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Astarte, in Syria Venus. Linn. 18, Or. 2, 

 Nat," Or. Myrtacece. An ornamental species, 

 three feet high ; for culture. &c. , see Melaleuca. 

 Synonyme : 1, Melaleuca fascicularis. 

 fascicularia 1 . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl. . 1830 



Astelia, R. Brown. From a, without, and 

 stelecJws, a stem. Linn. Nat. Or. Liliacea. 

 Curious plants. They thrive in the green- 

 house in a light loamy soil, and produce abun- 

 dance of off-sets ; these, if detached and 

 planted either in sawdust or very porous earth, 

 with a slight bottom heat, will soon produce 

 roots. 



Bahksii . . , Green 5, G. Her. P. 1 N. Zeal. . 1837 

 Cunninghamii . Green 5, G. Her. P. 1 N. Zeal. . 1859 



Astelma, R. Brown. From a, privative, and 

 stelma, crown, in allusion to the construction 

 of the fruit. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aste- 

 rdeeos. Beautiful flowering plants, especially 

 A. e&miwm ; they grow about three feet high, 

 and thrive well in sandy peat soil ; the pots 

 must be well drained, and the soil carefully 

 watered, or they do not progress freely, but on 

 the contrary, the whole plant appears to lan- 

 guish ; they delight in a situation near the 

 glass, with a free admission of air ; they in- 

 crease by seeds, sown in light open soil, or 

 cuttings planted in sand, or sandy soil, strike 

 without difficulty. Synonymes : 1, Eliehrpsum 

 caniscens. 2, E. fragrans. 3, E. imbricatum. 

 4, Gnaphalium milhflbrum. 5, Eliehrpsum 

 retbrtum. 6, E. speciosissimum. 7, E. spirdle. 

 8, E. Stceheltna. 9, E. variegatum. See Eli- 

 ehrpsum. 



canescens 1 . . Purple 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1794 

 eximium . . . Crim. 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. 1798 

 fragrans 2 . . . Pink . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1803 

 imbricatum 3. .White 8, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820 

 millefldrum 4 . Pa. pur. 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1802 

 retbrtum 5 . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. 1732 

 speciostssimum 6 White 8, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. 1691 

 spirile 7 . . White 9, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1801 

 Strehellnum . . White 8, G. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. 1801 

 variegatum 9 . . Br.wht. 6. G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1801 



Astephanus, R. Brown. From a, privative, 

 and Stephanos, crown ; in reference to the sta- 

 mens. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aselepia- 

 dacew. These are twining plants of consider- 

 able beauty, growing about four feet high, iu 

 peat and loam, and are increased by division, 

 linearis . . White . 7, G. Ev. Tw. 4 C. G. H. 1816 

 trifldrus . . White . . 7, G. Ev. Tw. 4 C. G. H. 1816 



Asteracantha. From aster, a star, and 

 alcantha, a spine. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Acanthaeeee. " This is a handsome herbaceous 

 greenhouse plant, seeds of which were sent to 

 the Horticultural Society by Mr. M'Culloch, 

 one of the gardeners to His Highness the 

 Pacha of Egypt. If care is taken to reduce 

 the vigour of the leaves, by not giving .the 

 plant too much shade and moisture, it becomes 

 very handsome j but if it is permitted to run 

 to leaf 'too much, its beauty is considerably im- 

 paired." — Bot. Reg. Synonyme: Barl&rialon- 

 gifblia. 

 longifolia . . Yellow 7, G. Her. P. 2 Egypt . 1781 



AsTERACEffi. A large order of plants bearing 



compound flowers, and generally known as 

 Comp6sitos. 

 ASTER, Linnaeus. From aster, a star ; the 

 flowers resemble little stars from the rays of 

 their circumference. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracece. Many species of this extensive 

 genus are stately and handsome plants, such 

 as A. puniceus, pulchillus, &c. : the expanded 

 flowers, which appear in autumn when others 

 are over, have been compared to a star, from 

 the numerous rays of the circumference ; they 

 succeed iu any soil or situation, and the her- 

 baceous kinds increase abundantly from 

 division. A. Argophpllus is a very rapid- 

 growing species, and forms an ornamental tree 

 when planted in the border of a conservatory : 

 its leaves have also a fine fragrance resembling 

 musk. Synonymes: 1, A. pumilus. 2, A. 

 pennsylvdnicus. 3, A. wmbellalixs. 4, A. dra- 

 cunculoides. 5, Solidago Tricolor. 6, A. bi- 

 ennis. 7, A. Maryldndica. 8, A. seoparius. 

 9, A. pubiscens. 10, A. carneus. 11, Grin- 

 dilia sibirica. 12, A. glaucus. 13, A. lucidus. 

 14, A. leucdnthemus. 15, A. expdnsus. 16, 

 A. parviflbrus. 17, A. ledifdlius. 18, A. vil- 

 Idsus. 19, A. fruticulbsus. 20, A. pinifblius. 

 21, A. amcenus. 22,-1. alpinus rambsus. 23, 

 A. glaucus cyaneus. 24, A. virg&tus. 25, A. 

 hungdricus. 26, A. virginicus. 27, A. den- 

 tatus, ferruglneus. 28, A. pdtulus, strictus. 29, 

 A. tanaeetif Alius, macrdnthera. See Callistema, 

 Erigeron, Eurpbia, Galatilla, Haxtbnia, and 

 MachcerantMra. 



abbreviatus . Blue . 8, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 

 acris .... Blue . 8, H. Her. P. 2 8. Eur. . 1731 

 aouleatus . . White 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. 1818 

 aeumin&tus . Pa.rd. 9, H. Her. P. 1J N.Amer. 1S06 

 adulterlnus . . Violet 9, H. Her. P. S N. Amer. 

 sestlvus . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N.Amer. 1776 

 albus . . . White 8, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 

 alpinus . . Purple 6, H. Her. P. 1 Europe 1658 



fl5re-albo . . White 7, H. Her. P. | Europe 1827 



ramdsus . . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. J Europe, 

 altalous 1 . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia 1804 



alwartensis . . Red . 6, H. Her. P. 1} Caueas. 1807 

 amelloldes . . Violet 7, H. Her. P. 1J Podolia 1824 

 Amellus . . . Purple 8, H. Her. P. 2 Italy . 1596 



angustifblius Pa. bl. 8, G. Ev. 8. 2 8. Eur. 1596 

 amplexicaulis 2 Blue 10, H. Her. P. 3 N". Amer. 

 amygdallnus 3 White 8, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1759 

 angustifdlius . Pa. bl. 7, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. 1804 

 argeuteus . . Purple 8, H. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. 1801 

 argoph^llus . . White 7, G. Ev. S.10 V. D. L. 1804 

 artemisifl&rns 4 White 9, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 

 bellidifl6rus . . Pa. rd. 9, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 

 besearahicus . Purple 9, H. Her. P. 2 Russia 1834 

 bloolor 5 . . . W. yel. 8, H. Her. P. 8 N.Amer. 1759 

 bifldrus . . . Violet 8, H. Her. P. i Caueas. 1820 

 blandus . . . Pa.bl. 10, H. Her. P. 2 N.Amer. 1800 

 cabulicus . White . H. Her. P. 2 India . 1843 

 canescens 6 . . Violet 9, H. B. 2 N.Amer. 1812 



eanus .... Purple 8, H. Her. P. 2 Hungary 1816 

 caroUnianus . Purple 9, G. Ev. S. 8 Carolina, 

 cassianlbicus . Purple 8, H. Her. P. 2 Russia 1834 

 caucasious . . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Caueas. 1804 

 ohrysanthem-1 y; x t „ G Her p 3 Mex i 0o 1848 



oldes 29 . ) ' 



ciliatus . . . White 9, H. Her: P. 8 N. Amer. 

 condnnus . . Purp. 10, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1800 

 cfincolor . . . Purp. 10, H. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. 1759 

 oonyzoldes 7 . White 9, H. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. 1778 

 cordifolius . .Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N.Amer. 1759 

 coridifblius . . Pa.bl. 10, H. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. 

 cornifdlius . . White 10, H. Her. P. 3 N.Amer. 1811 

 corymb&Bus . . White 10, H. Her. P. 2 N.Amer. 1765 

 Cymbalarire . White 9, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1786 



