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and corymbs of white flowers in Sep- 

 tember. 



Culture Ac. as above. 



A. alpinus. — A very attractive species 

 6 -9 in. high, native of Europe, with more 

 or less lance-shaped leaves. Flowers in 

 July, bright purple, 1-2 in. across. There 

 are white and rose-coloured varieties, and 

 •also a vigorous one called speoiosus, with 

 larger flowers than in the type. The 

 variety altaicus from Siberia is a very fine 

 •one, with bluish-purple flower-heads about 

 2 in. across. The form called albus has 

 white flowers, and the one known as ruber 

 red ones. 



Culture dc. as above. 



A. Amellus. — A fine Itahan species 

 about 2 ft. high, with roughish, oblong- 

 lance-shaped leaves, and heads of purple 

 flowers in August. The variety amelloides 

 has dark lilac-purple flowers over 2 in. 

 across; hessarabicus is rich lUac-purple ; 

 ■lina/rifolms grows taller than the type, 

 has narrower leaves and deeper coloured 

 flowers ; cassubicus is chiefly remarkable 

 for the bright golden centre surrounded 

 with regular deflexed ray florets ; and 

 major has flowers about 2|-3 in. across, 

 ■of a rich violet-purple colour. 



Culture Sc. as above. 



A. amethystinus. — A pretty plant about 

 4 ft. high, with masses of small, bright 

 lilac flowers from October to December. 



Culture do. as above. 



A. Bigelovi. — A bushy perennial 1|- 

 2 ft. high, with oval lance-shaped leaves 

 and large bright lilac flowers produced in 

 •September and October. 



Culture do. as above. 



A. cordifolius. — About 2 ft. high, with 

 heart-shaped, finely serrated, stalkedleaves, 

 hairy beneath, and crowded racemes of 

 small blue flowers in September and 

 October. The variety Diana (or Photo- 

 graph) is about 4 ft. high, erect and 

 bushy, with pale lUac flowers; albula, 

 flowers lilac and white, height 4 ft. ; 

 elegans (or undulatus), about 4 ft. high, 

 with small, bright lilac flowers. 



Culture do. as above. 



A. corymbosus {Biotia corymbosa). — 

 This species has blackish-purple, brittle 

 stems 2-3 ft. high, and heart-shaped, acute, 

 coarsely toothed leaves about 3 in. long, 

 lobed at the base. Flowers in August and 

 September, about 1 in. across, white. 



There is a variety Perseus with bashy 

 heads of numerous flowers. 

 Culture dc. as above. 



A. diffusus.— A somewhat spreading 

 species about 2 ft. high, with elliptic lance- 

 shaped, serrate leaves, and heads of white 

 flowers in October. The variety horizon- 

 talis branches horizontally, and has 

 masses of red and white flowers. Pendulus 

 (or Nondescript) grows taller and has 

 white flowers about 1 in. across. 



Culture dc. as above. 



A. diplostephioides. — A beautiful 

 downy or hairy perennial with stout 

 stems 6-18 in. high, native of the Sikkim 

 Himalayas. Leaves 2-4 in. long, obovate 

 or oblanceolate, entire, narrowed into 

 short or long stalks. Flowers in May and 

 June, 2-3 in. across; ray florets bright 

 purple ; disc purple at first, afterwards 

 yellow. Involucre broadly hemispherical, 

 with lance-shaped bracts. 



This species lOies partially shaded 

 spots and rich sandy peat loam. 



Culture dc. as above. 



A. dumosus. — A dwarf and compact 

 species lJ-2 ft. high, with smooth, linear 

 leaves and beautiftil white or mauvy-pink 

 flowers about i in. across, in October. 



Culture dc. as above. 



A. ericoides. — A pretty species about 

 8 ft. high, with smooth, linear. Heath-like 

 leaves. Flowers in September, white, 

 numerous. The variety Clio has pale 

 pink flowers about 1 in. across. 



Culture do. as above. 



A. graminifolius. — A pretty little 

 species less than 6 in. high, with erect 

 stiffish slender stems and linear green 

 leaves J-} in. long. The white Daisy-like 

 flower-heads appear in May and June, 

 and are borne singly at the ends of the 

 shoots. 



Culture dc. as above. 



A. grandiflorus. — A fine species 2-3 

 ft. high, with rigid linear acute and 

 somewhat clasping leaves. Flowers in 

 November and December, deep violet, 

 large. 



Culture dc. as above. 



A. Herveyi. — A rather roughish slen- 

 der-growing perennial 1-2 ft. high, with 

 ovate lance-shapedobscurely serrate leaves, 

 and bright lilac or violet flowers about 

 1^ in. across produced in autumn. 



Culture dc. as above 



