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AUBRIETIA. 
and grows best in rich meuld; and_ 
which is readily increased by cut- 
tings, or by seeds, which it produces 
in abundance. 
Asu Barserry.—See Mano'nta. 
Aspe’ ruLA.— Rubidcee. —W ood- 
roof. Hardy herbaceous plants, of 
which one species, A. odordia, the 
deserves culture for its sweet- 
scented white flowers, which, in 
the dried plant, have the scent of 
hay. It is well adapted for grow- 
ing in pots, and for rockwork on a 
large scale ; but as it increases 
rapidly by its creeping roots, it is | 
by no means desirable for small 
rockwork. 
Aspxo'peLus. — Asphedlee. — 
iking’s-spear, or King’s-rod. Orna- 
mental herbaceous plants, mostly | 
quite hardy, of which A. déléus, and 
A. liiteus, are the most ornamental 
species. They are coarse-growing 
plants, and increase rapidly by 
suckers in any common soil. 
A'ster.—Composite—The Mi- 
chaelmas* Daisy. 
ceous plants, mostly perennials. 
There are also a few Cape and_| 
The herba- 
ceous species are of great value, | 
New Holland shrubs. 
from their flowering late in autumn, 
and from their requiring very little 
care or labour in their culture. They 
will grow in any soil, or situation, 
and spread rapidly by throwing up 
suckers, and sending out roct stems. 
Among the handsomest perennial | 
species are A. alpinus, and A. 
ericoides, the common,Michaelmas 
Daisy. The China ‘A@ter has been 
separated by botanists from the 
enus Aster; it was first placed | 
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in the genus Callistema, but it and 
its varieties, the German Asters, 
&c., now form the new genus Cal- 
listephus, under which the culture of 
the plant is given. A’ster tenéllus 
is thus the only unnual species left 
in the old genus, and it is a pretty 
little hardy plant ; which may be 
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Hardy herba- | 
sown in the open ground in March 
or April. Among the greenhouse 
species of Aster, A. artophy'llus, 
/sometimes called the Musk-plant, 
is remarkable for its white leaves 
and strong scent; and A. furticuld- 
sus has pretty blue flowers. These 
_two last species are grown in sandy 
common Woodroof, or Woodruff, | 
peat, or a mixture of loam and peat, 
and are readily propagated. 
Asrra’caLus. — Legumindse. — 
The Milk Vetch. Vigorous grow- 
ing pea-flowered plants, of which 
several deserve culture, on account 
of their flowers. They grow in 
any common soil with a dry bottom, 
and are readily increased by seeds, 
or by division of the root. 
Arama’sco Lity.—See Zepuyr- 
A/NTHES. 
ArraGe'neE. — Ranunculicee. — 
This genus is nearly allied to Cle- 
matis. The species are half shrub- 
by climbers, much admired for the 
beauty of their flowers, and very 
| suitable for training against walls, 
or trellis-work, or for covering 
bowers. They ail grow freely in 
any common garden soil, and they 
are readily increased by layers, or 
by cuttings of the growing wood 
planted in sand under a hand-glass. 
They also frequently ripen seeds 
which ought to be sown imme- 
diately, in which case they will 
come up the following spring ; other- 
wise, if kept some months before 
sowing, they will probably lie in the 
ground a year. All the species are 
beautiful, but A. austriaca, with blue 
flowers, and A. sibérica, with white 
flowers, are the most ornamental. 
A'rropa.—Soalandcee.— A. Beila- 
douna is the Deadly Nightshade. 
Avprigia.—Crucifere.—A ge- 
nus of pretty little plants, generally 
with purple flowers, above three 
inches high, which flower in March, 
and are admirably adapted for pots, 
or miniature rockwork. They grow 
in any common soil, and are readily 
propagated by division. A. deltoi- 
