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it grows without any difficulty producing one mass of 

 gorgeous flowers in the spring. Ordinary sandy soil suits 

 it, and autumn planting is preferable. It can be raised 

 from seeds, or increased by cuttings, and when once 

 established is best cut back slightly after flowering. It 

 should be planted where it can scramble down over large 

 stones. 



Good Varieties. 



These are extremely numerous, but try : 

 Aubrietia 



Dr. Mules (purple), April- June . . 4 ins. 



Fire King (red), April- June . . t-,. 4 ins. 



Lloyd Edwards (blue), April- June >, 4 ins. 



Moerheimii (rose-pink), April-June . . 4 ins. 



deltoid es (violet), April-June .. n. . sins. 

 Campanula : There are a host of Campanulas which are 

 eminently suitable for the rock-garden. I confine myself 

 to mentioning a few good sorts and refer the reader to trade 

 catalogues for others. Campanulas do well if they are 

 grown between the stones in the rock-garden, and flower 

 remarkably freely. Plant in the autumn or spring in light 

 soil, the position need not be too sunny. They can be 

 increased from seeds. C. glomerata described in Chapter 

 VII is also suitable for rock-garden culture, but it is not 

 so fine as some of those given below. 



Good Varieties. 

 Campanula 



carpatica (blue), July-Aug. . . : v. 12 ins. 

 carpatica turbinata (purple), June- 

 July v; ' 6 ins. 



garganica hirsuta (blue), July-Sept. .**4'-^ 4 ins. 

 mirabilis (blue), July . . *;v -:-r . . 9 ins. 

 muralis (blue), May-Aug. .. ^ >> 3-6 ins. 

 pulla (violet-blue), June-July . . ?'^.v - 4 ins, 

 pusilla Miss Willmott (blue), June- 

 July : : *v* . . . . . . 6 ins. 



Cerastium (Snow in Summer) : Extremely easy to grow, 



