4 i2 ADENOPHORA. THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



.T.SCULUS. 



ADENOPHORA (Gland Bellflower}. 

 Hardy perennials of the Bellflower family, 

 1 8 in. to over 3 ft. high. They are 

 mostly from Siberia and Dahuria, with 

 flowers generally blue in colour. Some 

 of the most distinct species are A. corono- 

 pi folia, A. denticulata, A. Lamarckii, A. 

 liliiflora, A. polymorpha, A. stylosa, and 

 A. pereski&folia. In these occur slight 

 variations in colour and size of flower. 

 Their thick fleshy roots revel in a rich 

 loam, and like a damp subsoil ; they are 

 impatient of removal, and should not be 

 increased by division. Unlike the Platy- 

 codons, they seed freely, and are easily 

 increased. 



ADIANTUM (Maidenhair Fern). 

 Elegant ferns, few of which are hardy, 

 growing best in a rough fibry peat, 

 mixed with sand and lumps of broken 

 stone or brick. A. pedattim, the hardy N. 

 American kind, is charming among shade- 

 loving plants in the wild garden with the 

 more beautiful wood-flowers, such as 

 Trillium, Hepatica, and blue Anemone, in 

 moist soil. A. Capillus veneris, the 

 British Maidenhair Fern, is best in a 

 sheltered nook at the foot of a shady wall, 

 and in the southern warmer countries 

 might be found near fountain basins and 

 moist corners of the rock garden and 

 hardy fernery. There are several varie- 

 ties or forms of this Maidenhair. 



ADLUMIA (Climbing Fumitory). 

 Climbing biennial plants. One species 

 only (A.cirrhosd) is known, a rapid grower. 

 Its Maidenhair-Fern-like leaves are borne 

 on slender twining stems with abundant 

 white blossoms, about \ in. long. There is 



a variety with purple flowers. It thrives in 

 a warm soil, and its place is trailing over 

 a shrub or twiggy branch, placed either 

 against a wall or in the open. 



ADONIS (Pheasants Eye}. Beautiful 

 perennial or biennial plants, belonging to 

 the Buttercup order, chiefly natives of 

 cornfields in Europe and Western Asia, 

 dwarf, with finely divided leaves, and red, 

 yellow, or straw-coloured flowers. A. 

 vernalis (Ox-Eye] is a handsome Alpme 

 herb, forming dense tufts 8 in. to 15 in. 



Adlumia cirrhosa. 



high of finely divided leaves in whorls 

 along the stems. Blooming in spring, 

 with large, yellow, Anemone-like flowers 

 3 in. in diameter. Of A. vernalis there 

 are several varieties, the chief being A. 

 v. sibirica, which differs in having larger 

 flowers. A. apennina is a later-blooming 

 form, and is a good plant for moist spots 

 on the rock-garden. A. pyrenaica is from 

 the Eastern Pyrenees, but with broader 

 petals. A. amurensis is a new kind from 

 Manchuria, with finely cut leaves, bloom- 

 ing with the snowdrop, and seems to be 

 of easy culture. A. autumnalis is a pretty 

 bright-coloured annual. 



The rock-garden or borders of sandy 

 loam suits the perennial kinds well. 

 Division, or by seed sown as soon as 

 gathered. 



JESCULUS (Horse Chestnut, Buckeye}. 

 The Horse Chestnuts are mostly me- 

 dium-sized trees, hardy in nearly every 

 soil, and excellent for park and garden. 



