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A cimea'tum( wedge-shaped). 1. Brown. Sep- 

 tember. W. Ind. 1832. 



denta'tum (toothed). 1. Brown. July. W. 



Ind. 1820. 



depre'ssum (depressed). 1. Brown. August. 



dimidia' turn (halved). Brown. September. W. 



Ind. 1827. 



elonga'tum (elongated). Brown, yellow. June. 



Malacca. 1840. 



ero'sum (jaj?ged-teaued). Brown, yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 



formo'sum (beautiful). 1. Brown. June. W. 

 Ind. 1822. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 1. Brown. August. Ja- 



maica. 1793. 



la'rteum (milky). Yellow. April. W. Ind. 



toft urn (&y). 'W. Ind. 



long'issimum (longest). Brown. May. Ara- 



lacca. 1840. 



lu'cidum (shining). Yellow. May. W. Ind. 



ni'dus (bird' s -nest). 2. Brown. August. E. 



Ind. 1820. 



obtusifo'lium (obtuse-leaved). |. Brown. Ja- 



maica. 1838. 



oligophy'llum (few-leaved). Brown. Brazil. 



1841. 



oti'tes (otites). 1841. 



persicifo'lium (peach-leaved). Brown. Island 



of Luzon. 



planicau'le (smooth-stalked). E. Ind. 1841. 



preemo'rsum (jagged-pointed), g. Browu. Au- 



gust. Jamaica. 1793- 



pu'lchrum (fair). Brown. June. Jamaica. 

 - pu'milum (dwarf). 1. Brown. July. W. Ind 



1833. 



-- ra'dicans (rooting). 1. Brown. June. W. Ind. 

 1820. 



rese'ctum (shredded). 1. Brown. July. Mau- 



ritius. 1820. 



rhixo'phorum (root-bearing). 1. Brown. Au- 



gust. Jamaica. 1/93. 



sali'cinum (willow-like). 1. Brown. May. E 



Ind. 18*9. 



-salicifo'lium (willow-leaved). 1. Brown. June. 

 W. Ind. 



scrra'tum (s&vr-leaved). 2. Brown. August. 



W. Ind, 1793. 



serrula'tum (minutely-toothed). Brownish- 



yellow. June. India. 



scolopendroi'des (hart's-tongue-like). Brown. 



July. Island of Leyte. 1S40. 



stria, 1 turn (striated). 1. Brown. August. W. 



lud. 17Q3. 



sulca'tum (furrowed). Brown. July. W. Ind. 



1827. 



vittaifo'rme (ribbon-like). Brownish-yellow. 



Island of Luzon. 



vivi'parum (viviparous). 1. Brown. August. 



Mauritius. 1820. 



zamaefo' Hum (zamia-leaved). 2. Brown. Jri?, 



Caraccas. 1820. 



ASSAM TEA. The'a Assame'nsis. 



ASSO'NIA. (After the Spanish hotanist, 

 Ignatius de Asso. Nat. orcl., Byttneriads 

 [Byttneriacese]. Linn., 16-Monadelphia 

 7-Decandria.) 



Stove trees. Cuttings in sand, in heat, under 

 a plass ; sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; 

 winter, 50 to 60. 



A. popu'lnea (poplar-feared). 10. White, Bour- 

 bon. 1820. 



vidurnoi'des (viburnum -like). 11. White. 



Bourbon. 1822. 



ASTA'RTEA. (A classical name, 

 Astarte, a goddess of the Assyrians anu 

 Sidonians, called in Scripture Ashtarotti. 

 Nat. ord., MyrthUooms [MyrtaceseJ. 

 Linn., IS-Polyadelphia 2-Polyandria.) 



A greenhouse shrub. Cuttings of small shoots, 

 half-ripe, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and 

 kept shaded for a time; sandy loam and peat. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 65 ; winter, 35 to 45. 

 A. fascicula'ris (bundle-lowered). 3. N. Holland. 



ASTE'LMA. (From a, not, and stelma, 

 a crown ; in reference to the construction 

 of the fruit. Nat. ord., Composites [Aster- 

 acese]. IAnn.,I9-Syngenesia 2-SitperJlua.) 



Allied to Helichrysum. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs ; all natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Seeds sown in a gentle heat; cuttings in sand, 

 under a belt or hand-glass ; sandy, lumpy peat, 

 well-drained. Summer temp., 50? to 65; winter, 

 40 to 48. 

 A. cane'scens (hoary). 2. Purple. June. 1794. 



exi'mium (fine). 3. Crimson. July. 1/93. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 2. Pink. July. 1803. 



imbrica'tum (imbricated). 2. White. August. 



1820. 



milleflo'rurn (thousand-flowered). 1 . Pale pur- 



ple. July. 1802. 



reto'rtum (twisted-back). 1. White. July. 



1732. 



speciosi' ssimum (showiest). 8. White. August. 



1691. 



spira'le (spiral-leaved). 2. White. September. 



1801. 



Stcehe.li'na (Stsehelina-like). 2. White. 1801. 



viiri^ga'tum (variegated). 2. Brown, white. 



June. 1801. 



ASTE'PHANUS. (From a, without, and 

 Stephanos, a crown ; in reference to the 

 stamens; Nat. ord., Asclepiads [Aclepia- 

 dacese]. Linii., 5-Pentandria Z-Diyynia.) 

 Greenhouse twining evergreen plants ; division 

 and cuttings ; peat and sandy loam. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 

 A. linea'ris (linear). 4. White. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. 



triflo'rus (three-flowered). 4. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 

 ASTER. Starwort. (From aster, a star. 

 The flowers of Composites, or Starworts, 

 are called florets, and, being collected to- 

 gether on a receptacle, as in the daisy or 

 dahlia, the rays of their circumference, 

 resemble stars. Nat. ord., Composites [As- 

 teracese]. Linn., iQ-Synyenesia 2* Super- 

 flua.) 



To this family we are indebted for many of our 

 autumn ornaments in our flower-borders. The 

 greenhouse species are evergreen shrubs, propa- 

 gated by cuttings, under a hand-glass, in sandy 

 peat, and flourishing in peat and loam. The 

 hardy species are deciduous herbaceous plants, 

 propagated by division, and flourishing in com- 

 mon garden-soil. 



HARDY. 



A. abbrevia'tus (shortened). 2. Blue. August- 

 N. Amer. 



