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which is also a rosaceous genus. If this be the case then both plants 

 must necessarily be closely related, and if not of the same genus 

 then they are of the same family. There are several fine varieties. 



A. j. compacia has more compact panicles than the type. A j. 

 grandiflora is larger; A. j. variegata hat. a yellowish variegation; yf. 

 rivularis makes a splendid border plant in this section, growing to a 

 height of 5 feet, and blooming late in the season. A. Thunbergii 

 grows about 18 inches high, and is much used as a forcing plant. In 

 the border it thrives best in heavy, retentive soil. Astilhejaponica 

 is better known as a forcing plant than as a subject for the hardy 

 border. It is best grown in partial shade, for when in sunny places, 

 unless kept supplied with water during dry spells, the foliage is apt 

 to suffer before the close of the Summer. 



Propagation. All of the species are propagated by division, 

 in the early Fall. 



AUBRIETIA. The A. deltoidea is a low-growing, evergreen, 

 Spring-flowering plant, forming dense cushions of growth and 

 thickly studded with small, purple flowers early in the season. There 

 are numerous forms; some of the best are A. d. Hendersonii, more 

 robust than the type, with deep, violet-blue flowers; A. d. Eyrei, a 

 free-growing form, and A. d. grmca, a large light-purple flowered 

 variety. Aubrietias are well adapted for rockwork culture, as they 

 like well-drained situations and rather light, loamy soil. They wiU 

 Stand full sunshine. 



Propagation. The readiest means of propagation is by seed 

 which may be sown early enough to have the seedlings established 

 before freezing weather; or, the old plants may be divided and potted 

 in sandy soil, keeping them in a frame during Winter, and planting 

 out as soon as the weather will permit. 



BAPTISIA (False Indigo). A native of the Southern States, 



B. perjoliata is but seldom seen in cultivation, but is hardy as far 

 north as Washington. Owing to its beautifully arranged perfoliate 

 leaves it forms a striking object in the herbaceous border. B. 

 australis, probably the best, grows from 3 to 6 feet high; the flowers 

 are blue. It seems to do best in deep, sandy soil. Raised from seed. 

 B. alba and B. leucanlha are white flowered species. 



Propagation. The seeds are sown soon as gathered; kept in a 

 coldframe they germinate the following Spring. 



BEGONIA. The variety B. Evansiana, probably the hardiest 

 of the Begonias, is also known as B. discolor and B. grandis. It is a 

 native of China, Japan and Java. Notwithstanding the many fine 



