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late May. after hardening off. Plants sown in August may be taken 

 indoors in late September, and will bloom in the house. 



Alyssum, commonly called Sweet Alyssum: A hardy annual, 

 low and bushy, seldom growing more than a foot tall. It is valued 

 for its masses of white flowers, borne freely all summer if not allowed 

 to make seed. It is therefore one of the commonest edging plants. 

 Sow where the plants are to stand, in late April or in May, and thin 

 to 6 or 9 inches. Can be sown in August and taken into the house 

 in late September. There is a perennial variety with grayish foliage 

 and yellow flowers. 



Anemone Japonica, or Japanese Anemone : A valuable free- 

 flowering hardy perennial plant, most popular in its white variety, 

 though there is one in red. Its height is eighteen inches or more, 

 according to the richness of the soil. Flowers come in late summer, 

 and last until hard frosts; they are good for cutting. It is not 

 easily grown from seed (sow as soon as ripe, in boxes, and keep moist 

 all winter in a place free from frost) and so is commonly grown from 

 root divisions. When once established these plants are likely to 

 spread too fast ; cut back the roots each spring, and set the cuttings 

 elsewhere, eighteen inches apart. 



Aquilegia, see Columbine. 



Antirrhinum, see Snapdragon. 



Artichoke, Globe : An easily winter-killed but valuable perennial 

 vegetable, not as yet very widely grown, though in Europe it is well 

 known, and in our cities is considered a luxury. It can be easily 

 grown from seed, but does not often bear the first year ; if it is ex- 

 pected to yield in the first season, buy young plants. The edible 

 part is the flower-head, which should be cut and cooked before it 

 begins to open. The bases of its fleshy leaves are eaten. 



Sow in deep and moist earth out of doors in May, or earlier in 

 the frames. Transplant in May : rows three feet or more apart, 

 plants two or three feet in the row. Or set out the bought plants 

 at these distances. By fall the plant should be large and spread- 

 ing, thistle-like. In October tie the leaves over the crown, and 

 earth up to a foot or more, covering them with hay. But the plant 



