ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 237 



A. sempervirens. — Of more bushy habit. It has whitish flowers 

 and requires same treatment as Asarina. 



Aphyllanthes (Liliaceae) 



A. monspeliensis. — Requires a sunny position in almost pure 

 sand. Rush-like leaves about 9 inches high, and clear blue flowers. 

 A pretty plant. 



Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae), Columbine 



The genus of Columbines includes some of the fairest and 

 daintiest flowers that can be grown in the rock garden, some of 

 which, unfortunately, are not particularly easy to cultivate. They 

 all like deep, moist, rich loam, thoroughly drained, in a sunny 

 position. They come readily from "seed, but interbreed so freely 

 that it is diflicult to obtain them true. 



A. alpina. — Requires a sheltered but not shady spot in deep loam 

 and leaf-mould soil with quick drainage. Bears lovely, big, soft> 

 clear blue flowers on dainty stems about 18 inches high. Is of easy 

 culture. One of the most beautiful plants for the rock garden. 

 This, as with most others of the family, is not easy to get " true." 

 Propagation by seeds. There is also a white variety. 



A. canadensis. — Looks its best planted amongst rocks in loamy 

 soil. Sharply notched leaves and bright scarlet and yellow flowers, 

 with long spurs, borne on stems about 12 inches high. Blooms in 

 June. Easily raised from seed. Nana is a dwarf form, and also 

 very lovely. 



A. coeriilea. — Sheltered spot in cool, deep loam well drained. Its 

 exquisite, long-spurred, pale blue flowers, with creamy- white centres, 

 are borne on slender stems 9 to 12 inches high, and is in flower 

 from May to September. The plant is, unfortunately, little more 

 than a biennial, and should be treated as such, for even if it lives 

 over the second year, it rarely does well. It comes freely from 

 seeds, which should be sown as soon as ripe. It is impossible to 

 bestow too much praise on this glorious little plant, which is about 

 the loveliest of a lovely genus. 



A.Jlabellata. — Cool, ordinary soil. Pale green leaves, and waxy- 

 white, tinted violet-rose flowers. Dwarf of habit and blooms 

 early. 



A. glandulosa. — Requires a position in partial shade, in deep, 

 moist soil composed of loam, peat, and sand. Dwarf-growing, with 

 large, handsome blue flowers, with a white centre, borne on slender 

 stems 9 to 12 inches high in May and June. Another gem, but, 



