. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON BEDDING PLANTS. 205 to produce a charming display. In planting round beds it is a general rule to do so in circles, using first one colour and then another, alternately, say, a circle of white Arabis, then one of yellow Alyssum, and then one of the blue Myosotis. Excellent effect is, however, obtained by filling beds with .distinct families of plants ; for instance, a bed filled with mixed Polyanthuses in various shades of colour proves very attractive; Wallflowers might also be used in a similar way. The followin
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON BEDDING PLANTS. 205 to produce a charming display. In planting round beds it is a general rule to do so in circles, using first one colour and then another, alternately, say, a circle of white Arabis, then one of yellow Alyssum, and then one of the blue Myosotis. Excellent effect is, however, obtained by filling beds with .distinct families of plants ; for instance, a bed filled with mixed Polyanthuses in various shades of colour proves very attractive; Wallflowers might also be used in a similar way. The following are the most important of the spring-flowering subjects suitable for bedding: Alyssums.—The Golden Alyssum (A. saxatile compadum) grows 6in. high, and in spring is covered with golden-yellow flowers; it contrasts charmingly with the white Arabis and blue Aubrietia. Anemones.—Several of the Anemones are useful bedding plants, including A. blanda^ with deep blue flowers ; A. apemiina, with lovely light blue flowers ; and A. coro?iaria^ with flowers of various shades of colour. This last-mentioned is one of the parents of the "florists' Anemones," which are indispensable for spring flowering ; the tubers should be taken up, thoroughly ripened, cleaned, and stored away until planting time. Arabis albida (white Arabis) is a compact plant, growing 6in. high, covered in spring with a mass of white flowers. The variety with variegated foliage is suitable as an edging plant. AuBRiETiAS. — These are charming dwarf plants for spring bedding, producing sheets of flowers of various colours, in- cluding blue, violet, purple, and rose-red. A. deltoidea (Fig. 107) has bluish flowers; A. Camp- Fig. deltoidea. belli and A. grcEca have purple flowers, and are of neat and effective habit; A. Leichflinii is one of the very best of the family, forming perfect sheets of reddish- crimson flowers; it is splendid for massing and for edgings. The only drawback to the cult
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