A DESCRIPTION OF MY GARDEN 107 



On the minute growth of Arenaria balearica 

 creeping about like a moss, still linger numbers 

 of its wee white flowers, while on the moraine 

 the green rosettes of Camp. Allionii are now sur- 

 mounted with its large, blue, trumpet-like flowers, 

 making a very effective display. 



From between the rocks, which will protect it to 

 some extent from the excessive wet, the graceful 

 pendant bells of Onosma echioides hang in quantities 

 and well deserve their name of golden drops. Trailing 

 masses of pink and lavender denote the Alpine phloxes, 

 while the glaucous green hummocks of many divided 

 leaves, spangled with whitish convolvulus-like flowers, 

 call our attention to that lovely Oxalis enneaphylla 

 from the Falkland Islands. 



Of the dwarf Sedums I favour S. spathuli folium, both 

 for neatness of growth and brilliancy of its rich yellow 

 flowers, and if this is planted where its gold can contrast 

 with that glorious trailing shrub Lithospermum 

 prostratum the effect is delightful. The vivid blue of 

 the Lithospermum can be seen during many months 

 of the year, but it is perhaps at its best during June 

 as it trails over some hot stones. I have mine planted 

 in peaty loam with pieces of limestone and mortar in the 

 soil, and while one grower advises sun and lime, and 

 another says shade and peat, mine seems very happy 

 in this intermediate compost ! 



