ALPINE PLANTS. 



AMARYLLIS. 



smaller pot than that in which the plant 

 has been growing. Set in rich mould. 

 When well rooted, transfer to larger pot. 

 Only one kind of this plant is grown, and 

 this is known as Aloysia Citriodora. 



Culture. Propagate by cuttings taken 

 in March or August. Plant in light sandy 

 soil in gentle heat. 



Alpine Plants. 



Plants thus named are generally used 

 for rockwork. They are brought from 

 mountainous districts hence the name. 

 Among these stand conspicuous the Alpine 

 auricula, gentian, &c. 



Culture. Plant in ordinary border or 

 rockery, or set in small pots, well drained, 

 in light loam, well mixed with sand or 

 road grit. 



Alstromer'ia (nat. ord. Amaryllida- 



A tuberous-rooted plant, hardy, and 

 suitable for borders in which the soil is 

 rich and light. They require slight pro- 

 tection in winter, and should be watered 

 freely when growing in summer. There 

 are many varieties, hybrid and otherwise, 

 but Alstromeria aurantiaca may be men- 

 tioned as a good and showy type of the 

 class. 



Alys'SUm (nat. ord. Crucifer). 



Free-flowering, useful, pretty little plants 

 for beds, edgings, or rockwork. The 

 annual species bloom nearly the whole 

 summer ; the perennials are amongst our 

 earliest and most attractive spring flowers. 

 The varieties are 



Alyssum argenteum, yellow, with silvery 



foliage, hardy perennial, i ft., from Switzerland. 

 Alyssum Atlanticum, fine light yellow, very 



ornamental, hardy perennial, f ft. 

 Alyssum Bertolonii, white, very fine, hardy 



annual, i ft. 

 Alyssum sexatile, yellow, extremely showy, 



hardy perennial, i ft., from Candia. 

 Alyssum sexatile compactum, golden-yellow, 



very compact, free flowering and beautiful, hardy 

 perennial, A ft. 



Alyssum, Sweet, white, very sweet, hardy 

 annual, i ft., British. 



Amaran'thus (nat. ord. Amarantha 1 - 



cese). 



Half-hardy annuals, very graceful, with 

 highly ornamental foliage. A. ruber, with 

 dark carmine foliage, is a most strikingly 

 beautiful plant for bedding, ribboning, or 

 massing. Other varieties are A. 



AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS GIBBOSUS. 



leaves yellow and green, and A. tricolor, 

 red, yellow, and green, and A. caudal in 

 gibbosus, with long pendent crimson flowers 

 growing on the long flower-stem in knots. 

 Culture. Sow in heat in early spring ; 

 plant out in May and June in very rich 

 soil. 



Amaryllis (not. ord. Amaryllida'cese). 



Flowers of rare beauty, whose large, 

 drooping, bell-shaped, lily-like blossoms 

 range in colours from the richest crimson 

 to pure white, and striped with crimson or 

 scarlet. They are easily cultivated, and 

 with a little management a succession of 

 bloom may be secured throughout the 

 year. Some varieties do not require heat. 

 A moderate supply of bulbs will serve the 

 purpose. 



Varieties which do not require heat 



A. Belladonna purpurea (Belladonna Lily), 

 white flushed with rosy purple. 



