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ASP 



A. clierufpoda (goosefoot). 3. Yellow. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



cilia! 'ris (fringed). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1799. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1789. 



galioPdes (galium-like). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1817. 

 - genista? dex (broom-like). 2. Yellow. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



glo b</ sa (globular). 3. Orange. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1802. 



hfspida (stiff-haired). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



htfstrix (porcupine). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 



i'ndica (Indian). 3. Red. July. East 



Indies. 1759. Stove evergreen. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



mucrontfta (spine-pointed). 3. Yellow. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1796. 



mtiltiflo' ra (manv-nowered). 2. Yellow. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



pedunula' ta (long flower-stalked). 6. Yel- 



low. July. Cape of Good Hope. 1775. 



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



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



serf cea (silky). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. 



spino'sa (spiny). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1824. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



subultfta (awl-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1789. 



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



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



unifltfra (single-^o-ered!). 3. Yellow. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



ASPA'RAGUS. (From, #, intensive, and 

 sparasso, to tear; in reference to the 

 strong prickles of some species. Nat. 

 ord., Lily worts [Liliaeeae]. Lin., 6-Itex- 

 andrici) \-Mo)wgynia). The A. ojficinalis 

 is well known in our kitchen-gardens : 

 it, as well as the other hardy kinds, are 

 propagated chiefly by seeds, and rejoice 

 in rich light loam, well drained. The 

 stove and greenhouse varieties are pro- 

 pagated chiefly by dividing the roots, and 

 prefer sandy loam and peat. All herba- 

 ceous perennials, except where otherwise 

 specified. 



HARDY. 



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

 1824. 



Broussoneti (Broussonet's). 2. Canaries. 



dahtfricus (Dahurian). 3. Green. April. 



Dauria. 1823. 



long if o'l ins (long-leaved). 3. "White. July. 



Siberia. 1827. 



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



A. officina'lis (officinal). 4. Green. July. 

 England. 



sylca' ticus (wood). 2. Green. July. 



Hungary. 1819. 



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



Hungary. 



verticil la' ris (whorl-leaved). 2. White. 



July. Caucasus. 1752. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. aeutifcfUus (acute-leaved). 2. Whitish 

 green. Spain. 1640. Evergreen shrub, 

 half-hardy. 



^thio'picu-s (Ethiopian). 3. White. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. Evergreen 

 shrub. 



dlbus( 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. 1691. 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. 



depdndens (drooping). 4. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1819. Evergreen 

 twiner. 



grandiflo'ru* (large-flowered). White. July. 



Teneriffe. 1828. Herbaceous climber. 



htfrridu-s (horrid). 4. White. June. South 



of Europe. 1800. Half-hardy ever- 

 green 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. 



Nivenitfnus (Xiven's). Whitish purple. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1811. 



raceme/ sits (racemose). 3. Whitish green. 



East Indies. 1808. Evergreen shrub. 



retro' fractus (backwards-bent). 4. White. 



July. Africa. 1759. Evergreen 

 twiner. 



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



Good Hope. 1795. Evergreen climber. 



Smithia'mis (Smith's). Tenerifte. 1829. 



Evergreen shrub. 



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



Cape of Good Hope. 1821. Evergreen 

 twiner. 



subula'tm (awl-leaved). 3. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1811. Evergreen shrub. 



STOVE. 



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

 East Indies. 1792. Evergreen shrub. 



Aexuo'sus (zig-zag). 3. Whitish green. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 

 Evergreen shrub. 



sarmenMsus (twiggy). 6. Whitish green. 



August. Ceylon. 1810. Evergreen 



twiner. 



ASPARAGUS (Asparagus officinalis) was 

 by the old gardeners called sperage, and 

 by the modem vulgar, grass, or sparrow- 

 grass. The small heads are sometimes 

 spoken of as sprue. 



