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dry position in the winter is more or less essential, and they 

 may well be planted in crannies between the rocks. They 

 are small but delightful plants, and rock-gardeners are 

 certain to fall in love with them. Most of them require 

 the protection of a piece of glass during the winter, and it 

 is well not to buy new plants until the spring. Good 

 varieties are fairly numerous and all the plants are beautiful. 

 The following are recommended : 

 Androsace 



arachnoides (white), June- July . . 3 ins. 



carnea (rose-pink), July . . . . vi . 3 ins. 



lanuginosa (rose and yellow), July-Sept. 6 ins. 



sarmentosa primuloides (lilac), July- 



Aug . . . . 3 ins. 



sempervivoides (purple), May- June . . 6 ins. 



vitaliana (yellow), March-April . . 2 ins. 



Anemone : There are several good sorts of this, and it 

 is one of the best plants for the rock-garden. Anemone 

 pulsatilla (described in Chapter VII) should be grown, also 

 the white sort, A. p. alba. Other suitable kinds are A. 

 appenina (6 ins., blue, April-May), and its white variety 

 A. a. alba ; A. blanda (6 ins., blue, April), and A. nemorosa 

 rosea (6 ins., rose-pink, April). Other sorts are numerous, 

 and a whole chapter might be devoted to a description of 

 their loveliness. Any soil seems to suit, but the position 

 should not be too sunny. They can be planted in the 

 autumn or spring. 



Antennaria : -These are pretty little plants for dry sunny 

 spots in the rock-garden. Any soil seems to suit them, and 

 they can be planted in November or March, or raised from 

 seed sown in the spring. 



Good Varieties. 

 Antennaria 



dioica (pinkish), June- July :v-iv^ .. 3 ins. 



dioica tomentosa (white), June-Aug. . . i in. 

 Anthyllis montana : Very hardy, and quite beautiful. 

 It should generally be planted in an open sunny position, 

 in November. Ordinary soil suits it. The flowers are 



