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Among plants usually grown on the south side, 

 but well fitted for open situations looking north, are 

 Aubrietia, which does not flower quite so freely with 

 such an aspect, but looks more green and glossy; 

 the creeping Phloxes, Veronica prostrata, V. pectinata, 

 and V. repens, Dianthus superbus; and in open dry 

 situations most of the stronger Pinks; Alyssum saxa- 

 tile compactum; many of the larger Sempervivums, 

 Thymus serpyllum, Arenaria tetraquetra, Codonopsis 

 ovata, Erinus alpinus, Globularia cordifolia, Gypso- 

 phila repens, Hutchinsia alpina, Iberis sempervirens 

 and its varieties. Papaver alpinum, Linaria alpina, 

 Saponaria ocymoides, and Silene Schafta. We have 

 now mentioned enough plants to show that there 

 can be no difficulty in covering the northern slopes 

 even of the largest rock garden, and yet we have said 

 nothing of shrubs, many of which will thrive with a 

 north aspect, and scarcely anything of bulbs. 



