22 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



discarded on account of the vile smell of the blossoms. 

 Cuttings and seed. Dry soil. 



A. glandidosa (glanded) ; hardy tree ; 20 feet ; flowers green ; 

 China; 1751. 



Alchemilla. Lady's Maiitle. [Rosaceae.] Hardy per- 

 ennials. Common soil. Propagated by division. The 

 species have all insignificant flowers, but a pretty foliage. 

 A. alpiiia, conjimda^ and sericea are the most interesting. A. 

 Capensis and sibhaldicefoUa are greenhouse plants. Some 

 other hardy species are A.fissa oxid peniaphylia. 



Alder. See Alnus. 



Aletris. Colic Roof. [Haemodoraceae.] Curious hardy 

 perennials, requiring a cool, moist situation and peaty soil, 

 and to be in a shady place. Propagated by offsets. 



A. aurea (golden-tipped) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 yellow, in July; North America; 181 1. A. farinosa (mealy); 

 hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in June ; North 

 America ; 1768. 



Alisma. Water Plantain. [Alismaceae.] Hardy water 

 plants. The plants may be planted in the muddy soil of the 

 margins of ponds or lakes ; or potted into large pots, and the 

 pots set into water deep enough to cover them. Propagated 

 by seeds, or division of the roots. 



A. lanceolata (spear-leaved); hardy aquatic perennial; 18 

 inches ; flowers pinkish-white, in July; England. A. Plantago 

 (plantain) ; hardy aquatic perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers blush, in 

 July; England. A. ranimcidoides (ranunculus-Hke) ; hardy 

 aquatic perennial ; i foot ; flow^ers purplish, in August ; Britain. 

 A. trivialis ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in July ; North America ; 18 16. 



Allium. Garlic. [Liliaceae.] Hardy bulbs. Good 

 loamy soil. Propagated by offsets. 



A. acumiiiatiun (sharp-pointed); half-hardy-bulb; i foot; 

 flowers white and crimson, in March; California; 1847. -^« 



