ASP 



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ASP 



Aspera, harsh, rugged. 



Asperella. See klymus hgstrix. 

 .Aspergillus, Micheli. From aspergillum, be- 

 cause of its resemblance to the brush with 

 which the holy water is scattered in catholic 

 ceremonies. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botry- 

 tacece. Mere nionldiness, found in patches 

 upon rotten substances, and damp species in 

 herbariums — aUreus, cdndidus, glaHcus, ld.ne.us, 

 m6llis, penicillatus, virens, rbseus. 



AsPEROcdccns, Lamour. From asper, rough, 

 and kokkos, seed ; the seeds have a rough sur- 

 face. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Mat. Or. Fucdcece. 

 This species is found on rocks — comprtesus. 



Asperugo, Linnaeus. Derived, on account of 

 its asperity, from asper, rough. Linn. 5, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Boragindcece. Altogether unin- 

 teresting, except in a botanical point of view, 

 proctlmbens . Blue . 4, H. Tr. A. 1 Britain, rubbish. 



Asperula, Linnceus. A diminutive of asper, 

 rough ; leaves. Linn, i, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ga- 

 lidceee. A. arvensis is a mere weed ; all the 

 rest of the species are pretty, and excepting 

 cyndnchica, remarkable for thriving under the 

 shade of trees, in moist soil. The scent oi 

 A. odorata is quite pleasant, and the plant 

 has been'used for flavouring wine, perfuming 

 clothes, &o. An infusion of A. cyndnchica 

 is astringent, and is used as a gargle. A. 

 odorata is diuretic, Synonyms: 1, A. ri- 

 valis. 2, Galium, glaucum. 8, A. ripens. 

 i, Galium humifusum. 5, A. incdna. See 

 Ernbdea. 



almna . . White 7, H. Her. P. I Caucasus 1820 

 Amrtae 1 White . 7 H. Her. P. 2 S. Eur. . 1818 

 • arXfinsL ! Bed . . 4 H. Her. P. i Arcadia . 1819 

 aristata . . Yellow 7, H. Her. P. 1 S. Eur. . 1823 

 brev&Mia . Purple . i P. Ev. Tr. i Europe . 1826 

 crassifdlia . White . 6, H. Her. P. i Levant .1775 

 cyntochica . Flesh . 7, g. Her. P. f Eng., ch. hills 

 galioldes 2 . White . 7, g. Her. P. f S. Eur. 1710 

 hirshta3 .White . 6, H. Her. P. | Portugal 1819 

 Mrta Purple 7, H. Her. P. i Pyrenees 1817 



humifosa 4 i White . 7, g. Her. Tr. | Caucasus 1818 



£vXa • ■ W : k I: iS: I i* ?&. : i™ 

 3£' : S PBr :{5S=:5: 1 *g , SSP.iS 



?dortta : i TOte . i g. Her. P. i Brit ^ woods 



pyrenaica . Flesh . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Spam . . 1821 



iirri/lo Red . 7. H. Her. P. i Greece . 1819 



Sra' " ' White H.Her.P.l Italy. .1824 



SeUari's White . 6 H. Her. P. 1 Russia . 183S 



surtS ' Pink 6 H. Her. P. I Caucasus 1821 

 £C ■ White a H. Her. P.J Italy. .1789 



rtaSSSa Pink . 7 H. Her. P. i Europe . 1761 



trifhftdaa White . 6, H. K. i Persia . lass 



tyriScf . : WMte ! el H. Her. P. i Levant .1829 



arvinsis. 



Asphalathus. See Aspdlathus. 

 ' Asphelandra. See Apheldndra. 



Asphodel. See AspMdelus. 



Asphodelace2E. An order of herbaceous plants 

 merged in Lilidcece, from which they were 

 found to differ in no' essential characters. 



Asph6deeus, Linnceus. From a, privative, and 

 sphallo, to supplant ; a flower not to be sur- 

 passed. Lml 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ul^cm. 



These plants are of a bold aspect, and when in 

 flower very ornamental ; common soil suits 

 them well, and young plants are obtained 

 without difficulty from the roots. See Ere- 

 nzurus. 



. White 7, H. Her. P. 2 Spain . 1820 



. White 4, H. Her. P. 3 S. Eur. 



. White 6, H. Her. P. 2 Levant . 1824 



. Pa. yel. 6, H. Her. P. 4 S. Europe 1812 

 White 6, H. Her. P. 2 



. White 7, S. A. 1 



. Yellow 6, H. Her. P. % 



. White 8, H. Her. P. 



7, G. P. 

 6, H. Her. P. 

 6, H. Bl. P. 



8, H. A. 

 4, H. Her. P. 



HBStlVUS . 



albus . . 

 asiaticus . 

 capillaris . 

 cerasiferus. 

 clavatus . 

 cretieus . 

 fistulbsus . 

 intermedins 

 luteus . . 

 microcarpus 

 proliferus . 

 ramdsus . 

 sibiricus . 

 tauricus . 

 tenuior . . 



White 

 Yellow 

 Yellow 

 White 

 White 



E. Indies 1808 

 2. Candia . 1821 



1 S. Eur. . 159S 

 li Canaries. 1822 

 3 Sicily. . 1596 



2 Dalmatia 1831 

 i Armenia 1824 



2 S. Eur. . 1551 



. Pa. yel. 5^H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1829 



. White 6,-H. Her. P. 3 Tauria . 1812 



White 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1824 



Aspicarpa, Richard. The form of the fruit re- 

 sembles a shield ; hence the name from aspis, 

 a shield, and karpos, fruit. Linn. 1, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Malpighiacece. A twining plant of 

 little interest, and easy cultivation, 

 ilrens . . Apetal . 7, S. De. Tw. 6 S. Amer. . 1821 

 AsPlDfsTRA, Ker. From aspidiseon, a' little 

 round shield ; the form of the flower. Linn. 

 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lilidcece. Curious plants, 

 remarkable for producing their flowers under 

 the surface of the earth. They grow in any 

 common soil ; and are increased by suckers, 

 elatior .... Brown 10, S. Her. P. 2 Japan 1835 



variegata . . Brown 10, S. Her. P. 2 Japan 1835 

 lurida .... Purple 7, S. Her. P. 1 China 1822 



variegata . . . Purple 7, S. Her. P. 1 China, 

 punctata . . . Purple 3, S. Her. P. 1 China 1824 



fflbo maculata . Gr. pur. 4, G. Her. P. 1 China 1862 

 AspfDlUM, Swartz. From aspidion, a little 

 buckler ; because of the form of the indusium. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiacece. One 

 of the pretty and very interesting genera of 

 Fems. A mixture of loam and peat, and a 

 sheltered situation, are very suitable for them ; 

 they are multiplied by seeds, or divisions. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Nephrbdium acrosticholdes. 2, 

 N. decomp6situm. 3, Cydthea dentdta. i, 

 Aspldivm trapezoldcs. 5, Polypbdiwmjrdgrans. 

 6, Nephrbdium unltum. 



acrostich- 

 oldes 1 J 

 aculeatum 

 aamulum . 

 alatum 

 alplnuin , 

 angulare . 

 atomarium 

 auriculatum 

 bulblferum 

 cicutarmm 

 cordiffilium 

 coriaceum 

 cristfiitum . 



Brown 7, H. Her. P. 1J N. Amer. 



7, H. Her. P. 2 Brit., sha. pi. 

 7, G. Her. P. 2 Madeira 1779 

 7, S. Her. P. 1J E. Indies. 

 7, H. Her. P. I S. Eur. . 1825 



Brown 



Brown 



Br. yel. 



Brown ., 



Brown 7, H. Her. P. 



Brown 7, H. Her. P. 



7, S. Her. P. 



7, H. Her. P. 



7, S. Her. P. 



6, S. Her. P. 



7, G. Her.'P. 

 7, H. Her. P. 



Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 



1J Eng., dp. pi. 



decomposi- 1 Brown 7 G. Her. P. JN. HoJJ. . 1820 

 turn 2 J ___, „ „ _ _ „ _ ._ 



decurrens 

 dentatum 3 

 dilatatum . 

 dumetorum 

 elongatum 

 exaltAtum 

 Pilix-mas . 

 fragile 



Br. yel 

 Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 

 . Brown 

 Brown 

 Brown 



5, S. Her. P. 



6, H. Her. P. 



6, H. Her. P. 



7, H. Ser. P. 



6, G. Her. P. 



7, S. Her. P. 

 7, H. Her. P. 

 7, H. Her. P. 

 7.H. Her. P. 



grande . . .Br. yel. 5, 8. Her. P. 



1^1. of Luzon. 



I Wales, rocks. 

 2 Brit, dp. pi. 



I Brit., rocks. 

 2 Madeira . 1779 



4 Jamaica . 1793 



5 Brit, sha. pi. 

 J Brit, walls. 



i Siberia . 1820 

 1 I. of Luzon, 



