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Ignatius de Asso. Nat. ord., Byttneriads 

 [Byttneriacese]. Linn., \-Monadelphia, 

 1-Dodecandria}. Stove trees. Cuttings 

 in sand in heat, under a glass ; sandy- 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; win- 

 ter, -50 to 60. 



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

 bon. 1820. 



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



Bourbon. 1822. 



ASTA'RTEA. (A classical name after 

 Astarte, a goddess of the Assyrians and 

 Sidonians, called in Scripture Ashtaroth. 

 Nat. ord., Myrtleblooins[Myrta.ceee']. Linn., 

 l&-Pofyadelpki&) 1-Polyandria). A green- 

 house 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 (bundlecU/fowered). 3. New 

 Holland. 



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

 a crown ; in reference to the construction 

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

 teracese]. Linn., \Q-Syngenesia, 1-supcr- 

 flud). Allied to HELICHRYSUM. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs ; all natives of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Seeds sown in 

 a gentle heat ; cuttings in sand, under a 

 bell or hand-glass ; sandy lumpy peat 

 well drained. Summer temp., 50 to 65 ; 

 whiter, 40 to 48. 

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



exi'mium (fine). 3. Crimson. July. 1793. 

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



imbrica' turn (imbricated). 2. White. Au- 



gust. 1820. 



milleflo'rum (thousand-flowered). 1. Pale 



purple. July. 1802. 



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



1732. 



speciosi' ssimutn (showiest). 8. White. Au- 



gust. 1691. 



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



ber. 1801. 



stoAeft'no (Stsehelina-like). 2. White. 1801. 



varicga'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- 

 daceaej. Linn., 5-Pentandria, 1-Digynia). 

 Greenhouse twining evergreen plants ; 

 division and cuttings ; peat and sandy 

 loam. Winter temp. 40 to 45. 



w'ris (linear). 4. White. July. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1816. 



A.triflo'ms (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 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., IQ-jSyngenesia, 2- 

 mperflud). To this family we are in- 

 debted for many of our autumn orna- 

 ments in our flower borders. The green- 

 house species are evergreen shrubs, pro- 

 pagated by cuttings under a hand-glass 

 in sandy peat, and flourishing in peat 

 and loam. The hardy species are de- 

 ciduous herbaceous plants, propagated by 

 division, and flourishing in common gar- 

 den soil. 



HARDY. 



A. abbreriafttis (shortened). 2. Blue. Au- 

 gust. North America. 



a' cm (acrid). 2. Blue. August. South 



of Europe. 1731. 



acumina' tus (long-pointed). 2. Pale red, 



September. North America. 1806. 



adulteri'nus (false). 3. Violet. September. 



North America. 



cesti'vus (summer). 2. Blue. July. North 



America. 1776. Labrador Starwort. 



a'lbus (white). 3. White. August. North 



America. 



alpi'mis (Alpine). 1. Purple. June. Eu- 



rope. 1658. 



flo're a'lbo (white-flowered). 1. 



White. July. Europe. 1828. 



ramo'sus (small-brnnchy). 1. Blue. 



June. Europe. 



alta'icus (Altaic). 1. Blue. June. Siberia. 



1804. 



alwarte'nsis (Alwart). 1. Red. May. Cauca- 



sus. 1807. 



Ame'llus (Amcllus). 2. Purple. August. 



Italy, 1596. Italian Starwort. 



angustifof lius (narrow-leaved). 2. 



Pale blue. August. South of Europe. 

 1596. 



amelloi'des (amellus-like). 1. Violet. July. 



Podolia. 1824. 



amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). 3. Blue. 



October. North America. 



amygdali'nus (almond-leaved). 2. WTiite 



August. North America. 1759. 



arge'ntcus (silver-leaved). 1. Purple. Au- 



gust. North America. 1801. 



artemisiifto'rus (wormwood-flowered). 3. 



White. September. North America. 



lellid-ifltfrus (daisy-flowered). 3. Pale red. 



September. North America. 



bessara'bicus (bessarabian). Purple. Sep- 



tember. Uussia. 1834. 



biflo'rus (two-flowered). 1. Violet. Au- 



gust. Caucasus. 1820. 



lla'ndus (charming). 2. Pale Blue. Octo- 



ber. North America. 1800. 



