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spikes of bloom, and these are useful for cutting. Plant 

 in good soil in sun or light shade in November or March. 

 Remove dead spikes at once to prolong the flowering. 

 Propagate by seed, or by division of the root-stock, 



Good Varieties. 

 Aconitum 



aureum (yellow), June- July . . . . 3 ft. 



Fischeri (pale blue), Sept.-Oct 2-3 ft. 



Napellus, Sparkes Var. (dark blue), 



June-July 5-6 ft. 



Wilsoni (blue), Aug., Sept.-Oct. . . 5-6 ft. 



Anchusa : Every garden should contain this. It 

 succeeds in any rich deeply worked soil, requires plenty of 

 water, and may be planted in full sun or light shade. The 

 plants are covered with intense blue flowers in the summer, 

 and if cut down bloom again in the autumn. It is easily 

 raised from seed sown in the spring or summer, also by 

 division of the roots in November, or in July and August. 

 If division is carried out in the summer the plants should 

 be well watered for some time afterwards. Sprays are 

 useful for cutting, but they do not last very long. 



Good Varieties. 

 Anchusa 



Italica Dropmore var. (bright blue), June 3-5 ft. 



Opal (light " sky " blue), June- July . . 3-4 ft. 

 Anemones : Anemones are numerous and beautiful. 

 They succeed well in town gardens, especially A. Japonica, 

 and so long as they have good soil they are quite happy. 

 Plant in November or March, give A. pulsatilla a chalky 

 soil if possible. Propagate by seeds or division of the 

 roots. A. Japonica is useful for cutting. 



Good Varieties. 

 Anemone 



Japonica alba (white), Sept.-Oct. . . 2-3 ft. 



Japonica rosea (rose-pink), Sept.-Oct. . . 2-3 ft. 



pulsatilla (blue, purple), April . . . . i ft. 

 Aquilegia : This is the old columbine under its botanical 

 name. It succeeds well in a half-shady position in any 



