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Dianthus — perennial species in var. (D. neglectus is especially 

 good). 



Gypsophila cerastioides Flowers white, red-veined, creeping 

 habit. 4". 



Gypsophila re pens Dwarf creeping plant, white fls. 4". 



Helianthemum vulgar e vars. (Rock Rose) (Not reliably hardy 

 north of Philadelphia) 9-12". Dwarf evergreen shrubs, brilliant 

 fls. during summer. 



Housfonia caerulca (Bluets. Quaker Lady). 



Iberis sempervirens (Perennial Candytuft) 9"- 12". 



Iris cristafa. Dwarf Iris with light blue fls. 



Leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss) 4"- 12". Whitish floral Ivs., 

 fls. yellow, small. 



Myosotis alpesti'is (Alpine Forget-me-not) Blue with yellow 

 throat, 9". 



Nierembergia rwularis (White Cup) White fls. yellow or 

 rosy throat, 3". 



Phlox divaricata Lavender blue fls. i". 



Phlox subulata vars. White, pink, etc. 6". 



Saponaria ocymoidcs Dwarf creeping habit, rose colored fls. 

 6"-9". 



Saxifraga, mossy vars. White, pink flowers. 



Sediim, dwarf vars. Various colors. 3"-i2". 



Sempervivum, in variety. Red and yellow fls. 6"- 12". 



Silene alpestris. W^hite fls. 4"-6". Blooms in spring. 



Silene Schafta Pink flowers. 4"-6". Blooms in fall. 



Trollius laxus (Globe flower) Yellow or orange. i'-2'. 



Viola cornuta. Blue flowers, 6"-g". Blooms throughout sum- 

 mer. 



Almost everyone, once they have started a rock garden, becomes 

 fired with ambit-ion to grow the more difficult and capricious al- 

 pines, and their cultivation is indeed one of the most fascinating 

 features of rock gardening- Connoisseurs get unbounded pleasure 

 from the successful cultivation of such treasures as. Anemone ver- 

 nalis, Campanula Allionii, Saxifraga Boydii, Asperula suberosa, 

 Ramondia pyrenaica, and others of a similar nature. Those who 



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