ADONIS,—beautiful early flowering plants 
delicately cut ornamental foliage topped 
by large bright yellow flowers with silken 
sheen. Fine company for early bulbous 
plants. S-Ssh, II-III. 
A. pyrenaica,—yellow, 8 in., May-June, X.— .35 
A. vernalis,—yellow, 6-8 in., Mar., April, X .25 
AETI-IIONEMA,—A genus belonging in every 
rockgarden. Extremely hardy if given shel¬ 
ter from tearing drying winds. All S-Dr-I 
II-Li-* Pro. 
A. armenum, — pink, 3-4 in., spring . 35 
A. coridifolium, — rose, 4-12 in., May . 35 
A. grandiflorum, — rose, 10 in. May to July .— .35 
A. iberideum, — white, 4 in., June-November . 35 
A. persicum, — rose, 8 in., May-July . 35 
A. pulchellum, — pink, 6 in., April-May .. .35 
A. schistosum, — light rose, 6 in., Apr.-May.35 
AGROSTEMMA,—(Lychnis)—plants with gen- 
nerally nice woolley grey foliage and showy 
flowers, for back ground or the larger 
rockery. Dr-S-CS-*. 
A. coronaria,—carmine, 18-24 in., summer.25 
A. cor. alba,—white form of the above.25 
A. Flos Jovis,—red, rose, 18 in., June.25 
ALCHEMILLA ALPINA,—nice foliage, ssh, 
Il-IIIac ..35 
ALLIUM, — bulbous plants, useful to add color 
to low cushions or carpets of other plants 
among whom they should be planted. Dr- 
S-I-II-. 
A. cyaneum,- — deep blue, 12 in., May-June-Aug. .30 
A. Huteri, — purple, 6 in., May to August. .. 30 
A. karatawiense, white and red, 5 in, May-Aug. .30 
A. Moly, — yellow, 10-12 in., May-August .. .30 
A. narcissifiorum, — purple, 6 in., May-Aug.30 
A. pulchellum, — lilac, 12 in., May-Aug . 30 
ALSINE, — bright green more or less dense 
cushions or carpets of fine usually needle- 
shaped foliage flowing over and between the 
rocks and covered with innumerable small 
white starlike flowers in early summer. All 
want S-Dr-soil II. 
A. grandifiora, — white, 5 in., June-November.30 
A. juniperifolia, — white, 6 in., June . 30 
A. liniflora, — white 6 in., June .. 30 
A. pinifolia, — white, 6 in., July . 30 
A. Rosani, — white, 3 in., June .. 30 
A. verna, — white, 3 in., June-November . .30 
ALYSSUM, — Rock plants par excellence. 
Hardy, easily suited, easily raised from seed 
if their few wants are provided for. It 
should be remembered that they are at 
home on rocky, dry sunbaked slopes and 
that the seedlings are more apt to damp 
off if kept too moist than those of bog or 
forest plants. S-Dr-Li-I-II-*. 
A. alpestre, — yellow, 3 in., May-July . 35 
A. amanum, — yellow, 4 in., April-May . .35 
A. argcnteum, — yellow, 12 in., May-November . 25 
A. atlanticum, — yellow, 2 in., April-June .. .30 
A. diffusum, — yellow, 2 in., April-June . 30 
A. Mollendorfianum, — yellow, 2 in., June-Oct.35 
A. montanum, — yellow, 3 in., June-Nov .. .30 
A. pyrenaicum, — white, 3 in., July .:... 35 
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