PLANTS WORTH GROWING 
HAVING dealt with the general principles of 
propagation and culture of Hardy Perennials 
we propose not merely to give an alphabetical list 
of the names of plants — such may be found at any 
time in the catalogues of hardy plant specialists — 
but to describe the characteristics of those that are 
worth growing, indicating the purposes for which 
they may be particularly suitable, and mentioning 
any special points that have a bearing upon their 
successful management. 
Alphabetical arrangement is adopted for con- 
venience of reference, the space devoted to various 
plants being governed by their relative merits and 
importance. 
Acsena. — Generally speaking the members of this 
quaintly pretty and interesting genus are classed 
as Rock plants, but their creeping or trailing habit, 
and their prettily tinted evergreen foliage together 
with the bright-hued, spiny seed heads that orna- 
ment some of the sorts make them admirable 
carpeting plants for beds containing bulbous plants 
or tall erect-growing subjects that show to best 
advantage over a carpet of foliage. For the most 
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