant is Chlorophytum elatum variegatum. SYNS. A. Williamsii and Phalangium argenteo-lineare.
A. Williamsii (Williams'). Synonymous with A. variegatum.
ANTHERIDIA. The reproductive organs in cryptogamic plants, analogous to anthers in flowering plants.
ANTHERIFEROUS. Bearing anthers.
ANTHESIS. The opening period of flowers.
ANTHOCARPOUS. Bearing a fruit resulting from many flowers.
ANTHOCERCIS (from anthos, a flower, and kerkis, a ray; in reference to the radiated corolla). ORD. Solanaceæ. Handsome greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with alternate leaves, attenuated into the petioles or base, thick, sometimes glandularly dotted. Flowers axillary, generally solitary; corolla campanulate. Cuttings strike freely in sand under a bell glass, with a mild bottom heat. So soon as they have well rooted, pot off into very small pots in two-thirds good loam and one of peat. After having made a little headway, the leading shoots should be pinched off, to induce a lateral growth; they may be transferred to pots a size larger when the roots have filled the first pot. Continue growing throughout the summer in frames or in the greenhouse, near the glass, allowing plenty of air. Vigorous growth should be checked; thus encouraging bushy plants.
A. albicans (whitish-leaved).* fl. white, streaked with bluish-purple inside the tube, fragrant; petals longer than the tube. April. l. oblong, obtuse, densely tomentose on both surfaces, as well as the branches. h. 1½ft. to 2ft. New South Wales, 1824.
A. floribunda (many-flowered). fl. white. h. 3ft. New South Wales.
A. ilicifolia (Holly-leaved). fl. yellowish green. June. h. 6ft. Swan River, 1843.
A. littorea (shore). fl. white. June. h. 3ft. New Holland, 1803.
A. viscosa (clammy).* fl. large, white. May. l. obovate, glandularly dotted with scabrous margins; young leaves and branches clothed with fine down. h. 4ft. to 6ft. New Holland, 1822.
ANTHOLOMA (from anthos, a flower, and loma, a fringe; in allusion to the fringed or crenulated limb of the corolla). ORD. Tiliaceæ. A very fine greenhouse evergreen tree; it thrives best in a light loamy soil, mixed with a little peat. Cuttings of ripened wood will strike root in sand, under a hand glass.