Artanema

Artanema fimbriatum. Hardy evergreen shrub. Seed. Loam and peat.

Artemisia

ArtemisiaWormwood. Forty-seven species. Seed. Division and cuttings. Mostly hardy and herbaceous.

Arthropodium

Five species. Green-house herbaceous. Division or seed. Sandy loam and peat.

Arthrostemma

Two species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Artocarpus

Bread Fruit Tree. Two species. Stove evergreens. Cuttings. Light rich loam.

Arum

Thirty-seven species. Hardy, green-house, and stove. Offsets. Common soil.

Asarum

Five species. Hardy, herbaceous. Division. Common soil.

Ascaricida

Two species. Stove annuals. Seed. Rich light soil.

Asclepias

Thirty-six species. Chiefly hardy, and all herbaceous but A. Greeniana and Mexicana, which are stove evergreens. Seed or division. Peat.

Ash-Tree

(Fraxines excelsior.

Asiatic-Poison Bulb

(Crinum asiaticum).

Asimina

Four species. Hardy deciduous shrubs. Layers. Peat and loam.

Aspalanthus

Thirty-one species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Aspasia

Two species. Stove epiphytes. Bulbs. Peat and potsherds.

Aspen

Aspen, (Populus tremula).

Asperula

AsperulaWoodroof. Twenty-four species. Hardy herbaceous, except A. brevifolia, which is a half-hardy evergreen. Division. Moist shaded soil.

Asphodelus

Asphodel. Twelve species. Hardy bulbs, except A. clava-tus and intermedia. Offsets. Common soil.

Aspidistra

Two species. Stove herbaceous. Suckers. Common soil. Flowers produced under ground.

Aspidium

Forty-nine species. Ferns. Hardy, green-house or stove. Seed or division. Loam and peat.

Aspidiotus

See Coccus.

Asplenium

Forty-nine species. Ferns. Hardy, green-house or stove. Seed or division. Loam and peat.

Assonta

Two species. Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings. Sandy loam.

Astartea

Astartea fascicularis. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Astelma

Ten species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Seed or cuttings. Sandy peat.

Astephanus

Two species. Green-house evergreen twiners. Division. Peat and loam.

Aster

One hundred and fifty-two species. Chiefly hardy, but a few green-house plants. Suckers or division. Common soil. The time for thus propagating them is in autumn, or early spring; but many of the species are increased by cuttings of the flower stalks, planted in a shady borderduring May or June. The varieties are numerous.

Asterocephalus

Fifty-three species. Mostly hardy annuals and perennials. Seed or cuttings. Common soil.

Astilbe

Astilbe decandra. Hardy herbaceous. Division. Peat.

Astragalus

One hundred and eleven species. Nearly all hardy perennials and annuals; the first propagated by division, the second by seed. Common soil.

Astrantia

Six species. Hardy herbaceous. Division. Common light soil.

Astrapaea

Three species. Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings. Rich light soil.

Astrocaryum

Five species. Palms. Stove. Seed. Rich loam.

Astrolobium

Four species. Hardy annuals. Seed. Common soil.

Astroloma

Two species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.