34. ALPINE PLANTS. 
washes away from the stems, leaving them 
bare. I believe if the above conditions are 
carried out no one will have much difficulty 
in growing it. I have proved this from personal 
experience. D. Cueorum is a very good plant 
for the south-east side of the rockery in a 
slightly elevated sloping position. Good loam 
and sand is needed, and a little peat may be 
added if the soil is very heavy. They all 
require a well-drained place. WD. fiontana 
(South Europe) is more adapted for the 
border and for larger rockeries where it can 
be planted in the background. Use good 
loam and peat. It will do well in partially 
shady places. 
DIANTHUS ALPINUS. A well-known plant, 
requiring a south aspect sheltered from the 
mid-day sun. Good fibrous loam and grit, 
with a little leaf-mould—two parts loam, one 
leaf-mould, one grit. A top-dressing of leaf- 
mould and sand should be worked among the 
young growths once or twice a year. The 
young growths do not root into the ground 
as some species do. The young shoots should 
be lifted carefully up and the dressing put 
under each shoot, taking care first to leave 
