PRE PACE. 
I HAVE been induced to write this little work 
by the frequent requests which have been 
made _to me for information as to how 
the rarer Alpines and those which, though 
not rare, are yet exacting in their require- 
ments should be grown. 
The book contains all necessary details as 
to soil, position, and drainage ; the details are 
the result of long experience in the manage- 
ment of the very large collection of Alpine 
Plants cultivated in the York Nurseries. 
I have tried to confine myself to such 
plants only as are difficult to establish. 
Every care has been taken to make the 
directions here given as clear as possible. I 
trust that, whatever the book’s shortcomings 
may be, it will nevertheless prove useful to 
all interested in the culture of Alpine Plants. 
I have, at the end of the book, carefully 
compiled lists of plants suitable for different 
positions, as it is often very difficult for 
beginners to make proper selections to suit 
