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102 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Aquilegia—continued. 
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Fic. 137. AQUILEGIA SIBIRICA FLORE-PLENO, showing 
bit and Flower. 
A. v. Wittmanniana (Wittmann’s). fi. large, bright lilac purple ; 
ovate-acute, lin. to ljin. long, more than half as much 
broad ; limb of petals white, about half the length of sepals ; spur 
curved. A very fine variety. 
The following names are also met with in gardens, some of which 
Teprosetit ee b heed are effective as garden orna- 
sima, nevadensis, oxysepala, &e, oe el dma ee 
AQUOSUS. Watery. : 3 e 
ARABIS (origin of the word not clear). Wall Cress; 
Rock Cress. ORD. Cruciferew. Hardy perennial trailers, 
except where otherwise stated. Flowers mostly white-; 
racemes terminal; pedicels bractless. Radical leaves usually 
stalked; cauline ones sessile or stem-clasping, entire or 
toothed, rarely lobed. Most members of this genus are 
peculiarly well adapted for rockwork and the alpine garden, 
oh. 
_ both from their natural hardihood as well as their early and 
_ profuse flowering habits. They are of the easiest possible 
culture in any dry soil. The perennial species may either 
Arabis— continued. 
be increased by divisions of the root, by cuttings, placed 
in a shady border during the summer, or by seed. The 
latter may be sown outside, or in’ pans, in spring, when 
most of them will germinate in two or three weeks. The 
annuals and biennials are for the most part devoid of any 
cultural beauty. > 
A. albida (whitish).* fl. white ; racemes terminal ; pedicels longer 
than the calyx. January to May. l. few-toothed, hoary, or 
downy with branched hairs ; radical ones obovate-oblong ; cauline 
ones cordately sagittate, clasping the stem. h. Gin. to Qin. 
Tauria and Caucasus, 1798. SYN. A. caucasica. 
A. a. variegata (variegated).* A very pretty variegated form for 
edgings. 
p, 
. Fic. 138. ARABIS ALPINA, showing Habit and Flowers. 
A. alpina (alpine).* fl. white, smaller than those of A. albida ; 
racemes terminal 
; pa ls longer than the calyx, which is 
smoothish. March May. J. many-toothed, lanceolate, acute, 
villous with branched hairs ; radical ones somewhat stalked ; cau- 
line ones cordate, clasping the stem. A. 6in. European rocks, in ae 
sunny places, 1596. There are one or two varieties, including #—~— 
variegated-leaved form, in cultivation. See Fig. 138. 
A. arenosa (sand-loving).* fl. rose coloured, very rarely white or- 
bluish ; petals obovate ; RE a i to Fie a 
ley, fort ei cee i ae dap ole 
muc er than 34 meme 
Stem branched, his id, with simple hairs. A 6in- Middle 
Europe, 1798. See Fig. 159. i : 
A. blepharophylin, (fringed leare ator claws, "Spring. L 
oe $ the herides e ch are fringed with very stiff 
hairs; radical ones spathulate; cauline ones oblong, sessile, 
A Bin. to 4in. California, 1874. This succeeds best in a cool 
frame, where it will flower in January. 
A. caucasica (Caucasus), A ning of A. albida, 
cida (shining).* fl. white; petals entire, narrowed at the 
joo cow eb panar won ie calyx. : Summer. l. obovate, thickish, 
shining, clasping the stem. h. 4in. to 6in. Hungary, 1790. 
very ‘ ty species, with a dwarf habit; it is especially adapted 
-for B wre borders, or rockwork, 
variegata (variegated).* A great improvement upon the 
ot , bei “al Me cared with yellow, and the green somewhat 
ter. y, apea in tufts or as edging, it is very effective, and 
should be prevented from flowering. exceedingly desirable 
variety is a gem for the rockwork, and when seen in crevices, or 
eed tutes. SS ty See It must be increased by slips or 
+ rootlets, which should be taken in early summer. ce 
