ALPINE OR ROCK PLANTS. 



WINTER TEEATMENT, 



As to the Winter treatment of Alpines, it merely 

 consists in keeping the plants and pots free from 

 decayed leaves, or any other matter which may 

 tend to cause dampness; taking the sashes oif every 

 fine day, about mid-day, for several hours, and care- 

 fully covering them up at night; should the frost be 

 very severe, an additional cover of mats may be 

 added. With this attention they will hybernate in 

 safety, and be ready, on the approach of Spring, to 

 repay, by their fresh beauty, the labour that has 

 been bestowed on their protection during the in- 

 clemency of Winter. 



