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soil. They do not dislike shade. A. 

 trichodes, from seed. 



A. Alpi'na (Alpine). \. White. July. Cau- 

 casus. 1820. 



Arcadiefn sis (Arcadian). J. Bed. April. 



Arcadia. 1819. 



arista 'ta (awned). 1. Yellow. July. South 



of Europe. 1823. 



brevifo'lia (short-leaved). . Purple. July. 



Europe. 1825. Half-hardy evergreen 

 trailer. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 1. White. June. 



Levant. 1775. 



cyna'nchica (cynanche-like). 1, Flesh. 



July. England. 



galioi'des (galium-like) . 1. White. July. 



South of Europe. 1710. 



Tyra'ica (Tyrian). f. White. 



May. Levant. 1829. 



hirsu'ta (soft-haired). 1. White. June. 



Portugal. 1819. 



hi'rta (bristly). 1. Purple. July. Py- 



renees. 1817. 



inca'na (hoary). Purple. June. Crete. 



1823. 



Iceciga'ta (smoothed). 1. White. June. 



South of Europe. 1775. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 1. Yellowish 



purple. July. Hungary. 1821. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 1. Red. July. 



South of Europe. 1820. 



monta'na (mountain). 1. Pink. July. 



Hungary. 1801. 



ni'tida( glossy). 1. Pink. August. Greece. 



1829. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 1. White. June. 



Britain. 



Piirena'ica (Pyrenean). 1. Flesh. July. 



Spain. 182;. 



rigi'da (stiff). 1. Red. July. Greece. 



1819. 



sea' bra (rough). 1. White. July. Italy. 



1824. 



scutella'ris (skull-cap). 1. Russia. 1838. 



supi'na (supine). 1. Pink. June. Cau- 



casus. 1821. 



tauri'na (bull). 1. White. June. Italy. 



1739. 



tlncto' ria (Dyer's). 1. Pink. July. Europe. 



1764. 



tomcnto'sa (downy). 1. Red. July. South 



of Europe. 1817. 



tricho'dcs (hairy). White. June. Persia. 



1838. Hardy annual. 



Tyra'ica (Tyraican). White. June. Le- 



vant. 1829. 

 ASPHALT, Bitumen, or Jew's Pitch, is 

 found floating on the Dead Sea, and else- 

 where. It becomes very hard hy ex 

 posure to the air, and its name has been 

 appropriated to various artificial prepara- 

 tions, all of which owe their properties 

 to the boiled gas tar which enters into 

 their composition. Thus the asphalt felt 

 is rendered waterproof for shed roofing 

 &c., by being soaked in that tar ; an< 

 asphalt walks are most dry and excellen 

 when made as follows : take two parts 



f very dry lime rubbishy and one part 

 coal ashes, also very dry, and both sifted 

 fine. In a dry place, on a dry day, mix 

 ;hem and leave a hole in the middle of 

 ;he heap, as bricklayers do when making 

 mortar. Into this pour boiling-hot coal 

 tar ; mix, and when as stiff as mortar, 

 >ut it three inches thick where the walk 

 s to be. The ground should be dry and 

 jeaten smooth. Sprinkle over it coarse 

 sand; when cold, pass a light roller over 

 t, and in a few days the walk will be 

 solid and waterproof. 



ASPHO'DELUS. Asphodel. (From cr, 

 not, and sphallo, to supplant ; the- stately 

 lowers not easily surpassed. Nat. ord., 

 Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., 6-Hexan- 

 iria, l-tnonogynia). Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials, except where otherwise spe- 

 cified. Dividing the roots except the 

 stove annuals, which may be raised 

 from seed. Grown in any common soil. 

 A. intermedius requires the protection of 

 a cold pit in winter ; temperature for it 

 at that period, 38 to 45. 

 A. cesti'vm (summer). 2. White. July. Spain. 

 1820. 



flbus( white). 2. White. April. South 



of Europe. 1820. 



asia'ticust Asiatic). White. June. Levant. 



1824. 



capilla'ris (hair-leaved}. 4. Pale yellow. 



June. South of Europe. 1812. 



clava'tus (club-seeded). 1. White. July. 



East Indies. 1808. Stove annual. 



cre"ticus (Cretan). 2. Yellow. June. 



Candia. 1821. 



fistulo'sus (pipe-stalked). 2. White. August. 



South of Europe. 1596. 



intermedius (intermediate), 2. White. July. 



Canaries. 1822. Half-hardy perennial. 



lu'teus (yellow). 3. Yellow. June. Sicily. 



1596. 



microca'rpus (small-podded) . Dalmatia. 1831. 



proli'fcrus (proliferous). 1. White. Au- 



gust. Armenia. 1824. Hardy annual. 



ramo'stis (branchy). 2. White. April. South 



of Europe. 1551. 



sibi'ricus (Siberian). 2. Pale yellow. May. 



Siberia. 1829. 



tau'ricus (Taurian). 3. White. June. 



Tauria. 1812. 



tentfior (slenderer). 2. White. July. Si- 



beria. 1824. 



ASPIDIO'TUS. See Coccus. 



ASPIDI'STKA. (From aspidiseon, a little 

 round shield: shape of flower, or, proba- 

 bly, in reference to the mushroom-shaped 

 stigma by which Aspidistra are charac- 

 terised. Nat. ord., Z%MW& [Liliaceae]. 

 Linn., S-Octandria, \-monogynia}. Stove 

 herbaceous perennials, more curious than 



