ABRONIA UMBELLATA, — Bins rockery an¬ 
nual. Pink, trailer, S, Dr, I-II, summer . 25 
ACAENA, — valuable foliage plants, low, 
spreading creepers. Good bulb covers, fine 
for walks, the flowers are inconspicuous. 
n-m, ssh, Dr.. 
A. glauca,—bluish green foliage .35 
A. Buchanani,—bluish green foliage .35 
A. microphylla,—reddish brown foliage .35 
A. Novae Zelandiae,—has very interesting lit¬ 
tle red seed burrs, with silken sheen.35 
ACANTHOLIMON,—A group that is not for 
the inexperienced amateur. Forms beauti¬ 
ful large cushions of spiny grasslike foliage, 
topped by many, usually pink, flowers on 
short stems. Very sunny, rocky fissures, 
I-II, Dr, lime, X. Never wet the foliage, 
protect in winter. 
A. armenum,—low, pink, July-August ..50 
A. graminifolium,—pale pink, July, August.50 
A. venustum,—pink, July-September, the best... .50 
ACANTHUS,—Valuable foliage plants for the 
larger Rockery or for background. Sun, 
Lime, Soil I-IIal, winter protection. 
A. Lusitanicus,—pink, summer, 2-3 feet..'..25 
A. mollis,—white, lilac or rose, 2-3 ft. summ.25 
A. mollis latifolius,—like preceding but with 
very ornamental broad leaves.25 
ACHILLEA,—Typical rock plants, all want a 
very sunny position, perfect drainage, soil 
I-IIal except A. moschata which likes a 
cooler position, soil II or Iliac. The chief 
value of the achilleas is in their foliage, 
which is silver grey in those marked “Sg.”* 
A. ageratifolia,—white, 4 in., June-July, “Sg”... .25 
A. Clavennae,—white, 4 in., May-June, “Sg”.25 
A. macedonica,—white, 8 in., May-June, “Sg”... .35 
A. millefolium, fl. rubro, rose, 12-18 in., sum¬ 
mer blooming, very fine strain . 25 
A. moschata, — white, 4 in., May-July . 35 
A. nana, — low, white, June . 35 
«A. Ptarmica, — “The Pearl,” white, 18 in., sum¬ 
mer, very fine, spreading, ssh ... 35 
A. serbica, — white, 4 in., May-June ... 35 
A. tomentosa, — yellow, 6 in., June-Nov . 25 
ACONITUM, — Monkshood. The Aconites are 
fine for position in semishade, where they 
can be given a cool porous soil rich in 
humus such as places in woods or among 
shrubbery. Protect from strong winds and 
transplant when young. Seeds usually ger¬ 
minate slowly. 
A. anthora, — yellow, 24 in., June . 25 
A. Fischeri, — dp. blue, 20 in., July . 35 
A. Lycoctonum, — light yellow, 32 in., Jul.-Oct . 25 
A. Napellus, — dp. blue, 32 in., June-Nov . 25 
A. Napellus roseus, — rose, 33 in., June-Nov . 35 
A. tauricum, — dp. blue, 24 in., July-Nov . 25 
A. Wilsoni,—dp. blue, very tall, late summer... .40 
ADENOPHORA POTANINI,—lilac blue, 24 
in., June-Nov., protect fr. strong winds, III .35 
