ARENARIA ARMERIA. 



Alps of Switzerland and France. 



Borders, rougher parts of rockwork, or 

 naturalization on bare banks, in sandy 

 loam. Division. 



Arenaria montana (Mountain Sand- 

 wort], A handsome spreading plant, 3 

 to 6 in. high. Flowers, in early summer; 

 white, large, 1 on each stalk ; sepals 

 ovate, acute, shorter than the petals. 

 Leaves, oblong-lance-shaped, very 

 narrow, on wiry, slightly downy, 

 procumbent stems. France. Rock- 

 work, front margin of the mixed bor- 

 der, or on bare banks, in sandy soil. 

 Seed and division. 



Arenaria purpurascens (Purplish- 

 flowered A.) A closely tufted dwarf 

 evergreen herb, 2 or 3 in. high. 

 Flowers, in summer; purplish, abun- 

 dantly produced. Leaves, smooth, 

 ovate-lance-shaped, acuminate, stalk- 

 less. Abundant on the Pyrenees. 

 Among free - growing dwarf- 

 plants on rockwork, or on borders 

 or naturalized on bare banks, in 

 sandy loam. Division or seed. 



Arenaria tetragona (Square- stem- 

 med A.) A singular-looking evergreen 

 tufted herb, with the leaves disposed 

 in four rows ; 6 in. high. Flowers, in 

 summer ; white, in heads, with nar- 

 row leaves between them ; sepals stiff, 

 acute, about the same length as the 

 petals. Leaves, ovate, with a white 

 cartilage along the margin, fringed at 

 the base. France and shores of the 



Mediterranean. The rock-garden, 



or borders. Seed and division, 



Arenaria verna ( Vernal Sandwort}. 

 A prostrate, tufted evergreen herb, 

 1 to 3 in. high. Flowers, in spring ; 

 white, with greenish centres, abun- 

 dantly produced; sepals shorter 

 than the petals. Leaves, awl-shaped, 

 father stiff, upper ones shorter 

 and broader. A native plant, and 

 widely distributed over Europe, 

 Asia, and America. Rockwork or 



borders, associated with very dwarf 

 plants. Division. 



Argemone grandiflora (Large-flowered 

 A.) A handsome poppy-like plant, but 

 very delicate in colour, 2 to 3 ft. high. 

 Flowers, in summer; white, large, in 

 numerous-flowered panicles ; petals 4 

 to 6 ; calyx smooth ; capsules bluntly 

 4-angled. Leaves, large, smooth, wavy, 

 spiny-toothed, nerves smooth. A 

 native of Mexico. Borders, in well- 

 drained sandy loam. I have not seen 

 this plant live more than a year, but 

 it is said to be a true perennial. 

 Seed. 



Aristolochia Sipho (Siphon A.} A 

 vigorous, climbing, deciduous, large- 

 leaved shrub, attaining a height 

 of 20 feet or more in this country. 

 Flowers, in early summer ; yellowish- 

 brown, l^ in. long, and nearly 1 in. 

 broad at the base ; tube shaped like a 

 siphon. Leaves, heart-shaped, stalked, 

 about 6 in. across, and tapering to a 

 point, entire. A. tomentosa is a variety 

 with the mouth of the tube of a deep 

 purple, and border of the corolla much 

 more deeply divided. North America. 



Excellent for covering bowers, 



stumps, railings, cliffs, etc. Suckers, 

 or seeds, which last are rarely pro- 

 duced in this country. 



Armeria cephalotes (Great Thrift). 

 A very handsome perennial, 4 to 

 20 in. high. Flowers, in summer; 

 deep rose, in a large roundish head on 

 round, erect stalks ; petals obtuse. 

 Leaves, broadly lance-shaped, smooth, 

 entire, pointed, on channelled petioles 

 sheathing at the base. North Africa 



and Southern Europe. In warm 



positions among the taller plants on 

 rockwork, and the mixed border, in 

 well-drained, deep sandy loam. Seed 

 and careful division. 



Armeria vulgaris (Common Thrift) 

 Statice Armeria Armeria maritima. 

 A well-known evergreen herb, with 

 tufted grass-like leaves, 3 or 4 in. high. 



