AST 



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A. lira tus (riffid-steramed). 3. White. June. 

 N. S. Wales. 1812- 



myrsinni'des (myrsine-like). 3. Pale purple. 



May. N. Holland. 1825. 



obtusa'tus (blunt-leaved). 4. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1793. 



pluriflo'rtis (many-flowered). 2. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/59- 



rcfle'xus (bent-back-teawed). 3. Crimson. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1/59. 



seri'ceus (silky-/eaed). 3. Blue. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1786. 



tene'llus (delicate). 1. Blue. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1/69. Greenhouse 

 biennial. 



villo'nu (long-haired). 4. White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1812. 



ASTERACA'NTHA. (.From aster, a star, 

 and acantha, & spine; referring to the 

 disposition of the spines. Nat. ord., 

 Acanthads [Acanthacese]. Linn., \<L-Didy- 

 namia 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Barleria.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Division 

 and seeds ; sandy loam. Winter temp., 38 to 

 45. 



A. longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 

 Egypt. 1781. 



ASTEEOCE'PHALUS. (From aster, a star, 

 and kcphale, a head ; in reference to the 

 seed. Nat. ord., Teazleworts [Dipsacacese] . 

 Linn., <L-Tetrandria \-Monogynia.} 



It seems useless to divide the species from Sca- 

 bious. Annuals, from seed; perennials, from 

 seed, or cuttings, under a hand-giass ; common 

 soil. All hardy, except where otherwise specified. 



ANNUALS. 

 A. atropurpu'reus (dark purple). Brown. July. 



E. Ind. 1629. 

 a'lbus (white). White. July. E. Ind. 



1629. 

 ca'rneus (flesh-coloured). 3. Flesh. July. 



E. Ind. 1629. 

 proli'ferus (proliferous). 3. Purple. July. 



E. Ind. 1629. 

 ro'seus (rose-coloured). 3. Red. July. E. 



Ind. 1629. 

 variega'tus (variegated). 3. Variegated. 



July. E. Ind. 1629. 



-BzeAersfci'm(Bieberstein's). 1A. Pink. July. 



Iberia. 1823. 



grandiflo'rus (great-flowered). 3. White. July. 



Barbary. 1804. 



Legione'nsis (Leon). 14. Pink. July. Spain. 



1820. 



mart' timus (sea). 2. Purple. July. Italy. 1683. 



negle'ctus (neglected). l. Red*. June. Ger- 



many. 1825. 



Palcesti'nus (Palestine). 1. Citron. July. Pa- 



lestine. 1771. 



pectina'tus (comb-leaved). 1$. Violet. July. 



Arabia. 1824. 



proli'ferus (many-suckered). 1. Yellow. July. 



Egypt. 1683. 



rota'tus (Wheel-shaped). U. Pink. July. Ibe- 



ria. 1823. 



swra'tilis (rock). l. Pink. July. Spain. 1827. 



Si'culus (Sicilian), i. Pink. July. Sicily. 1783. 



si-mplex (simple). 2. White. July. South of 



Europe. 1820. 

 - steUattus (starry), 14. Blue. July. Spain. 1596. 



PERENNIALS. 



. Africa'nus (African). 6. White. Augu*t. 

 Africa. 1690. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 



- agre'stis (field). Purple. August. Hungary. 1818. 



- alti'ssimus (very tall). 5. Blue. August. Africa. 



1819. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 amce'nus (pleasant). Purple. June. 1820. 

 arge'nteus (silvery). White. August. Levant. 



1713. 



- Banna'<icMs(Bannatic). 3. Pink. July. Hun- 



gary. 1802. 



a'lbus (white-lowered). 3. White. July. 



Gardens. 



- canc'scens (hoary). 1. Lilac. July. Hungary. 



1802. 

 capilla'ttts (long-haired). 2. Violet. July. 1820. 



- Cauca'sicus (Caucasian). 1. Blue. June. Cau- 



casus. 1803. 



ceratophy'llus (buckthorn-leaved). 2. Red. 

 July. Italy. 1826. 



- columba'rius (pigeon-co/ored). 1. Purple, 



July. Britain. 



- commuta'tus (changed), 1. Blue. July. Sibe- 



ria. 1826. 



crena'tus (scolloped). 2. Flesh. August. 

 Italy. 1825. 



- Cre'ticus (Cretan). 1. Purple. June. Crete. 



1596. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 e'legans (elegant). 1. Light blue. June. South 

 of Europe. 1813. 



- graminifo'lius (grass-leaved). 1. Blue. July. 



Switzerland. 1683. 



- Gramu'ntius (Gramont). 1. Light blue. July. 



South of Europe. 1596. 



- holoseri'cew (all-silky). 1. Blue. July. Pyre- 



nees. 1818. 



inca'nus (hoary). 1. Red. July. Europe. 

 1826. 



- intei-me'dius (intermediate). l. Blue. July. 



South of Europe. 1824. 

 /se*e'wsw(Isetsk). 1. White. July. Siberia. 

 1801. 



- lu'cidus (shining). 2. Blue. Dauphiny. ISflfl. 



- lu'teus (yellow). 2. Yellow. June. Russia. 1820. 

 -lyra'tus (lyrate - leaved}. 1. Purple. July. 



Turkey. 1799. Greenhouse herbaceou s 

 perennial. 



- micra'nthus (small-flowered). 1. Pink. July. 



Armenia. 1825. 



- molli'ssimus (softest). 2. White. June. Italy. 



1820. 



- ni'tens (glittering). June. Azores. 1779- 



- ochroleu'cus (yellowish-white). 1. Yellow. July. 



Germany. 1517. 



-paucise'tus (few-bristled). Straw. July. South 

 of Europe. 1827. 



- Pyrena'icus (Pyrenean). 1. Purple. July. 



South of France. r819. 



- rupe'stris (hill). 1. Pink. July. Caucasus. 1824. 

 -rutcefo'lius (rue-leaved). 1. Scarlet. July. 



Sicily. 1804. 



- Scopo'lii (Scopoli's). 2. Straw. July. South 



Europe. 1819. 



- seti'ferus (bristle-bearing). 2. White. July. 



France. 1826. 



- silenifo'lius (silene-leaved). 1$. Red. July. 



Hungary. 1826. 



- tomento'sus (woolly). 1$. Blue. July. Spain. 



1827. 



- Ucra'nicus (Ukraine). 1, Light yellow. July. 



Ukraine. 1795. 



- urceola'tus (jagged). 3. Yellow. July. Bar- 



bary. 1804. 



- Webbin'nus( Webb's). $. White. July. Mounf. 



Ida. 1818. 



