ALPINE PLANTS. OI 
stones, requiring plenty of depth behind 
for the tap root to descend. S. Pumzlio may 
be treated in a similar manner. S. virginica 
differs from the above. It requires good deep 
loam, and will do well on the lower part of 
the rockery in a well-drained place. Treated 
in this manner it will attain the height of 
18in, and form quite a bush, bearing 
abundance of flowers. 
SOLDANELLAS are very interesting and beau- 
tiful little Alpines and of quite easy culture. 
A partially shady place, with a damp surface, 
just on the edge of a bog. A stone should 
be used on the underside to keep the plants 
from washing too low into the bog and 
becoming lost. A top-dressing of leaf-mould 
and sand (equal parts) must be given twice 
every year (spring and autumn), or they will 
soon dry up and perish. 
TECOPHILAA CYANOCROCUS. I cannot pass 
over this charming little bulbous plant without 
a few remarks. It is perfectly hardy, and 
will do well either on a north or south border 
or the same position on rockwork. Where it 
can be planted in both positions a succession 
