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white, May and June, 12 to i 8 in., berries white; A. 
spicata, white, July, 2ft., berries black; A. spicata 
rubra, flowers like parent species, but with red berries. The 
berries, which are borne in autumn, are very poisonous. North 
American plants. 
Adenophora (Gland Bellflower). — A genus of hardy 
perennials, belonging to the Campanula family (Campanu- 
laceae). In general appearance they resemble the campanulas, 
differing only slightly in the botanical structure of the flowers. 
They make handsome border plants, and require to be grown 
in a sunny position, and a rich, moist loamy soil. The best 
way to obtain a stock of these plants, or to increase them, is 
by sowing seeds in light soil, in boxes or pans, in a cold 
frame in spring. They dislike disturbance at the roots. Fol- 
lowing are the chief kinds : A. Potanini, lovely pale blue, lift. ; 
A. stricta, dark blue, very beautiful, 2ift. ; A. verticillata, violet 
blue, 2ift. ; A. lilifolia, blue; and A. Potanini alba, white, lift. 
All flower in summer. Natives of Europe and Asia. 
Adonis (Pheasant’s Eye; Ox-eye). — Hardy annuals and 
perennials, belonging to the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). 
The perennial species, with the exception of A. pyrenaica, do 
best on sunny rockeries, in a good loamy soil. Plant in 
October or March, and mulch liberally with well-rotted manure. 
They are slow growers, and dislike disturbance at the roots. 
The annual species will succeed in ordinary sunny or partially 
shady borders. They are, however, not so interesting or 
effective as the perennial kinds. Seeds of the latter should be 
sown in March or April, where the plants are required to grow ; 
the perennials are best increased by division of the roots in 
March. The annual species are: A. autumnalis, scarlet, July, 
ift. ; A. aestivalis, crimson, June, ift. The perennials are: 
A. vernalis, yellow, spring, ift. ; A. pyrenaica, golden-yellow, 
July, ift., does best in a shady position ; A. amurensis, yellow, 
February and March, ift.; A. amurensis fl. pi., double yellow, 
also flowering in February. Europe. 
Athionema. — Hardy perennials and annuals, belonging 
to the Wallflower family (Cruciferae), and specially adapted for 
culture on sunny rockeries. They require a deep sandy loam. 
<E. grandiflorum is the best of the perennial species. This 
grows i 8 in. high, is of shrubby habit of growth, and bears 
pretty rosy-pink and lilac blossoms freely during the summer. 
Plant so that its shoots can trail over stones. JE. cordifolium, 
grows 6 in. high and bears lilac and rose flowers in summer. 
,E. persicum is a dwarf species, with deep rose flowers ; and JE. 
pulchellum is another dwarf kind, with purplish flowers. These 
