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Amaryllis. — The Belladonna Lily is one of the most 

 beautiful of autumn - flowering bulbous plants. It is 

 hardy only in the south and west, but it may be grown 

 with success in most parts of these islands if planted 

 close to the south side of a warm wall. The leaves 



Fig. 422.— Kew Belladonna. 



Tequire protection from early spring frosts. In some 

 parts of Cornwall it has become almost a weed in gardens. 

 There are various forms of it, the best of them being the 

 Kew variety (fig. 422), which is an improvement on the 

 type in respect of width of leaf, length of scape, and 

 number of flowers in an umbel, as well as in their rich 

 rose -red colour. Propagated by offsets, as in the 

 Daffodil. 

 A. Belladonna. White and rose, 18 inches. South Africa. 

 var. blanda. Flowers pale-rose, wide petals. 



,, var. pallida. Flowers nearly white. 



,, Kew var. Rose-crimson, 2£ feet. 



And rosace. — Charming little Alpine plants, related to 

 Primula. They require an elevated position among stones 

 in the rock garden, and a light loam or peat soil mixed 

 with sand or grit. They dislike anything of the nature 

 of sourness or stagnation, at the same time they require 

 to be kept constantly moist. Propagated by means of 

 cuttings or seeds. They flower in June. 



A. alpina. Purplish-rose, 3 inches. Switzerland. 



A. carnea. Pink, yellow eye, 4 inches. Switzerland. 



A. Chamcejasme. White to pink, 3 inches Austria, &c. 



A. lanuginosa. Pink, yellow eye, 3 inches. Himalaya. 



A. pyrenaica. White, yellow eye, -1 inches. Pyrenees. 



A. sarmentosd. Rose, yellow eye, 3 inches. Himalaya. 

 ,, var. foliosa. Pink, 6 inches. 



Anemone. — A large genus of herbaceous perennials, 

 inhabiting cold and temperate regions. Some are dis- 

 tinctly Alpine, others frequent meadows and similar posi- 

 tions. They include a large number of beautiful garden 

 plants, which, with few exceptions, are easily cultivated. 

 They all like a moist situation, and a strong, generally 

 loamy soil. Some of them, such as A. apennina and the 

 native .4. ncmorosa, are happiest and most effective when 

 planted in large numbers in the wild garden. The small 

 growers are suitable for the rockery. A. japonica is one 

 of the best of border plants. Propagated from offsets 

 and seeds. 



A. alpina. White, tinted blue, 2 feet. Europe. 



A. apennina. Light-blue, 9 inches. Europe (Britain). 



A. blanda. Blue, 9 inches. Asia Minor. 



A. Halleri. Deep-purple, 6 inches. Europe. 



A. Hepatica and vars. Blue, rose, and white, 6 inches. Nor- 

 thern Hemisphere. 



A. narcissijlord. Cream, 1 foot. Northern Hemisphere. 



A. nemorosa and vars. Mostly white, 8 inches. Northern Hemi- 

 sphere. 



,, var. Robinsonidnd. Azure-blue, 9 inches. 



A. ranunculoides. Yellow, 9 inches. Europe (Britain). 

 A. rivularis. White, 2 feet. Himalaya. 

 A. sulphured. Lemon-yellow, 18 inches. Europe. 

 A. sylvestris. White, 18 inches. Europe. 



Anthem is. — A small genus of showy border plants. 

 The garden varieties of A. tinctoria are all desirable for 

 garden purposes. They are very useful for the mixed 

 border and rock garden. Increased readily by seeds. 



A. tinctorid. Chiefly yellow, 18 inches. Europe (Britain). 



Anthericum. — Useful early summer -flowering bul- 

 bous plants, including the St. Bruno's and St. Bernard's 

 Lilies. The flowers are useful for cutting, and as the 

 plants prefer half-shade, they are excellent for natural- 

 izing in shady spots in the wild garden. Propagated by 

 division or from seeds. 



A. Lilidgo (St. Bernard's Lily). White, 2 feet. Europe. 

 A. Liliastrum (St. Bruno's Lily). White, 2 feet. Europe. 

 ,, var. major. Flowers larger. Height 3 feet. 



A. ramosum. White, 2 feet. South Europe. 



Aquilegia. — A genus of elegant plants. The flowers 

 have a regular spurred corolla, which gives the plants a 

 distinct and light appearance. They prefer a light, rich 

 soil, and are admirably suited for border culture. Some 

 of the dwarf kinds also find a home in the rock garden. 

 Seeds are easily obtained, and this is the best way of 

 propagating them, although they are extremely difficult 

 to get true from seeds, as they so readily hybridize. 



Fig. 423.— Aquilegia coerulea. 



A. califomica. Red and yellow, 2 to 3 feet. California. 



A. chrysantha. Golden-yellow, 2 feet. New Mexico. 



A . coerulea (fig. 423). Pale-blue and white, 2 feet. North- 

 west America. 



A. gldndulosd. Deep-blue and white, 1 foot. Siberia. 



A. Skinneri. Scarlet and yellow, 18 inches. Mexico. 



A. vulgdris, vars. Mixed colours, 1J to 2 feet. Northern 

 Hemisphere. 



