A YEAR'S GARDENING 



ANEMONE (Wind flower). A hardy perennial common— but 

 beautiful in all its many varieties — throughout northern and southern 

 Europe, and of which our Wood Anemone and the purple Pasque- 

 flower are examples. It is easily raised from seed, and many strains, 

 both bulbous and herbaceous, are quoted ip the seedsman's cata- 

 logue, the Alpine and Apennine varieties being especially delightful. 

 For flowering in the following year the seed should be sown in the 

 open in June or July, while from sowings made in January or 

 February the plants should bloom in September or October of the 

 same year. TTia seed should be covered very lightly with soil, as 

 germination is slow, and the plants should be thinned out so as to 

 stand 5 or 6 inches apart. 



ANTHEMIS (Rock Camomile). A perennial rock plant of a 

 hardy and vigorous type, and of which A. Macedonica, with its com- 

 pact masses of white flowers, is a good example. The A. tindoria 

 and A. Kitaibeli, with their large. Marguerite-like flowers, are suitable 

 for the mixed border, growing freely in ordinary soil and forming 

 a good supply to draw upon for cut flowers. 



ANTHERICUM (St Bruno's Lily, St Bernard's Lily). There are 

 several varieties of this family, of which these two may be classed as 

 hardy perennials in this country. There are two varieties of the 

 St Bruno's LUy, the one an Alpine plant throwing up snow-white 

 blossoms in early summer, and the other a fine border plant, growing 

 some 3 feet high and with much larger flowers. They are usually 

 grown by division of roots in autumn, but may be raised from seed. 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). These hardy perennials are 

 most useful border plants, as they are easy of cultivation and thrive 

 almost anywhere, though a free, sandy soil is that congenial to them. 

 They are commonly divided into three classes — dwarf, medium and 

 tall, aU of which have their distinct uses in the garden. For early 

 flowering the seed should be sown in heat in January or Eebruary, 

 and the seedlings transplanted to the border as soon as large enough. 

 They can also be treated as annuals, sowing the seed in the open in 

 April and thinning out to about a foot apart. But as the Antirrhinum 

 is quite hardy, the best way of all, perhaps, is to sow in drills in the 

 open during summer for flowering in the following season. 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine). These are usually classed as hardy 

 perennials, but the Alpine varieties are much more delicate and 

 should be treated as annuals or biennials. A large variety of 

 different heights and of all colours — white, blue, scarlet, yellow, 



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