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The rock-garden was very attractive during the month, 

 many more plants having come into bloom than we usually 

 find in May, No less than 346 species and varieties came 

 into flower, as against 227 for May of last year. Among 

 the most interesting were : — Anemone alpina, A. sulphurea, 

 A. narchsiflora, A. polyanthes, Androsace villosa, A. lactea, 

 AnthyUis montana rubra, Aquilegia ccerulea, A. Witt- 

 7)ian7iiana, A. glandulosa, Arctostaphylos californica. Aster 

 alpinus spcciosus, Aiibrietia Camphellii, A. Lciclitlinii, 

 Campanula Allionii, Cassiope fastigiaia, Cornus canadensis, 

 Cypripedium calceolus, Cytisus Ai-doini, C. decumhens, C. 

 purpurcus, DajjJuie Cneorum, Dianthus glacialis, Didytra 

 spectabilis, Doronicum grandiflorum, Dryas octopetoXa, Erica 

 australis, Erodium Manescavi, Gentiana verna, Geum mon- 

 tanum, Gnaphaliuni dioicum roseum, Gypsophila cerastioides, 

 HomogynjC sylvestris, Horminum pyrenaicum, Kippocrepis 

 helvetica, Hyacinthiis ameihystinus, Heuchera sanguinea, 

 Litlwsperniurii Gastoni, Marina hetonicoides, Meconopsis 

 simplicifolia, Melittis Melissophyllum, Mertensia sibirica, 

 Myosotis alpestris, Narcissus poeticus grandijlorus, Phlox 

 can^.densis, P. nivalis, P. setacea vars., P. stolonifera. Primula 

 cortusoides, Polemonium humile, PotentUla lupinoides, Pcnt- 

 stemon Menziesii,Papaver pyreyvxica, PJiododendron lepidotum, 

 Rodgersia podopliylla. Ranunculus montanus, R. uniflorus, 

 R. speciosus, Saponaria ocymoides, Baxifraga corsicana, S. 

 Cotyledon, S. longiflora, S. muscoides atropurpurca, S. 

 Wallacei, Sileiu acaulis alba, S. odontopctala, Sobolewskia 

 clavata, Veronica saturecefolia, V. saxatilis alba, Vinca 

 Jierbacea, Wulfenia carinthiaca, etc. 



