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The Alpine Garden. 



It i> iiiltioliii^' 1(. iK.lc ih.ii tlii> plaiil. intro- 

 iliicctl iiitd this ((Minlry from the Himalayas in 

 Ank.mosk ri i.sa I ii.i.A i^ (•••itaiiily aiiKniiisl lln- 1!>(KI. i-, always n'i>«»rt<'«l as a sliy llowcrcr. but 

 most attrartivr jtlaiits in llowcr in tin- al|iiMc toi- tlic last f«'\\ years it lias |»rov»-(l itself (|uite 

 •janleii at present ; trom its urey ^^reen. fern the reverse in man\ ^'aiih-ns. if not nniversallx . 



like folia^ie it semis up llower stems, eaeli 

 earryiu^ a solitary violet purple llower. 



Anemone piilsatilla rubra. A. Kalleii. ami 

 A. vernalis. a elose relation to ])u|satilla. witli 

 ])urple ll<)wers enelost'il in buds tt>vere<l with 

 j;ol(ieii-l»rowii. silky hairs, are all in llower : 

 ami amoii<rst the otiier Anemon •< noted are 

 A. hianda. deep hhie . .\. t>. scytliiniea. 

 Iar<.'er and i>alfr tliau tlie former; .\. m-moros.i 



I'rimulas. hot h in the frames an<l o|i<-n ;^round. 

 air llowci iiiL.' e.\t remely well I', rosea. l>otli in 

 puie peal and in jieat and loam, has sent u]) 

 \ei\ >turd\ llower sjiikes. as has P. froiidosa 

 and IV firinosa. 



I*. Maxiiiiowic/ii and I'. I'urdomi. from seed 

 sent hy Mr. Karrer fnuii China, are liotli in 

 llower in the alpine hoii.<e. 



I'. .Maxiiiiou ii/.ii i> iiioie interest inu' than 



Ro))insoniana. perliaps the most beautiful of the 

 l)lues. and A. intermedia, with yellow flowers. 



These Anemones all eome very freely from seed. 

 The orarden is very late this year, ([uite three 

 weeks behind last, but growtli has been very 

 rapid for the pa.st foi-tniglit. and a cliaiige eaii 

 he notieed every day. 



Shigs have so far been eonspicuous by their 

 absence, but a few mild, damp evenings will 

 bring them forth in their hundreds. Pieces of 

 turnip left on the ground near the most precious 

 young plants are often tlie means of distracting 

 the attentioii of the slug from the tender green 

 shoots of his most \isnal victims. 



The Kalischia Saxifrages. Avhich have been 

 wonderfiUly good this year, have mostly finished 

 flowering ; the charming S. lilacina is still, 

 however, covered with its pale rosy-iourple 

 flowers, produced from tiny silvery rosettes. 



])eautiful. its Hower spikes vary in colour from a 

 sickly ])rick red to a rich maroon. 



Other l^rinnilas in flower in the aljiine house 

 include 1*. marginati. P. marginata pallida. 

 1*. marginata ■ l^ynda Po]H'. " P. ciliata 

 ■" The General." P. se]itemloba. J*, glaucescens. 

 P. Clusii. P. hirsuta and P. alba. 



Amongst the " ha])py ' ]ilanting effects noted 

 were — Tuli])a Kaufmanniana. planted through 

 the earliest -flowering Wronica, \'. flliformis, 

 a very (hiinty little carpeter. with blue flowers ; 

 and anotlu-r pleasing effect Avas got fiom a 

 ])lantingof Primula "" S])arkler."" through which 

 Scilla bifolia was flowering. 



In another fortnight the garden promises to 

 be a bla/c of colour, and every-day planting. 

 so long delayed by the cold weather, is l)eing 

 done. 



M. E. 



