DIRECTIONS FOR SPECIFIC 
CULTURE. 
Aceena Buchanani (New Zealand). 
A beautiful foliage plant, of. rather rampant 
growth, useful for surfacing bulbs. As it colours 
best in partial shade, it should be planted either 
on a bank or on the flat with a south or south- 
west aspect, in two parts of sand to one of 
poor loam. 
Acantholimon venustum (Cilicia). 
A very beautiful as well as rare Alpine, well 
adapted for the dry chinks of rockwork facing 
south, where it is exposed to the full heat of the 
sun in summer and is dry in winter. Plant in a 
compost of limestone, loam, and sand in equal 
parts. In early spring, top-dress with the same 
compost worked well in amongst the foliage by 
means of a small piece of stick. 
Achillea ageratifolia (Greece). 
Sometimes mistakenly classed as an annual. 
Plant on a very dry part of the rockery, either 
between stones or on a sloping bank, where it will 
be dry in winter. Every autumn it is essential that 
