A DESCRIPTION OF MY GARDEN 113 



On rocky knolls, shimmering in the sunshine, lie the 

 prostrate growths, terminated with heads of pink 

 flower, of Sedum Sieboldii and 5. turkestanicum, both 

 excellent Autumn flowering stonecrops, the foliage 

 alone of the former being glorious in its many ruddy 

 tints. Snails appear to have an especial partiality 

 for this variety, and it needs some attention to pre- 

 vent them devouring the whole of it. 



At the end of the month, and merging into October, 

 come the glorious rosy purple goblets of Colchicum 

 speciosum, also C. byzantinum, C. autumnale, and others, 

 giving a welcome touch of colour to the departing 

 year, while before they are completely over, that showy 

 Crocus, C. speciosus comes along, to continue the story, 

 its rich bluish-violet flowers striped with purple, and 

 protruding from this lovely cup is the remarkably 

 branched orange-coloured stigma. C. zonatus, though 

 of a more delicate colouring, pleases us at this time. 



Even now quite a lot of flower remains on 

 Campanula pusilla, while that Calif ornian Fuchsia, 

 Zauschneria californica, growing in some dry sunny 

 place in the Rock Garden, is brilliant with its vermilion 

 flowers. 



To me the choicest visitor during October is the 

 beautiful Cyclamen neapolitanum and its pure white 

 variety. The flowers rise from the bare soil in some 

 shady spot, and are followed by decorative green leaves 



