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layering. The following are best: — A. communis, hardy 

 tree, flowers pink ; A. nana, hardy shrub, flowers pink ; 

 A. piimila (double dwarf), hardy shrub, flowers red ; and 

 some recently imported from China are beautiful for pot 

 culture. 



ANACAMPSEROS. [Portulacacege.] Small succulent 

 greenhouse plants. Soil, sandy loam, with one-third pounded 

 bricks ; the pots one-third filled with drainage. Very little 

 water in winter. Propagated by cuttings, kept rather dry 

 until they have rootecl. A. arachnoides, A. Jilamentosa, A. 

 lanceolata, and A. rotundifolia, all of which have pink 

 flowers. 



ANADENI.A. [Proteacese.] Neat greenhouse evergi-een 

 shrubs, allied to Grevillea. Soil, peat and loam. Propagated 

 by cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. A. Manglesii and 

 A. pidcheUa, flower yellowish, in May. 



ANAGALLIS. Pimpernel. [Primulaceee.] Hardy and 

 half-hardy slender annuals and herbaceous perennials, of 

 prostrate habit. The hardy annuals are sown in March or 

 April in the open border, and are propagated by seeds. The 

 half-hardy sorts are increased by cuttings, planted in March 

 in hotbeds, or in July or August under a hand-glass, and, 

 when potted off, should be grown in three parts loam and 

 one part peat, and preserved during winter in a diy frame or 

 greenhouse. They are all well suited for beds and borders in 

 the flower garden. The best are A. Indica, hardy annual, 

 blue. A. Monelli, half-hardy perennial, blue. Of this there 

 are several distinct varieties. 



ANAGYPJS. [Leguminosae.] Coarse greenhouse shrubs, 

 with papilionaceous flowers. Soil, loam and peat. Propa- 

 gated by cuttings in sand, under glass. 



ANARRHINUM. [Scrophulariacese.] Pretty hardy 

 biennials, allied to Antirrhinum. Common garden soil. 

 Increased by seeds, which should be sown in July for next 

 year's blooming plants. They may be propagated by cuttings. 

 A. fruticosum and A. jmbescens, flower white, in July. 



ANCHUSA. BuGLOss. [BoraginaceaB.] Fine herba- 

 ceous plants, mostly perennial ; some biennial and annual. 

 The perennial kinds grow freely in common garden soil, and 

 are increased by division. The annual and biennial kinds are 



