ANTHEMIS. 
thicker and taller than its usual height, which is about 14 inches, 
rather more or rather less. 
Anemopsis comes here not because its name is really Anemopsis 
(for it is, in fact, Houttwynia californica, and there is another one, H. 
cordata, in Japan), but because catalogues always call it ““ Anemiopsis,”’ 
and more usually still endeavour to go one better yet, and impose it 
on an ardent world as a new Anemonopsis. The Houttuynias, how- 
ever, though utterly unworthy of any such kinship, have their value ; 
H. californica, from a tuft of fleshy-oval leaves, sends up flowers with 
a tall central cone, surrounded by six expanded leaf-bracts that have 
the look of pure white petals dotted with red ; H. cordata is a smaller 
thing, and runs about in and out of the garden walls in Japan, with 
heart-shaped leaves, not fleshy, and a profusion all the summer 
through of four-petalled-looking snow-white stars, with a cone at their 
centre. In gardens both species like cool moist and rather shady 
corners, where H. cordaia at least may run at will. The fault of this, 
however, is the peculiarly nauseating smell of its blossoms. 
Antennaria.—The race of Cat’s Ears is large and confused. 
Except when lured by very special descriptions, the rock-gardener has 
no need to travel beyond our native A. dioica, with its neat spreading 
masses of silver-grey rosettes (excellently well-adapted for a crocus- 
carpet), and chafly Composite heads of small everlastings, white or 
pink, on stems of 2 or 3 inches. This is a matting-plant for any 
rather worthless situation ; but one of the most beautiful associations 
I have ever seen was on the Mont Cenis, where raged a large mass of 
the Antennaria, with flowers in tangles of the most clear and tender 
pink above their silver floor, into which were thrusting up thick azure 
clumps of Gentiana aestiva. Among the myriad other confused 
Cat’s Ears are A. arctica, with browner heads; A. hyperborea, 
with rose-pink flowers; A. nivale, proclaimed as being something 
special; and A. -plantaginifolia from North-east America, with 
broader leaves still whiter with down. A. tomentosa is a form of 
A. dioica. 
Anthémis.—The Camomiles are very often annuals, very often 
annual weeds, very often half-hardy annual weeds. However, there 
are several that ascend to alpine elevations, and several that are 
handsome and useful perennials whether they ascend there or not. 
Their rule is light well-drained soil in full sun, and all can be raised 
from seed, and freely struck as cuttings. For the rock-garden let 
us try to mention only the best of the dwarf-growing, perennial, 
decumbent species that bloom in full and later summer. 
A. aciphylla, from Caria, has the leaves cut into specially long, 
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