INDEX 



383 



Quarry gardens, noteworthy 

 points concerning, 17-19. 



Ramondias, soil for, 140. 

 Ranunculaceas, the, 221-222, 

 232-235, 237, 267-268, 



337-339- 

 Rhododendrons, difficulty of cul- 

 ture, 200. 

 dwarf varieties of, 339. 

 layering, 153. 

 soil for, 140. 

 Rock Cress {cf. Arabis). 

 Rock gardens, alphabetical list 

 of plants suitable for, 215 

 et seq. 

 artificial, 2 1 et seq. 

 aspects of, 8, \^ et seq. 

 bulbous plants suitable for, 



377-378. 

 contour of the land, 9. 

 cost of making, 201 et seq. 

 drainage of, 5, 9, 12, 29, y], 



54, 62, 71, 93, 94, 207. 

 ferns suitable for, Z7^-2>77- 

 large, 25, 31, 56; an ideal 



spot for, 27. 

 natural, 13^/ seq. 

 nature of soil for, 9. 

 planting, 183 et seq. 

 plants for massing, list of, 



379- 



quality of rock, 21. 



scheme of planting, 188 et 

 seq. 



sites for, 3-12, 14 et seq. 



small, 24, 30, 



suitable plants for, 186 et 

 seq.^ 21^ et seq. 



the importance of propor- 

 tion, 196. 



typical sites for, 10-12. 

 plants and alpines, differ- 

 ence between, 185. 



best type of soil for, 86. 



importance of climate on, 

 85. 



soil and, S^ et seq. 

 roses, 257-259. 

 Rocks and sand, approximate 

 cost of, 207. 



Rockwork, an artificial moraine, 



83. 

 construction of, 67. 

 different kinds of, 64-67. 

 fissures between, 72. 

 method of construction, 6, 70, 



77- 



paths, 81. 



plants for, 82. 



steps, formation of, 82. 



terraces, 78. 



types to be avoided, 66-67, 69. 

 Rocky bed, the, 24, 30, 56. 

 Roses, 340. 



St John's Wort, dwarf-growing 



varieties, 291-292. 

 Sandwort, 239-240. 

 Saxifrages, 140, 167. 



how to increase, 144, 145. 

 list of, suitable for rock 



gardens, 318, 342 et seq. 

 soil for, 187. 

 Scrub, clearing, 206. 

 Sea Lavender, 361. 

 Seed, propagating alpine plants 



from, 126 et seq. 

 Seed-bed, the, preparation of, 



130. 

 Seedlings, pricking out, 142. 

 Seeds, correct way of sowing, 

 ^38. 

 disadvantages of raising alpine 



plants from, 127, 

 fertile, 129. 



germination of, 137, 141. 

 sowing, 129, 139. 

 sowing in pots, 133. 

 watering, 131, 1 35- 

 Shrubs, hard-wooded, striking, 

 152. 

 suitable for rock gardens, 195 

 et seq., 375-376. 

 Sites for rock gardens, 3-12, 14 



et seq. 

 Slugs, alum as a preventative 

 for, 179. 

 zinc as a protection from, 132, 

 178. 

 Snails, alum as a preventative 

 for, 179. 



