52 PLANT XAMES AXD SYNONYMS 



a. A. cordifoliiis L. Blue Wood-aster, Bee-weed, Tongue. 



b. A. dumosus L. Kice-button Aster. 



c. A. ericoides L. White Heath-aster, White Eosemary, Dog- 



fennel*, Mare's-tail, Michaelmas Daisy*, Scrub-brush. 



d. A. birsuticaulis Lind. Old-field Sweet, Old Virginia Stick 



-weed, White-devil, Wire-weed. 



e. A. Lowrieanus Porter. Bee-weed, Blue-devil. 



f. A. multifloriis Ait. White or Dense-flowered Wreath-aster, 



Fall-flower. 



g. A. Novae-Aiigliae L., New England Aster, Michaelmas Daisy*. 



h. A. piiniceiis L. Eed-stalk or Purple-stem Aster, Early Pur- 

 ple Aster; Cocash, Meadow Scabish, Swan-weed, Squaw-weed*. 

 Root stimulant, diaphoretic, antispasmodic. 



i. A. Tradescanti L. Michaelmas Daisy, Blue Camomile, Blue 

 Daisy. 



207. ASTILBE, Hamilton. ^ Astilbe. Saxifragaceae. 



From Greek, "without brightness" . Perennial herbs with 

 large decompound leaves. About 7 species, N. America and 

 eastern Asia; 1 in U. S. 



a. A. biternata (Vent.) Brit. (Tiarella biternata Vent. A. decan- 

 dra D. Don). Southeastern U. S. False Goat's-beard. 



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208. ASTRAGALUS, L. Milk-vetch, etc. Papilionaeeffi. 



Greek name of a leguminous plant. Herbs or more or less 

 shrubby Vetch-like plants. About 1000 species, most abundant 

 in northern Asia; 300 in U. S. 



a. A. Baeticus L. Southern Europe. Swedish Coffee; Ger. 



Stragalkaffee. /S'eecZ.?, a substitute for coflfee. 



b. A. crassicarpus Nutt. (A. caryocarpus Ker, A. carnosus Pursh). 



Manitoba to Texas and Colorado. Ground Plum, Buffalo Ap- 

 ple, Buffalo Bean, Buffalo Pea. Fleshy legumes edih]e. See (o). 



c. A. crotahiriae (Benth. ) A. Gray. California. California Loco 



-weed, Loco-plant, Crazy-weed. Plant poisonous to stock. 



See(p). 



d. A. exscapus L. Europe. Moot mucilaginous, diuretic. 



e. A. glycypjiyllos L, Europe and northern Asia. Wild Licorice 



(Liquorice), Licorice Vetch. Leaves and seeds have a sweet 

 taste, diuretic. 



