4O GARDEN FLOWERS. 



ANTHEMIS. [Compositae.] A genus of mostly hardy 

 plants, of which about twenty-three are herbaceous peren- 

 nials, twelve annuals, and three evergreens. The common 

 Chamomile is a familiar example. None of the species are 

 particularly interesting. All are of easy culture in common 

 garden soil. 



ANTHERICUM. [Liliaceas.] Greenhouse or hardy herbace- 

 ous perennials, with fleshy bundled roots. They are rather 

 pretty, and desirable in a large collection. Soil, sandy loam, 

 with plenty of drainage. Propagated by suckers, offsets, and 

 seeds. 



A. liliastrum (St. Bruno's Lily) is a fine hardy plant, with 

 white flowers in May; Switzerland; 1629. A. albucoides (al- 

 buca-like) ; greenhouse perennial ; I foot ; flowers white, in 

 July; Cape of Good Hope ; 1788. A . filifoliuni (thread-leaved) ; 

 greenhouse perennial ; i foot ; flowers white, in May ; Cape of 

 Good Hope ; 1820. A. floribundum (free-flowering) ; green- 

 house perennial ; i foot ; flowers white, in March ; Cape of 

 Good Hope; 1774. A . fragrans (swz&t) ; greenhouse perennial ; 

 i foot ; flowers white, in April ; Cape of Good Hope ; 1795. A. 

 sulphureum (sulphur) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers pale- 

 yellow, in May; Hungary; 1823. A. "vespertinuni (evening); 

 greenhouse perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in May ; Cape of 

 Good Hope ; 1803. 



There are some twenty other species. 



ANTIRRHINUM. Snapdragon. [Scrophulariaceae.] Har- 

 dy herbaceous plants, mostly perennials. The common 

 Snapdragon (A. majus), with its varieties, is the most im- 

 portant. It grows well in a common border, and seeds free- 

 ly. The seeds may be sown in July or August in a pan or 

 wide-mouthed pot, to be planted out, when large enough, in 

 a bed, which, in the Northern States, should be protected 

 by a frame during winter. Striking varieties, such as the 

 double-flowered and the striped-flowered, may be propa- 



