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A. carno'sa (fleshy-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



capita'ta (head-flowered), i. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



ctteno'poda (goose-foot). 3. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/59. 



eilia'ris (fringed). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1/99- 



crassifrflia (thick-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 



ericifo'lia (heath-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1789- 



guhoi'des (galium-like). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 18)7- 

 -- genistoi'des (broom-like). 2. Yellow. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



globo'sa (globular). 3. Orange. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1802. 



hi'spida (stiff-haired). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1818. 



hy'strix (porcupine). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1824. 



I'ndica (Indian). 3. Red. July. E Ind. 



1759. Stove evergreen. 



larici'na (larch-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



mucrona'tu (spine-pointed). 3. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1796. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



peduncula'ta (long-flower-stalked). 6. Yellow. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1775. 



quinquefo'lia (five-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



seri'cea (silky). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of 



'Good Hope. 1816. 



spinosa (spiny). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1824. 



squarro'sa (squarrose). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



subula'ta (awl-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1789. 



thymifo'lia (thyme-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



uniflo'ra (single-lowered). 3. Yellow. July, 



Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



ASPA'RAGUS. (From , intensive, and 

 sparasso, to tear ; in reference to the 

 Htrong prickles of some species. Nat. 

 ord., Lily worts [Liliaceae], Linn., 6-Hex- 

 andria l-Monoyynia.') 



The A. officina'lis is well known in our kitchen- 

 gardens : it, as well as the other hardy kinds, is 

 propagated chiefly by seeds, and rejoices in rich, 

 light loam, well-drained. The stove and green- 

 house varieties are propagated chiefly by dividing 

 the roots, and prefer sandy loam and peat. All 

 herbaceous perennials, except where otherwise 

 specified. 



HARDY. 



A. ama'rns (bitter). 4. Green. July. France. 

 1824. 



Broussone'ti (Broussonet's). 2. Canaries. 



Dahu'ricus (Dahurian). 3. Green. April. 



Dauria. 1823. 



longifo'lius (long-leaved). 3. White. July. 



Siberia. 1827. 



mnri'timus (maritime). 2. Green. June. 



officina'lis (officinal). 4. Green. July. Eng- 



land. 



- sylvttticu* (wood). 2. Green. July. Hun- 

 gary. 1819. 



A. tenuifo'lius (fine-leaved). Yellow. June. Hun- 

 gary. 



-- verticllla'ris (whorl-leaved). 2. White. July. 

 Caucasus. 1/52. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. acutifo'lius (acute-leaved). 2. Whitish-green. 

 Spain. 1640. Evergreen shrub, half- 

 hardy. 



Mthio'picus (Ethiopian). 3. White. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. Evergreen shrub. 



a'lbus (white). 12. White. Spain. 1540. 



Half-hardy. 



Asia'ticus (Asiatic). 3. White. Asia. 1759. 



Evergreen shrub. 



Cape'nsis (Cape). 4. Green. April. Cape 



of Good Hope. I6gl. Evergreen shrub. 



declina'tus (down -bent). 5. Whitish-green. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1759. Half-hardy. 



decu'mbens (decumbent). 2. Whitish-green. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1792. 



depe'ndens (drooping). 4. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1819. Evergreen 

 twiner. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). White. July. 



Teneriffe. 1828. Herbaceous climber. 



ho'rridus (horrid). 4. White. June. South 



of Europe. 1800. Half-hardy evergreen 

 twiner. 



la'ncens (lance- leaved). White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1811. Herbaceous 

 climber. 



larici'nus (larch-like). White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. 



Nivcnia'nus (Niven's). Whitish-purple. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1811. 



racemo'sus (racemose). 3. Whitish-green. 



E. Ind. 1808. Evergreen shrub. 



rctrofra'ctus (backwards-bent). 4. White. 



July. Africa. 1759. Evergreen twiner. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Green. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1/95. Evergreen climber. 



Smithia'nus ( Smith's). Teneriffe. 1529- Ever- 



green shrub. 



stipula'ceus (large-stipuled). 4. White. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1821. Evergreen twiner. 



subula'tus (a.wl-leaved). 3. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1811. Evergreen shrub. 



STOVE. 

 A.falca'tus (sickle-leaved). 3. Whitish-green. 



E. Ind. 1792. Evergreen shrub. 

 flexuo'sus (zigzag). 3. Whitish-green. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. Evergreen 



shrub. 



surmento'sus (twiggy). 6. Whitish-green. 



August. Ceylon. 1810. Evergreen twiner. 



ASPA'RAGUS (Aspa'ragitt oflicina'lis} was, 

 by the old gardeners, called sperage, and 

 by the modern vulgar, grass, or sparroio- 

 grass. The small heads are sometimes 

 spoken of as sprue. 



Varieties. There are only two varie- 

 ties, the red-topped and the green-lopped: 

 the first is principally cultivated. There 

 are said to be a few sub-varieties, which 

 derive their names from the place of 

 their growth, and are only to be dis- 

 tinguished for superior sixe or flavour, 

 which they usually lose on removal from 

 their native place. The principal of 

 these is known as the qiant ; but this 



