38 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



A. Apennina (Apennine) ; hardy tuber ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 blue, in May ; England. A. Caroliniana (CaroHna) ; hardy tu- 

 ber ; I foot; flowers white, in May; North America; 1824. 

 A. coro7iarm (poppy) ; hardy tuber ; 6 inches ; flowers various, 

 in May; Levant; 1596. A. Halleri (Haller's) ; hardy peren- 

 nial; 6 inches; flowers purple, in May; Switzerland; 18 16. 

 A. hortensis (garden) ; hardy tuber ; 6 inches ; flowers rose, in 

 May; Italy; 1597. A. Hicdsoiiiaiia (Hudson's); hardy peren- 

 nial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in June ; North America ; 1827. 

 A. Japojiica (Japanese) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers rose, 

 in September; Japan; 1844. A. nemorosa (grove); hardy tu- 

 ber ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in April and May ; England. A. 

 palmata (palmate) ; hardy tuber ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in 

 May; Portugal; 1597. A. pavonia (peacock); hardy tuber ; 

 I foot ; flowers red, in May ; France. A. Pennsylvanica (Penn- 

 sylvania) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers white, in May ; 

 North America; 1766. A. ptUsatilla (pasque-flower); hardy 

 perennial; 9 inches; flowers purple, in April; England. A. 

 ranunculoides (ranunculus-like) ; hardy tuber ; 6 inches ; flow- 

 ers yellow, in May; England. A. venialis (spring) ; hardy per- 

 ennial ; 6 inches; flowers white, in May; Switzerland; 1752. 

 A. vitifolia (vine-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers 

 white, in September; Nepaul ; 1829. 



There are many other species, all more or less desirable. 



Aniseed -Tree. See Illicium. 



Anisodus. [Solanaceae.] Coarse-growing perennials of 

 little beauty, growing in common garden soil, and increased 

 by division. 



A. luridiis (lurid) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers yellowish- 

 green, in July; Nepaul ; 1823. 



Requires protection in the Northern States. 



Anodontea. [Cruciferse.] A genus of hardy plants 

 allied to Alyssum, and requiring the same treatment. There 

 are seven species, of no special interest. 



Anoda. [Malvaceae.] Hardy annuals, commonly called 



