52 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



purple, in July ; North America ; 1629. A. tuberosa {tMhtroMs) ; 

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

 July ; North America ; 1690. 



Ash. See Fraxincs. 



Aspen, See Populus. 



AsPERULA. [Galiaceae.] Very pretty hardy perennials. 

 Grow in cool moist soil ; and increased by division. 



A. Aparine (marsh) ; 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. lo7igifolia (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. [Liliaceae.] Hardy herbaceous perenni- 

 als, gror^ving in common garden soil. Increased by division 



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

 Jane ; south of Europe; 1820. A. luteus (yellow); hardy per- 

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

 proliferous (prolific) ; hardy annual ; propagated by seed ; flowers 

 white, in August; Armenia; 1824. A. ramostis (branching); 

 hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in June ; south of Eu- 

 rope ; 1 5 5 1 . A. tenuior (more slender) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; 

 flowers white, in July ; Siberia ; 1824. 



Aster. [Compositae.] Hardy comprosite 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. Alpiiius (Alpine) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; flowers blu- 

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

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

 A. Bessarabicus i^^'s,s2.X2Syi2.Ti) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers 

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



