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because they are present — yet natural variations in even small 

 plots are not uncommon. No matter what these may be, be 

 sure that they are never a disadvantage if you are willing to study 

 them a little, and think and plan. They mean an individuality 

 for the place, if they are carefully made its motif, which can never 

 be achieved by the most cunningly contrived artificial means. 



Lists of Plants 



Rocky Land 



This list includes plants which may be used where natural 

 ledges of rock project through the earth and the soil is thin ; or 

 where similar conditions have been artificially created. They 

 are what are commonly termed " rock garden plants. " Special 

 pockets of soil may be prepared for special requirements, under 

 the latter circumstances particularly; but where the natural 

 condition exists it is seldom necessary to alter the soil. Plants 

 are arranged in the order of their flowering. Those marked with 

 an asterisk should be planted the more freely. 



IN FULL SUN 



I — Arabis albida: rock cress; four inches high ; adaptable to any 

 dry soil ; dense green carpet-like growth ; masses of small, 

 white flowers ; fragrant ; may be raised from seed, sown and 

 transplanted, or sown where it is to grow; blossoms in 

 April and May. 



*2 — Papaver nudicaule: Iceland poppy; twelve inches high; 

 light, loamy soil, fairly rich; foliage at the ground, the 

 flowers raised on straight, leafless, wiry stems; colors clear 

 yellow, orange, and also a white; grown easily from seed, 

 which must be sown where the plants are to stand, as pop- 



