OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS. 



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across, nearly flat, and slightly dipped in the centre ; a downy 

 web, as fine as a cobweb, covers the rosette, it being attached to 

 the tips of the leaves, and in the middle it is so dense that 

 it has a matted appearance. The leaves are very fleshy, 

 glandular, and of a pale green colour. Slow in growth, habit 

 very compact ; it has a tender appearance, but I never saw its 

 web damaged by rain or hail. 



Many grow it in pots for indoor use ; it finds a happy home 



FIG. 95. SEMPERVIVUM LAGGERI. 

 (Two-thirds natural size.) 



on rockwork or old walls; it should have a dry and sunny 

 situation, and, with these conditions, it will prove attractive all 

 the year round. It thrives well in gritty loam ; a little peat 

 rubbed in with the grit will be an improvement and also more 

 resemble its native soil. To preserve it from the bad effects of 

 our damp winters, it need not be taken indoors, but sheets of 

 glass should be tilted over the specimens during the short days, 

 when they are dormant ; the glass should not touch the plant. 

 This seems to be the nearest condition we can afford it as a 

 substitute for the snows of its mountain home, and I may add, 

 for years it has proved effective ; in fact, for several years I have 



