March 

 16-31 



THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Swnmer Bloomers. 



Saxifraga Hypnoides Sempervivums (Houseleeks) 



„ Longifolia Silenes 



Sedums (Stonecrops) Veronicas 



Various bulbs, such as Colchicums, Crocuses, Cycla- 

 mens, Irises, and Snowdrops, will give bloom in autumn 

 and winter. 



Some Carpeting Plants 



The above lists give an indication of the genera 

 available at different seasons, I may now specify a few 

 plants that are particularly valuable for forming large 

 masses, drooping over the stones in a broad sheet of 

 blossom. Such plants will be useful alike on orthodox 

 rockeries and on steep rock banks such as my own. 



Alyssum Saxatile Compactum. — A free-blooming, yellow-flowered 



plant, easily raised from seed in early summer for flowering in 



late spring of the following year. 

 Arabises or White Rock Cresses. — The old singles are the best for 



the particular purpose in view, but the double is a better plant 



for borders. 

 Aubrietias. — The varieties Leichtlini, Fire King, and Dr. Mules 



are all good. The commoner Aubrietias and Arabises are as 



easily raised from seed as the Alyssum. 

 Campanula Muralis. — A pretty violet species, flowering in the 



summer. 

 Cerastium (Snow in Summer). — There are two species, Bieber- 



steinii and Tomentosum, both of which spread an abundant 



mat of silvery foliage over the stones, and bear white flowers. 



They can be raised from seed. 

 Convolvulus Mauritanicus. — A blue and white species, which twines 



about the stones and produces beautiful flowers. 

 Coronilla Varia. — A rosy trailer, which flowers in summer 

 Dianthus Deltoides (Maiden Pink). — A charming rosy Pink which 



blooms in summer. There is a white variety of it. 

 Epigaea Repens (May Flower). — A dense, close evergreen, with 



sweet, white flowers in sprine : somewhat scarce. 

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