ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 219 
A. ccemleiim. Blue, i to ij feet high, flowering June and 
July, propagated by offsets or seed sown in spring. 
A. Moly. Bright yellow, 12 inches high, flowering in June and 
July, propagated by offsets and seed. 
ALSTRCEMERIA, “Peruvian Lily.” (N.O. Amaryllidaceae.) 
Lily-like plants, liking deep rich soil and full sun, when they 
require no further attention and will increase rapidly. Increased 
by division or seeds, afterwards to be planted out in a mixture of 
peat, leaf-mould, and sandy soil. 
A. aurantiaca . Orange, 3 feet, flowers July to August. 
A. chilensis. Orange, scarlet and pink shades, 3 feet high, 
flowers July to September. 
ANCHUSA, “ Alkanet” or “ Bugloss.” (N.O. Boraginaceae.) 
Tall-growing plants which are not particular as to soil or situation. 
They can be propagated by root cuttings in spring, pieces 2 and 
3 inches long, being planted in boxes of sandy soil in a greenhouse 
or out of doors on a warm border. Old plants are very liable to die 
out after flowering. The varieties will come fairly true from seed. 
The genus includes some thirty species from Europe, Africa, and 
Western Asia. They commence to flower in May, and go on 
through the summer. 
A. Barrelieri ( Myosotis obtusd). Native of S. Europe. Blue 
flowers with yellow throat. 
A. capensis. Biennial, not quite hardy ; blue flowers with 
white tube. 
A. italica (. Azurea ). 
Dropmore variety, brilliant blue, 4 feet high, flowers June 
to September. 
Opal variety, pale blue, 4 feet high, flowers June to Sept. 
A. mysotidijlora (A. macrophylla). Siberian, fine blue flowers 
and yellow throat. 
A. officinalis. Native plant with pinkish-blue flowers. 
A. „ incarnata. Pink. 
A. sempervirens. Native plant, forget-me-not-like flowers, 
luxuriant growth ; 2 feet ; good spring plant. 
A. tinctoria. S. France, blue and purple flowers, root yielding 
a red dye. 
ANEMONE, “Windflower,” Japanese Variety. 
(N.O. Ranunculacese.) 
Handsome autumnal plants growing in any soil or aspect, but 
resenting disturbance ; flowers August to October. Increased by 
division in spring or from seed. 
