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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



flush rose : May. A. Vitalliona, Pyrenees, dense 

 growing ; height 1 inch to 2 inches ; flowers yel- 

 low : May to July. Well-drained positions, fis- 

 sures between rocks, sandy loam and peat with 

 limestone chippings ; division, cuttings and seeds. 

 Anemone (Wind Flower) . — A large and popular family. 

 A. alba (white), Siberia ; height fi inches ; flowers 

 in June. A. alpina (alpine), Central Europe; height 

 6 inches ; flowers various colours : April and May. 

 A. angulosa (angled), East Europe ; height 8 to 12 

 inches ; flowers sky blue : February. A. blanda 

 (fair), Eastern Europe ; height 6 inches ; flowers 

 sky blue : spring. A. coronaria (garland), South 

 Europe, species comprise single and double varie- 

 ties ; height 6 to 9 inches ; flowers various shades : 

 April and May. A. hepatica (common hepatica), 

 mountains of Europe ; height 4 to 6 inches ; flowers 



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single and double, white, blue, and reddish pink : 

 spring. A. palmata (palmate). South Europe ; 

 height 6 to 8 inches ; flowers white : May and 

 June. A. ranunculoides (ranunculus-like), Europe ; 

 height 3 inches ; flowers yellow and purple shades : 

 March. A. vernalis (spring), colder parts of 

 Europe ; height 6 inches ; flowers white and 

 violet : March. Sunny, sheltered, well-drained 

 positions ; deep rich soil, peaty soil for the more 

 delicate growers ; herbaceous species by division, 

 tuberous section by seed. Tubers of choice species 

 to be lifted in July or August and stored in sand 

 to February. 



Antennaria. — A charming family of little Alpine 

 plants, indigenous or naturalised in England. A. 

 dioica (ditt'cious) ; height 4 inches ; flowers pink : 

 June. A. minima (smallest) and A. hyperborea 



are varieties of the preceding. A. tomentosa 

 (downy), one of the best of carpeting plants; 

 silvery leaved ; any soil. Division. 



AxTHYLLis (Kidney Vetch). — A. montana (mountain); 

 height 3 to 6 inches ; flowers purplish pink : June. 

 Loamy soil ; division and seeds. 



Aquilegia (Columbine). — A. alpina (alpine) ; height 

 1 foot ; flowers blue with white centre : May. A. 

 ccerulea ; sky-blue. There is also a white form, 

 and many beautiful hybrids. Height 9 to 15 inches ; 

 colours various ; April to July. A. glandulosa 

 (glandular), Altai Mountains ; height 8 to 12 

 inches ; flowers blue, tipped with white : June. 

 A. leptoceras lutea (slender-horned, yellow), allied 

 to A. ccerulea. A. pyrenaica (Pyrenean), dwarf ; 

 height 9 to 12 inches ; flowers bright lilac blue : 

 Summer. Deep sandy loam and leaf soil, with 

 good drainage. Division and seed. 



Arabis (Rock Cress). — A hardy, free-flowering family. 

 A. albida, whitish. Tauria and Caucasus. Height 

 6 to 9 inches ; January to May. A. albida varie- 

 gata, an attractive variegated form. A. blepharo- 

 phylla (Iringed leaved), California ; height 3 to 4 

 inches ; flowers rosy purple : spring. A. lucida 

 (shining) ; height 4 to 6 inches ; flowers white : 

 summer. A. lucida variegata, a beautifully-varie- 

 gated form of A. lucida. Position, exposed ; com- 

 mon dry soil. Division, cuttings and seeds. 



Arenaeia (Sandwort). — A. balearica (Balearia); height 

 3 inches, creeping ; flowers white : March to 

 August. A. montana (mountain), France and 

 Spain ; height 3 inches, procumbent ; flowers white : 

 April. A. purpurescens (purplish). Higher 

 Pyrenees ; height 6 inches, decumbent : May. 

 A. Huteri, white, very dwarf, an inch high ; posi- 

 tion, fronts of rockwork (Fig. 51). Division, cut- 

 tings and seed. 



Armeria (Thrift or Sea Pink). — A. cephalotes (round- 

 headed). South of Europe ; height 12 to 18 inches ; 

 flowers crimson : autumn. Warm position. 

 Deep sandy loam. Division and seed. 



AsFERDLA (Woodruff). — A. odorata (sweet-scented), 

 Britain ; height 6 to 12 inches, traiUng ; flowers 

 pure white : May and June. Position cool, com- 

 mon soil. Division or seeds. 



Aster (Michaelmas Daisy or Starwort). — A. alpinus 

 (Alpine) ; height 6 to 9 inches, compact ; flowers 

 bright purple : July. A. altaicus, A. bessarabicus, 

 A. Reevesi,and A. pyrenaeus can be planted in roomy 

 positions. Common soil. Division, in autumn or 

 spring, and seeds. 



AuBRiETiA (Purple Rock Cress). — A very popular 

 family of rock plants. A. deltoidea (deltoid) and 



