A YEAR'S Gardening 



ACONITUM (Monkshood). A hardy, herbaceous perennial, 

 growing from 3 to 5 feet in height, and producing long spikes of flowers 

 — ^blue, white and purple. Suitable for massing in groups as a fore- 

 ground to shrubberies, etc. 



ACORUS (Sweet Flag). A waterside plant easy of cultivation 

 and of abundant growth in Norfolk and Suffolk. When bruised it 

 gives out a pleasant smell, and on that account it was formerly used 

 with rushes for strewing floors. 



ACROLINIUM. A half-hardy annual, growing about a foot 

 high and producing rosy-pink or white " everlasting " flowers. 

 Seeds should be sown under glass in March and the seedlings planted 

 out in a warm border early in May. To preserve the flowers as 

 " everlastings " they should be gathered when young. 



ACT^A (Banebeny). A perennial of vigorous growth, from 

 3 to 6 feet high, suitable for a Wild Garden, where, notwithstanding 

 its somewhat coarse habit, its long spikes of white flowers and showy 

 black berries may be very effective. (The berries are poisonous.) 



ADONIS (Pheasant's Eye). An easily-cultivated and beautiful 

 plant, perennial or biennial, with bright scarlet or yellow flowers 

 and finely-lined leaves. Thrives in sandy loam, and may be pro- 

 pagated by division or by seed sown in summer. 



^THIONEMA. A beautiful Alpine plant, easily raised from 

 seed and thriving in well-drained, sandy loam. It grows as a spread- 

 ing bush with pink and lilac flowers, and is admirable for trailing 

 over the face of rocks in a Rock Garden. 



AFRICAN LILY. See Agapanthus. 



AGAPANTHUS (African Lily). A bulbous-rooted plant with 

 graceful foliage and large heads of blossom. The blue variety 

 (A. umbellatus) is the best known and most successful in this country. 

 The bulbs should be stored in winter and planted out in early spring, 

 when they should flower in August. They may also be grown in pots 

 or massed together in tubs, in which case they should be watered 

 abundantly in summer with weak liquid manure. 



AGAVE (American Aloe). A tropical-looking plant useful for 

 the conservatory in winter and for placing in the garden in summer 

 in tubs or vases. It comes to flower once in its life, after several 



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