Directions for Specific Culture. 9 
lank and rusty, it should be replanted after 
flowering, or else filled in with grit and loam. 
Aciphylla squarrosa (New Zealand). 
A very quaint and interesting plant, useful on 
large rockeries for an elevated place among stones. 
In such a position its long spiny foliage forms a 
most imposing feature. Plant, in a full south aspect 
sheltered from the north and east, in half limestone 
or rough grit and half loam. It should be planted 
with a tilt to one side, so that the rain does not 
rest in the axils of the leaves, as it must be kept 
from any damp during winter. 
Acis autumnalis, sce Leucojum autumnale. 
Actinella grandiflora (Colorado). 
Plant in.a sunny position on the flat, facing 
full south, allowing sufficient room for the plant to 
develop, as it is of somewhat loose habit ; in rather 
poor loam. 
Adonis amurensis (Manchuria.) 
A. amurensis resembles A. pyrenaica, but flowers 
considerably earlier, affording an attractive mass of 
golden-yellow in February and March, just before 
the Daffodils and yellow Alyssum appear. Plant, 
in a well-drained place having a south aspect, in 
good deep sandy loam. Every autumn give a little 
top-dressing with similar soil. Every third or fourth 
year, in the month of October, divide and replant. 
Adonis pyrenaica (Pyrenees). 
Treat like Adonis vernalis, which it succeeds 
in bloom, prolonging the display of flower into 
June. 
