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or damp part of the rockery. Care should 
be taken in the autumn to clear away the 
old leaves and place a little dry peat around 
the crowns of the plant. This will prevent 
it damping off in case of a very wet winter. 
The peat need not be removed in spring, 
as the crown will soon push through, and 
the peat makes a nice dry bed for the new 
leaves to rest upon. 
HEPATICA ANGULOSA may be grown in 
shady places on banks in the rock garden or 
under trees where nothing else will grow. 
This plant grows well and does not lose its 
foliage in winter. When grown in the open 
a little top-dressing of peaty loam is very 
beneficial once a year worked among the 
leaves. 
HOUSTONIA CERULEA. A plant which 
many people find difficult to keep during the 
winter, when it should be carefully protected © 
from the wet, and requires very much the 
same treatment as Myosotis rupicola. It must 
not be disturbed or watered after the month 
of September lLeaf-mould sand, and good 
loam in equal parts It should be planted so 
that a stone can overhang the place and 
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