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Arundo Sellowiana, Schultes. (Arundo dioica, Spreng. non 



Louriero. Gynerium argentewn, Nees.) 

 The Pampas Grass of Uruguay, Paraguay and the La Plata 

 State. A grand autumnal flowering reed, with gorgeous 

 feathery panicles. As an industrial plant it deserves here a 

 place, because paper can be prepared from its leaves. 



Asparagus officinalis, L. 



Europe, North Africa, North Asia. The well-known As- 

 paragus plant, which, if naturalized on our coast, would aid 

 in binding the sand. The foliage contains Inosit-Sugar ; the 

 shoots contain Asparagin. 



Astragalus Cephalonicus, Fischer. (A. aristatus, Sibthorp.) 

 Cephalonia. A small shrub, yielding a good tragacanth; 

 and so probably, also, the true A. aristatus of 1'Heritier is 

 producing it. 



Artragalus Creticus, La Marck. 



Candia and Greece. A small bush, exuding the ordinary 

 vermicular Tragacanth. The pale is preferable to the brown 

 sort. 



Astragalus gummifer, La Billard. 



Syria and Persia. This shrub also yields a good kind of 

 Tragacanth. 



Astragalus strabiliferus, Boyle. 



Asiatic Turkey. The brown Tragacanth is collected from 

 this species. 



Astragalus verus, Olivier. 



Asiatic Turkey and Persia. This shrub furnishes the 

 Takalor or Smyrna Tragacanth, or it is derived from an 

 allied species. 



Atriplex hortensis, L. 



North and Middle Asia. The Arroche. An annual Spinage 

 plant. 



Atropa Belladonna, L. 



The Deadly Nightshade. South and Middle Europe and 

 Western Asia. A most important perennial medicinal herb. 



