ALPINE PLANTS. 93 
VERONICA BIDWILLII (Vew Zealand). A 
pretty little shrubby species. Requires a 
sunny position well protected from the north. 
Use a compost of sandy loam. This does well 
between stones. V. salecorniotdes should have 
a place on every rockery. It is of very easy 
culture and perfectly hardy. Plant in sandy 
loam on a well-drained bed. The only attention 
it requires is a top-dressing in the early autumn 
with sandy loam worked well among the 
shoots, and then it will root freely, forming 
a perfect carpet close to the ground. 
VIOLA PEDATA (VV. America). This makes 
a very good companion for Ranunculus 
glacialis, growing and doing well in the 
same compost. If planted on the side of a 
bog, it should be close under the eye, where 
it can be seen to after flowering, as being 
so small it often gets overrun by stronger 
plants and then is lost. It has a tendency to 
srow out of the ground, and requires careful 
top-dressing in the spring. Leaf-mould and 
loam in equal parts suit it best. 
XEROPHYLLUM TENAX and X. ASPHODE- 
LOIDES (lV. America). Two very effective 
