PLANTS WORTH GROWING 8i 
Alyssum. — Several species and varieties of Alyssum, 
mostly bearing panicles of bright yellow flowers, are 
very useful for margins of beds, or for the ground- 
work of beds planted with Phlox, Gladioli, etc. 
One of the best known is A. saxatile compactum, 
which may be easily raised from seed or propagated 
from cuttings. 
Anchusa. — There are fewer plants of a true blue 
than any other colour, and on this account alone 
the Anchusas commend themselves to every garden 
owner. With tall, much-branching stems, the plants 
are freely besprinkled with starry bright blue 
flowers, every plant continuing to bloom for a period 
of many weeks during Summer. The Anchusas 
are among the best drought resisters we have, and 
are consequently well suited for high, dry banks, 
for light, gravelly soils, or for positions exposed to 
full heat of Summer's sunshine. A. italica is an 
excellent plant of rich sky blue, but the ' Dropmore ' 
variety is of more vigorous growth and produces 
larger flowers. Opal is another fine variety of 
dwarfer growth with large flowers of a pleasing pale 
blue shade. They may be propagated from seed 
or by division of the root stock. 
Anemone. — So extensive, so varied, and so per- 
fectly charming are all the members of the Anemone 
family that several pages might well be devoted to 
their description and recommendation for purposes 
innumerable. Certainly we may say no garden 
should be without some of the many types and 
