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Opinions differ. Some recommend half a dozen for a rock- 

 garden of fair size, growing them in various positions as an 

 experiment. This is quite a good plan so long as the rock- 

 gardener does not want to grow too many kinds. For my 

 own part I would get two plants of each sort for a rock- 

 garden of fair size, and one for a small rock-garden. 



A word must be said about labelling rock-plants. My 

 own view is that the label is very necessary. I would 

 never buy rock-plants without having legible labels on 

 them. It adds considerably to the interest of the rock- 

 garden to know the full name of the plants. As regards 

 those collected from the hills, good nurserymen are usually 

 able and willing to name them when in bloom. But many 

 gardeners say that labels look extremely ugly, that renewing 

 them is a nuisance, and that a beautiful rock-garden can 

 be spoilt by labels. 



