46 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



The shrub called Strawberry-tree in the Northern United 

 States is Euonymus. 



Arctostaphylos. [Ericaceae.] Dwarf evergreen shrubs, 

 ornamental in foliage, flowers, and berry, succeeding in sandy 

 peat. Increased by layers and seed. A. alpina is deciduous. 



A. aiphia (Alpine) ; deciduous trailer ; i foot ; flowers flesh- 

 colored, in May; Scotland. A. loitgifolia (long-leaved); half- 

 hardy evergreen under-shrub ; Mexico ; 1847. A. iiitida (shin- 

 ing) ; half-hardy evergreen shrub ; 4 feet ; flowers white, in May; 

 Mexico; 1836. A. piuigens (stinging); half-hardy evergreen 

 shrub; 1 foot; flowers white, in February; Mexico ; 1839. A, 

 tomentosa (downy) ; evergreen shrub ; flowers white ; North 

 America; 1826. A. 6'i'^ ^^rj/ (bear's-grape) ; evergreen trailer; 

 I foot ; flowers white, in April ; Britain. 



Arctotis. Beards-ear. [Compositae.] Greenhouse per- 

 ennial herbs, with showy composite flowers. Soil, sandy 

 loam and leaf-mould. Propagated by division. Many of 

 the species are remarkable for having the under surface of 

 their leaves covered with a close white wool ; and this, to- 

 gether with the form of the leaves, gives them a distinct 

 appearance among other plants. Many of the species form 

 good bedding plants, and give a mass of bloom all summer. 

 Treated as annuals, they bloom the first year. 



A. acatilis (stemless); greenhouse perennial ; 6 inches ; flow- 

 ers yellow, in May; Cape of Good Hope ; 1759. A. arboresceiis 

 (arborescent); greenhouse perennial; 18 inches ; flowers white 

 and pink, in June; Cape of Good Hope; 1818. A. aspera 

 (rough) ; greenhouse perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers pale-yellow, in 

 June ; Cape of Good Hope ; 1710. A. aureola (golden) ; green- 

 house perennial ; 18 inches ; flowers orange, in April ; Cape of 

 Good Hope; 17 10. A. breviscarpa (short-podded); hardy an- 

 nual ; I foot ; flowers orange with dark centre, in July ; Cape of 

 Good Hope. ^. ^/'<2;^-^/)7^r^ (large-flowered) ; greenhouse per- 

 ennial; 18 inches; flowers yellow, in April; Cape of Good 



