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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
by pinkish bracts. A. minor, a native of the Alps, grows only 
6in. high, has rosy-white flowers and white bracts. All flower 
in summer. Increased by seeds sown in a cold frame in 
spring ; or by division of the roots in autumn or spring. 
Aubrietla. (Purple Rock Cress). — Showy, evergreen 
dwarf perennials, extensively cultivated on rockeries and in 
patches on the margins of borders. They worthily deserve 
a place in every garden. Members of the Stock and Wall- 
flower family (Cruciferae). The chief species : A. deltoides i? 
lilac-purple, 2 to 4m. A. Campbelli, violet-blue, 4m. ; A. 
grasca, pale purple, 4m. ; A. purpurea, purple, 3m. ; and A. 
violacea, violet-purple, 3m. ; A. taurica, purple, late ; 
Bridesmaid, soft blush, a charming plant; Dr. Mules, 
glowing purple ; tauria alba, white, very compact ; Fire King, 
crimson ; Leitchlinii, rose, very pretty ; Lloyd Edwards, 
violet - purple ; Lavender Queen, lavender - blue ; A. 
graeca superba, larger-flowered than the type ; and Moer- 
heimi, rose, good for massing, are varieties of the fore- 
going species. There are likewise two pretty variegated 
sorts, namely, purpurea-argenteis variegatus, silvery foliage, 
and purpurea aureis variegatis, golden foliage. All flower 
in spring, and when grown in sandy loam, or light 
ordinary soil, the plants will be literally covered with a dense 
mass of colour. Aubrietias love the sun, and will thrive in 
the chinks of old walls, in the spaces between flagstones on 
paths, on dryish sloping banks, in masses on the margins 
of borders, or on the rockery where their dense masses of 
sage green shoots will hug the stones. They do not succeed 
well in shade or in heavy soils or damp position. We use 
them effectively as a carpeting for choice bulbs. Plant in 
autumn or spring. Increased by seeds sown where required 
to grow in spring, or in boxes of sandy soil in a cold frame, 
afterwards transplanting the seedlings ; or by cuttings inserted 
in a shady border in summer ; by layering the shoots after 
flowering and lifting and replanting in autumn ; by division of 
the plants after flowering. S. Europe. 
Baptisia. (False Indigo). — Hardy herbaceous perennials, 
belonging to the Pea family (Leguminosae), and natives of N. 
America. B. australis, blue and white, June, 4 to 5ft., is the 
best known species. Suitable for large borders. B. alba, 
white, June, 2ft., is a pretty species for smaller borders. 
Another desirable species is B. exaltata, blue, June, 3 to 4ft. 
Adapted for large borders. Grow in ordinary soil in sunny 
borders, planting in autumn or spring. Increased by seeds 
sown outdoors in April, also by division of the roots in autumn. 
Of similar growth and habit to Lupins. 
