THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



June a tall plant ; Hostii, white with purple spots, leaves en- 

 ^"^5 crusted with silver, dwarf ; Hypnoides, white, dwarf ; 

 Longifolia, white, graceful spikes eighteen inches high, 

 leaves encrusted with silver ; Muscoides Atropurpurea, 

 purplish rose, dwarf ; and Macnabiana, white with 

 crimson spots, twelve to eighteen inches high, are a few 

 specially interesting Saxifrages which may be raised 

 from seed. 



The Caucasian Scabious (Scabiosa Caucasica) is one 

 of our best hardy perennials, as the large blue flowers 

 are particularly rich in colour. It grows about two feet 

 high, and blooms in summer. There is a white variety 

 of it. 



The Stonecrops (Sedum) are much esteemed as rockery 

 plants, particularly Amplexicaule, yellow ; Rupestre, 

 yellow ; Fabaria, pink ; and Sempervivoides, scarlet. 

 Seed of all these can be got. 



The Houseleeks (Sempervivum) are greatly valued for 

 the rockery. Arachnoideum, the Cobweb Houseleek, 

 rosy flowers in summer, is one of the best known. 



Senecio Macrophyllus is a particularly fine species of 

 Groundsel, with broad leaves, and large corymbs of 

 yellow flowers, which are produced in late summer. 



Two or three of the Catchflies (Silene) are charming 

 perennial plants, notably Acaulis, very dwarf, rosy 

 flowers, a spring and summer bloomer well suited to 

 the rockery ; Schafta, rose, dwarf, a summer bloomer ; 

 and Alpestris (Alpine Catchfly), white, dwarf, flowering 

 in late spring and early summer. 



The Moonwort (Soldanella Alpina) with pretty 

 fringed violet flowers in spring, is a suitable plant for 

 the rockery. 



The Golden Rods (Solidago) are tall, late blooming 

 plants, with dense spikes of yellow flowers. 

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