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THE UNIVERSAL HERBAL? 



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black. It is rather rare, being only found in the soutli of 

 France, the mountains about Nice, and in Spain. 

 ** Leaves revolute at the sides. 



18. A-aclepias Arborescens ; Arborescent Swallowwort. 

 Leaves ovate ; stem shrubby, subvillose ; corolla white. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



19. Asclepias Fruticosa; Shrubby, or fVillow-leaved Swal- 

 lowwort. Leaves linear-lanceolate ; stem shrubby. It 

 flowers from June to September. Native of the Cape. 



20. Asclepias Repanda; Repand Swallowwort. Leaves 

 revolute, repand, hairy. Native country unknown. 



21. Asclepias Sibiricaj Siberian Swallowwort. Leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, opposite, or in threes ; stem decumbent. 

 Native of Siberia, where it flowers in July and August. 



22. Asclepias Verticillata ; Verticillate Swallowwort. 

 Leaves linear, verticillate ; stem erect ; flowers in umbels, 

 small, white. Native of North America. 



*** Leaves alternate. 



23. Asclepias Rubra ; Red Swallowwort. Leaves ovate ; 

 umbels many, from the same common peduncle. Native of 

 Virginia. 



24. Asclepias Tuberosa ; Tuberous Swallowwort. Leaves 

 lanceolate ; stem divaricate, hairy. The flowers are of a 

 bright orange colour. It flowers from the end of July until 

 September, sometimes ripening seeds in England ; and is a 

 native of North America. 



25. Asclepias Filiformis ; Narrow-leaved Swallowwort. 

 Leaves filiform ; stem erect ; umbels lateral, elongate-pe- 

 duncled. Found at the Cape of Good Hope. 



26. Asclepias Grandiflora; Great-flowering Swallowwort. 

 Leaves petiolate, oblong, hairy ; stem simple, rough, erect ; 

 flowers axillary, peduncled. Found at the Cape. 



27". Asclepias (Jtu-iiuaa, Flcvhy-kMv^d Stvallnwwort. Leaves 

 ovate, fleshy, very smooth. It is a native of Lhiim. 



28. Asclepias Scandens; Climbing Swallowwort. Leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, subhirsute ; stem shrubby, climbing ; 

 umbels lateral, compact ; flowers sulphur-coloured. Na- 

 tive of Carthagena in South America 



29. Asclepias Procera ; Bell-flowered Gigantic Swallow- 

 wort. Leaves obovate-oblong ; petioles very short ; corol- 

 las subcampanulate. Native of Persia. 



30. Asclepias Parviflora; Small-flowered Swallowwort. 

 Leaves lanceolate, acuminate, smooth, opposite, drawn to a 

 point at the base ; stem suffruticose, upright ; umbels la- 

 teral, solitary. Native of Carolina and East Florida. 



31. Asclepias Linaria; Toadflax -leaved Swallowwort. 

 Leaves scattered, subulate, channelled ; umbels lateral, 

 many-flowered ; corolla white. Native country unknown j 

 flowers from August to October. 



32. Asclepias Mexicana ; Mexican Swallowwort. Leaves 

 six together in whorls, lanceolate; flowers umbelled. Na- 

 tivr of Mexico : also flowering from August until October. 



33. Asclepias Fusca. Stems creeping; leaves cordate, 

 lanceolate ; umbels axillary, in pairs. Native of Cochin- 

 china, growing in waste places and upon old walls. 



34. Asclepias Viminalis. Stem suffruticose, twining, fili- 

 form ; leaves opposite, lanceolate, smooth ; umbels lateral, 

 many-flowered. The whole plant is of a dark green colour, 

 full of milk. Commonin the larger inland woods of Jamaica. 



Ascyrum; a genus of the class Polyadelphiii, order Polyan- 

 dria. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix : perianth four-leaved ; 

 the outer leaflets opposite, very minute, linear ; the inner 

 heart-shaped, large, flat erect, all permanent. Corolla : pe- 

 tals four, ovate ; the outer opposite, very large ; the inner 

 less. Stamina : filamenta numerous, bristle-shaped, slightly 

 united at the base in four parts; aatherx roundish. Pistil: 



germen oblong; style scarcelyany; stigma simple. Pericarp: 

 capsule oblong, acuminate, one-celled, two-valved, enclosed 

 by the larger leaves of the caiix. tieeds : numerous, small, 

 roundish, fixed to the edge of the valves. ESSENTIAL 

 CHARACTER. Calix: four-leaved. Petals: four; filamenta 

 many, in four divisions. The species are, 



1. Ascyrum Crux Andrew ; Common Ascyrum, or Saint 

 Andrew's Cross. Leaves ovate ; stem round ; panicle dichoto- 

 mous. Native of N. America ; flowering in July and August. 



2. Ascyrum Hypericoides. Leaves oblong ; branches an- 

 cipital; flowers terminating, yellow. An elegant little shrub, 

 seldom above three feet in height. Native of South Caro- 

 lina, Maryland, and the cooler mountains of Jamaica. 



3. Ascyrum Villosum. Leaves hirsute ; stem stiff, and 

 straight. Reaches three feet in height ; and grows natur- 

 ally in Virginia. They are all perennial plants. 



Ash, Common, Flowering, and Manna. See Fraxinus. 



Ash, Mountain. See Sorbus. 



Ashweed. See JEgopodium. 



Asp or Aspen Tree. See Populus. 



Aspalathus ; a genus of the class Diadelphia, order De- 

 candria. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calic : perianth one-leafed, 

 five-cleft ; divisions acuminate, equal, except that the upper 

 is larger Corolla : papilionaceous ; banner compressed, 

 ascending, obovate, generally hirsute on the outside, obtuse, 

 with a point ; wings lunate, obtuse, spreading, shorter than 

 the banner ; keel bifid, conformable with the wings. Sta- 

 mina : filamenta ten, uniting into a sheath, gaping longitu- 

 dinally at top, ascending ; anthera oblong. Pistil : germen 

 ovate ; style simple, ascending ; stigma sharp. Pericarp : 

 legume ovnte, awnless. Seeds: generally two, kidney -shaped. 

 ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Calix : rive-cleft, the upper divi- 

 sions largest; legume ovate, awnless, with about two seeds. 

 With few exceptions, the plants of this genus are natives of 

 the Cape of Good Hope ; few of them have been cultivated 

 in Europe, but they may be propagated by seeds obtained 

 from the country where they spontaneously grow, and sown 

 in light earth as soon as they arrive. When they come up, 

 transplant them into separate pots of light earth, and plunge 

 them into a moderate hot-bed, till they have again taken 

 root ; after which they may be gradually inured to the open 

 air in summer, but in autumn and winter they must be 

 carried into the green-house. The species are, 



1. Aspalathus Spinosa ; Thorny Aspalathus. Leaves fas- 

 cicled, linear, naked, surrounding a gemmaceous spine. 



2. Aspalathus Verrucosa; Warted Aspalathus. Leaves 

 fascicled, filiform ; buds warted ; tomentose, naked. 



3. Aspalathus Capitata ; Headed Aspalathus : Leaves fas- 

 cicled, linear, sharp ; flowers headed ; bractes naked. 



4. Aspalathus Glomerata ; Glomerate Aspalathus. Leaves 

 fascicled, linear, sharp, \ illose, bent inward ; flowers head- 

 ed ; divisions of the calix ovate ; corollas smooth. 



5. Aspalathus Astroites ; Starry Aspalathus. Leaves fas- 

 cicled, subulate, mucronate, smooth ; stem villose ; flowers 

 scattered. This has the appearance of Juniper. 



6. Aspalathus Chenopodia. Leaves fascicled, subulate, 

 mucronate, rough with hairs ; flowers headed, very hirsute. 



7. Aspalathus Albens ; White Aspalathus. Leaves fasci- 

 cled, subulate, silky, spreading at top ; bunches of flowers 

 scattered, of a silky white. 



8. Aspalathus Thymifolia; Tyme-leaved Aspalathus. 

 Leaves fascicled, subulate, unarmed, smooth, very short 5 

 flowers alternate. The leaves resemble those of Thyme. 



9. Aspalathus Ericifolia ; Hcath-leatiedAspiilathus.Jjea.vet 

 fascicled, linear, unarmed, hirsute ; flowers alternate ; ban- 

 ner villose ; calicos linear. 



