ASTRAGALUS 



ASTRANTIA 



A. emargina'tus (nicked-leaf). i. Pale yellow. July. 



Levant. 1759. 

 epiglo'ttis (heart-podded). . Pale yellow. July. 



South of Europe. 1737. Trailer. 

 erioce'phalus. |. Purple. July. Armenia. 1826. 



Half-hardy evergreen. 

 ,, exsca'pus (scapeless). . Yellow. July. Hungary. 



1827. 

 ,, falca'tus (sickle-podded ; hairy-podded). 3. Greenish- 



yellow. July. Siberia. Syn. A. virescens. 

 ,, falcifo'rmis (sickle-shaped). i. Pale j^ellow. July. 



Algiers. 1816. 



fri'gidus (cold), i. Cream. July. Austria. 1795. 

 ,, fruiico'sus (shrubby), ij. Violet. July. Siberia. 



1804. 

 ,, galegifo'rmis (goa.t's-rue-leaved). 2. Yellowish-green. 



June. Caucasus. 1729. 

 ,, gilgia'nus (N. B., 1896, 185). Deep ray-violet. Asia 



Minor. 

 glycyphylloi'des (glycyphyllus-like. Liquorice milk- 



vetch). i. Pale yellow. July. Caucasus. 1818. 



Trailer. 

 . glycyphy'llos (sweet-leaved). 3. Yellowish-green. 



July. Britain. Trailer. 

 ,, gra'cilis (slender). J. Purple. June. N. Amer. 



1821. 

 ,, halica 'cabus (kettle-calyxed). $. Pale yellow. May. 



Armenia. 1806. 

 hamo'sus (hook-podded). i. Pale vellow. July. 



Spain. 1683. Trailer. 

 ,, macroca'rpus (large-fruited). $. Pale yellow. 



June. South of Europe. 1820. Trailer. 

 ,, hymenoca'rpus (membranous-podded). See A. CHAR- 



TACEUS. 



hypoglo'ttis (tongue-under-tongue). See A. DANICUS. 

 a'lbus (white-flowered) . See A. DANICUS ALBUS. 

 inca'nus (hoary). . Purple. July. Montpelier. 



1759- 

 ,, infla'lus (swollen). i. Purple. July. Mendoza. 



1827. 



lactiflo'rus (milk-flowered). See A. TESTICULATUS. 

 lani'gerus (wool-bearing). . Yellow. June. Egypt. 



1791. 



,, Laxma'nni (Laxmann's). See A. ADSURGENS. 

 leonti'nus (lion-tail). J. Blue. July. Austria. 1815. 



Trailer. 

 ,. leptophy'llus (fine-leaved). . White. July. Barbary. 



1811. 

 leucophce'us (dusky). J. Whitish-yellow. July. 



Sicily. 1776. Trailer. 



,, linearifo'lius (linear-leaved). See A. ONOBRYCHIS. 

 ,, longiflo'rus (long-flowered). . Yellow. July. 



Tartary. 1806. 

 lusita'nicus (Portuguese). \. Pale purple. May. 



S. Europe. 1640. 

 ,, macroce'phalus (large-headed). 4. Yellow. June. 



Caucasus. 1831. Trailer. 

 ma'ximus (greatest- fox-tail). 3. Yellow. June. 



Armenia. 

 ,, nulilotoi'des (melilot-like). 3. Purple. June. 



Siberia. 1785. 

 ,, Menzie'sii (Menzies'). i. Red. July. California. 



1822. 

 micra'nthus (small-flowered), i. Pale yellow. July. 



1800. 

 ,, microphy'llus (small-leaved). i. Yellow. June. 



Siberia. 1773. 

 monspessula'nus (Montpelier). i. Purple. July. 



France. 1710. Evergreen trailer. 

 a'lbus (white), i. White. July. South of Europe. 



Evergreen trailer. 

 ,, narbone'nsis (Narbonne). 3. Pale yellow. July. 



South of Europe. 1789. 



negle'ctus (neglected). . July. Siberia. 1826. 

 ,, odora'tus (sweet-scented). 2. Pale yellow. July. 



South of Europe. 1820. 



onobrychioi'des (sainfoin-like). See A. CEPHALOTES. 

 ., Onobry'chis (purple-spiked). ij. Purple. July. 



Austria. 1640. Trailer. 

 oroboi'des (Orob'is-like). r. Purple. July. Norway 



1820. 

 oto'pterus (ear-winged), i. Pale blue. July. Altai. 



1817. 



Po//a'su(Pallas's). $. Purple. July. Caspian. 1818. 

 yellow. June. Siberia. 



pallefscens (palish), i. Pale 



A. panno'sus (woolly). Rose-coloured. July. Cilicia. 

 pentaglo'ttis (five-tongued). J. Purple. July. Medi- 

 terranean Region. 1818. 

 ,, physo'des (inflated). J. Purple. July. Caspian. 



1759- 



,, pi'ctus (painted). Lilac. June. N. Amer. 1827. 

 platyphy'llus (broad-leaved), i. Pale yellow. July. 



Siberia. 1824. Trailer. 



,, po'nticus (Pontic). 2. Pale yellow. Tauria. 1820. 

 ,, Pote'rium (poterium). . White. July. Spain. 



1640. Evergreen. 

 procu'mbens (lying-down), ij. Yellowish-blue. May. 



Chili. 1832. Half-hardy. 

 ,, purpu'reus (purple). J. Purple. July. South of 



France. 1820. Trailer. 

 ,, re'ptans (creeping). . White. July. Mexico. 1818. 



Greenhouse evergreen creeper. 



scAawgtm'a'ntts(Schang's). i. White. Siberia. 1832. 

 secu'ndus (one-sided), i. Yellow. July. Altai. 1828. 

 semibilocula'ris (half-two-celled), ij. Pale yellow. 



July. Siberia. 1804. 

 Ste'lla (star-podded). . Blue. July. South of 



Europe. 1658. Trailer. 

 stipula'tus (large-stipuled). i. Yellow. June. 



Nepaul. 1822. 

 ,, subula'tus (awl-shaped). }. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1820. 



succule'ntus (succulent). See A. CARYOCARPUS. 

 sulca'tus (furrowed). 4. Light blue. July. Siberia. 



1785- 



sylvi'colus (wood). See OXYTROPIS SYLVATICA. 

 ,, tau 'ricus (Taurian) . . Purple. July. Tauria. 1826. 

 testicula'tus (egg-shaped). J. Fleshy-white. July. 



Tauria. 1818. 

 ,, tomento'sus (woolly-leaved). 3. Pale yellow. July. 



Egypt. 1800. Half-hardy. 

 Tragaca'ntha (great-goat's- thorn). Pale yellow. July. 



South of Europe. 1640. Evergreen. 

 ,, tr iangula' 'ris (triangular), i. Blue. July. Siberia. 



1824. 

 tu'midus (swelling). $. Pale yellow. July. Egypt. 



1816. Evergreen. 

 uligino'sus (marsh). 2. Pale yellow. July. Siberia. 



1752. 

 ,, unca'tus (hooked). J. White. July. Asia Minor. 



1760. 

 ,, u'triger (bladder- bearing). J. Yellow. July. Russia. 



1818. 



,, vagina' tus. i. Rosy-purple. Siberia. 

 vesica'rius (bladder-ca/y.T^). i. Whitish-yellow. 



July. Europe. 1737. Trailer. 

 ,, vimi'neus (rod-like). See A. FRUTICOSUS. 

 vire'scens. See A. FALCATUS. 



virga'tus (twiggy). 3. Violet. July. Siberia. 1806. 

 ,, vulpi'nus (fox). 2. Light yellow. July. Caucasus. 



1815. 



ASTRA'NTHUS. (From astron, a star, and anthos, a 

 flower ; in reference to the star-like divisions of the 

 flower. Nat. ord. Samydaceas. Linn. 8-Octandrta, i- 

 Monogynia.) Now referred to Homalium, which see. 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; cuttings in sandy soil, 

 under a glass ; rich, light loam. Temp., 50 in summer ; 

 winter, 40 to 45. 



A. co' 'chin-chine' 'nsis (Cochin-Chinese). See HOMALIUM 



FAGIFOLIUM. 



ASTRA'NTIA. Masterwort. (From astron, a star, 

 and anti, comparison ; referring to the disposition of the 

 flower-umbels. Nat. ord. Umbellifers [Umbellifers]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Allied to Sanicula. Hardy herbaceous perennials ; 

 dividing the plant in March, April, or October ; sandy 

 loam. 



A. Bieberstei'nii (Bieberstein's). 2. May. Caucasus. 



1835- 

 carmo7:fl(Carniolian). i. Striped. June. Carniola. 



1812. 



,, cauca'sica (Caucasian). See A. MAJOR. 

 helleborifo'lia. 2. Pink. Caucasus. 1804. Syn. A. 



maxima. 

 ,, ma'jor (greater). 2. Striped. June. Alps, Europe. 



1596. 



ma'xima (greatest). See A. HELLEBORIFOLIA. 

 mi'nor (smaller), j. Pink. June. Switzerland. 1686. 



