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check the free access of water to the 

 roots. I use soil and Moss only as a 

 ' mortar ' for small stones above the 

 last plant. If the tiny crevices be- 

 tween the small stones are not filled 

 up, they become a harbour for slugs 

 and other pests." 



W ahlenbergia, or any other plants 



drainage are assured to the roots. 

 The native home of most Wdhlenbergia 

 is in South-Eastern Europe and Asia 

 Minor. Syn., Edraianthus. 



Wahlenbergia dalmaticus. One of the 



best, robust in growth, and the easiest to 

 cultivate. In planting, the plants should 

 be kept at least a foot apart. The large 



Wahlenbergia graminifolius and W. dalraaticus in the rock-garden at 

 Abbotsbury, Newton Abbot. (Engraved from a photograph sent by 

 Mr F. W. Meyer. 



requiring to be grown sideways (i.e. 

 with their roots in a horizontal posi- 

 tion), succeed remarkably well if 

 planted in the manner just described, 

 as water can never rest on the foliage 

 of the plants to any dangerous extent, 

 while free access of water and perfect 



flowers form clusters or heads, each con- 

 sisting of from eight to twelve flowers, 

 of a violet-blue, and white at the base in 

 May and June. The height of the plant 

 is seldom more than 4 inches or 5 inches, 

 as the stout flower-stems do not stand up 

 erect, but lie on the ground or stones. 

 Dalmatia. 



