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approach that of the moraine, than is usually the case 

 at present certainly my experiment in the corner 

 devoted to Saxifrages is proving most satisfactory. 



Other plants which I have recently added to the 

 moraine, or propose so to do are : JEthionema 

 coridifolium, Androsace Laggeri, Anemone narcissiflora, 

 Campanula alpina, Camp, morettiana, Camp, pulla, 

 Dianthus neglectus, Gentiana bavarica, Geum reptans, 

 Gypsophila cerastioides, Houstonia ccerulea, Lychnis 

 alpina, Papaver alpinum, Potentilla nitida, Primula 

 integrifolia, P. glutinosa, P. viscosa, P. minima, 

 Ranunculus glacialis, Thlaspi rotundi folium, Trifolium 

 alpinum, Viola bi flora. 



I find it advisable when inserting new plants into the 

 moraine, to dislodge such of the soil as may be adhering 

 thereto, without unduly disturbing the roots, and 

 especially to see that the neck of the plant is clean and 

 free from soil. 



When March arrives I usually close the bottom 

 valves, and if the season seems fairly normal, I reintro- 

 duce the water about the end of the month, though this 

 is a matter which must be decided by the weather at 

 the moment, it being borne in mind that when once the 

 plants are leally moving after their winter rest, they 

 must not want for water until the following September 

 or October. 



When November is approaching, with its clammy, 



