80 ALPINE PLANTS. 
on rockeries, although of easy culture. A 
well-drained place must be chosen facing the 
south or south-west, either on a sloping bank 
or on the level. Make a compost of leaf- 
mould, sand, and good loam, equal parts. 
Take out the existing soil, drain the part well, 
then fill in the prepared compost, 6in., then 
put in the plants. If planted when dormant 
the crown should be buried 2in. below the 
surface. Make firm on the top; watering 
should be commenced as soon as the little 
crown begins to push through the ground if 
it is very dry weather. This will be in the 
month of March. After March, water must 
be given daily until the plants are in flower, 
then watering should gradually stop. By this 
time it will have made small runners. These 
should be carefully pegged down and a little 
top-dressing put over the surface of the bed, 
to enable the runners to form eyes and take 
root, which they will soon do in the fresh 
soil. As soon as the leaves are all gone the 
watering may cease altogether until the 
following spring, when the same treatment 
will be required. &. alpestris (Alps, Gc.). 
This is of good constitution, and likes a 
