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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Alyssum continued. 



shady place. Seed may be raised outside, or in a frame 

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

 three weeks. 

 A. alpestre (alpine).* A. yellow ; raceme simple. June. I. obovate, 



hoary. Stem rather shrubby at the base, diffuse, greyish, h. 3in. 



South Europe, 1777. Perennial. A very neat little tufted species. 



A. argenteum (silvery), A. Bertolonii (Bertoloni's), and A. murale 



(wall), are larger growing species allied to the above, but of less 



cultural merit. 



FIG. 70. ALYSSUM SAXATILK. 



A. a. obtnslfolium (obtuse-leaved), fl. yellow, corymbose. June. 

 I. oboTate-spathulate, blunt, silvery on the undW surface. - ~ 



fan-no 1Q9Q A MM alnint 



Tanria, 182& A rare' alpine! 



' A. 3in.' 



Fio. 71. ALYSSUM SAXATILE VARIEOATUM, showing Habit, 

 detached Shoot, and Inflorescence. * 



m (Atlantic), fl. yellow ; raceme simple. June. 



Sou^ K PUOSe i tem / Sh , rUbby at the base - fc 

 outn Europe, 1820. A. Marschallianum is inter- 

 >re and A. a. obtusifolium, but is seldom 



(German).* fl. yellow, in close corymbs. April to 



Alyssum continued. 



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

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

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



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

 oblong, blunt, silvery. Stem shrubby, branched, somewhat spiny. 

 h. Sin. South of France, 1828. A. spinosa (thorny), and A. 

 halimifolia (purslane-leaved), are very like this species. A. dasy- 

 carpum (thick-fruited) is an annual with yellow flowers. 



A. maritimum. >'. Kceniga. 



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

 simple. May to July. 1. somewhat hoary ; lower ones obovate ; 

 upper ones oblong. Stems rather herbaceous, diffuse, pubescent. 

 h. an. or Sin. Europe, 1713. A distinct and charming species for 

 the rockery, forming compact tufts of slightly glaucous green. A. 

 cuneifolium (wedge-leaved), A. di/usum (diffuse), and A. Wulfeni- 

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

 most desirable. 



A. olympicum (Olympian). /. deep yellow, small, in roundish 

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

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



A. orientate (Oriental).* /Z. yellow, corymbose. May. I. lanceo- 

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

 base. A. 1ft. Crete, 1820. There is a variety with variegated 

 leaves. 



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

 1. 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. 



Fio. 72. INFLORESCENCE OF AMARANTUS CAUDATUS. 



See Fig. 7L 



- ) -* A constant and prettily vane- 

 is even more handsome than the type On the 

 a 8 t requires a sunny, well drained position! 



