282 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Class VI. 
814. DIANEL'LA. Lam. Dianella. 
4834 lae'vis R. Br. smooth 
4835 longifolia R. Br. long-leaved 
4836 strumosa Ker. strumous 
4837 nemorosa Lam. wood 
D. ensifolia W. 
4838 cffirulea R. Rr. blue 
4839 divaricata R. Br. divaricated 
815. EUS'TREPHUS. R. Br. Eustrephus. 
4840 latifolius R. Br. broad-leaved ^ 
4841 angustifolius R. Br. narrow-leaved i_ 
816. ASPAR'AGUS. L. Asparagus. 
4842 officinalis L. common ^ 
4843 sylvatieus W.Sf K. wood 
4844 verticillaris Bieb. whorl-leaved ^ 
4845 declinatus W. long-leaved j£ 
4846 marltimus Bieb. maritime ^ 
4847 decumbens W. decumbent 
4848 scandens W. climbing 
4849 dah{iricus Fisch. Dahurian ^ 
4850 falcatus W. sickle-leaved ^ 
4851 racemosus W. branching 
4852 Broussoneti Jacq. Broussonet's 
4853 retrofractus W. Larch-leaved 
4854 asiaticus W. Asiatic 
4855 EBthiopicus W. angular-stalked ^ 
4856Slbus W. white 
4857 acutifolius W. needle-leaved ll- 
4858 flexuosus W. flexuous ^ 
4859 aphyllus W. prickly jol 
4860 subulatus W. awl-leaved tt. 
4861 capensis W. Cape n. 
4862 sarmentosus W. linear-leaved 
817. DRI'MIA. Jacq. 
4863 altissima Jacq. 
4864 elata B. M. 
4865 ciliaris B. M. 
4866pusilla W. 
4867 lancea;f61ia B. M. 
4868 revoluta B. M. 
4869 m^dia Jacq. 
818. UROPE'TALON. 
4870 glaucum Burchell 
4871 crispum Burch. 
4872 serotinum Ker. 
4873 f61vum Hort. 
Drimia. 
tallest $ 
tall TS 
ciliated ^ 
dwarf 
Copperas-leav'd $ 
reflex-flowered 5 
intermediate 
Ker. Uropetalon. 
glaucous-leaved i§ 
curled-leaved ^ 
late-flowering ^ 
tile-red 
lAI or 
lAI or 
1 Al or 
lAI or 
I Al or 
I Al or 
1 lor 
I 1 or 
A cul 
A cu 
A cu 
lAI cu 
A cu 
1 I cu 
I Al cu 
A cu 
I I cu 
□ cu 
I leu 
I I cu 
I I cu 
I cu 
I Al cu 
I I cu 
I I cu 
1 I cu 
I leu 
lAI or 
I Al or 
I Al or 
I Al or 
lAI or 
I Al or 
I Al or 
I Al or 
lAI or 
Al or 
Al or 
Asphodelecs. 
2 au B 
2iau B 
1| mr B 
2 au B 
2 my.au B 
Sp. 6—15. 
N. HoU. 1822. Sk s.p 
N. HoU. 1822. Sk s.p Bot. reg. 734 
N. HoU. 1822. Sk s.p Bot. reg. 751 
E. Indies 1731. Sk s.p Bot. mag. 1404 
jl.au B 
Asphodelece. 
jn.jl P.Pu 
jl P.Pu 
Asphodelece, 
jn.au G 
jn.au 
jn.au 
jn 
my 
my 
jl.au 
G 
W 
W.G 
G 
W.G 
G 
G 
W.G 
W.G 
w* 
w 
w 
w 
W.G 
G 
W.G 
ap.my G 
au W.G 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
Sp. 2. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 1820. 
Sp. 21—32. 
England seaco, 
Hungary ... 
Caucasus 1752. 
C. G. H. 1759. 
Caspian 1823. 
C. G. H. 
C. G. H. 
Dauria 
E. Indies 
E. Indies 1808. 
Canaries 1822. 
Africa 
Asia 
C. G. H 
Spain 
Spain 
C. G. H. ... 
S. Europe 1640. 
C. G. H. 1811. 
C. G. H. 1691. 
Ceylon 1710. 
1783. 
1805. 
1800. 
1792. 
1795. 
1792. 
1759. 
1759. 
1816. 
1540. 
1640. 
R s.p Bot. mag. 505 
R s.p 
C s.p Bot. mag. 1245 
C s.p 
S r.m 
R r.m 
R r.m 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p Jac.schoen.l.t.97 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p Bur. zeyLt.l3.f.2 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p Moris.s.1. t.l. f.2 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R r.m 
Eng. bot. 339 
Pl.rar.hu.3.t.201 
Buxb. cen.5.t.37 
Pluk.al.t.375.f3 
Pluk. al. t.l5. f.4 
Moris, s.l. t.l.f.3 
Park, theat. f. 3 
Jac.schoe.3.t.266 
Rhe.mal.10. t.lO 
Asphodelece. Sp. 7 — 11. 
1| au.i 
2 o.n 
lis . 
i my.jn 
3 s.o 
Ifau W 
Asphodelece. 
1 jl.au G 
G 
fjn.au G.R 
f jn.au G.R 
W.G C. G. H. 
R.G C. G. H. 
Pu.w C. G. H. 
G C. G. H. 
Pu C. G. H. 
G C. G. H. 
W C. G. H. 
Sp.4. 
C. G. H. 
C. G. H. 
Spain 
1791. 
1799. 
1793. 
1800. 
1774. 
1820. 
1816. 
1816. 
1629. 
Mogadore 1808. 
O s.p Bot. mag. 1074 
O s.p Bot. mag. 822 
O s.p Bot. mag. 1444 
O s.p Jac. ic. 2. t. 374 
O s.p Bot. mag. 643 
O s.p Bot. mag. 1380 
O s.p 
O l.p Bot. reg. 156 
O l.p 
O l.p Bot. mag. 859 
O l.p Bot. mag. 1185 
4863 
History, Use, Propagation, Culiure, 
814. Dianella. A diminution of Diana, the name which the genus originally received from Commerson, 
The species are found in the recesses of forests, where the goddess of hunting may be supposed to inhabit. 
815. Eustrephus. From ey, well, and f^i<pM, to turn, in allusion to the twining habit of the species. 
816. Asparagus. From trtrot^MtrtrM, to tear, on account of the strong prickles with which some of the species 
are armed. Some are dioecious, and others are prickly evergreen climbers. A. officinalis, Asperge, Fr., 
Spargel, Ger., and Asparago, Ital, is one of the oldest and most delicate of culinary vegetables. It is found 
on the sea-shores in different parts of Britain and in many parts of Europe, and is abundant in the inland 
sandy plains in Russia, Turkey, and Greece. Asparagus was in much esteem both among the Greeks and 
Romans. It is much praised by Cato and ColumeUa, and Pliny mentions a sort which grew near Ravenna, a 
deep sandy country, three shoots of which would weigh a pound. It is equally admired by the moderns, and 
assiduously cultivated in private gardens everywhere, and to a great extent round London, Paris, and Vienna. 
In no part of the world is it grown to such perfection as in the market gardens round London. That of the 
parish of Mortlake is particularly strong and succulent : the soil is a sandy loam, deeply trenched, and well 
manured ; the seed is sown in drills and thinned out till the plants stand six inches apart in the row, and the rows 
are a foot asunder. Round Paris and Vienna more pains are taken in preparing the soU, by forming excava- 
tions and filling them with layers of turf, durable manure, as bones, wood-chips, &c., sand, manure, loam^ 
&c. ; but though plantations on such beds last longer than on our's, they do not yield better shoots, and it may 
justly be questioned whether they are equally profitable to the cultivator. 
The culinary preparations of asparagus are few, its very delicate flavor rather being deteriorated than 
improved by powerful tastes. It is best boiled and served alone, to be eaten with butter and salt ; or with the 
points of the shoots cut in small pieces, and served up as green pease. It is esteemed diuretic, and in Paris 
