CGUEPIVATION) OF ) RARE ALPINE 
PLANTS: 
ACANTHOLIMON VENUSTUM (Cizlicza). <A 
rare little Alpine, and one which should be 
grown on every rockery where it can be ex- 
posed to the full heat of the sun; a plant 
well adapted for the dry chinks of rock- 
work. A composition of limestone, loam, and 
sand in equal parts suits it best. It re- 
quires to be kept fairly dry during the 
winter. Attention must be given to it in the 
early spring (in case the frost has disturbed 
it during winter), and it must be _ pressed 
well back into its place again. 
ACHILLEA HUTERI. A most useful plant 
for the rockery ; with its bright green glossy 
foliage, and pure white flowers, it likes a sunny 
part of the rockery and grows well in common 
sandy loam. Care should be taken (once or 
twice in the season) to top-dress, otherwise it 
has a tendency to grow loose, and the wind 
blows off the young growths. <A. rupestrts 
