ALPINE PLANTS. 27 
be fully exposed, so that no drops from over- 
hanging branches can fall on the place. If 
a drip be allowed to fall near, the plant will 
pie off, at; once’ There) \are; many. more 
beautiful little species, but they all do well 
in ordinary gritty loam, chiefly on the south 
side. In all cases the places should be well 
drained for the smaller species. 
CERASTIUM GRANDIFLORUM (&. Europe). 
I mention this species simply because it is a 
most useful plant for a dry, dark corner of the 
rockery, where it can hang down a crevice © 
with its bright silvery foliage and large pure 
white flowers in bright contrast with the dark 
corner. If planted on the north side it should 
be well elevated, so as to be fairly dry during 
winter. It requires poor gritty soil. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM ALPINUM is of very 
easy culture and useful for the Alpine garden. 
It is suited by a well-drained south position, 
with a compost of sand and loam in equal 
parts. It likes a sloping bank. This is a 
plant which often gets lost, while a little care 
in top-dressing once a year in the early spring 
would save it. Like Aster alpinus, it grows out 
of the ground, and when the dry winds come 
