274 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Agrostemma (Lychnis) Coronaria var. atropurpurea. — Height, 1 to 2 
feet; fourth week of June; flowers, medium size, bright crimson, 
borne singly from the sides and ends of the stems; a very showy 
plant with silvery foliage, and continues to bloom throughout the 
summer. 
Anemone patens.* — Height 6 to 9 inches; fourth week of April; 
flowers, large, and deep purple. 
Anthemis tinctoria var. Kelwayi. — Height, 1 to 2 feet; fourth week 
of June; flowers, large, deep yellow, borne singly on long stems; it 
continues to bloom profusely throughout the summer ; is very showy 
and valuable for cutting. T 
Aquilegia Canadensis.* — Height, 1 to 13 feet; third week of May; 
flowers, medium size, red and yellow. 
Aquilegia chrysantha.* — Height, 3 to 4 feet; fourth week of June; 
flowers, large, bright lemon-yellow, with long slender spurs; much 
later than other columbines. f 
Aquilegia cerulea.* — Height, 1 to 14 feet; fourth week of May; 
flowers, large, deep blue with white center and long spurs. ¢ 
Aquilegia glandulosa. — Height, 1 foot; third week of May; flowers, 
large, deep blue with white center and short spurs. 
Aquilegia orysepala. — Height, 1 foot; second week in May; flowers, 
large, deep purplish blue with blue and yellow centers; a very 
desirable early species. 
Aquilegia Stuarti. — Height 9 to 12 inches; third week of May; flowers, 
large, deep blue with white center; one of the best. 
Arabis alpina. — Height, 6 inches; first week in May; flowers, small, 
pure white, in clusters. 
Arnebia echioides. — Height, 9 inches; third week of May; flowers, 
yellow, borne in clusters with petals spotted with purple. One of the 
most charming of early flowering plants. ; 
Asclepias tuberosa.* — Height, 14 to 2 feet; third week of July. 
Flowers, bright orange, borne in clusters. Very showy. 
Aster alpinus.* — Height, 9 inches; first week of June; flowers, large, 
bright purple, borne on long stems from the base of the plant; the 
earliest flowering of all the asters. 
Aster Amellus var. Bessarabicus. — Height, 1 to 14 feet; July to Sep- 
tember ; flowers, large, deep purple, singly on long stems; very fine. t 
