THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



alyssum with sheets of purple aubrietia and white arabis are very fine at this season, 

 and many beautiful effects are presented by mingling bulbous plants with the other 

 border flowers. With daffodils, tulips, crown imperials, daisies, violas, myosotis, 

 aquilegias, irises, pseonias, wallflowers, and the other flowers so plentiful at this 

 season there is no lack of variety. The use of carpeting plants, through which tulips 

 and other bulbs rise when in flower, will be found to add much to their appearance. 

 Blue myosotis and purple aubrietia with white tulips or daffodils spearing through 

 may be given as suggestive of many equally pretty effects which a little study will 

 reveal to the flower grower. 



SELECTIONS. 



Adonis. — A. vemalis (Fig. 123), Spring (yellow), 

 1 foot; A. pyrenaica (Pyrenean), yellow, 18 inches 

 later than A. vemalis ; A. wolgensis (Wolga), 



Fig. 123. Adonis vernalis. 



yellow, 1 foot. Good soil, sun or half shade; 

 seed or division. 



Alyssum (Madwort). — Masses of small flowers. A. 

 saxatile (rock madwort), yellow, li feet ; A. s. 

 compaction, yellow, 1 foot; A. s. Tom Thumb 

 (dwarf madwort), yellow, 6 inches. Light soil, 

 sun ; seed or cuttings. 



Anemone (Windflower). — Beautiful border flowers. 

 A. alpina and A. a. sulphurea (Alpine wind- 

 llower), white and sulphur, 9 to 18 inches; seeds 

 or division. A. coronaria (crown or poppy) ; 

 splendid border flowers, or for beds ; various 

 colours ; 1 foot ; rather light but rich soil ; sun ; 

 division of tubers or seed. St. Brigid strain of 

 poppy anemones recommended. A. fulgens 

 (scarlet windflower), scarlet, 1 foot ; brilliant and 

 beautiful flowers ; warm and dry situation in full 

 sun and Ught soil ; division or seed. A. Pul- 

 satilla (pasque flower), purple, 1 foot ; chalk or 

 limestone in soil; sun; seeds. A. palmata, 

 yellow, and A. p. alba, white (palmate), 1 foot ; 

 shade, seed or division. A. nemorosa (wood), 

 white, 6 inches ; A. n. flore pleno, double 

 white ; A. n. bracteata, white, green bracts; A. n. 

 coerulea, and A. n. ccerulescens or Bobinsoniana, 

 blue ; division, shade, any soil. A. sylvestris 

 (snowdrop), white, 1 foot ; good soil ; division. 

 A. rivularis (river), white and blue, 2 feet ; 

 division. A. narcissiflora, white, 15 inches. 

 Half shade ; good soil ; seed or division. 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). — Various colours ; 9 

 inches to 3 feet ; self-colours are most effective in 

 mixed borders. Seed or cuttings ; sun. 



Aquilegia (Columbine). — Attractive and well-known 

 flowers. A. alpina (Alpine), blue, 1 to 2 feet ; 

 A. coerulea (Bocky Mountain), blue and white, 



