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disposition of the spines. Nat. ord., 

 Acanthads [Acanthacesc] ; allied to BAR- 

 LERIA. Linn., 14-Didi/namia, 1-angio- 

 spermia). Greenhouse herbaceous pe- 

 rennial. Division and seeds ; sandy 

 loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

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

 Egypt. 1781. 



ASTEROCE'PHALUS. (From aster, a star, 

 and kcphale, a head; in reference to the 

 seed. Nat. ord., Teazleworts [Dipsaca- 

 cea3]. Linn., ^.-Tetrandia, \~monogynia. 

 It seems useless to divide the species 

 from Scabious). Annuals from seed; pe- 

 rennials from seed, or cuttings under a 

 hand-glass ; common soil. All hardy 

 except where otherwise specified. 



ANNUALS. 

 A. atropurpif rcus (dark-purple). Brown. July. 



East Indies. 1629. 

 a' Thus (white). White. July. 



East Indies. 1629. 

 ca'rneus (flesh-coloured) . 3. 



Flesh. July. East Indies. 1629. 

 proli'ferus (proliferous). 3. 



Purple. July. East Indies. 1629. 



ro'seus (rose-coloured) . 3. 



lied. July. East Indies. 1629. 



variega'tus (variegated). 3. 



Variegated. July. East Indies. 1629. 



Bieberstcl'nii (Beiberstein's). U. Pink. 



July. Iberia. 1823. 



grandlfio'rus (great-flowered). 3. White. 



July. Barbary. 1804. 



legione>nsis (Leon). " li. Pink. July. Spain. 



1820. 



mari'timm (sea). 2. Purple. July. Italy. 



1683. 



neglefctm (neglected). lg. Red. June. 



Germany. 1825. 



palcesti'nus (Palestine\ 1. Citron. July. 



Palestine. 177 J. 



pectina'tus (comb-leaved). 1J. Violet. 



July. Arabia. 1824. 



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



July. Egypt. 1683. 



rota'tus (wheel-shaped). 1. Pink. July. 



Iberia. 1823. 



saxa'titis (rock). H Pink. July. Spain. 



1827. 



si' cuhis (Sicilian). 1. Pink. July. Sicily. 



1783. 



si'mplex (simple). 2. White. July. South 



of Europe. 1820. 



Stella' tm (starry). 1^. Blue. July. Spain. 



1596. 



PERENNIALS. 



A. africa'nm (African). 6. White. August. 

 Africa. 1690. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrub. 



agre'stis (tield). Purple. August. Hun- 



gary. 1818. 



alti'ssinnis (very tall). 5. Blue. August. 



Africa. 1819. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrub. 



A. amoe'nus (pleasant). Purple. June. 1820. 



argefnteus (silvery). White. August. Le- 



vant. 1713. 



banna'ticus (Bannatic). 3. Pink. July 



Hungary. 1802. 



a'lbus (white-flowered). 3. White. 



July. Gardens. 



cane'scms (hoary). 1. Lilac. July. Hun- 



gary. 1802. 



capilla'tus (long-haired). 2. Violet. July. 



1820. 



cauca'sicus (Caucasian). 1. Blue. June. 



Caucasus. 1803. 



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



July. Italy, 1826. 



columba'rius (pigeon-coloured). 1. Purple. 



July. Britain. 



commuta'tus (changed). 1. Blue. July. 



Siberia. 1826. 



arena' tm (round-notched). 2. Flesh. Au- 



gust. Italy. 1825. 



crefticus (Cretan). 1. Purple. June. Crete, 



1596. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 



dlegans (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. 



lioloseri' cam (all-silky). 1 Blue. July, 



Pyrenees. 1818. 



inca'nus (moulds-looking). 1. Red. July. 



Europe. 1826. 



interne" dius (intermediate). 1. Blue. 



July. South of Europe. 1824. 



isete'nsis (Isetsk). 1. White. July. Si- 



beria. 1801. 



lu'ddus (shining). 2. Blue. Dauphiny. 1800. 



liCteus (yellow). 2. Yellow. June. 'Russia. 



lyra'tm (lyrate-/eaed). 1. Purple. July. 



Turkey. 1799. Greenhouse herbaceous 

 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. 1819. 



rupefstris (hill). 1. Pink. July. Caucasus. 



1824. 



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



Sicily. 1804. 



Scopo'/ii (Scopoli's). 2. Straw. July. 



South of Europe. 1819. 



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



France. 1826. 



silenifo'lim (Silene-leaved). 1. Red. July. 



Hungary. 1826. 



tomento'sits (woolly). July. 1. Blue. 



Spain. 1827. 



ucra'nicus (Ukraine). 1. Light yellow. 



July. Ukraine. 1795. 



urceota'tus (jagged). 3. Yellow. July. 



Barbary. 1804. 



Webbia'nus (Webb's). L White. July. 



Mount Ida. 1818. 



