ALPINE PLANTS. 4I 
be used on the face of the plant. In this 
manner a dry atmosphere will always be 
maintained for the foliage, while the roots 
will have ample moisture from behind. A 
stone can be placed over the whole plant in 
the autumn and left until January, and then 
it can be removed when the plant requires 
water again. A little top-dressing should be 
given in the spring. I have grown here 
under similar conditions and had in_ full 
flower from thirty to forty plants in the 
month of May. If the above instructions 
are carried out no one need despair of grow- 
ing this beautiful little gem. 
ERODIUMS are nearly all of fairly easy 
culture, requiring a well-drained sunny position 
and a good deep gritty loam. 
E. guttatum is rather more inclined for 
the rocks and will do well between stones. 
A little limestone should be added to the 
compost. &. Reichardi. requires a more 
sheltered place, where it can be shaded from 
the mid-day sun and kept fairly dry in winter. 
ERYSIMUM PUMILUM. The true form of 
this interesting little Alpine is very rare and 
requires special care. It should be wedged 
