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bed, filling up all the interstices 
between the patches with earth, so 
as to e the surface even. Thus 
treated, the Nemophilas, the Lepto- 
siphons, the Collinsias, the Lasthe- 
nias, and, in short, all the Californian 
annuals, will be splendidly in flower 
in May and June. 
When the seeds of annuals are 
sown, the ground should first be 
made firm by pressing it with the 
saucer of a flower-pot, or the back 
of the spade; the seeds should then 
be sprinkled thinly over the ground, 
and just covered with fine earth, 
which should be slightly pressed 
down over them. When they come 
up, if they appear too thick, they 
should be thinned out so as to leave 
ANTIRRHINUM. 
very curious flowers, is frequently 
found in gardens and shrubberies. 
AnoMATHE'cs.—Iridaceea.—Cape 
bulbs, with red flowers, and rather 
curious capsules, which have the 
appearance of being frosted. 'The 
bulbs should be planted in April, 
when they will produce flowers in 
June, and continue flowering till 
September. They should be taken 
up in November, and kept in a dry 
place till the following April. A. 
juncea was formerly considered 2 
Lapeyrotsia. 
| A'nTHEmis. — Compdésite. — The 
_Chamomile.— A. Pyréthrum, the 
_Pellitory of Spain, is a pretty little 
perennial, with large white flowers, 
‘stained with lilach on the back. It 
each plant standing apart; the dis- | is a suitable plant for rockwork, or 
tance at which they are left from | boxes in a balcony, as it requires a 
each other varying, of course, ac- | warm dry situation. Miller raised 
cording to the strength and habit | this plant in rather a curious way in 
of growth of the plant. The plants | 1732, finding its seeds among some 
of some kinds of annuals will bear 
transplanting after they have been 
taken up im thinning, but generally 
they are not worth the trouble of 
replanting. ‘The seeds when sown 
are often destroyed by birds ; but 
this may be prevented by turning a 
flower-pot over each patch till the 
seeds have germinated, taking care, 
however, to remove it as soon as 
the plants begin to grow, lest they 
should be drawn up by the shelter 
thus afforded, and become weak. 
Snails and slugs are dangerous ene- 
mies to young and tender annuals, 
and care should be taken to search 
| Malaga raisins to which they had 
|adhered. The root was formerly 
considered a cure for the toothache. 
The Arabian Chamomile, a pretty 
low-growing hardy annual, with 
yellow flowers, is now called Cla- 
| dénthus Ardabicus. 
AntTuoty'za. — Iridicee.— Cape 
| bulbs with showy flowers. For their 
| culture, see ANOMATHE'CA. 
| Awnruy'Lus. — Legumindse. — 
| Kidney Vetch. Dwarf plants with 
| pretty flowers; generally used for 
/rockwork; which are quite hardy, 
| &c.; will grow in any common soil. 
AnTs are very troublesome in 
for them early in the morning and | hothouses and greenhouses, and it 
late in the evening ; or to destroy | is very difficult to get rid of them. 
_ them by watering the ground with | As, however, it has been found that 
lime-water, so weak as not to dis- 
figure the plants. 
Ano'na, L. — Anondiceea. — The 
Custard Apple——Stove shrubs and 
low trees, natives of the East and 
West Indies. The hardy species are 
now formed into a separate genus, 
under the name of Asimina; and 
one species, A. trileoba, which has} 
| the liquor discharged by ants is very 
acid and acrid, the idea presented 
itself that alkalies would be dis- 
agreeable to them; and experience 
proves this so far to be the case, © 
that a circle of chalk o lime laid 
round any plant will e 
vent the ants from to it. 
Antirrui'num, — Scrophularine. 
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