AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



page 177 will show the bud, blossom, erect pistil, 

 and its appearance when it has just cast away one 

 of its seeds. 



Arabis albidd, the Rock-cress, is a valuable 

 spring blooming plant which grows well amidst 

 rock-work or in almost any locality. It is per- 

 fectly hardy, and on the island is covered with 

 small white flowers from June 15th to July ist. 

 It is easily grown from seeds, and can be increased 

 from cuttings without difficulty. 



Paradisea {Antherkum) liliastrum, or St. Bru- 

 no's Lily, sends up a stalk about two feet high 

 with dainty little white flowers an inch long, 

 pendent from the stem. It is easily raised from 

 seed, and is hardy. The major variety attains a 

 height of nearly three feet, with flowers somewhat 

 larger than the type. 



Achillea ptarmica. Yarrow, or Sneezewort, is 

 another of those wholesome looking and acting 

 plants that seem to thoroughly enjoy life. I raised 

 a few plants from seed of the double variety, the 

 Pearl, a few years ago, and now the only trouble 

 it gives is to keep it within bounds and teach it its 

 place. It grows fully three feet high, and bears 

 from July to September a profusion of very double 

 little flowers, three fourths of an inch in diameter. 



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