CERASTIUM 



(From the Greek keras, a horn, referring to the shape of the pod) 

 Caryophyllacfa 



162. Cerastium tomentosum 

 English Names: Snow-in-summer, Mouse-eared chickweed. 



EUROPE MAY TO MID-JUNE 



SMALL white flowers carried about six inches high on rather weak, 

 creeping stems. Leaves roundish-oblong, downy and silvery, whence 

 the name " mouse-ear." Good for covering dry, sunny places, for the rock 

 garden, or for edging the 

 herbaceous border. The 

 flowers though pretty do 

 not make much of a dis- 

 play; the chief value of 

 the plant lies in its silvery 

 foliage which preserves 

 its freshness and neatness 

 throughout the summer, 

 Its cool appearance bemg 

 especially attractive in 

 August. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial in any soil. Prefers 

 a dry situation and full 

 exposure to the sun. 



Propagate by cuttings 

 or by division. 



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