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THE DICTIONARY 
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Alyssum—continued. t 
shady place. Seed may be raised outside, or in a frame 
in pans in sandy soil, most of them germinating in two or 
three weeks. 
A. alpestre (alpine).* fl. yellow; raceme simple. June. l. obovate, 
hoary. Stem rather shrubby at the base, diffuse, greyish. R. Sin. 
South Europe, 1777. Perennial. A very neat little tufted species. 
A, argentewm (silvery), A. Bertolonii (Bertoloni’s), and A. murale 
(wall), are larger growing species allied to the above, but of less 
cultural merit. 
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A, atlanticum (Atlantic). . yellow; race 
l, lanceolate, hoary, and tics dens shrubby at 
h Sin. fe lit. È Europe, 1620, A. Marschallianum is in 
ween A. a A. a. obtusifolium : i 
met with under cultivation 0 Orvsiolium ; but is seldom 
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Alyssum—continued. 
June, l. lanceolate, entire, greyish-velvety from stellate down, 
Stem shrubby at the base, A. 1ft., Italy, 1710. Closely allied to 
A, saxatile, but not so hardy ; it is very desirable for rockeries, 
A. macrocarpum (large-fruited). A. white, racemose. June. L 
oblong, blunt, silvery. Stem shrubby, branched, somewhat spiny. 
h. 8in. South of France, 1828. A. spinosa (thorny), and A. 
halimifolia (purslane-leaved), are very like this species. A. dasy- 
carpum (thick-fruited) is an annual with yellow flowers. 
A. maritimum, See Koeniga. 
A. montanum (mountain). jf. yellow, sweet-scented; raceme 
simple. May to July. l. somewhat hoary; lower ones obovate; 
upper ones oblong, Stems rather herbaceous, diffuse, pubescent. 
h. 2in. or Sin. Europe, 1713. A distinct and charming species for 
the rockery, forming compact tufts of slightly glaucous green. A. 
cuneifolium (wedge-leaved), A. diffusum (diffuse), and A. Wulfeni- 
anum (Wulfenius’) come close to this species, the latter being the 
most desirable. pity . 
A. olympicum (Olympian). f. deep yellow, small, in roundish 
“corymbose heads. Summer. J, spathulate, sessile, very small, 
greyish. h. Zin. to 3in. Northern Greece. 
A. orientale (Oriental).* fl, yellow, corymbose. May. J. lanceo- 
late, repandly-toothed, waved, downy. Stems suffruticose at the 
re . lft. Crete, 1820. There is a variety with variegated 
eaves, kas 
A. saxatile (rock).* fl. yellow, in close corymbose heads. April. 
l. lanceolate, entire, clothed with hoary tomentum. Stems shrubby as 
at the base. h. 1ft, Eastern Europe, 1710. A very common and 
showy spring plant. See Fig. 70, ` 
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- Fic. 72. FLOWER SPIKE OF AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS. 
A. s. variegatum (variegated).* A constant and 
gated form, which is even more handsome than the type. On 
prettily oar 
well drained, position. 
_ A. gemonense (German).* ^, yellow, in close corymbs, April to 
Sig it does well, as it requires a sunny, 
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