LIST II. 



GOOD HERBACEOUS PLANTS OF SECONDARY IM- 

 PORTANCE. 



Achillea A. ptarmica " The Pearl " is a good 

 variety, two feet high; small, button-like double 

 white flowers in large heads, in August. 



Alstromeria or " Peruvian Lily " is a beautiful 

 bulbous plant, with large heads of yellow or pink- 

 ish flowers. A. peruviana is one of the prettiest ; 

 they are not quite easy to establish. If bulbs are 

 procured they must be planted very deep, ten to 

 twelve inches, but the best way is to procure fresh 

 seed, sow them in a large pot, about one inch deep, 

 and transplant into the open ground as soon as they 

 are a few inches high, protecting them with cinders 

 for the first winter ; they root very deeply and re- 

 quire rich, well-drained loam. 



Anchusa. This is one of the fashionable plants 

 of the moment, at least A. italica (Dropmore 

 variety) is. It is a beautiful bright blue flower, in 

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