Aspidium. See under [Ferns].

Asplenium. See under [Ferns].

Propagated by suckers.

Assonia. Sterculiaceæ.

Propagated by young cuttings, which will root freely in sand with strong bottom heat, if covered with a bell-glass.

Astartea. Myrtaceæ.

Increased by young cuttings, in sand, in gentle heat, under a bell-glass.

Astelma. Compositæ.

Propagated by seeds sown in pots of light, open soil, in gentle heat. By half-ripened cuttings, which will root readily in sandy soil with a hand-glass over them.

Astephanus. Asclepiadeæ.