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Gei'bera anandriH should not be omitted, and 

 Geranium sessilifloriim (wliite Howers). 



Erodium corsitum is dwarf enough to be in- 

 ckided, witli its charniint;' crimson-lined flowers, 

 and E. Keicliardi is a miniature gem, but not 

 extraordinarily liardy, and seems to object to a 

 grilling sun. 



Edraianthus pumilio is the star of the section 

 wlietlier in leaf or flower. E. (or Wahlenbergia) 

 vincseflora lias wonderful periwinkle-like flowers, 

 but is mucli taller. W. hederacea, a cliarming 

 miniature ramper for a moist corner, and E. (or 

 W. ) saxicola.with erect 

 flowers of pale cliina 

 mau V e. Tliis must not 

 be confounded with 

 the so-called E. saxi- 

 cola, similar in gi'owth, 

 but with wasliy white 

 flowers, whicli is in 

 reality, I am told, E. 

 albo-marginata. 



Heliclirysum belli- 

 dioides and H.trinerve 

 are deliglitf ul E v e r- 

 lastings, minute green 

 foliage witli white 

 i"everse and wliite 

 flowers, but botli are 

 inclined to flo]) and 

 ram]). H. frigidum is 

 choice and rare, but 

 hates damp. 



Kanunculus Kern- 

 erianus, with pink 

 flowers flat on the 

 ground, and K. glacialis 

 need moisture and full 

 sun. The true R. 

 crenatiis is deliglitful. 



Plantago nivalis has 

 long narrow leaves 

 covered with wonder- 

 ful silky hairs, and 

 has in c o 11 s p i c u o u s 

 flowers. 



Hypericum rep tans 

 is a gem if you can 

 keep it within bounds, 

 and H. Coris is equally 

 desii-able ; but H . cre- 

 nulatum is the " good 

 girl of the family," 

 with every virtue — 

 habit,constitutiou, and 

 freedom of flower — 

 and no ascertainable vices. 



I'entstemon antirrhinoidcs is dwarf, ^\ith 

 yellow flowers. P. Davidsoni is a i)rostrate gem, 

 needing full sun and a granite and peat moraine 

 to give full measure of its dazzling wine-coloured 

 flowers. P. Menziesii is a dowdy country cousin 

 of stronger growth. 



Lychnis Lagascae and variety rosea must not be 

 omitted, and seem pereniual if planted on their 

 side. 



Petrocallis ]»yrenaica, with its cushion of iiouey- 

 scented mauve flowers and its rare white form, 

 are true moraine ])lants. Likewise .Saponaria 

 Wienmanniana, pink flowers, and S. lutea, pale 

 yellow. 



Silene Elizabethae needs moisture to flower 

 freely, and S. Hookeri is magniflcent, but not 



pereiuxial with me. S. acaulis must be grown 

 for its cushion, it rarely flowers freely here. Grow 

 also S. laciniata rur. Purpusii. 



Stachys Corsica is a most delightful plant, 

 very dvvarf, covered with white or mauve and 

 white snapdi-agon-like flowers. It grows freely 

 in sun or shade, but needs full sun to flower freely. 

 Another plant with similar .shaped flowers of rosy 

 pink is Chfenorrhinum glareosunx. 



Helianthemum serpyllifolium is the only mem- 

 ber of its family that I would inchule ; and of 

 Veronicas V. bombycina, with leaves of velvety- 

 silver, and the minute 

 V. canescens. 



Raoulia glabra is 

 an interesting — not too 

 r a m p a n t — carpeter, 

 and R. australis a gem 

 of the flrst water, a 

 tiny mat t)f pure silver. 

 Townsendia Wilcox- 

 iana and T. grandiflora, 

 with dwarf Chrysan- 

 themum-like flowers, 

 are choice and slug- 

 beloved. 



Omphalodes Lucilae 

 does well in limestone 

 or granite. Santolina 

 ali)ina is i)retty and 

 cjuite dwarf, but is 

 inclined to s]iread. 



Sedums have siudi a 

 habit of seeding that 

 they must be admitted 

 witii caution, but S. 

 cyaneum is slow-grow- 

 ing, and 8. }»ilosum 

 and H. semiiervivoides 

 should be welcomed. 

 They are both, unfor- 

 tunately, only annual 

 or biennial here. 



I would be inclined 

 to kee|) Saxifrages t'O 

 themselves, but if they 

 are to be included, I 

 would restrict them to 

 selections from the 

 Kabschia section, any 

 of the Englerias and 

 a few others (o)uittiug 

 most of the silvers 

 (Aizoons), which will 

 grow and spread any 

 where). 

 I would suggest the following :— Saxifraga 

 lilacina (half shade). S. Grisebachi, S. Stril)nryi, 

 S. the.ssalica, S. porophylla, S. retusa (half shade, 

 granite), S. Aizoon baldensis. S. Aizoon venetica, 

 S. Aizoon I'agave dauphine, S. Eerdinandi 

 Coburgi, and .S. Paulina^. 



Scutellaria indica jajwnica has mauve Monks- 

 hood flowers. 



Viola (Jomollia is a tiny pansy has port wine 

 coloured flowers, not an easy i)lant to grow. 

 Anothei- small lleart's-ease with pale lavender 

 flowers I grow as V. olym])ica. 



On looking over mv article in the .lune number 

 I lind that I stated tliat the moraines at Lissadell 

 were hand-watered. Sir Jocelyn Gore-Booth 

 informs me that this is not the case, and I take 

 this opportunity to acknowledge my mistake 



A-NDKOtfACE tJAKMENTOSA in moraine at Knajiton, 

 Abbeyleix. 



