28 ALPINE PLANTS. 
all the young roots perish. When the dressing 
is put on, the plant should be pressed well 
back into the earth, so as to make it firm. 
CODONOPSIS OVATA (Himalayas). For an 
elevated part of the rockery this plant is 
valuable ; deep sandy loam, in a well-drained 
place behind a stone is a good position for it, 
where it can hang over the front part when in 
bloom, so that the flower may be looked 
into from below, as the beauty of this flower 
is inside, and you lose it by looking down 
upon the flower. 
COLCHICUM SIBTHORPH. I did riot intend 
to treat on bulbs, but there are two or three 
which I think worthy of mention. C. Szé- 
thorpit is about the first to make its 
appearance in the autumn when the rockery 
is dull and void of any flowers, followed by 
C. speciosum atrorubens. 1 may also men- 
tion a pure white sfeciosum which will be 
in the market very soon. It originated here 
at the York Nurseries, and will be a great 
boon to florists as well as the Alpine gardener. 
Each petal measures from 2in. to 3in. long, 
and is much better than a White Tulip. F.C.C,, 
R.H.S. They all do well in good deep, rich 
