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.
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.