ALPINE PLANTS. 9 
the leaves. Limestone or rough grit, with 
one part loam added, suits it well. 
ADONIS AMURENSIS (Manchuria). There 
is nothing more charming than to look upon 
a mass of golden yellow in the months of 
February and March, just before the daffodils 
or yellow Alyssum appear. In the above plant 
we have that want supplied. It resembles 
A. pyrenaica in flower and growth, the only 
difference being that amurenszs flowers in 
February and March. It is of the easiest 
culture—anyone who grows A. vernalis will 
have no difficulty with the other. Good deep, 
sandy loam and a south aspect; the place 
well drained, and a little top-dressing given 
every autumn. These useful plants make a 
succession of blooms from February until 
June: first, A. amurensis ; second, A. vernalis ; 
last, A. pyrenaica. It is as well to take the 
plants up and divide every third or fourth 
year; this operation should always be done 
in the early spring in the case of pyrenazca 
and vernalis. Amurensis should be divided 
and replanted in October. 
AE THIONEMA CORDIFOLIUM, GRANDI- 
FLORUM, &c. (Pyrenees and Southern Switzer- 
