ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. aoris, lilac-purple, Aug., 3 ft., 8. Europe; alpinus, 
purple, July, 6 in., Europe; Amellus (Italian Starwort), purple, Aug., 2 ft., Kurope, 
and its variety bessarabicus; Bellidiastrum, white, July, 1 ft., Europe; cordifolius, 
mauve, July, 2 ft., N. America; diffissus, white, Oct., 2 ft., N. America, and its 
variety horizontalis; dumosus, mauve, Uct., 18 in., N. America; ericoides, white, 
Oct., 2 to 3 ft., N. America; grandiflorus, violet, Nov. 2 to 3 ft.,, Virginia; levis, 
blue, Sept., 2 ft., N. America; Linosyris (Syn. Chrysocoma Linosyris), the Goldi- 
locks, yellow, Aug., 1 ft., Europe; Novex-Anglie, purple, Sept., 5 to 6 ft., N. 
America, and its numerous varieties; Novi-Belgii, blue, Sept., 4 ft., North America, 
and its numerous forms; ptarmicoides, white, Aug., 18 in., N. America; puniceus, 
blue, Sept., 6 ft., N. America; Shortii, blush, 3 ft., Sept., United States; ‘Trades- 
cantea, white, Oct., 4 ft. (‘rue Michaelmas Daisy), N. America; turbinellus, 
mauve, Aug., 3 ft., N, America; versicolor, pink and white, Sept., 3 ft., N 
America; vimineus, white, Sept., 3 ft., N. America. Scores of varieties of many 
of the foregoing species will be found in trade lists. 
Astilbe (False Goat’s-beard)—Ord. Saxifragacee. Hardy herba- 
ceous and shrubby perennials. Used also for forcing for flowering 
early in greenhouses. 
CULTURE OUTDOORS: Soil, loamy. Position, moist, shady bor- 
ders, or margins of lakes or ponds. Plant in Oct. or spring. Require 
plenty of water in dry weather . 
INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part of well- 
rotted manure or leaf-mould, & one of silver sand. Pot roots in Sept. 
er Oct. Place pots in cold frame & cover with cocoanut-fibre refuse 
till Dec.,*when introduce to a temp. of 45° for a week or so, then trans- 
fer to temp. of 55° to Gu°. Water freely when growth begins. Apply 
weak liquid manure when flower spikes show. After flowering harden 
off in cold frame till May, then plant out in garden. Lift, divide, & 
replant following April, & lift & repot in autumn. Retarded roots will 
flower in six weeks from potting in cold house. Increased by division. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. astilboides (Syn. Spirea astilboides), white, May, 
3 ft., Japan; and its variety floribunda; chinensis, white, July, 2 it., China and 
Japan; japonica (Syn. Spirma japonica), white, May, 2 ft., Japan, and its varieties, 
reticulata (variegated leaves) and foliis-purpureis (purple leaves and stems); 
rivularis, white, July, Himalayas; Thunbergii, white, May, 1 to 2 ft., Japan a 
shrubby species. A. astilboides and A. japonica and varieties are the kinds used 
for forcing. 
Astragalus (Milk Vetch).—Ord. Leguminose. Hardy peren- 
nial or shrubby herbs. Evergreen & deciduous. Siberia, Persia, N. 
America, Levant. Introduced 1570. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open border for tall, & 
rockery for dwarf species. Plant, Oct., Nov., March. Propagate by 
seeds sown iin. deep in light soil in cold frame in March; shrubby 
kinds by cuttings in a cold frame in summer; division of roots in 
autumn or spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. adsurgens, purple, June, 1 ft., Siberia; alopecu- 
roides, yellow, June, 3 to 5 ft., Siberia; danicus (Syn. A. hypoglottis), blue, June, 
3 to 4 ft., Europe; danicus albus, white; maximus, ycllow, June, 2 to 3 ft., 
Armenia; monspessulanus, rosy lilac and white, June, trailing, 8. Europe; 
onobrychioideg, purple, July, 9 to 12 in., Persia; Tragacantha, violet, June, 2 to 
3 ft., an evergreen shrubby species, Levant; vimineus, purple, rose, and white, 
June, 6 to 12 in., Siberia; vulpinus, pale yellow, June, 2 to 3 ft., Caucasus, 
Astrantia (Master Wort).—Ord. Umbellifere. Hardy herbaceous 
perennials. First introduced 1596. _ : . 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, shady borders or margins of 
woodland walks. Plant, Oct. or March. Propagate by seeds sown in 
sandy loam in cold frame in April; division of roots in Oct. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: A. Biebersteinii, white, May, 2 ft., Caucasus; car- 
niolica, white, May, 1 ft., E. Europe; holleborifolia, pink, July, 2 ft., Caucasus; 
major, 2 ft., Europe. 
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