GYPSOPHILA 



(From the Greek gypJOS, chalk, and phUos, loving, because it thrives in chalky Krouod) 

 Caryophyllacfa 



i68. Gypsophila repens {G. prostrdta) 

 English Names: Creeping chalk plant, Baby's breath. 



ALPS AND PYRENEES JUNE AND JULY 



A PROFUSION of small flowers, rose or pinkish white, in graceful 

 heads covering slender, trailing, and branching stems which rise at 

 the end to a height of about six inches. Leaves smooth, sharply pointed, 

 and light green. Good 

 for edging the herbaceous 

 border and especially 

 suited to the rock garden. 

 A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easiest culture 

 in any garden soil, in a 

 rather dry, open, and 

 sunny situation. 



Propagate by seed, by 

 cuttings, or by division. 



