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sand and mortar rubbish. They thrive best in positions among 

 stones where they get plenty of root but little overhead moisture. 

 Small squares of glass should be fixed for throwing off rain in winter. 



Anemone, Wind Flower (anem-on-e, from anemos, wind, growing 

 in exposed places. Ord. Ranunculaceae). See Bulbs. 



Angelica (angel-ica, named from its medicinal virtues. Ord. 

 Umbelliferae). See Kitchen Garden Herbs. 



Angraecum (angrae-cum, from angurek, Malay term for epiphytal 

 Orchids. Ord. Orchidaceae) . Tropical Orchids, several of which 

 are both beautiful and fragrant; citratum, a dwarf species with 

 lemon-coloured flowers, is particularly sweet. Falcatum, white, 

 very dwarf, is also perfumed. Eburneum, i ft. high, white; and 

 sesquipedale, 2 ft. high, with white flowers in winter and spring, 

 are popular species. The latter, with its long spur, is particularly 

 quaint and interesting. Propagated by offsets in spring. Crocks 

 and Sphagnum moss should be used instead of soil. The small 

 kinds are generally grown in baskets, and the larger in pots. They 

 love a moist, warm temperature, and in large establishments are 

 grown in the East Indian house, in which a high temperature and a 

 saturated atmosphere are maintained. The air may be kept a 

 little drier when the plants are flowering, but arid conditions are 

 fatal to them when they are making their growth. 



Anguloa (angulo-a, from Angulo, a Spaniard. Ord. Orchidaceae). 

 These handsome Orchids do well in an intermediate house, i.e., 

 one with a winter temperature of 55 to 60. At that season they 

 may be kept fairly dry, and a saturated atmosphere must be avoided 

 while they are in bloom in spring, but while they are making their 

 growth in summer they enjoy abundance of root and atmospheric 

 moisture. They should be grown in crocks and Sphagnum moss. 

 Soil is not required. Clowesii, i-J- ft. high, yellow, is perhaps the 

 best-known species; but Ruckeri, i-J- ft., crimson and yellow, 

 and uniflora, i-J ft., cream, are also esteemed. There are several 

 varieties of both these species. Propagated by division. 



Annuals. Annuals are plants which complete their life-cycle, 

 from germination to seed-ripening, within a year. No experienced 

 flower-gardener will neglect the annuals, because they will have 

 proved their worth to him. Bought in the first place very cheaply, 

 they will have shown that under a very simple system of culture 

 they are capable of giving beautiful displays over a long period. 

 Certain of the annuals, notably China Asters, Ten-week Stocks, 

 Phlox Drummondii, Godetias, Clarkias, and Sweet Peas, are, indeed, 

 amongst the most valuable of all garden plants, yet they can be 

 bloomed from seed in a few weeks. They give beauty of flower, 

 neat habit, long duration, and in some cases delicious perfume. 

 For garden purposes it is convenient to divide the annuals into two- 

 sections, hardy and half-hardy, the former being sown out of 

 doors where they are to bloom, the latter in a greenhouse or frame 

 and transplanted. 



Sowing hardy annuals. Hardy annuals may be used for forming 

 beds, or for patches in herbaceous and other borders. It is not 



