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AXyasMJn—iuiLtiaued. 

 Bliady place. Seed may bo raised outside, or in a frame 

 ia pans in sandy soil, most of them germinating in two or 

 thi"ee weeks. 

 A. alpostre (alpine).* /.yellow; rjieenie simple. June. i. obovate, 



hoary. Stem r;ither shrubby at the b:ise, (linu-se, gieyish. h. 3in. 



•South Europe, 1777. Perennial. A vi-ry neat little tufted species. 



A. argcnteum (silvery), A. Bnrtnlonii (Bertoloni's), and A. inuralc 



(v/ail), are larger gTuwing species allied to the above, but of less 



cultural merit. 



Fig. 70. Alvssum saxatile. 



A* a. obtUSifoUam (obtuse-leaved). /. yellow, corymbose. June. 

 I. obovate spatlmlatc, blimt, silvery on the under surface, h. 3in. 

 Tauria, 182o. A rare alpine. 





Fig. 71. Alvssum saxatile variegatum, showing Flower and Habit. 



A. atlanticum (Atlantic). Jl. yellow; raceme simple. June 

 l. lanceolate, hoary, and pilose. Stems shrubby at the base, erect 

 h. 6m. to 1ft. 3. Europe, 1820. A. MarschalUanum is interme- 

 diate between A. alpcstre and A. a. oUusiJ'olium ; but is seldom 

 met with under cultivation. 



A. gemonense (German).* Jl. yellow, in close corymbs. April to 



Alyssum— confi/iuetZ. 



June. I. lanceolate, entire, greyish -velvety from stellate down. 

 Stem shrubby at the base. h. 1ft. Italy, 1710. Closely aUied to 

 A. saxatile, but not so hardy ; it is very desirable for rockeries. 



A. macrocarpum (large-fruited). y?. white, racemose. June. I. 

 oblonji, blunt, silvery. Stem shnibby, branched, somewliat spiny. 

 h. 8in. South of France, 1828. A. .tpinosa (thorny), and A. 

 haHwi/olia (purslane-leaved), are very like this species. A. dasy- 

 carjiin'n (thick-fi uiteO) is an annual with yellow flowers. 



A. maritimum. Sc: Koeniga. 



A. montanum (mountain). Jl. yellow, sweet-scented; raceme 

 simple. May to July. I. somewhat hoary; lower ones obovate; 

 upper ones oblonj;. Stems rather herbaceous, diffuse, pubescent. 

 h. 2in. or 3in. Europe, 1713. A distinct and charming species for 

 the rockery, formin'i: compact tufts of slightly /glaucous green. A. 

 cinwifolium (wedfie-leaved), A. dijfji.mm (diffuse), and A. Wul/cni- 

 aniim (Wulfenius') come close to this species, the latter being the 

 most desirable. 



A. olyxnpicum (Olympian), jf. deep yellow, small, in roundish 

 corymbose heads. Summer. I. spathulate, sessile, very small, 

 greyish, h. 2in. to 3in. Northern Greece. 



A. orientale (Oriental).* Ji. yellow, corymbose. May. I. lanceo- 

 late, repandly-toothed, waved, downy. Stems suffruticose at the 

 base. h. 1ft. Crete, 1820. There id a variety with variegated 

 leaves. 



A. saxatile (rock).* /. yellow, in close corymbose heads. April. 

 I. lanceolate, entire, clothed with hoary tomentum. Stems shrubby 

 at the base. h. 1ft. Eastern Europe, 1710. A very common and 

 showy spring plant. See Fig. 70. 



Flower Spike of Amaranthus caudatus. 



A. s. varlegatum (variegated).* A constant and prettily varie- 

 gated form, which is even more handsome than the type. On the 

 rockery it does well, as it requires a sunny, well drained, position. 

 See Fig. 71. 



