ASTIRIA 



ASTRAGALUS 



A. chine'nsis (Card., 1892, xlii. 221). Pink-coloured. 



China. 



David'ii (G. C., 1902, xxxii. 95, 122, f. 34). 

 deca'ndra, Don (A. biter nata, Britt.). Often con- 

 founded with Aruncus Sylvester, that is, Spireea. 

 ., gra'ndis (G. C., 1905, xxxviu. 74, 426, f.). White. 



China. 



r japo'nica. Pure white. May. Japan. Syns. Spiraa 

 barbata and japonica, also Hoteia barbata and H. 

 japonic*. 

 < ., variega'ta. Variegated with yellow. 



Lemoi'nei (R. H., 1895, 567, f. 185). Garden hybrid. 

 ' ,. rivula'ris. 3. Yellowish-white. Himalayas. 1835. 



f gigante'a. 5. Cream. 1909. 



TO sea (G. C., 1904, xxxvi. 46, 143, f. 58). Garden 



hybrid. 

 \. ru'bra. 4 to 6. Rose. Late summer and autumn. 



Himalayas. 1851. 

 ,, simplicifo'lia (simple-leaved). |-i. White. Japan. 



1910. 



Thunbe'rgii. ij. White. Japan. 1878. 

 vire'scens (green). Green. China. 1908. 



ASTTRIA. (From a, not, and steiros, sterile ; in 

 allusion to the absence of barren stamens. Nat. ord. 

 Sterculiaceae.) A stove evergreen shrub allied to Dom- 

 beya ; propagated from cuttings in the spring ; light, 

 sandy loam and peat, in close frame. 



A. ros'ea (B. R., 1844, t. 49). Pink. May. Mauritius. 

 1843. 



ASTRAGALUS. Milk Vetch. (An ancient Greek- 

 name for some leguminous plant. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria.) 



All hardy, except where otherwise specified. Annual 

 species, seed, in common, sandy soil, in March. Perennial 

 herbaceous species, division of the plant. The tinder- 

 shrubs, cuttings, under a hand-light ; common, sandy soil 

 for all. 



ANNUALS. 



There are very few of this genus in general cultivation. 

 In searching through I can find only about six species 

 referred to ; of these, alpinus for the rockery and hypo- 

 glottis and its white variety are among the most useful, 

 but rock plants have become so popular we may see 

 more of them. 



A. .-Egi'ceras (gozt's-hora-podded). i. Pale yellow, j 



July. 1818. 

 Alope'cias (sea-fox). 3. Yellow. June. Siberia. ! 



1800. 

 annula'ris (ring-formed), i|. Purple. July. Egypt. 



1800. Trailer. 

 ba'ticus (Bcetic). i. Pale yellow. July. South of 



Europe. 1759. Trailer. 

 brachy'ceras (short-horn-podded). J. Yellow. July. 



Tauria. 1828. 

 Bu'ceras (oK-horn-podded). i. Pale yellow. July. 



1818. Trailer. 



canalicula' tits (channel-podded). See A. SCORPIOIDES. 

 ,, caryoca'rpus (nut-podded), i. Purple. July. N. 



Amer. 1800. Biennial. 

 Ci'cer (vetch). 2. Yellow. July. Europe. 1570. 



Trailer. 

 ,. contoriuplica' tus (twisted- plaited), i. Pale yellow. 



July. Siberia. 1764. Trailer. 

 crucia'tus (cross- formed), ij. Violet July. 1820. 



Trailer. 

 cymb&ca'rpus (boat-podded). J. White. July. 



Portugal. 1800. Trailer. 



., Gla'ux (milkwort). J. Purple. July. Spain. 1596. 

 .. lotoi'des (lotus-like). See A. SINICUS. 

 mareo'ticus (Mareotic). J. Lilac. July. Egypt. 



1817. Trailer. 

 nuttallia'nus (NuttalTs). J. Blue. July. America. 



1820. Trailer. 

 oxiglo'ttis (sharp- tongue-leaved). J. Blue. July. 



Tauria. 1817. Trailer. 

 p entaglo'ttis (five-tongued). J. Purple. July. Spain. 



1739. Trailer. 



reticula'tus (netted). Blue. July. Caucasus. 1828. 

 Schmalhau'seni (Schmalhausen's). J. Summer. 



Turkestan. 1883. 

 scorpioi'des (scorpion-like*o<i<tef). i. Pale blue. 



July. Spain. 1816. 



A. sesa'meus (sesame-like), r. Pale blue. July. South 



of Europe. 1816. Trailer. 



si'nicus (Chinese). J. Red. August. China. 1763. 

 ,, triangula'ris (three-angled), i. Pale yellow. July. 



1818. 

 ,, tribuloi'des (tribulus-like). J. Purple. July. Egypt. 



1817. Trailer. 



trime'stris (three- monthly). |. Pale yellow. July. 



Egypt. 1730. Trailer. 

 trimo'rphus (three-formed). See A. ANNULARIS. 



PERENNIALS. 

 A. acutifo'lius (pointed-leaved). $. July. Switzerland. 



1826. 

 adsu'rgens (arising). J. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1820. 

 prostra' tus (prostrate). J. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1818. Trailer. 



adu'ncus (hooked), i. Purple. July. Caucasus. 



1819. 

 albicau'lis (white-stemmed). $. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1803. 

 alopecuroi'dfs (fox-tail-like). 2. Light yellow. July. 



Siberia. 1737. 



alpi'nus. Bluish-purple. Britain. 

 dahu'ricus (Dahurian). Pale yellow. Dahuria. 



1820. 

 annuody'tes (sand-viper). J. White. July. Siberia. 



1820. Evergreen under-shrub. 

 a'rcticus (Arctic). J. Purple. July. N. Europe. 



1816. 

 ., arena 'rius (sand), i. Blue. July. Germany. 1798. 



Trailer. 

 ,. arista' tus (awned). i. Purple. July. Pyrenees. 



1791. Evergreen. 

 a'sper (rough). 3. Pale yellow. July. Astracan. 



1796. 

 austra'lis (southern), i. White. July. France. 



1818. 

 austri'acus (Austrian). J. Pale blue. July. Austria. 



1640. 

 baicale'nsis (Baical). i. August. Yellow. Siberia. 



1830. 



baionne'nsis. J. Purple. July. France. 1816. 

 bayone'nsis (Bayonne). See A. BAIONNENSIS. 

 brachyca'rpus (short-podded), ifc. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1820. Trailer. 



breviflo'rus (short-flowered). See A. ERIOCEPHALUS. 

 buchtorme nsis (Buchtonn). J. Yellow. Siberia. 



1818. 



calyci'nus (long-calyxed). August. Caucasus. 1819. 

 canade'nsis (Canadian), ij. Pale yellow. July. 



N. Amer. 1732. 



capita'tus (headed). See A. EMARGINATUS. 

 ,, capri'nus (goat-scented), i. Pale yellow. July. 



Barbary. 1683. 



carolinia'nus (Carolina). See A. CANADENSIS. 

 ,, cauca'sicus (Caucasian). J. White. July. Caucasus. 



1824. Evergreen. 



,, Cephalo'tes. i. Purple. July. Caucasus. 1819. 

 charta'ceus. 4. Yellow. July. Persia. 1835. 

 chine'nsis (Chinese), i. Pale yellow. July. China. 



1795. Greenhouse. 

 chlorosta'chys (green-spiked). 3. Greenish-yellow. 



September. Nepaul. 1824. 

 chorine'nsis (Chorinan). J. Cream. July. Siberia. 



1796. 

 Christia'nus (Christian). 3. Pale yellow. July. 



Armenia. 1737. So called by Dioscorides, be- 

 cause a native of the birth-land of Christianity. 

 dahu'ricus (Dahurian). f . Purple. June. Dahuria. 



1822. 



da'nicus. J. Purple. June to September. Britain. 

 a'lbus. White. Gardens. 

 .. dasya'nthus (thick-flowered), i. June. Hungary. 



1819. 

 dasyglo'ttis (thick-tongue-leaved). See A. PENTA- 



GLOTTIS. 

 depre'ssus (depressed). J. Pale yellow. July. 



Europe. 1772. Trailer. 



diffu'sus (wide-scattered). See A. DOLICHOPHYLLUS. 

 dolichophy'llus. }. Pale yellow. July. Caucasus. 



1820. 

 donia'nus (Don's). }. Purple. July. Nepaul. 



1818. Trailer. 



