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ASTILBE 



A. Vilmori'ni (J. H. F., 1896, 1188). Bluish-purple. 



Western China. 

 ,, vimi'neus (twiggy). 3. Blue. September. N. Amer. 



1800. 

 perfe'ctus (G. C., 1902, xxxii. 238). White, tipped 



with pink. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. aculea'tus (prickly-leaved). See OLEARIA RAMULOSA. 

 angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved). See FELICIA. 

 ,, argophy'llus (silvery-leaved). See OLEARIA. 

 carolinia'nus (Carolina). 8. Purple. September. 



Carolina. 

 Cymbalo,' rice (ivy-leaved). 2. White. September. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1786. 



erube'scens (blushing). See OLEARIA MYRSINOIDES. 

 exaspera'tus (roughened). See OLEARIA RAMULOSA. 

 filifo'lius (thread-leaved). 3. White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1812. 

 ,, frutico'sus (shrubby). 2. Mauve ; disc yellow. S. 



Africa. 1759. 



fruticulo' 'sus (rather shrubby). See A. PLURIFLORUS. 

 lira'tus (rigid-stemmed). See OLEARIA STELLULATA. 

 myrsinoi'des (myrsine-like). See OLEARIA. 

 obtusa'tus (blunt-leaved). 4. White. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1793. 

 ,, pluriflo'rus (many-flowered). 2. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 

 ,, refle'xus (bent-'ba.ck-leaved). See FELICIA. 

 ., seri'ceus (silky-leaved). 3. Blue. August. N. Amer. 



1786. 

 tene'llus (delicate), i. Blue. August. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1769. Greenhouse biennial. 

 villa' sus (long-haired). See FELICIA ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 ASTER AC A' NTH A. (From aster, a star, and acantha, 

 a spine ; referring to the disposition of the spines. Nat. 

 ord. Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 

 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Barleria.) See also HYGRO- 

 PHILA, the correct name. 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Division and seeds ; 

 sandy loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



A. longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. Egypt. 

 1781. See HYGROPHILA SPINOSA. 



ASTE'RISCUS MARTTIMUS. See ODONTOSPERMUM 



MARITIMUM. 



ASTEROCE PHALUS. (From aster, a star, and ke- 

 phale, a head ; in reference to the fruit. Nat. ord. Teazle- 

 worts [Dipsaceae]. Linn. 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Now included with Scabiosa. Annuals, from seed ; 

 perennials, from seed, or cuttings, under a hand-glass ; 

 common soil. All hardy, except where otherwise 

 specified. 



ANNUALS. 



A. atropurpu'reus (dark purple). Brown. July. S. 



Europe. 1629. 



a'lbus (white). White. July. S. Europe. 1629. 

 ,, ca'rneus (flesh-coloured). 3. Flesh. July. S. 



Europe. 1629. 

 ,, proli'ferus (proliferous). 3. Purple. July. S. 



Europe. 1629. 

 ro'seus (rose-coloured). 3. Red. July. S. 



Europe. 1629. 

 variega'tus (variegated). 3. Variegated. July. 



S. Europe. 1629. 



Bieberstei'nii (Bieberstein's). See S. MICRANTHA. 

 grandifto'rus (great-flowered). See S. MARITIMA. 

 legione'nsis (Leon), ij. Pink. July. Spain. 1820. 

 ,, mari'timus (sea). 2. Purple. July. Italy. 1683. 

 negle'ctus (neglected), ij. Red. June. Germany. 



1825. 

 ., palcesti'nus (Palestine), i. Citron. July. Palestine. 



1771. 

 pectina'tus (comb-leaved). ij. Violet. July. 



Arabia. 1824. 

 ro7z7-(many-suckered). i. Yellow. July. Egypt. 



1683. 

 rota'tus (wheel-shaped), ij. Pink. July. Iberia. 



1823. 



,, saxa'tilis (rock), ij. Pink. July Spain. 1827. 

 si'culus (Sicilian), i. Pink. July. Sicily. 1783. 

 si'mplex (simple). See S. MONSPELIENSIS. 

 tttlla'lus (starry), ij. Blue. July. Spain. 1596. 



PERENNIALS. 



africa'nus (African). See S. CRETICA. 



agre'stis (field). See S. GRAMUNTIA. 



alti'ssimus (very tall). See S. AFRICAN A. 



amoe'nus (pleasant). Purple. June. 1820. 



arge'nteus (silvery). See S. UCRANICA. 



banna'ticus (Bannatic). 3. Pink. July. Hungary. 



1802. 



a'lbus (white- flowered). 3. White. July. Gar- 

 dens. 



cane'scens (hoary). See S. SUAVEOLENS. 

 capilla'tus (long-haired). 2. Violet. July. 1820. 

 cauca'sicus (Caucasian), i. Blue. June. Caucasus.. 



1803. 

 ceratophy'llus (buckhorn-leaved). 2. Red. July. 



Italy. 1826. 

 Columba'ria (pigeon-coloured). i. Purple. July. 



Britain. 

 commuia'tus (changed), i. Blue. July. Siberia. 



1826. 

 crena'tus (scolloped). 2. Flesh. August. Italy. 



1825. 

 cre'ticus (Cretan), i. Purple. June. Crete. 1596. 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 e'legans (elegant). See S. CAUCASIA. 

 graminifo'lius (grass-leaved). i. Blue. July. 



Switzerland. 1683. 



gramu'ntius (Gramont). See S. GRAMUNTIA. 

 holoseri'ceus (all-silky), i. Blue. July. Pyrenees. 



1818. 



inca'nus (hoary), i. Red. July. Europe. 1826. 

 interme'dius (intermediate). See S. LUSITANICA. 

 isete'nsis (Isetsk). i. White. July. Siberia. 1801. 

 lu'cidus (shining). See S. NITENS. 

 lu'teus (yellow). June. Russia. 1820. 

 lyra'tus (lyrate-leaved). See S. SICULA. 

 micra'nthus (small-flowered). i. Pink. July. 



Armenia. 1825. 



molli'ssimus (softest). See S. COLUMBARIA. 

 ni'tens (glittering). June. Azores. 1779. 

 ochroleu'cus (yellowish-white). See S. ISETENSIS. 

 paucise'tus (few-bristled). See S. GRAMUNTIA. 

 pyrena'icus (Pyrenean). See S. COLUMBARIA. 

 r upe'stris (hill) . i. Pink. July. Caucasus. 1824. 

 rutcefo'lius (rue-leaved), i. Scarlet. July. Sicily. 



1804. 

 Scopo'lii (Scopoli's). 2. Straw. July. S. Europe. 



1819. 



, se'tifer (bristle-bearing). See S. SETIFERA. 

 silenifo'lius (silene-leaved). See S. BRACHIATA. 

 , tomento'sus (woolly). See S. SUCCISA. 

 , ucra'nicus (Ukraine). i. Light yellow. July. 



Ukraine. 1795. 



, urceola'tus (jagged). See S. RUT^FOLIA. 

 , webbia'nus (Webb's). See S. ORCHROLEUCA. 



ASTEROSTIGMA. See STAUROSTIGMA. 



ASTILBE. (From a, not, and stilbe, brightness; 

 ! flowers not very striking. Nat. ord. Saxifrages [Saxi- 

 fragaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials propagated by divisions, 

 | or may be raised from seeds. They grow freely in any 

 ! rich garden soil, and delight in moisture, but require 

 good drainage. A. japonica (better known as Spiraa 

 japonica) and the varieties are much esteemed for forcing. 

 They are also retarded by the cold storage (refrigerating) 

 treatment, so that we now get them all the year through, 

 and the retarded plants (or clumps) are more satisfactory 

 for mid-winter or up to March than those forced. There 

 are now a great many hybrid varieties of these. Peach 

 Blossom and Queen Alexandra have pink flowers and 

 are very pretty, and there are several improved white 

 varieties. Marquis of Salisbury has proved one of the 

 best ; but there are so many nearly alike, and we are con- 

 stantly getting further additions, and some are so nearly 

 allied to the herbaceous spiraeas that it is difficult to 

 divide them at sight, but here other authors are followed 

 as near as possible. Hoteia was a name used at one 

 time, but most authorities have now dropped this name, 

 and Astilbe is the correct one, though Spiraea is the 

 popular garden name. 



A. a'lba (G. C., 1904, xxxvi. 46). Garden hybrid. 

 ,, Aru'ncus. See SPHUBA ARUNCUS. 

 barba'fa. See A. JAPONICA. 



