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feminine ; the application of the term unexplained. 
Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aristolochlaces. This 
is a remarkable ^enus of dwarf plants, on account 
of their curious flowers, which are frequently 
overlooked amon^ the leaves ; it is best to plant 
them near the front of borders, on account of their 
dwarf character, any common soil suits them, and 
portions of the root make young plants. The 
leaves and roots of A. europceum are emetic, cathar- 
tic, eind diuretic. 
arifdllum . . . Brown . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
canadensis . . . Brown . 6, H. Her. F. Canada . . 1713 
europ£um . . . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. England 
grandifolium . . Brown . 5, H.H8r. F. N. Amer. . 1820 
yirglnTcum . . Brown . 5, H. Her. P. Virginia . 1759 
AscARiciu^ Cassini. Derived from ascaris, an intes- 
tinaTwonn, and ccedo, to ki ll, because of its medical 
properties. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Composites. 
Interesting, dwarfish annuals, easily cultivated, 
with the treatment in common practice for stove 
annuals. Synonymes: 1. Vemonia anthelmintica. 
2. F. triplinervia. 
anthehnlntlca, 1 . Purple . 8, S. A. E. Ind. . . 1770 
triplinervM, 2 . Purple . 11, S. A. Brazil . . 1825 
AscENnsN'T, 1 at first trailing on the ground, then 
Ascending, J rising erect, forming a curve. 
Asci, small tubes, which contain the sporules of 
cryptogamous plants. 
Ascioerous, having asci. 
AsclkpIas, Linnaus. The Greek name of the iEscu- 
lapius of the Latins. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Asdepiadaceas. This is a genus of t^l-growing 
herbaceous plants, which thrive best in peat, or 
any very light soil,. They require a good deal of 
room to show their characters, and are readily 
propagated by seeds, or dividing the roots. A. 
syriaea is very odoriferous, and in Canada, when 
in flower, charms the traveller, especially when 
passing through woods in the evening. The French 
there eat the tender shoots in spring, as we do 
asparagus. The natives make a sugar of the 
flowers, gathering them in the morning, when they 
are covered with dew, and collect the cotton from 
the pods to fill their beds. On account of the 
silkiness of this cotton, Parkinson calls it Virginian 
silk. The roots of A deeumbens are diaphoretic and 
sudorific, and have the singular property of exciting 
general perspiration, without increasing the heat 
of the body ; it is used in Vir^nia against pleurisv'. 
A. tuherosa is used in the United States as a mild 
cathartic, as a remedy for a variety of disorders. 
Synonymes: 1 A. laurifolia. 2. Cynanchum Ipe- 
cacuanha. 3. A. connivens. 4. A. purpurascens. 5. 
A. hybrida. 
acuminata, 1 . Red 
alexliica . . . Green . 
amcena . . . Purple 
amplexicaulis . Red 
an^stifolijl . . White . 
asUim.ltica, 2 . White . 
cinere;! . . . Brown 
citrifOhS . . . White . 
curassHvIcA . . Scarlet 
Slba . . . Wliito . 
debHis . 
deeumbens . . Orange 
exaltata, 3 . . Purple 
Greenland . . White . 
incamata . . . Purple 
Linarti . . . White . 
linifuM . . . White . 
longifOli^ . 
mexicani . . . Whit 
niveii . . . ■ . White . . 
obtiisifoll^ 4 . Purple 
parviflurA . . . White . . 
panperculA . . Red . . 
phytolaccoides . Purple 
polystachva . . White . . 
pulcbrA . . . Purple 
purpur&<’Ccns, 5 . Purple 
quadrifOllA . Wht. red . 
rbseA .... Red . . 
rubra .... Red . . 
&alicifblia . . White . . 
syriaea . . . Purple 
tuberosA . . . Orange 
varieeSta . . . White . 
verticillatfi 
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. H. Ev. Tw. Cevlon . 
. 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7, H. Her. P. Mexico . 
. 7, S. Ev. Tw. Ceylon . 
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7, S. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
. White . . 7, H. Her. P. 
. 7, H. Tu. P. 
, 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
1 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 7, G. Her. P. Mexico . 
. 7, H. Her. P. 
. 1826 
. 1816 
. 1732 
. 1816 
. 1817 
. 1810 
. 1825 
. 1818 
. 1692 
! 1818 
. 1731 
. 1800 
, 1828 
. 1710 
, 1802 
. 1818 
Pa. pur. .7, H.Her. P. N. Amer. . 1816 
7. G. Ev. '. Mexico . .1821 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . P730 
7, H. Her. T’. N. Amer. . 1820 
9, G. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1774 
7, H.Her. P. N. Amer. . 1817 
7, H.Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812 
7, H.Her. P. N. Amer. . 1825 
7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
N. Amer. . 1732 
7, H. Her. P. 
7, H. Her. P. 
7, G. Her. P. 
7, H. Her. P. 
7, G. Her. P. Mexic 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
8, H. Tu. P. N. Amer. 
~, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
N. Amer. 
Mexico . 
Virginia 
1820 
1824 
1825 
1817 
1629 
.Whtgm. 7, H.Her. P. 
White'. .7, H.Her. P. N. Amer. . 1820 
Ascobolus, Persoon. From askos, a bladder, and 
hallo, to eject ; in allusion to the principal pecu- 
liarity of the genus. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 
Fungt.^ A curious production found chiefly on old 
cow soil — -furfuracSHs. 
Ascophora, Tode. From askos, a term used to 
denote a peculiar kind of receptacle of sporules, 
and phoreo, t© bear. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 
Fungi. This is mere mould, as seen upon old 
paste, &c — mQcidO. 
AscVrum, Linnaeus. From a, privative, and skyros, 
hard; plants soft to the touch. Linn. 16, Or. 8, 
Nat. Or. Hypericaceae. The species are dwarf and 
curious, and succeed well with the treatment given 
to Hypericums. 
8, G. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1823 
7, G. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1759 
8, G. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1759 
smplexicaul6 
crux-AndrCs 
hyperiroldes 
ptimllum . 
st^s . . 
Yellow . 
YeUow . 
Yellow . 
Yellow . 
Yellow . 
Ash-trhe, see Fraxinus. 
Asiatic poison-but3, see Crinum asiaticum. 
AsTmina, Adanson. A name of Canadian origin, 
meaning unknown. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 
Anonaceie. 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: I . Anona triloba. 
graudifibri . . . White . . 6, H. De. S. Georgia . . 1820 
parviflorA . . . Brown . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1806 
pvgmsA . . . White . . H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1812 
trllbU, I ... Pa. pur. . 8, H. De. S. China . .1822 
AspaiAthus, Linnreus. Said to be derived from a, 
privative, and spao, to extract; in reference to the 
thorns. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Ix^uminosae. 
“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 occasionally, or the 
cuttings are very liabte to damp off.”— Don’s System 
of Card, and Botany. 
afFinIs .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1822 
Albans .... White . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
aranrbsA . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. O. H. . 1795 
argenteA . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1759 
asparagoidAs . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
astroitea . . . Yellow . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
callOsA .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. O. H. . 1812 
cAndIcAns . . . YeUow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
camoiA .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
capitAtA . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1823 
ChenbpOdA . . . YeUow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. O. H. . 1759 
ciliArls .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
crassifbllA . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. & C. G. H. 
ericifbllA . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
galioTdea . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. Tr. C. G. H. 
^nistoidSa . . . YvUow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
globbsA .... Orange . 7, G. Ev. S. C. O. H. 
hispIdA .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
hystrix .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
7, G. Ev. S. E. Ind. . 
7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
7, G. Ev. S. C G. H. 
indloA 
laricinA . . 
mnuronatA . 
multiflbrA . 
pedunculAtA 
quinqtitfdllA 
aerlcbA . . 
*pinb-iA . . 
aquarrbsA . 
subulAtA 
thvmifiiliA . 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Red . 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. YeUow 
. Yellow 
. YeUow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. 1800 
. 1789 
. 1817 
. 1816 
. 1802 
. 1818 
. 1824 
. 1759 
. 1823 
. 17.96 
. 1818 
. 1775 
. 1816 
. 1816 
. 1824 
. 1823 
. 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
. 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
. 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
. 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
Asparagus, Linneeus. Derived from a, intensive, and 
sparasso, to tear, some of the species being armed 
with stroi^ prickles. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Liliacex. The character and mode of treating this 
favourite genus is known by all ; suffice it to say, 
that they are most successful in good rich light soil, 
and may be multiplied by seeds or divisions. 
acutifolliis . 
aethiopicua . 
Albus . . 
amArus . . 
aphyllua . 
asiAtlcus 
Bmussonetl 
dahuriciis . 
declinatus . 
deeumbens . 
dependens . 
falcAtus . 
. \Vbl. grn. F. Ev. S. 
. White . 
. Wliite . 
! tl^ite’. 
. White. 
. Green . . 
! Wht. grn. 
. Wht. grn. 
. White . . 
. Wht. gm. 
G.Et 
F.Ev. S. 
. 7, H.Her.P. 
F. Ev. S. 
G. Ev. S. 
H. Her. P. 
. 4, G.Ev. S. 
4, H.Her.P. 
F. Her. P. 
G. Her. P. 
Spain . 
C. G. H. 
Spain . 
S. Eur. 
1640 
1816 
1540 
1824 
1640 
1759 
Canaries . 1822 
C. G. H. . 1691 
Dauria 
C. G. H. 
C. G. H. 
, G. Ev. Tw. C. G. H. 
S. Ev. S. E. Ind. 
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1792 
1819 
1792 
