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that may be grown near it are Anemone alpina, a 

 lime-loving plant, and its variety sulphurea, which 

 dislikes lime, Anemone verna, several Himalayan 

 Primulas, such as P. rosea, P. involucrata, and P. 

 Sikkimensis, Chamaelirion carolinianum, the smaller 

 Dodecatheons, and the Soldanellas. A little above 

 these, but where they will never suffer from drought, 

 should be placed Saxifraga apiculata, S. sancta, and 

 S. oppositifolia, all plants with a mossy habit of growth 

 and very beautiful flowers in early spring. Saxifraga 

 burseriana, with its varieties and hybrids, likes a 

 rather sunnier position and must not suffer from damp 

 in the winter; but, as drought in the summer is equally 

 fatal to it, it should be given carefully-chosen places 

 among rocks with a north-west or west aspect. It is 

 worth a great deal of trouble. 



Hitherto we have dealt mainly with the choicer or 

 less familiar plants that like a north aspect. There 

 are, of course, many common plants that will do well 

 on any side of the rock garden; but even of these 

 some are better suited to the north than others. The 

 plants most commonly grown on the north side are 

 the mossy Saxifrages and those of the London Pride 

 section. These are so well known that it is unneces- 

 sary to enumerate their species and varieties. It may 

 be mentioned, however, that the fine S. Wallacei (or 

 Camposii) is more impatient of drought and sun than 

 most of them. It is therefore suited for the lower 

 northern slopes. Saxifraga tenella, which is mossy 

 in growth but belongs to another section, does well 



