30 . GARDEN FLOWERS. 



tection in the Northern States. A. hederacea (Virginian creep- 

 er) ; hardy climbing shrub ; 60 feet ; flowers greenish, in June ; 

 North America; 1629. A. hirsuta (hairy); hardy climbing 

 shrub ; 60 feet ; flowers greenish, in May ; North America ; 

 1806. 



Ampherephis. [Composite.] A very pretty floriferous 

 plant, of easy culture in good garden soil. Sow the seeds 

 in May, in the open border, and thin out the plants. 



A. aristata (awned) ; hardy annual; i foot; flowers purple, 

 in July ; Caraccas ; 1824. y^. Z;//^?-/?/^///^ (intermediate) ; hardy 

 annual ; 18 inches ; flowers purple or lavender, in August ; Bra- 

 zil ; 182 1. A. imitica (awnless) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers 

 purple, in July ; South America ; 1803. 



Amsonia. [Apocynaceae.] Very neat pretty hardy per- 

 ennials, thriving in common garden soil, propagated by divi- 

 sion of the root, or by cuttings, in summer. 



A. ajigustifolia (narrow-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; 

 flowers blue, in June; North America; 1774. A. latifolia 

 (broad-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers blue, in June ; 

 North America; 1759. ^- salicifolia (willow-leaved); hardy 

 perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers blue, in June ; North America ; 181 2. 



Amygdalus. Almond. [Rosaceae.] Small deciduous flow- 

 ering trees and shrubs. The double-flowered varieties are 

 particularly beautiful. All grow freely in good loamy well- 

 drained garden soil. Propagated by budding on plum- 

 stocks ; the shrubs by transplanting the suckers, or by lay- 

 ering. 



A. comiminis (common) ; hardy tree, 15 feet ; flowers pink, in 

 April; Barbary ; 1548. A. incana (hoary); hardy shrub; 2 

 feet ; flowers red, in April ; Caucasus. A. nana (common 

 dwarf) ; hardy shrub ; 3 feet ; flowers pink, in April ; Russia ; 

 1683. A. pu7nila (double dwarf) ; hardy shrub ; 4 feet ; flowers 

 red, in April ; China ; 1683. 



There are about a dozen or more varieties of the common 



