' ill. LIST OP FLOWERS. 



4rnique de corse. A hardy perennial plant which grows 

 I n the mountains of Corsica, and blows a yellow flower 

 'l n May and June. Propagated by seed and separating 



he roots. Likes a light loamy soil. Is rather large and 



oarse. 



419. ASPHODEL, yellow. la*. . Asphodels Luteus. 

 Fr. Asphodele jaune. A perennial plant, originally 

 :rotn Sicily. It is four feet high, blows in May, June, 

 ind July, a brilliant yellow flower. It is multiplied by 

 seed, sown in a hot-bed in pots, and is easily propagated 

 by separating its roots. It likes a good moist soil, and 

 is very ornamental when in flower. 



420. ASTER, Chinese. Lat. Aster chinensis. Fr. 

 ^ne Marguerite. An annual plant, the height of 



which is from one to two feet. A native of China. It 

 blows in August and September. The flowers are 

 variegated with red, purple, violet, &c. and it is the great 

 autumnal ornament of every garden, flowering till the 

 coming of frosts. Propagated by seed, sowed in a hot- 

 bed in the spring ; and, when the plants have five or six 

 leaves, plant them where they are to remain. The 

 species that are perennial are propagated by separating 

 their roots. 



421. AVENS, the water. Lat. Geum rivale.Vr. 

 Benoite des ruisseaux. An annual plant from the Py- 

 renees and the Alps, which is one foot high, and blows a 

 yellow flower in June. Propagated by sowing the seed 

 in open ground in the shade, or by separating the roots 



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