Anthurium
This genus embraces about 160 species, all tropical American, and there are now a large number of beautiful hybrids in cultivation. To those described on pp. 85-7, Vol. I., the following should now be added: A. acutum (acute-leaved). fl., spathe reflexed, 2 1/2in. long; spadix dark green, 2 3/4in. to 3in. long. l. spreading, 8in. to 10in. long, 3 1/2in. to 4in. broad across the tips of the hind lobes, triangular-hastate, gradually tapering to an exceedingly acuminate point; petioles 10in. to 12in. long, slender. Brazil, 1887.
A. album maximum flavescens (white, largest, yellowish). A synonym of A. Scherzerianum lacteum.
A. Andreanum flore-albo (white-flowered). A white-spathed form. A. A. grandiflorum (large-flowered). fl., spathe 8 1/2in. long; spadix 4in. long. 1886. (I. H. 1886, 599.) A. A. roseum (rosy). A synonym of A. cruentum.
A. Archiduc Joseph. fl., spathe of a beautiful, clear scarlet, broadly cordate, 4in. to 5in. long, 3 1/2in. to 4in. broad; spadix flesh-colour, with whitish exserted styles. l. cordate-ovate, rather abruptly acuminate at apex, deeply cordate at base; petioles terete, elongated. 1885. A hybrid between A. Andreanum and A. Lindeni.
A. brevilobum (short-lobed). fl., spathe purplish, 2in. long, 1/3in. broad, narrow-lanceolate, acuminate; spadix dark purplish-brown, 3in. to 4in. long, 1/6in. thick; peduncle brownish-purple, 1ft. to 1 1/3ft. long, terete. l. 8in. to 10in. long, 4in. to 4 3/4in. broad, parchment-like in texture, cordate-ovate, acuminate, bright, shining green above, paler beneath, the lobes short; petioles 1ft. to 1 1/4ft. long, terete, channelled. Stem elongating, rooting. Native country unknown. 1887.
A. carneum (flesh-coloured). fl., spathe light rose-colour, cordate-ovate, with longitudinal depressions; spadix rose-colour, with a whitish glaze; peduncle terete, rather longer than the petioles. l. green, shortly cordate, cuspidate; petioles short, terete. 1884. A garden hybrid between A. ornatum and A Andreanum.
A. Chantrieri (Chantrier's).* fl., spathe ivory-white, erect, oblong, acuminate; spadix dark violet; peduncle green, terete, shorter than the petioles. l. triangular or rhomboid, acuminate, with widely spreading basal lobes, dark shining green; petioles olive-green, terete. 1884. A vigorous hybrid between A. sub-signatum and A. ornatum.
A. chelseiense (Chelsea). fl., spathe rich crimson, smooth and glossy, broadly cordate, cuspidate at apex, 3 1/2in. to 5in. long, 2 3/4in. to 3 1/2in. broad; spadix at first yellowish at the apex, the basal part white. l. resembling those of A. Veitchii, but more ovate in form, and having fewer and less arched veins. 1885. A garden hybrid between A. Veitchii and A. Andreanum. A. crassifolium (thick-leaved). fl., spathe light green, reflexed; spadix dull green, sessile, 2in. long; peduncle green, terete, as long as the petioles. l. ovate-lanceolate, very thick and stiff, with a very short, rigid mucro at the obtuse apex; petioles long. 1883.
A. cruentum (bloody). A garden hybrid, of the same origin as A. mortfontanense, and resembling that plant, but having blood-red spathes. 1886. SYN. A. Andreanum roseum.
A. dentatum (toothed). l. large, cordate, deeply lobed, bright green, with paler nerves, the old ones sometimes shaded with dark glaucous reflections, the lobes ovate, acute; young leaves cordate, entire. 1884. A garden hybrid between A. fissum and A. leuconeurum. (R. H. 1884, p. 293.) A. Devansayanum (Devansay's). fl., spathe and spadix erect, the latter stipitate. l. cordate, wavy, acuminate, erect; petioles terete. 1883. Garden hybrid. (R. H. 1882, p. 289.) A. Eduardi (Eduard's). l. somewhat triangular-ovate, having a very open sinus and rounded basal lobes, dark green, with a violaceous lustre; petioles short, firm, terete. 1884. A garden hybrid between A. crystallinum and A. subsignatum.
A. elegans (elegant). fl., spathe green, broadly lanceolate, 3 1/4in. to 3 1/2in. long; spadix dark purple or green. l. cordate-ovate in outline, pedately radiate, with nine to thirteen very unequal segments, the intermediate one nearly twice the size of the lateral ones; petioles more than twice the length of the blade. Columbia, 1883. (R. G. 1112.) A. flavidum (yellowish). fl., spathe pale yellowish or yellowish-green, spreading, oblong, abruptly cuspidate; spadix pale violet-pink, 1 3/4in. to 3in. long, sessile; peduncle 5in. to 6in. long. l. cordate-ovate, acuminate, 10in. to 14in. long. Columbia, 1885.
A. Froebelii (Froebel's). fl., spathe bright, deep carmine, large, with depressions as in A. Andreanum. l. large, cordate. 1886. A fine, free-flowering hybrid between A. Andreanum and A. ornatum. A. Glaziovii (Glaziou's). fl., spathe dirty green outside, dull vinous-purple within, horizontally spreading, 7in. long, 1in. broad; spadix vinous-purple, spotted with the black stigmas, erect, shortly stipitate, 8in. long. June. l. four or five, sub erect, dark, shining green, narrowly oblong-obovate or oblong oblanceolate, obtuse or sub-acute, coriaceous, flat, strongly nerved. Rio de Janeiro (?), 1880. (B. M. 6833.) A. Gustavi (Gustav's). fl., spathe green, erect, narrow-lanceolate, shorter than the spadix; spadix cylindrical, sessile, obtuse, about 5in. long; peduncle much shorter than the petioles. l. roundish-cordate or cordate-ovate, sub-obtuse, 2 1/3ft. long, 1 3/4ft. to 2ft. broad, deeply nerved; petioles sub-terete, 2ft. long. Caudex very short, erect. Buonaventura, 1883. (R. G. 1076.) A. Houlletianum (Houllet's). fl., spathe pale rose-coloured, cordate-ovate, acute; spadix olive-green, passing into yellow; peduncle much longer than the leaves, terete. l. cordate-oblong, dark, shining green, with satiny or metallic reflections; petioles short, cylindric. 1884. A garden hybrid between A. magnificum and A. Andreanum.
A. hybridum (hybrid). l. broad, bluntly hastate, green, on brown, terete petioles. 1874. A distinct plant.
A. inconspicuum (inconspicuous). fl., spathe bright green, 3/4in. to 1in long, 1/4in. broad, reflexed; spadix dark violet-brown, 1/2in. to 1in. long; scape 6in. to 9in. long. l. 9in. to 12in. long, 1 1/2in. to 3in. broad, narrowly elongate-elliptic, narrowed to both ends; petioles 6in. to 9in. long. Stem (probably) elongating. Brazil, 1885.
A. insigne (remarkable). The correct name of the plant described on p. 97, Vol. III. as Philodendron Holtonianum. A. intermedium (intermediate). l. deflexed, cordate, oblong-ovate, velvety green, with a slight orange tinge, the midrib and veins whitish. 1884. A garden hybrid between A. hybridum and A crystallinum.
A. leodiense. See A. mortfontanense.
A. magnificum (magnificent). fl., spathe green, short, oblong, recurved; spadix green, cylindrical; scape terete, rather shorter than the petioles. l. deeply cordate-ovate, abruptly acuminate, with large, rounded basilar lobes; petioles tetragonal; stipules ovate-oblong. Cundinamarca. (R. G. 508.) A. Mooreanum (Moore's). fl., spathe purplish-green, 4in. to 4 1/2in. long, linear-oblong, acuminate; spadix olive-brown, 5in. to 6in. long, slightly tapering; peduncle as long as the petioles. l. sub-hastate, 1ft. long, on petioles 1 1/2ft. long. 1886. A hybrid between A. crystallinum and A. subsignatum, of no remarkable beauty.
A. mortfontanense (Mortefontaine).* fl., spathe crimson, large, cordate; spadix whitish. l. elongated, cordate-ovate. 1885. An ornamental hybrid between A. Andreanum and A. Veitchii. (R. H. 1886, pp. 50, 156.) A. leodiense is very similar to this.
A. punctatum (dotted). fl., spathe reddish above, green beneath, changing to greyish-green or purplish-green, spreading or reflexed, 3 1/2in. to 4 1/2in. long, linear-oblong, cuspidate-acuminate, the margins revolute; spadix olive-green, 6in. to 9in. long, slightly tapering; peduncle 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long. l. 14in. to 20in. long, 23/4in. to 4 1/2in. broad, elongate-oblong, rather abruptly acute, cuneate at base, dark green above, paler and blackish-dotted beneath; petioles 6in. to 8in. long, acutely channelled down the face. Ecuador, 1886.
A. purpureum (purple). fl., spathe purple on both sides, suffused green at the base, 4 1/2in. long, 1in. broad, spreading or reflexed, more or less curled; spadix dark violet-purple, 6in. or more long, 1/3in. thick. l. coriaceous, green, 11/4ft. long, 33/4in. broad, oblong-lanceolate, acute at apex, cuneate-acute at base; petioles 3in. to 6in. long, shallowly channelled. Stem ascending. Brazil, 1887.
A. Scherzerianum andegavense (Angers). fl., spathe scarlet on the back, dotted with white, white within, splashed with scarlet; spadix yellow. 1883. A handsome form, resembling Rothschildianum. (F. d. S. 2454-5.) A. S. bruxellense (Brussels). fl., spathe and scape rich scarlet; spadix orange. l. lanceolate, tapering to the apex. 1887. (I. H. ser. v. 18.) A. S. giganteum (gigantic). fl., spathe 5in. to 6in. long, and in some cases 4in. across. Costa Rica. A brilliant variety.
A. S. lacteum (milk-white). fl., spathe milk-white; spadix orange. 1886. (I. H. 1886, 607, under name of A. album maximum flavescens.) A. S. mutabilis (changeable). fl., spathe at first white, gradually becoming scarlet. 1882.
A. S. parisiense (Parisian). fl., spathe of a beautiful salmon-pink; spadix brilliant orange. l. deep green, lanceolate, gradually tapering to the acute apex. 1887. A robust, compact plant. (I. H. ser. v. 16.) A. S. Vervaeneum (Vervaene's). A handsome, white-spathed variety. 1884. (R. H. 1884, p. 204.) A. S. Woodbridgei (Woodbridge's). fl., spathe of the most intense crimson-scarlet, broad, nearly 6in. long. l. dark green, spreading. 1882. One of the finest forms.
A. subulatum (subulate). fl., spathe white, spreading, oblong, ending in a long, subulate point; spadix purplish-red, stout; peduncle 9in. to 12in. long. l. dark green, elongated, cordate-ovate, cuspidate-acuminate at apex. Caudex short. Columbia, 1886. A distinct and rather ornamental species. A. trifidum (thrice-cleft). fl., spadix shortly stipitate, slender, terete; spathe reddish, reflexed, oblong-lanceolate; peduncle erect, red or reddish-brown, shorter than the petioles. l. 10in. to 15in. long, broadly and deeply trifid; lateral lobes obliquely oblong-ovate, obtuse, somewhat falciform, shorter than the median lobe; petioles elongated. Origin uncertain. 1876. (B. M. 6339.) A. Veitchii acuminatum (acuminate-leaved). A variety having ovate-lanceolate, acuminate leaves. Columbia, 1885
