AST 



AST 



(sweet-leaved), 3. Yellowish- 

 July. Britain. Trailer. 

 srra'ci Us (slender). $ Purple. June. N.Araer. 



1821. 

 haiicu'cubus (kettle-calyxed). $. Pale yellow. 



May. Armenia. 1806. 

 hamo'sus (hook-podded}. 1 . Pale yellow. July. 



Spain. 1683. Trailer. 

 macroca'rpus (large -fruited). . Pale 



yellow. June. South of Europe. 1820. 



Trailer. 



hypuglu'ttis (tongue-under-tongue). . Pur- 

 ple. J-uly. Britain. Trailer. 

 a'lbus (vihiie-Jlowered). $. White. June. 



Gardens. Trailer. 

 hymenuca'rpus (membranous-podded). 4. 



Yellow. July. Russia. 1835. 

 inca'nus (hoary). . Purple. July. Montpelier. 



1759. 

 injla'tus (swollen). 1. Purple. July. Mendoza. 



1327. 



lactifiu'rus (milk-flowered). Striped. June. Si- 

 beria.' 1832. 

 lani'gerus (wool-bearing). . Yellow. June. 



E^ypt. 1791. 

 La.r/rttf'/mi(Laxuiann's). 1. Purple. August. 



Siueria. 1814. Trailer. 

 leonti'ttits (lion-tail;. . Blue. July. Austria. 



1815. Trailer. 

 leptophy'llus (fhie-leaved). . White. July. 



Barbary. 1811. 

 Isucoplice 1 us (dusky). 4. Whitish-yellow. July. 



1776. Trailer. 

 linearifo'lius (linear-leaved). 1. Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1780. 

 longifiu'rits (long-flowered). . Yellow. July. 



Tartary. 1806. 

 macroce'phulus (large-headed). 4. Yellow. 



June. Caucasus. 1831. Trailer. 

 ma'ximus (greatest-/;r-arf). 3. Yellow. June. 



America. 

 melilotoi'des (melilot-like). 3. Purple. June. 



Siberia. 1785. 

 micfa'nthus (small-flowered;. 1. Pale yellow. 



July. 1800. 

 microphy'llus (small-leaved). 1. Yellow. June. 



Siberia.- 1773. 

 Mompessula'nus (Montpelier). 1. Purple. 



July. France. 1/10. Evergreen trailer. 



u'llrus (white). 1. White. July. South of 



Europe. Evergreen trailer. 

 Narbun^imis (Narboniie). 3. Pale yellow. 



July. South of Europe. 1789. 

 neglefctus (neglected). . July. Siberia. 1826. 

 odora'tus (sweet-scentea). 2. Pale yellow. 



July. South of Europe. 1820. 

 onobrychioi'des (saiutfoin-Uke). 1. Purple. 



July. Iberia. 1819. 

 unobry'chis (purple-spiked). 14. Purple. July. 



Austria. lt)40. Trailer. 

 oto'pterus (ear-winged). 1, Pale blue. July. 



Altai. 1817. 

 Palla'sii (Pallas's). $. Purple. July. Caspian. 



1818. 

 palle'scens (palish). 1. Pale yellow. June. 



Siberia. 

 physo'des (inflated). |. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1/59. 

 platyphy'llus (broad-leaved). 1. Pale yellow. 



July. Siberia. 1824. Trailer. 

 Po'nticus (Pontic). 2. Pule yellow. Tauria. 



1820. 

 pote'rium(yotcnum). . White. July. Levant. 



1640. Evergreen. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). l. Yellowish- 

 blue. May. Chili. 1832. Hall-hardy. 



A. purpu'reus (purple). $. Purple. July. South 

 of France. 1820. Trailer. 



re'ptans (creeping). 4. White. July. Mexico. 



1818. Greenhouse evergreen creeper. 



Schanginia'nus (Schang's). 1. White. Siberia. 



1832. 



semibitocula'ris (half-two-celled). 1^. Pale 



yellow. July. Siberia. 1804. 



ste'llu (star-podded). 4. Blue. July. South 



of Europe. 1658; Trailer. 



stipulu'tus (/rtr^-e-stipuled). 1. Yellow. June. 



Nepaul. 1S22. 



subttla'tus (awl-shaped), f . Purple. July. Si- 



beria. 1820. 



succule'ntus (succulent). 1. Purple. July. N. 



Amer. 1327. 



sulca'tus (furrowed). 4. Light blue. July. Si- 



beria. 1785. 



sylvi'colus (wood). America. 1831. Trailer. 



Tau'ricus (Tauriaii). *. Purple. July. Tauria. 



1826. 



testicula'tus (egg-shaped). 4, Fleshy-white. 



July. Tauria. 118. 



tomentu'sus (woolly-leaved). 3. Pale yellow. 



July. Egypt. 1800. Half-hardy. 



tntgacu'ntha (great-goat's-thorn). Pale yellow. 



July. South of Europe. lo'iU. Ever- 

 green. 



tu'midus (swelling). 4. Pale yellow. July. 



Egypt. 1816. Evergreen. 



uligino'sus (marsh). 2. Pale yellow. July. Si- 



beria. 1752. 



u'triger (bladder-bearing). $ Yellow. July. 



Russia. 1818. 



veiiieu'rius (bladder -calyxed). \. Whitish- 



yellow. July. Europe. 1737. TraUer. 



wimi'neus (rod-like). &. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1816. 



virga'tus (twiggy). 3. Violet. July. Siberia. 



1806. 



vulpi'nus (fox). 2. Light yellow. July. Cau- 



casus. 1815. 



ASTKA'KIHUS. (From astron, a star, and 

 atit/ws, a flower ; in rei'erence to the star- 

 like divisions of the flower. Nat. ord., 

 Homaliads [HomaliaceseJ. Linn., S-Oc- 

 tandrla \-Monogyiiia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; cuttings in sandy 

 soil, under a glass ; rich, light loam. Teiup., oU a 

 in summer ; winter, 4u to 45. 



A. Co'chin-Chine'nsis (Cochin-Chinese). 4. White. 

 July. China. 1823. 



ASTEA'NTIA. Masterwort. (From astron, 

 a star, and anti, comparison; rei'erring to 

 the disposition of the flower-umbels. .Nat. 

 ord., UmbelilJ'ers [Apiacese]. Linn., o- 

 Pentandria 2-Dit/yniu. ) 



Allied to Sanicula. Hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials ; dividing the plant in March, April, or Oc- 

 tober ; sandy loam. 



A. Bieberstei'nii (Bieberstein's). 2. May. Cau- 

 casus. 1835. 



Carniu'lica (Cornioline). 1. Striped. June. 



Carniola. 1812. 



Cauca'sica (Caucasian). 4. Pink. July. Cau- 



casus. 1818. 



ma'jor (greater). 2. Striped. June. Alps, Eu- 



rope. 1596. 



ma'xima (greatest). 2. Pink. July. Caucasus. 



1804. 



