22 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



discarded on account of the vile smell of the blossoms. 

 Cuttings and seed. Dty soil. 



A. gla?idulosa {g\^nd.td); hardy tree ; 20 feet ; flowers green ; 

 China ; 175 1. 



Alchemilla. Lady's Mantle. [Sanguisorbaceae.] Har- 

 dy perennials. Common soil. Propagated by division. 

 The species have all insignificant flowers, but a pretty 

 foliage. A. alpma, cofijimcta, and sericea are the most inter- 

 esting. A. Capensis and sibbaldidfolia are greenhouse plants. 

 Some other hardy species are A.fissa ^xv^l pefitaphylla. 



Alder. See Alnus. 



Aletris. Colic Root. [Liliaceae.] Curious hardy peren- 

 nials, 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. farbwsa (mealy); 

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

 America ; 1768. 



ALIS^LA.. Water Plantain. [Alismaceae.] Hardy water 

 plants. The plants maybe 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. raniinculoides (ranunculus-like); hardy 

 aquatic perennial ; i foot ; flowers 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. acuininatiun (sharp-pointed) ; half-hardy-bulb ; i foot ; 

 flowers white and crimson, in March; Cahfornia ; 1847. ^' 



