. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. IIG ASTILBE ASTEOCAEYUM when fumigation is necessavj'. Aphis, spider or thrips never trouble Astilbe. As a border plant, Astilbe is one of the hardiest of our hardy herbaceous plants ; but the feathery plume obtained in the greenhouse is much shorter, more compact, and lacks the pure whiteness of the outdoor-gr
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. IIG ASTILBE ASTEOCAEYUM when fumigation is necessavj'. Aphis, spider or thrips never trouble Astilbe. As a border plant, Astilbe is one of the hardiest of our hardy herbaceous plants ; but the feathery plume obtained in the greenhouse is much shorter, more compact, and lacks the pure whiteness of the outdoor-grown specimens. William Scott. A. Fls. opening white or yellowish. dec&ndra, Don(^(7(;â¢d/ff,Britt.). Somewhat pubes- cent, 3-6 ft.: Ivs. 2-ternate, the Ifts. ovate and cordate or abrupt at base, sharp-ser- rate : fls. yellowish white, J in a large (10-12 in. long) â ^ racemose panicle; sta- mens 10. Woods, Va. and S.âOften confounded with Sylvester. Jap6nica, Gray (HotHa Japdniea, Morr. & Decne. i;«i-'yj}i»i^ «. ;ta, Morr. & Decne. Spiraa Japdniea, Hort.).. 170. Anincus astilboides. For comparisou with Astilbe. Fig. 169. Erect, hairy on the and nodes : Ivs. nate, petiole reddish; Ifts. ovate-acute,tapering to the base, serrate : fls. white, in a pubescent racemose panicle; stamens 10. Ja- pan. 3821. Gn. 48, p. 360. Mn. 5 Com- monly known as a spring glasshouse plant in this country, but hardy in the open. There are various cult, forms, as var. gran- diflora, Hort., with larger and denser panicle ; var. compacta, Hort., the pani- cle more compact; var. multiflora, Hort.; var. va- riegita, Hort., with varie- geted Ivs.; var. purpilrea, Hort., with purple-shaded foliage. Astilbe Japonica is often confused with Arun- cus astilboides; Figs. 169 and 170 will aid in distin- guishing them. Lemoinei, Hort. Foliage graceful, standing 1 Kft. high, with Ifts. broad-oval, dentate and crimped, satiny green, hairy : fls. with whit
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