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also rather dry than otherwise. Thus circumstanced, they will 
well mature their buds; and the cultivator will be rewarded by 
seeing them fresh strong buds when excited, and also showing an 
abundant crop of fruit. 
I have at present in stock 1400 of these plants in pots as fine 
as could be desired. Henry Baxley, Wuneham. 
HARDY FLOWERING HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
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ASCEEPIAS—Swaliow-voht. 
Wat. ord., Asclepidacese. Linn. Rentandria Monogynia. 
Generic Chabacter. — Corolla live-parted, revolute. Corona 
on the upper part of the tube of the filaments, formed of five 
horned hoods. Follicles smooth. 
Asclepias acumen'ata (long-pointed). Stems erect, simple, 
glabrous ; leaves ovate, sub-cordate, acuminate, lower leaves on 
short petioles, upper ones sessile ; umbels lateral, solitary, 
erect. 2 ft. Red. July. N. America. 
A. amcena (pleasing). Stems simple, with two rows of down ; 
leaves nearly sessile, oblong-oval, downy beneath ; umbels 
terminal, erect; corona erect, its appendages exserted, red. 
3 ft. Purple. August. N. America. 
A. amplexicaulis (stem-clasping). 2 ft. Red. July. North 
America. 
A. Douglasti (Douglas’s). Stems simple; francs oblong, downy 
beneath; peduncles short, downy ; umbels many-flowered; 
flowers downy; corona leaflet ovate, pointed. l.V ft. Red. 
West America. 
A. nivea (snowy). Stems simple; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
smootliish; umbels erect, terminal, solitary. 3 ft. "White. 
August. N. America. 
A. obtusieolia (blunt-leaved). Leaves stem-clasping, oblong- 
roundish, obtuse, waved; umbels terminal, solitary, on long 
peduncles, many-flowered, glabrous; corona horns exserted. 
2 ft. Purple. July. N. America. 
A. pulchra (fair). Stem divided at top; leaves lanceolate; 
' umbels erect, in pairs ; corona horns exserted. 2 ft. Purple. 
July. N. America. 
A. QUABRIEOEIA (four-leaved). Stems erect, simple, glabrous; 
leaves ovate-acuminate, petiolate, those in the middle of the 
stem larger, and four in a whorl, the rest opposite ; umbels in 
pairs, terminal, loose-flowered, pedicels filiform. 1 ft. White 
and red. July. N. America. 
A. rubra (red). Stem erect, simple; leaves alternate, ovate- 
acuminate; umbels compound. 1ft. July. Virginia. 
A. Syriac a (Syrian). Stems simple; leaves lanceolate-oblong 
or oval, gradually acute, downy beneath ; umbels drooping. 
4 ft. Purple. July. Syria. 
A. tubeeosa (tuberous-rooted). Stems nearly erect, divaricately 
branched at the top, very hairy; leaves scattered, oblong- 
laneeolate, hairy; umbels disposed in a terminal sub-corymb. 
Orange. August. N. America. 
The Swallow-worts are hardy, handsome plants, requiring a 
deep soil of one-fourth peat, and three-fourths sandy loam, on a 
rather moist bottom. 
Propagated by taking up the large clumps of roots and divi¬ 
ding them into sections, with two or three buds to each. The 
best time for this operation is in autumn, as soon as the stems 
decay. Plant the divisions immediately in fresh soil where they 
are to bloom. This dividing process should be done about every 
third year. 
A. tuberosa is a truly fine species, and should he in every 
garden. The best-bloomed plants we ever saw were in the garden 
of E. Leeds, Esq., at Stretford, near Manchester. He is a most 
zealous cultivator of rare herbaceous plants, of which he has a 
very large collection. 
ASPERULA—WooDr.oFF. 
Wat. ord., Galiacete. Linn. Tetrandria Monogynia. 
Generic C'uaracter. — Calyx five-tooth ed. Corolla one-petaled, 
funnel-shaped, four.cleft. Stamens inserted in a tube. Style 
filiform. Stigma bifid. Seeds two, globose, not crowned by the 
calyx. 
Aspeeula alpina (alpine). Plant entirely downy; stems pro¬ 
cumbent, much branched, four-sided ; leaves four iu a whorl, 
linear, acute, upper ones nearly equal, spreading; cymes ter¬ 
minal, crowded; lobes of corolla four. 6 in. White. July. 
Caucasus. 
A. AecadienSis (Arcadian). Plant hoary ; stems decumbent; 
leaves six in a whorl, oblong-ovate, acute, edges revolute; 
flowers terminal and axillary, aggregate, sessile. 3 in. Red. 
April. Arcadia. 
A. aristata (awned). Plant erect, glabrous; leaves four in a 
whorl, linear, acute; upper ones opposite; bracts like leaves, 
hut smaller; flowers fascicled, terminal; corolla lobes bluntly 
awned. 1ft, Yellow. July. S. of Europe. 
A. crassieoeia (thick-leaved). Leaves four together, oblong; 
lateral leaves revolute, rather obtuse, pubescent. 1 ft. White. 
June. Levant. 
A. galioedes (Galium-like). Plant glabrous ; stems terete, ad- 
scending; leaves six to eight in a whorl, linear, glaucous; 
peduncles dichotomous, terminal, corymbose; corollas cam- 
panulate ; fruit glabrous. 1 ft. White. July. S. of Europe. 
A. hirsuta (soft-liaired). Plant erect, or aclscending; leewes 
six in a whorl, linear, acute, margins revolute, lower ones and 
tops of stems glabrous; flowers in fascicled umbels; bracts 
hardly exceeding the ovaries ; fruit glabrous. 1 ft. White. 
J une. Portugal. 
A. hirta (bristly). Plant tufted, erectish ; leaves six in a whorl, 
linear, acute, hairy, longer than internodes; flowers aggregately 
umbellated, terminal, sessile, exceeding the bracts ; fruit gla¬ 
brous. 1 ft. Purple. July. Pyrenees. 
A. IN can a (hoary). Stems villous at base, smootliish at top; 
leaves six in a whorl, linear, hoary; flowers downy, in terminal 
fascicles. 1ft. Purple. June. Crete. 
A. EONGIEEORA (long-flowered). Stems numerous from same 
neck, erectish, glabrous ; leaves four in a whorl, linear, lower 
ones small, obovate, upper ones opposite; flowers with 
elongated tubes, fascicled, terminal, pedunculate; bracts 
small, subulate; fruit glabrous. 1ft. Yellow-purple. July. 
Hungary. 
A. longieolia (long-leaved). Stems smooth ; leaves eight in a 
whorl, linear-lanceolate, deflexed, edges rather .scabrous ; pa¬ 
nicles capillary, many-flowered; fruit smooth. 1 ft. Red. 
July. S. of Europe. 
A., Montana (mountain). Plant glabrous ; stem flaccid; leaves 
linear, lower ones six in a whorl, middle ones four, upper 
ones opposite; bracts linear; flowers in fascicles ; corollas 
four-cleft, scabious externally. 1 ft. Pink. July. Hungary. 
A. nitida (glossy). Plant glabrous; stems diffuse, densely 
tufted, as well as the leaves ; leaves four in a whorl, shining, 
glaucescent, lower ones oval, others linear, acute, awned, re¬ 
volute; fascicles terminal, three to four-flowered, long as 
leaves ; corolla lobes awned, tube terete, wide; fruit glabrous, 
rather rugged. 1 ft. Pink. August. Greece. 
A. odoeata (sweet-scented). Plant glabrous, erect, or ad- 
scending; stems simple; leaves eight in a whorl, lanceolate, 
smooth, edges serrulately scabrous ; corymbs terminal, pedun¬ 
culate ; fruit hispid. 1 ft. White. June. Britain. 
A. Pxeenaica (Pyrenean). Stem erect; leaves four in a whorl, 
lanceolate-linear; floioers often trificl. 1ft. Flesh. July. Spain. 
A. rigid A (rigid). Stems diffuse, downy ; leaves linear, four in 
a whorl, upper ones opposite; flowers scattered; fruit gla¬ 
brous. 1 ft. Red. July. Greece. 
A. SCABBA (rough). Stem scabrous, diffuse, kneed ; leaves four 
in a whorl, lower ones oblong, downy, upper ones glabrous, 
linear, unequal, opposite, small, awned; floioers fascicled; 
corollas scabrous, lobes mucronate; style bi-partite at base. 
1 ft. White. July. Italy. 
A. supina (bowed-down). Plant glabrous ; stem much branched 
at base, procumbent; leaves four in a whorl, linear, acute; 
lower ones imbricately crowded; peduncles three-flowered, 
axillary and terminal, rather panieled; corolla tube terete, 
lobes four, oblong ; fruit glabrous. 1ft. Pink. June. Caucasus. 
A. taurina (bull). Plant erect, smootliish; leaves four in a 
whorl, ovate-lanceolate, three-nerved, margins finely ciliated ; 
corymbs pedunculate, axillary, fasciculately umbellate, invo- 
lucrated ; bracts ciliated ; fruit glabrous. 1ft. White. June. 
Italy. 
A. tomentosa (downy). Plant adscending, or diffuse, clothed 
with velvety down; leaves four in a whorl, linear, margins 
revolute, lower ones obovate; flowers terminal or axillary, 
eight to ten in 1 a fascicle; bracts shorter than flowers. 1ft. 
Red. July. S. of Europe. 
A genus of low-growing hardy plants, of neat habit, with 
pretty, though small flowers. Any garden soil, not heavy or 
