AST 
AST 
AST 
AST 
Inxiflorus . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
liuarifulius . 
Pa. blue . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1699 
linifolius . . 
. White . 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer, 
. 1739 
liratus . . . 
White . 
6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. 
. 1812 
longifOlius . . 
. White . 
10, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1798 
lusitanicus . . 
Blue . . 
6, H. Her. P. Spain . 
. 1826 
luxurians, 15 . 
Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1816 
macrophvUus . 
White . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1739 
marginatus 
Violet . 
7, H. Her. P. N. Gran. 
. 1827 
montanus . . 
8, H. Her. P. Carolina ' 
multifldrus 
Wliite . 
9, H. lier. P. N. Amer. 
'! 1732 
mutabilis . . 
Purple . 
9. H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1710 
myrsinoTdes . 
Pa. pur. . 
5, G. Ev. S. N. HolL 
. 1825 
myrtifOlius 
White . 
8, H. Her. P. 
. 1812 
nemoralis, 17 . 
Lilac . . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1778 
Novae- Angllae 
Purple . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1710 
tuber . . . 
. Red . . 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1812 
NOvi-Bclgti . 
Pur. blue 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1710 
nudiflorusr. . 
Purple . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
oblongifdllus . 
Lilac . . 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
! 1797 
obtusktus . . 
White . 
6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
. 1793 
pallens . . . 
Violet . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
paluddsus . . 
Blue . . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
1784 
paniculatus 
Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1640 
pannouicus 
Violet . 
7, H. Her. P. Hungary 
. 1815 
patens . . . 
Purple . 
10, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1773 
pauciflorus . . 
White . 
9, H. Her. P. Missouri 
pendrilfiR 
White . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
*. 1758 
peregrinus . . 
Blue . . 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
phlogifolius . 
Violet 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
! 1797 
pilOsus, 18 . . 
Pa. blue . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1812 
plantaginaefuUus 
White . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
pluriflorus, 19 
White . 
6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
.* 1759 
pob phyllus, 20 
White . 
9 . H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
praekltus . . 
VermiL . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
! 1800 
prscox 
Violet . 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1800 
prenantholdes . 
Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1821 
pulchellus . . 
Purple . 
6, H. Her. P. Armenia 
pulcherrimus . 
Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
'. 1810 
punctatus . . 
. Violet . 
8, H. Her. P. Hungary 
. 1815 
puniceus, 21 . 
. Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1710 
demissus 
. Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. Gardens 
. 1820 
pyrenaeus . . 
. Violet . 
7,H. Her. P. Pyrenees 
rkdul^ . . . 
. White . 
10, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
! 1785 
ramosus, 22 . 
. Pur. red . 
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1816 
recur vatu s . . 
. Pa. blue . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1800 
reliexus . . . 
. Crimson . 
7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
. 1759 
reticulatus . . 
. White . 
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1812 
rigidulus . 
. Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1816 
Tigidus . . . 
. Purple . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1759 
rivularis . . 
. White . 
8, H. H«r. P. N. Amer. 
. 1820 
rubricaulrs, 23 
. Purple . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1815 
sagittaefolius . 
. Blue . . 
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1700 
sahcifolius. 24 
. Flesh . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1760 
salignus, 25 . 
. White . 
9, H. Her. P. Germany 
. 1815 
sanguineus 
. Blue . . 
9.H.Hei. P. N. Amer. 
Schreberi . . 
. White . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
sericeus . . . 
. Blue . . 
8,G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
! 1786 
serotinus . . 
. Blue . . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
sessiiiflorus 
. Red . . 
10, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
! 1700 
sibirleus . . 
. Blue . . 
8, H. Her. P. Siberia . , 
. 1768 
simplex, 26 . . 
, Wht-pur. 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
solidaginoldes . 
, White . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
! 1699 
sparsiHorus . . 
. Pa. pur. . 
10, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1798 
spectabilis . . , 
. Blue . . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1777 
spurius . . . . 
. Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 1789 
squarrbsils . . 
. Blue . . 
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
. 1801 
stellulatus . . < 
. Violet . 
6, G. Ev. T. V. D. L. 
. 1823 
strictus . . . . 
. Violet . 
10, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
. 1806 
subulatus . . , 
. Pa. blue . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
surculosus . . , 
. Purple . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
tardifldius . . 
. Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
! 1775 
tatarleus . . 
. White . 
8, H. Her. P. Tartary , 
. 1818 
tenellus . . . 
. Blue . . 
8, G. B. C. G. H. , 
. 1769 
tenuifdJius . . 
. White . 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
. 1723 
tomentosus, 27 
. Pink . . 
7,G.Ev. S. N. S. W. , 
, 1725 
tortifolius . . 
. Purple . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
TradescantI . 
. White . 
8. H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
! 1633 
trinervis . . 
. White . 
8, H. Her. P. Nepal . , 
, 1818 
TripOlIum . . , 
. Blue . 
8, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
undulatus . . . 
. Purple . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
! 1699 
versicolor . . , 
. Wht. pur. 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
. 1790 
villosus . . . 
, White . 
6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 
1812 
vimineiis, 28 . . 
, Blue . . 
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
1800 
divergent, miser 16. 
AsTfcRiAs, stellate, starry. 
Asteroc£phalus, Vaillant. From aster, a star, kephale, 
head ; in allusion to the seed. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Dipsacece. Very showy plants, growing abont two 
feet high in common soil, and may be readily in- 
creased from seeds or cuttings, under a hand-glass, 
in the same kind of soil. Synouymes : 1. ScaLiosa 
africana. 2. S. agrestis. 3. S. altissima, africana, 
indurata. 4. S. amaena, nitida. 5. S. argentea. 6. S. 
atropurpurea. 7- S. bannatica, Columnrv. 8. S. Dieber- 
sttinii. 9. S. caneseens. \0. S. capillata, mollis. 11. S. 
caucasea. 12. S. ceratophylla pilosa. 13. S. Colum- 
baria. 14. S. commutala. 15. S', crenata, coronopi- 
folia.^ 16. S. cretica. 17- S. elegans. 18. S. grumi. 
nifolia. 19. S. gramuntia. 2,). S. grtindijlura. 21. 
S. holosericea. 22. S. incana. 23. S. intermedia. 
24. S. heterosis. 25. S. legionensis. 26. S. lucida. 
27. S. lutea. 28. S. lyrata. 29. S. mariiima. 30. 
S. micrantha. 31. S. mollissitna. 32. S. neglecta. 
33. S. niiens, lucida. 34. S. ochroleuca. 35. S. 
palcestina. 36. S. pauchetus. 37. S. pectinata. 38. 
S. prolifera. 39. S. pyrenaica. 40. S. rotata. 41. 
S. rupestris. 42. S. rut^'olia. 43. S. saxatilis. 4-1. 
S. Scopolii. 45. S. setifera. 46. S. sieula. 47. S. 
silenifolia. 48. S. simplex. 49. S. stellata, laxijlora. 
60. S. tomentosa. 61. S. ucranica. 52. S. urceolata. 
53. Webbiana. 
mdenus, 4 . , 
ai-genteus, 5 . 
atropurpuT^us, 6 . 
albus . . < 
campus . . . 
prollferus . 
r0^eus _. . 
baniiaticus, ^ . 
Biebersteinil, 8 
capillatus, 10 . . 
caucaseus, 11 . , 
ceratopliyUus, 12 , 
columbarlus, 13 . 
commu tatus, 14 . 
crenatut, 15 . 
cretieus, 16 . . 
Vegans, 17 . ■ 
graminifaliiis, 18 
gramuntius, 19 
f randiflorus, 20 
olosericeus, 21 
■ icanus, 22 . . 
atermedius, 23 
isetensis, 24 . . 
legionansl'-, 25 
lucid U6, 26 . 
luteus, 27 . . . 
l^^atus, 28 . . 
■ arltiiiius. 29 . 
icranthus, 30 
moUissimus, 31 
neglGctus 32 . . 
nitons, 33 . . , 
ochroleucus, 34 . 
palaestiniis, 35 . 
paucisetus, 36 
pectinatu>, 37 
iifaius, 33 . . 
pyrenaicus, 39 
rotatus 40 . . 
JupOstrls, 41 . . 
rutaefOlius, 42 
saxati.u, 43 . . 
Scopdlii, 44 . . 
seiiferus, 45 . . 
Siculus, 46 . 
silenifOliCs, 47 • 
simplex, 48 . . 
stellatus, 49 . . 
tomeutosus, 50 . 
ucranicus, 51 . . 
urceolatus, 52 
Webbianus, 53 . 
Wliite . 
Flesh . 
Varieg. 
Pink . 
Pink . 
Lilac . 
Violet . 
Blue . 
Red . 
Purple 
Blue . 
Flesh . 
Bed . 
Blue . 
White . 
Pink . 
Blue . 
Yellow 
Purple 
Pink**. 
, Straw . 
, Violet . 
, Yellow 
, Purple 
, Pink . 
Pink . 
, Scarlet 
Pink . 
Straw . 
AVhite. 
Pink . 
Red . 
White . 
Blue . 
Blue . 
Lgt. yel. 
Yellow 
White . 
8, O. Ev. S. Africa 
8, H. Her. P. Hungary . 
8, G. IN-. S. Africa . 
6, H. Her. P. 
8, H. Her. P. Levant 
7, H. A. £. lud. . 
7, H. A. E. Ind. . 
7, H. A. E. Ind. . 
7, H. A. E. Ind. . 
7, H. A. E. Ind. . 
7, H. A. E. Ind. . 
7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 
7, H. A. Iberia . . 
7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 
7, H. Her. P. 
6, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 
7, H. Her. P. Italy . 
7, H. Her. P. Britain . 
7, H. Her. P. Siberia . 
8, H. Her. P. Italy . . 
6, G. Ev. S. Crete . . 
6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 
7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
7, H. A. Barbary . 
7, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 
7, H. Her. P. Europe . 
7, H. Her. P. S. Ear. . 
7, H. Her. P. Siberia . 
7, H. A. Spain . . 
H. Her. P. Dauphiny 
6, H. Her. P. Russia . 
7, G. Her. P. Turkey . 
7, H. A. I:aly . . 
7, H. Her. P. Armenia . 
6, H. Her. P. Italy . . 
6 H. A. Germany . 
6, H. Her. P. Azores . 
7, H. Her. P. Germany . 
7, H. A. Pahstiue . 
7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
7, H. A. Arabia . 
7, H. A. Egvpt . 
7, H. Her. P. S. France . 
7, H. A. Iberia . . 
7, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 
7, H. Her. P. Sicily . . 
7, H. A. Spain . . 
7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
7, H. Her. P. S. France . 
7, H. A. S cily . . 
7, H. Her . P. Hungary . 
7, H. A. S. Eur. . 
7, H. A. Spain . . 
7, H. Her. P. Spain . . 
7, H. Her. P. Ukraine . 
7, H. Her. P. Barbary . 
7, H. Her. P. Mt. Ida . 
1690 
1818 
1819 
1820 
1713 
1629 
1C29 
1629 
1629 
lii02 
1823 
1802 
1820 
1803 
1826 
1826 
1825 
1596 
1813 
lf83 
1597 
1804 
1818 
1826 
1824 
1801 
1820 
I 80 O 
1820 
1799 
1683 
1825 
1820 
1825 
1779 
1517 
1771 
1827 
1824 
1683 
1819 
1023 
1824 
1804 
1827 
1818 
1826 
1783 
1826 
1820 
1596 
1827 
1795 
18(!4 
1813 
Astkroma, Decandolte. Supposed to be named from 
aster, on account of their resemblance to a star. 
Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. The substances 
referred to this genus are merely cobweb lines, 
discernible upon the leaves of elm, ash, and some- 
times apple-trees. — Alchemillde, Fraxini, Pudi, Pru- 
nellx, Pyrt, Ulmt. 
Asterophora, Dittmar. Named from aster, a star, 
and phono to bear. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. 
This curious production is said to be peculiar to 
rotten mushrooms — lycoperdoides. 
AstilbE, Hamilton. From a, privative, and stilbe, 
brightness; plants opaque. Linn. 10, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Saxifragaceae. This plant is ornamental, attain- 
ing two feet in height ; it grows best in open peat, 
and is multiplied by divisions. Synonyrne : 1. 
Tiarella biternata 
decandra, 1 . .White. . 6, H. Her. P. Carolina .1812 
Astragalvis, Linnaus. From astragalos, vertebra, 
or talus, the seeds being squeezed into a^ squarish 
