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flowers cup-shaped, violet purple, and downy, 
somewhat drooping ; height, nine inches. 
Flowers in May. 
* Anemone coeonaeia, (Garland Wind- 
flower. ) — Tuberous-rooted ; the root leaves are 
multifid, something like those of Parsley; the 
flowers cup or poppy-shaped, varying through 
every shade of purple, violet, lilac, crimson, 
scarlet, pink, striped, and with flowers both 
single and double; height, six to nine inches. 
Flowers in May. 
* Anemone apennlna, (Apennine Wind- 
flower.) — Tuberous-rooted; the root leaves 
less finely divided than the last; flowers small, 
pale blue, very pretty; height, six to nine 
inches. Flowers in April. 
Anemone nemokosa, (Wood Wind-flower.) 
— Tuberous-rooted ; in habit much like the 
last, but with small white flowers, borne on a 
stem with the leaves. Flowers in April. 
There is a variety with double flowers. 
Anemone vthfolia, (Vine-leaved Wind- 
flower.) — The root leaves of this plant are 
broadly palmate, in figure much like those of 
the grape vine; the flowers are medium-sized, 
cup-shaped, white, borne on a branching stem 
distinct from the leaves ; height, one foot. 
Flowers in July. 
* Anemone stellata, (Starry Wind-flower.) 
— The root leaves are divided, but more 
coarsely than those of A. coronaria; the flowers 
are large^ rosy purple, with a ring of white 
around the stamens ; height, nine inches. 
Flowers in May. This is also known as A. 
hortensis. 
Antennaeia maegaeatacea, (Pearly 
Everlasting.) — An erect plant, with white 
downy leaves and stems ; the leaves linear- 
lanceolate ; the flowers white in a branching 
corymb ; height two feet. Flowers in July. 
Apocynum andros-EMIFOLIUM, (Androsas- 
mum-leaved Dog's Bane.) — This has an erect 
forked stem, with ovate globose leaves, and 
terminal cymes, or loose panicles of small bell- 
shaped pinkish flowers ; height, two feet. 
Flowers in August. 
Aquilegia vulgaris, (Common Colum- 
bine.) — The leaves of these plants are com- 
pound, that is, cut up or divided into numerous 
little lobes; the flowers are blue and pendant, 
formed of numerous quilled petals, with a spur 
behind, and are borne on a branching stem ; 
height, one foot and a half. Flowers in June. 
The seedling varieties of this are numerous, 
differing in their colours ; some, too, are 
double, or quite full of petals. 
*Aquilegia glandulosa, (Glandulous 
Columbine.) — The leaves as above; the 
flowers large, pendant, white and blue, very 
handsome ; height, one foot, or upwards. 
Flowers in June. The variety called discolor 
is the handsomest. 
* Aquilegia canadensis, (Canadian Co- 
lumbine.) — Smaller than the preceding, but 
with the same general characters; the flowers 
are pendant, red and orange, very handsome; 
height, one foot. Flowers in June. A variety 
called major is rather larger in every part, 
and therefore more showy. 
*f Aquilegia Skinneeii, (Skinner's Colum- 
bine.) — A handsome plant in the way of A. 
canadensis, with large rich scarlet and green 
flowers ; height, one foot. Flowers in May 
and June. 
*fAQUiLEGiA glauca, (Glaucous Colum- 
bine.) — The stem leafy, slightly branched; 
the leaves trifid, composed of many segments ; 
the flowers large, drooping, pale yellow, 
deliriously fragrant ; height, one foot and a 
half. Flowers in June. 
Aeabis eosea, (Rosy-tinged Arabis.) — The 
Arabises are pretty dwarf plants, well-suited 
for rock-work. The leaves of A. rosea are 
oblong ; the flowers, on a little erect stem, 
are cruciform, whitish, tinged with rose ; 
height, six to nine inches. Flowers in 
March. 
Aeabis albida, (Whitish Arabis.) — This 
is a little evergreen herbaceous plant ; the 
lower leaves are ovate, oblong, toothed ; the 
stem leaves somewhat arrow shaped : the 
flowers in little bunches, white, cruciform ; 
height, six inches. Flowers in May and 
June. 
*Aemebia vtjlgaeis, (Common Thrift.) — 
A dwarf-tufted plant, adapted for edgings to 
walks, &c; the leaves are linear, grass-like; 
the flowers red, in little round heads at the 
top of the flower-stem; height, six inches. 
Flowers in June. There is a deep-red flowered 
variety which is much more showy. 
*Aemeeia latifolia, (Broad-leaved Thrift.) 
— This is called Armeria cephalotes, and 
Statice pseudo-Armeria : it is very showy; 
the leaves are lanceolate; the flowers light 
red, in large round heads; height, one foot 
and a half. Flowers in June. 
Asclepias syeiaca, (Syrian Swallow- 
wort.) — The leaves are lanceolate-oblong; the 
flowers in drooping umbels, small, star-shaped, 
reflexed, pale purple ; height, four feet. 
Flowers in July. 
Asclepias incaenata, (Flesh-coloured 
Swallow-wort.) — The stem is erect, branched; 
the leaves lanceolate ; the flowers in umbels, 
which are usually two together, red, or red- 
dish-purple ; height, two feet. Flowers in 
July and August. 
Asclepias pulchea, (Pretty Swallow-wort.) 
— A good deal in the way of the last, with 
red or purple flowers ; height, two feet. 
Flowers in July. 
Asci-epias nivea, (Snowy-flowered Swal- 
low-wort.) — The leaves ovate-lanceolate ; the 
