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Lithospermum tinctorium. — A very beautiful and distinct species, 

 with broader and very much more hairy leaves than the lovely and 

 better-known L. prostratum. The flowers are large, brilliant deep- 

 blue, produced on stems 6 inches long, enduring for a couple of months 

 in summer. . 



Thermopsis rhombifolia. — A very handsome species, with large 

 Lupine-like flowers, bright- yellow, and very showy in terminal racemes. 

 The plant is vigorous, growing to the height of about 18 inches. 



Androsace sarTnentosa. — One of the most beautiful of this highly in- 

 teresting genus of alpine plants. It forms attractive rosettes of small 

 ovate leaves, densely clothed with silky white hairs, giving the whole 

 plant a somewhat hoary aspect. The flowers are larger than those of 

 most of the other species of the genus, deep rose-coloured, with a white 

 eye, and are borne erect in neat umbels. Most suitable for rockwork 

 and pot-culture. 



Lamium longiflorum. — A most desirable border-plant, growing to 

 the height of about 18 inches, and clothing itself in the early summer 

 months with large white and purple flowers. 



Daphne rupestris. — A very dwarf-growing Daphne, of rare excellence 

 both as regards perfume and decorative qualities. It forms a dense 

 compact carpet of dark-green foliage, which is quite obscured in its 

 flowering season by the profusion of its soft rose-coloured flowers, 

 which are produced in terminal clusters, and are larger than those of 

 the lovely D. cneorum. 



Saxifraga pyrenaica var. maxima. — This beautiful early spring- 

 flowering saxifrage belongs to the oppositifolia section of the genus. 

 It is the largest-flowered species of that section, and one of the most 

 attractive of spring flowers. 



Anemone vernalis. — A very dwarf-growing species of this valuable 

 decorative group. The flowers, which are large, are pure white inter- 

 nally, and bluish-purple externally. 



Arenaria halearica. — An old-fashioned, but little-cultivated, gem, ad- 

 mirably adapted for sunny banks on rockwork, or for carpeting in 

 light warm soils where the drainage is good. The plant, even when in 

 flower, rather clothes than rises above the soil. The flowers are small, 

 pure white, and profuse. 



Campanula Eaineri. — One of the handsomest of the dwarf-growing 

 species. The flowers are very large, nearly 2 inches across, erect, 

 purplish or bluish-purple. 



Campanula macrantha. — A very handsome Bell floiver, growing to 

 the height of about 2 feet. The plant grows erect, with deep dark- 

 blue flowers of large size. 



Campanula pulla. — One of the gems of this rich genus. It grows 

 only a few inches high, but in every stage of its growth is a most in- 

 teresting plant. The flowers are pendent, very numerous, deep dark 

 indigo-blue. It is best adapted for culture in pots or on rockwork. 



