352 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
1, A. orrictna’tis, L.- Unarmed ; stem herbaceous, erect, paniculately 
branched ; leaves fasciculate, setaceous and flexible. 
Orrictivat Asparacus. Asparagus, or (corruptly) “ Sparrow Grass.” 
Fr. Asperge. Germ. Der Spargel. —_ eee 
perennial, consistin of ciculate fibres. Plant smooth, 
Root g 0 
3-6 feet high, —the turiens, or young stems, at Peep a Ein stout and fleshy, with leaves 
in the form m of appre ssed scales lly the stem is ram ified into a large panicle, Leaves 
ee ual, one-third of an inch to an roy or more in length, very harrow, Jinear, flat, ab- 
ruptly Rect in fascicles of 3- Rid or 12 Clare nyt te scarious : 
base of each fase i es in — ct on pe soliter's) ll lateral (not 
axillary) at the ae se of the alter Reaneioe t half an inch long, slender, the 
upper nee (above the thickened ring, or eaveutetieny hy clavate. lyz pale green- 
ish-yello Berries globose, slightly umbilicate, red when mature 
Gar anak: oxiltivaied. Native of Euro ope. Fi. May-July. Fr. eee 
Obs. Almost every garden has a bed of Aspara r the sake 
of the young Turions—which afford a favorite cae “ish in nb 
spring. The plant has in some ~~ pigs from gardens and becom 
naturalized, especially near the coas 
2. HEMEROCAL’LIS, L. Day Liny. 
(Greek, Hemera, a day, and Kailos, beauty ; the flower lasting but a day.] 
Perianth funnel form,—the short tube enclosing the ovary,—the 6-parted 
border spreading and lily-like, withering at the close of the day. _ Stamens 
ed at the throat ; sere and st 
and eccentin Capsule 3-angled, rather 
ig. fleshy, 3-valved ; seeds 
subglobose, black. Saat showy perennials ah fleshy-fibrous 
and long linear-keeled leaves, 2-ranked at the Lee a ae tall scapes 
- I large showy b 
roots 
*which bear at the poengn severa: 
1. H. ful’v rianth mt gs or haeuy ‘the inner 
lobes cits J ae on the m 
Tawyy Hewerocatuis. Day Lily, 
Leaves about 2 f Seape 3— corymbosely 
branched at sum, ths fevachea ea! - ger ape 3-4 stout laces ire 
the tube contracted, about an inch in length, 
Govind 508 about houses. Native of China. July. 
Obs. This has strayed from m gardens, where it is often cultivated and 
is naturalized in many placa It is hh dificult to eradicate W! when 
once established. The H. F 
—* is often seen in sl 
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3. ORNITHOG’ ALUM, erie E Srar or cages 
(Greek, Ornis, ornithos, a bird, and gala 41 
seca ly cae sor eae of smelt om 
nected a t base, spreading shone ie med Rae od 
