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ASP 



quadrifblia W. red . 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1820 



r6sea . . Red . . 7, G. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1824 



rubra . . Bed . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Virginia . 1825 



salicifblia . White . 7, 6. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1817 



syrlaoa . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. 1626 



tuberosa . Orange . 8, H. Tu. P. 2 N. Amer. 1680 



variegata . White . 7 H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. 1597 



verticillataWht. gr. 7, H. Her. P. S N. Amer. 1759 



virgata . White . 7, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1820 



vestlta . . Yelsh.gr. 10, G. Hor. P. 2 N. Amer. 1844 



Asclepium. See Thdpsia Asclepium. 



AsodBOLUS, Persoon. From asJcos, a bladder, 

 and hallo, to eject ; in allusion to the principal 

 peculiarity of the genus. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Helvellacece. A curious production, 

 found chiefly on old cow soil — ciliatus, furfu- 

 raceus, glaber, trifbliv, vinbsus. 



Ascophora, Tode. From askos, a term used to 

 denote a peculiar kind of receptacle of sporules, 

 and phono, to bear. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Miccoracece. This is mere mould, as seen upon 

 old paste, &c. — mucedo. 



Ascyron. See Hypericum Aseyron. 



Asotrum, Linn. From a, privative, and slcyros, 

 hard ; plants soft to the touch. Linn. 16, Or. 

 8, Nat. Or. Hyperic&cece. The species are dwarf 

 and curious, and succeed well with the treat- 

 ment given to Hypericum. See Nordntea. 

 amplexicaule . Yel. 8, G. Ev. S. 1£ N. Amer. IS'3 

 crux-Andrea; . Yel. 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Amer. 1759 

 hypericoldes Yel. 8, G. Ev. S. 1 N. Amer. 1759 

 pumilum . . Yel. 7, P. Her. P. \ Georgia . 1806 

 stahs Yel. 8, G. Ev. S. lj N. Amer. 1816 



Aseranthes. See Jlschindnthus grandiftbrus. 



Ash-tree. See Frdxinus. 



Asiatic poison-bulb. See Crlnum asidticum. 



AsfMiNA, Adanson. A name of Canadian origin, 

 meaning unknown. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 

 Anonacece. Ornamental shrubs, from one to 

 three feet high ; they succeed best in peat and 

 loam, and are of easy propagation by layering 

 the branches. Synonyme: 1, Andna trildba. 

 grandiflbra . White . 6, H. De. S. 3 Georgia . 1820 

 parviflbra . Brown . 5, H. De. 8. 3 N. Amer. 1806 

 pygmia . . White . 6, H. De. S. 2 N. Amer. 1812 

 trildba . . .Pa. pur. . 8, H. De. S. 8 China . . 1822 



Askalon (the Shallot;. See Allium ascaldnicum. 



As6ca. See Jonesia Asbca. 



Aspalathus, Linn. Said to be derived from a, 

 privative, and spao, to extract ; in reference to 

 the thorns. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. FabacecB. 

 "All the species are rather ornamental when 

 in flower. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand, 

 is the soil best adapted for them ; and young 

 cuttings of all will strike in sand, under bell- 

 glasses, but the glasses must be wiped occasion- 

 ally, or the cuttings are very liable to damp 

 off." — Bon's System of Gard. and Botany. See 

 Cyeldpia. 



afflnia .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 O. G. H. 1822 

 albens , . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. 1774 



aranebari . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. 1795 

 arboreue . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 7 C. G. H. 



argehtea . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1759 

 asparagoldes . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. 1812 

 astroltes . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1818 

 callbsa . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1812 

 cahdicans . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1774 

 carnbsa . . Yellow 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. 1795 

 capitata . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1823 

 Chenopoda . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. 1759 

 ciliaris . . . Yellow 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1799 

 crassifblia . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1800 



ericifblia . 

 galioldes . 

 genistolde^ 

 globbaa . 

 Mspida . 

 hyatrix , 

 indica . . 

 lariclna . 

 mucronata 

 multiflbra . 

 pedunculata 

 quinquefdlia 

 serlcea . . 

 spindsa . . 

 aquarrdsa . 

 subulata . . 

 tbymifolia . 

 unifldra 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1789 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev.Tr. 2 C. G. H. 1817 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1816 



. Orange . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1802 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. 1818 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1824 



. Red . . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 E. Ind. 1759 

 . Yellow " 



C. G. H. 1823 

 C. G. H. 1796 



7. G. Ev. 8. 2 

 Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 O. G. H. 1818 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1775 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1816 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1816 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1824 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1823 

 . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 1J C. G. H. 1789 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1825 



. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. 1812 



Asparagin. A peculiar principle abundant in 

 Asparagus. 



AspIragus, Linn. Derived from as, intensive, 

 and sparasso, to tear, some of the species being 

 armed with strong prickles. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Liliacece. The character and mode 

 of treating this favourite genus is known by 

 all ; suffice it to say, that they are most suc- 

 cessful in good rich light soil, and may be mul- 

 tiplied by seeds or divisions, 

 acutlfolius . Wht.gn. 5, P. Ev. 8. 

 sethi6picus . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 

 albus . . . White . 8, P. Ev. 8. 

 amarua . . Green . 7, H. Her. P, 

 aphyllua . White . 6, P. Ev. S. 

 aaiaticus . . White . 5,.G. Ev. 



.1640 

 .1816 

 . 1540 

 .1824 

 .1640 

 .1759 



dahuricua 



declinatus 



deeumbens 



dependens 



falcatus . 



flexubsus . 



grandifldrus . White 



h6rridus . . White 



lahceus . 



lariclnus . 



longifoliua 



lucidus 



maritimus 



nivenianus 



officinalis 



3 C. G. H. 



2 Spain . 



4 France 



3 S. Eur. 



3 Asia . 



2 Canaries . 1822 



4 C. G. H. . 1C91 



3 Caucasus . 1821 

 8 Dauria . 1823 



5 C. G. H. 

 2 C. G. H. 



Broussoneti . Gn.wht. 5, H. Her. P. 

 capensis . . Green . 4, G. Ev. S. 

 . Gn.wht. 6, H. Her. P. 

 . Green . 4, H. Her. P. 

 . Whtgn. 5, P. Her. P. 

 Wht.gn. 4, G. Her. P. 

 White . 6, G. Ev. Tw. 4 O. G. H. 

 . Wht.gn. 4, 8. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. 

 Wht.gn. 7, 8. Ev. 8 3 C. G. H. 

 . 7, G. Her. CI. 4 Teneriffe 

 . 6, P. Ev. Tw. 4 8. Eur. 

 . White . 5, G. Her. CI. 3 C. G. H. 

 . White . 5, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1S16 

 . White . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Siberia . 1827 



5, G. Her. CI. 4 Macao. .1844 



6, H. Her. P. 2 Caspian . 1823 

 Wt. pur. 5, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1811 



. Green . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Egl. . sea co. 

 plocamoldes . Gr* wht. 6, H. Her. P. 

 racemosus . Wht.gn. 5, G. Ev. 8. 

 retrofractus . White . 7, G. Ev. Tw. 4 Africa . 

 aarmentbaus. Wht.gn. 8, 8. Ev. Tw. 6 Ceylon 

 seahdens . . Green , 6, G. Ev. Tw. 6 C. G. H. 

 Smithiauus . Gn.wht. 5, G. Her. P. 3 Teneriffe 



. White . 5, G. Ev. Tw. 4 C. G. H. 

 Wt. grn. 6, P. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 



. Green . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Hungary . 1819 



. Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 8 Hungary . 



. White . 5, G. Her. P. " 



. Grn yel. 6, G. Her. CI. 



. Gn.wht. 6, G. Her. P. 



, White . 7, H. Her. P. 



. Green 

 Green 



1759 



1792 



1819 



1792 



1800 



1828 ' 



1S00 



1811 



3 Teneriffe . 1829. 



S E. Ind. . 1808 

 1759 

 1810 

 1795 

 1829 

 1821 

 1811 



3 C. G. H. . 1822 



4 



2 Caucasus . 1816 



2 Caucasus . 1752 



stipulaceus 

 subulatus 

 sylvaticus 

 tenuifdlius 

 tetragbnus 

 tricarinatus . 

 umbellatus 

 verticillaris . 



AspAslA, Lindley. From aspazomai, I embrace, 

 in allusion to the manner in which the column 

 is embraced by the labellum. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchidacem. Elegant plants, with, 

 the aspect of Epidendrum. The flowers of A. 

 variegatum are deliciously sweet in the morn- 

 ing. For culture and propagation, see Stan- 

 hdpea. 



epidendroldes . Wht. yel. 2, 8. Epi. 1 Panama . 1S33 

 lunata - . , Gr. or. S. Epi. 1 Brazil . . 1844 



lutea .... Yellow . 3, S. Epi. 1 Guiana . 1838 

 variegata . . Grn.str. . 2, 8. Epi. J Panama . 1836 



Aspen. _See Populus trimula. 



