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that it has hfi-ii yrowmy \u-vc for tho last 12 or ir» 

 \.ars aiul htis provivl ahsolutilv iiardy. 



True, it has suffortd, as will tho hardi.st plants. 

 Worn unsfiiM.nalil.^ frosts in <arl\ aiitmnii and lat.' 

 ^.l>rin^^ l)iit wlun dornianl in winter it has sliow n 

 itself iinp.rvious to a tc mii.-ratnr.- o( zero or therr- 

 ahouts. Vn'AltY (ilUHS. 



Aklenhani House, 

 IW/i June. I'.l-il. 



l)i:vi: Ml;. KoiToK— One of the nmst int. ivslin-,' 

 ,11.1 inii>orlant articles on Alpin.s ilnit 1 liav.' read 

 ;<ir soino time is the oni' on " Lony»'vit\ in Roelv 

 Plants," hy my friend, Mr. -1. Harper Seaife. 



The i)itli'of the article lies in the follow inj^ words : 

 • Hut th.' roek -,'ar.l. u is a place for f^rowin;; .\li)ine 

 plants in. \ear in and xear out, and not a i)lace for 

 beddiu}; out for the Howering season." Tluse words, 

 in my opinion, jioinl the ideal to which every true 

 rock 'gardener should aim. Thi; bedded-uut rock 

 gardei? can he recognised at a glance, and never 

 has tlie beauty of one where aged clumps spread 

 here and there and self-sown seedlings s])ring forth 

 in likely and unlikely i)laci's. There is a ganU^n in 

 Dublin where (1 trust the owner will not take offence 

 at this statement) I thiid< neither the plants nor the 

 stone were put out with any idea of artistic 

 arrangeinent. but where the owner skilfidly allo\ys 

 the plants to grow into large masses, and to seed in 

 all and every direction. The result is that in May 

 or June this garden is one of the most beautiful 

 sights one could wish to see. Such a garden is a 

 study in the smvival of the fittest, and any rock 

 garden worthy of the name will be the same. I am 

 aware of the fact, and readily admit that many rock 



plants never do survive, and perhai)s m-v. r will, when 

 planted out in tlie open. .Ml 1 can say. then, is, if 

 after nuuiy trials in ditTerent positions and aspects 

 yon cnmiot get the species to f^roM , give it up! 

 otherwis.' xou will degenerate into a " bechling-out."' 

 n.il a '■ lock,"' gardiMier. HoweviM', experimenting 

 with an_\ but the comtnonest .\lpines is likely to be 

 a somewhat .xpensive liobby, and therefore such 

 lists ns .Mr. Scaife's, while not guarantei'ing a like 

 success in oln^'s own garden, are of great value as 

 guides apart from their inherent interest. Having 

 oidy possessed my jiresent rock garden for two years, 

 J cannot as yet add any practical knowledge to the 

 discussion, but from my experiiMice in nublin I can 

 corroborate what Mr Seaife says ic Siix. ityyonHijolid. 

 I had a (dmnp in the same position lor seven years; 

 it flowered regularly and must freely, was top-dressed 

 each year, but nevei' dividt>d, and was quite hapjiy 

 wheu'l had to leave it in 101,".. Other plants which 

 1 recollect at the moment as existing for seven years 

 were Diitnlliiis nriilrcfiis, I'rodiiini nricUardii, Caniji. 

 tridentdfo I li.s ciisfatd. Uteris pctrcea, &\\A Camii. 

 Alliitnii. Plants are not innnoital. but I think that 

 any si)ecies which as an individual or as self-w)Wi) 

 seedlings maintains itself in a garden for over, say, 

 sev(Mi years, can hv considered as long-lived for our 

 purpose. Finally. Mv. Editor, you would put readers 

 of 1.(1. under a debt of gratitude if yon could per- 

 snade the owner of the garden I mentioned, to wit, 

 ^fr. IJoyd Praeger, and also that well-known 

 gardener, 'Sir. Murray Hoinibrook, to give us their 

 experiences with long-lived Alpines.— Believe me, 

 youis very truly. 1^. B. Anderson. 



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