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Alyssum saxatile* the Hock Madwort, and A. saccatile com^ 

 pactum. — Producing dense masses of golden flowers. 



Anemone apennina, the Mountain Wind Flower, native of Bri- 

 tain. — Fine clear blue, easily done, and very useful. 



Anemone sylvestris, the Wood Anemone, native of Germany. — 

 Free May-flowering species, easily grown, white flowers. 



Aquilegia alpina^ the Alpine Columbine, native of Switzerland. — 

 Exquisite if true. 



Arenaria halearica, the Balearic Sandwort. — Forms a very dwarf 

 and pretty little plant in light soils, as it becomes covered with 

 plenty of starry white flowers, and the whole is not more than au 

 inch high, or thereabouts ; but it is not first-class. 



Asperula odorata,^- the Odorous Woodroff". — A common British 

 plant, which should be seen in all woods and shrubberies ; so much 

 valued, too, for its fragrance when dried. 



Auhrietias. — All the varieties, Grandiflora for choice ; but it is 

 scarcely fair to pick where all are good. 



Auhrietia deltoidea.* — Gi^andijiora, Mooreana, purpurea, and 

 Campbelli, are varieties or species grown in this country. The last- 

 named is the best. 



JSellis peremiis liortensis* — Double daisies of several colours ; 

 are most useful for spring bedding. 



Calfha palustris, Marsh Marigold. — A common British plant, but 

 not surpassed for brilliancy of colour ; grow in bogs or other moist 

 places. 



Campanulas.^ — The best are carpatica, both white and blue 

 \2ir\ei\es, persicifolia and persicifoUa alba, pumila, and pumila alba — 

 for a beginner at all events. They can hardly be called spring 

 flowers, but, coming in to fill up the void between spring and sum- 

 mer, are as useful as any. 



Cerastium grandiflorum and incamim are also free-flowering 

 kinds. 



Cerastium, tomentosum,^ the Woolly Mouse-ear Chickweed. — 

 This common edging plant, if undisturbed, makes no small attempt 

 at a good show of flower in May. 



Cheiranthiis ocJiroleiiciis, the pale yellow Wallflower, native of 

 Switzerland. — Clear yellow, dwarf and striking. Divide in autumn, 

 and get a stock, as it is about the very best of the genus. 



Clematis montana,^ the Mountain Traveller's Joy, native of 

 Nepaul, var. major. — A magnificent kind for covering walls, arbours, 

 roofs, etc., producing large white flowers freely in May. 



Crocus susianus, the earliest ; luteiis^^ the common yellow, and 

 perhaps the best ; vernus,* the blue, and its numerous fine varieties, 

 amongst the best of which are Sir IF. Scott and La Majesteuse. 



Dianthus alpinus, the Alpine Pink, native of Austria. — A rare 

 and beautiful plant, but the finest of its genus. Large fine flowers, 

 on stalks sometimes little more than an inch high. It flowers late 

 in May, and should be grown in fine sandy earth or peat, with full 

 exposure, and plenty of water in dry weather. 



Dianthus Fischcri, Fischer's Pink, native of Kussia, is another 

 gem worth a good deal of trouble; so is the Cheddar Pink, D, 



