AMATEUR CULTIVATOR S GUIDE 



NO. PRICH 



-A.I1A.I3T©. Nat. Ord., Cniciferce. 

 An exceedingly early spring-flowering plant, contrasting beautifully in ribbons with the 

 yellow Alyssum ; valuable for rock-work, edging, &c., succeeding well in any good garden 

 soil. Hardy j^erennial. 



113 Arabis Alpina. Pure white ; from Switzerland. Three-quarters foot . . . $o.io 



AJE1I5XJTXJS (Strawberry-Tree). Nat. Ord., Ericacect. 



A handsome, nearly hardy, evergreen shrub, covered during October and November with 

 pearl-like blossoms and strawberry fruit. 



114 Arbutus Unedo. From Ireland. lo feet lo 



A.nOTOCTIS. Nat. Ord., Composita. 



Handsome, showy, free-flowering plants, of close, compact, dwarf habit, with large beau- 

 tiful flowers in the style of Ga^ania Splendens ; continuing in bloom the whole summer, and 

 growing freely in any rich soil. Half-hardy perennials. 



115 Arctoctis Grandiflora. Pale-yellow, dark-crimson centre; from Cape of Good Hope. 



Half foot lo 



116 Breviscarpa. Deep^orange, with dark centre ; from Cape of Good Hope. Half it. .lo 



A.TIA.I-<TA.. Nat. Ord., Araliacea. 



117 Aralia Papyrifera (Chinese Rice-paper plant). Greenhouse shrub from China. 4 feet . .25 



A-RGrEiMOlVE. Nat. Ord., Papaveracea. 



Exceedingly showy, free-flowering border plant, with large, poppy-like flowers ; succeed- 

 ing well in any common garden soil. Hardy annual. 



118 Argemone Grandiflora. White. 2 feet 05 



119 Mexicanum. YeUow. 2 feet .05 



ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA. (ScC HCXt page.) 



A.ri3CEJTMA.. Nat. Ord., Plumbaginacete. 



Useful, hardy perennials ; adapted for rock-work, edging, or culture in pots. Half-hardy 

 perennials. 



t20 Armeria Dianthoides. Delicate rose. Half foot 10 



121 Formosa. Rose and white, i foot 10 



