52 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



purple, in July ; North America ; 1629. A. tuberosa{ivibtrox!is) ; 

 hardy tuberous perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers orange-scarlet, in 

 July; North America; 1690. 



Ash. See Fraxinus. 

 Aspen. See Populus. 



AsPERULA. [Rubiacese.] Very pretty hardy perennials. 

 Grow in cool moist soil ; and increased by division. 



A. Aparine (Greek) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers white, 

 in July; south of Europe; 1818. A. galeoides (galium-like) ; 

 hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in June ; south of 

 Europe; 17 10. A. longifolia (long-leaved); hardy perennial ; i 

 foot ; flowers red, in July ; south of Europe ; 1820. A. odorata 

 (sweet) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; flowers white, in May. 

 A. tinctoria (dyer's) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; flowers pink, 

 in July; Europe; 1764. A. trichodes (hairy); hardy annual; 

 propagated by seeds ; flowers white, in July ; 1838. 



AsPHODELUS. [Liliace^.] Hardy herbaceous perenni- 

 als, gro'vving in common garden soil. Increased by division 



A. albus (white) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in 

 June ; south of Europe; 1820. A. luteiis (yellow); hardy per- 

 ennial; 18 inches; flowers yellow, in June ; Sicily; 1596. A. 

 Proliferiis (proliferous) ; hardy annual ; propagated by seed ; 

 flowers white, in August ; Armenia ; 1824. A. rajnostis (branch- 

 ing) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in June ; south 

 of Europe ; 1551. A. temiior (more slender) ; hardy perennial ; 

 2 feet ; flowers white, in July ; Siberia ; 1824. 



Aster. [Compositae.] Hardy composite perennials. 

 Common garden soil. Propagated by seed and by division. 

 A very large family, of which we enumerate a very small 

 selection. See also Callistephus and Felicia. 



A. Alpimis (Alpine) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; flowers blu- 

 ish-purple, in July; Europe; 1658. A. Amelhis (Amellus); 

 hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in August ; Italy ; 1596. 

 A. Bessarabic2is l^^ss2X2i\A2Xi) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 purple, in September; Bessarabia; 1834. A, Novce AnglicB 



