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. 1½ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1800. Requires greenhouse protection in winter. Biennial. See Fig. 87.
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. 1½ft. 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.