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tudes. A. alpina, large white. A. japonica, rosy purple. 
A. palmdta fibre-pleno, yellow; A; stclldta versicolor, various 
coloured; A. pavewina flbre-plbn&) scarlet; A. narcissi-flora, 
white. Any of these are very desirable. 
Antirrhinums, Snap-dragon. All the varieties of A. 
tn&jus are esteemed in the flower-borders ; the pure white, 
bright red, rich crimson, and variegated, are very showy. 
A few of the species, A. mdlle and A. siculum, where there 
is variety required, deserve a situation. The flowers are all 
large, and similar to the snout of an animal. 
Anthericum lilidstrujn, St. Burnos Lily, is an excellent 
liliaceous plant, with orange-yellow flowers, blooming in 
June, July, and August, and will grow in any common gar- 
den soil. 
Asclepias. The finest of this genus are native plants, 
and are highly esteemed in Europe, but frequently rejected 
with us, because " they are wild plants. " A. tuberbsa has 
beautiful orange flowers, and delights in dry situations. A. 
rubra, A. nevia, A. purpurdscens, and A. incarndta are 
the finest of the family. It is best to plant A. tuberbsa in 
October. 
Acomtums, Wolfsbane, one hundred and twenty-eight 
distinct species, with several varieties. Many of them are 
of consequence and beauty ; the flower-stems rise from one 
and a half to six feet upright, and strong, furnished with 
many palmate and digitate leaves, terminated by spikes of 
blue, yellow, or white flowers, similar to a hood ; hence the 
name of Monk's Hood is often applied to them. They are 
scarce in collections; but, in a few years, we have no doubt 
but many of them will be plentiful. The finest species 
are A. speciomm, A. sieboldii, large dark blue, A. pyre- 
naiacum, branching blue, A. napellus, A. veniistum, A. 
pyramiddle, A. lycdtonum, A. versicolor, or variajatum, and 
^i. (jruudljlorum. They flower from May to September, and 
will grow in any common garden soil. The roots of A. 
napellus are like small turnips, and are poisonous. They 
like a little shade and rich soil. 
Bellis perennis liortensis, Daisy. We might almost say 
with another, "Every one knows the Daisy. " It is named 
from being pretty, and is perfectly hardy, though generally 
kept under cover. They delight to have a shaded situation 
during summer, to protect them from the sun, which, as it 
