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tudes. A. aljmia, large white. ^4, japonica, rosy purple. 

 A. 'palmata flbre-'plhio^ yellow ; A. sfelldta versicolor, various 

 colored; A. pavonhia Jidre-2)leno,BQ.^i:\Qi; A. narcissi-Jlbraj 

 white. Any of these are very desirable. 



AntirrJimums, Snap-dragon. All the varieties of A. 

 mcljus are esteemed in the flower borders ; the pure white, 

 bright red, rich crimson, and variegated are very showy. 

 A few of the species, A. mdlle and A. sicuJum, where there 

 is variety required, deserve a situation. The flowers are 

 all large, and similar to the snout of an animal. 



Anthericmn Nlidsiriim, St, Burnos Lily, is an excellent 

 liliaceous plant, with orange-yellow flowers, blooming in June, 

 July and August, and will grow in any common garden 

 soil. 



Asclepias. The finest of this genius are native plants, 

 and are highly esteemed in Europe, but frequently rejected 

 with us, because " they are wild plants.'' A. tuherbsa has 

 beautiful orange flowers, and delights in dry situations. A. 

 rubra, A. nevia, A. 2^urpurdscens ; and A. incarndta are 

 the finest of the family. It is best to plant A. tuherbsa in 

 October. 



Acomtums, AYolfsbane, one hundred and twenty-eight 

 distinct species, with several varieties. Many of them are 

 of consequence and beauty ; the flower-stems rise from one 

 and a half to six feet upright, and strong, furnished with 

 many palmate and digitate leaves, terminated by spikes of 

 blue, yellow, or white flowers, similar to a hood ; hence 

 the name of Monk's Hood is often applied to them. They 

 are scarce in collections ] but, in a few years, we have no 

 doubt but many of them will be plentiful. The finest 

 species are A. sjjecibsum, A. sieboldii, targe dark blue, A. 

 2Jyrenaiacum, branching blue, A. napellus, A. veu'dsfum, A. 

 pyramiddle, A. lycotomim, A. versicolor, or variegatum, and 

 A. grandljiorum. They flower from May to September, 

 and will grow in any common garden soil. The roots of A. 

 napellus are like small turneps, and are poisonous. They 

 like a little shade and rich soil. 



B6lUs jJerennis hortensis, Daisy. We might almost say 

 with another, " Every one knows the Daisy." It is named 

 from being pretty, and is perfectly hardy, though generally 

 kept under cover. They delight to have a shaded situation 

 during summer, to protect them from the sun, which, as it 



