PLANNING AND BUILDING 31 



bottom, and at this point I formed a collection of the 

 dwarfer and more choice Saxifrages such as Sax. 

 burseriana, marginata, rocheliana, Elizabeths, Salomoni, 

 Ferdinandi-Coburgi, apiculata, lingulata lantoscana, 

 the charming little Woodruff Asperula suberosa, and 

 that lovely gem Edraianthus serpyllifolius. 



To make the soil here free enough, I mixed with it 

 more than half its bulk of broken brick passed through 

 a half-inch sieve, while its depth was about fifteen 

 inches ; other ingredients being well-decayed leaf- 

 mould, old sifted mortar, good loam, and sand, in about 

 equal proportions. This, when well compacted, proved 

 a very happy rooting medium for these little close- 

 growing plants, the Edraianthus being placed in a 

 crevice where its roots could wander away in a semi- 

 horizontal direction, and its crown be protected from 

 an undue amount of moisture. The illustration facing 

 page 17 gives a good idea of the appearance of the plant 

 when in flower. 



The blossoms are of a rich purple, rising almost 

 stalkless from a dense cluster of small deep bronzy 

 green leaves. Its curious habit of opening its flowers 

 on the outside of its more or less circular tuft is well 

 exemplified. I am indebted to the proprietors of 

 The Garden for permission to reproduce the two 

 plates, since I passed them the copyright some 

 time since. 



