264 ALPINE PLANTS 



ALPINES FOR SDNNT SITUATIONS, continued. 



ALPINE PLANTS 



ALPINES FOB SHADY SITUATIONS, continued. 



The foregoing list is, of course, not a complete one, 

 but it will serve as a guide for the beginner. Many of 

 these will also stand a partially shaded place, some of 

 them prefer such situations, but all of them will grow 

 in the open sunlight if the pitch of the ground is not 

 too great toward the south or southwest. 



ALPINES FOR SHADY SITUATIONS. 



To these may be added the native species that grow 

 naturally in America at elevations in excess of 1,500 

 feet, such as Coptis trifolia, Cornus canadensis, Clin- 

 tonia barealis, Tiarella cordifol a, Trillium grandiflorum, 

 Claytonia caroUniana, Dalibarda repens, Polemoiiium 

 VanBruntix, various terrestrial habenarias, Mitella 

 nuda, Arenaria grosnlandica, and many others. 



The plants both for shaded and sunny situations will 

 grow better if there is a liberal top-dressing of leaf- 

 mold and sand, about half and half, applied each spring. 

 It will be noted that all the plants listed in both lista 

 are perennials. Most natural alpines are of this type, 

 the shortness of the growing season precluding the 

 possibility of the full development of an annual. 



For those who wish to go into the growing of alpines 

 more extensively, a partial list of the alpine genera 

 together with an indication of the number of species 

 that are to be found in the principal European trade 

 catalogues is appended. Many additions will suggest 

 themselves as the alpine gardener becomes better ac- 

 quainted with those listed below and their relatives: 



LIST OF THE CHIEF ALPINE GENERA. 



The figures indicate approximately the number of species in each 

 genus that are alpinas. 



The literature on alpine-gardening, in English, is 

 very meager. Any good book of the flora of high moun- 

 tain regions, and there are a dozen or more excellent 



