ALPINE PLANTS. 17 
requires a south position in deep, sandy 
loam; should be top-dressed just after 
flowering, as it makes surface roots, and will 
often grow out of the ground unless provision 
is made for the young roots by _ top- 
dressing. 
ANTENNARIAS. Theseare very useful plants, 
as they will do well in almost any position, 
and are suitable for every rockery where rare 
plants are not required, doing well in any 
ordinary garden loam. 
ANTHEMIS AIZOON (lV. Greece). Some- 
times classed (though wrongly) as an annual. 
Care should be taken to plant on a very dry 
part of the rockery, either between stones or 
on a sloping bank where it can be kept dry 
in the winter. A top-dressing every autumn 
of sandstone worked among the foliage is very 
essential to keep it from damping. <A. Svze- 
bersteintana. A more robust plant and of 
very easy culture, growing well in almost any 
position, in deep sandy loam and leaf-mould, 
with a little grit-stone added. 
ANTHYLLIS MONTANA and MONTANA RUBRA 
(Ais). Two very useful plants for dry sunny 
banks or between the crevices of the rocks ; 
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