. 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. ASTKB are^Aam, Hort.,is a well marked form of A, patens, found by Joseph Meehan at Antletam.—*jl. Nt)Dce-cmriileua= l—* amiddHs= 1—A. Jieivesii, Hort., is A. ericoides, var. Reevesii, Gray, a " rigid form, comparatively stout, glabrous, except that the Ivs. are often hispidulous<!iliate toward the
. 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. ASTKB are^Aam, Hort.,is a well marked form of A, patens, found by Joseph Meehan at Antletam.—*jl. Nt)Dce-cmriileua= l—* amiddHs= 1—A. Jieivesii, Hort., is A. ericoides, var. Reevesii, Gray, a " rigid form, comparatively stout, glabrous, except that the Ivs. are often hispidulous<!iliate toward the base, the heads and rays as large and the latter about as numerous as in A ; N. Amer.—* rotundifUius, — A. Sikkiminsis, Hook. Three to 4 ft., stout and erect: Ivs. lanceolate-acuminate, spinulose-serrate : heads purple, in large corymbs. Himalayas. SirdcAwi, Hook. Stem- less and sarmentose, with 1-fld. bracted scapes : radical Ivs. spatulate, hairy: heads lilac-blue, 1 in. across. Pretty. Hima- layas. 6912.—*A. termmdiis= !—^. Tdwnshendii, Hook =A. Bigelovli, Gray (N. Amer,). L H B The native Asters are amongst the very best plants for borders and roadsides. They should be better known. grows well in shade in ordinary soil, not necessarily moist; increases in vigor under cultivation. A. cordlfoUus prefers open or partial shade; improves much under cultivation with good soil. A. corymbosus prefers at least partial shade, and will grow even in very deep shade; seeds very freely; does well on dry ledges and in small crevices in rook; very tenacious of life. A. dumosiis prefers full sunlightaud dry situation. A. eri- coides wants full sunlight and dry situation ; will grow in very poor or shallow soil, but does best where roots can penetrate deep. A. Iwvis grows in either full sun- light or partial shade and good soil. A. Novm-Anglice will not endure much shade ; prefers moist soil, but grows well in
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