58 ALPINE OR ROCK PLANTS. 



February. The soil may be mostly sphagnum moss 

 mixed with bog mould, a small quantity of white sand, 

 and pieces of decayed sticks, leaving a good deal of 

 room around the plant, on the surface, to be filled to 

 the top with fresh moss, for such as Sarracenia or 

 Sidesaddle plants. For Lycopodium bog mould and 

 white sand is sufficient ; and these require the largest 

 pots. For ferns, bulbs, &c., &c., bog mould and 

 white sand, as in Lycopodium; only in the latter 

 there may be added a very small quantity of sandy 

 loam. Many of these are denizens of America and 

 the Cape of Good Hope, 



Great attention is necessary, during the Summer 

 months, to admit plenty of air, by lifting up the 

 sashes, and also keeping the whole in a 'moist state. 



This must be regulated according to the season 

 and weather; but in any case, during Summer and 

 Autumn, water must be supplied copiously. 



Before concluding, there is another subject I would 

 advert to, and space will only permit me to say a 

 few words on it. It is probable that this Treatise 

 may fall into the hands of a class of readers, 

 to whom many of the preceding remarks on the 

 Rockery will be comparatively useless; I refer to 

 such as are residents for the whole or greater part 

 of the year in our towns and cities. 



Now, I know there are many such who admire, 

 like myself, these and other interesting tribes of 

 Flora, and still continue to cultivate them, though 



