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composed of loam, leaf-soil and sand, and may be increased 

 by cuttings, division, or seeds. 



A. lanuginosa. A trailing plant from the Western 

 Himalayas, where it is said to carpet extensive stretches 

 in rocky places. The whole of the plant is covered with 

 silky hairs, giving it a silvery appearance. The rose- 

 lilac flowers are produced in abundance throughout 

 the summer and autumn. A. 1. var. Leichtlini, or 

 oculata, has flowers of a lighter colour with a distinct 

 crimson eye. Both will grow well on rocky, sunny 

 ledges, where the stems can trail or hang down the slopes. 

 Quite one of the most beautiful of all the Androsaces. 



A. sarmentosa. Also a Himalayan plant, making 

 large rosettes of silky leaves from which are produced 

 large umbels of from ten to twenty bright rose-coloured 

 flowers on short stems in May. It is a rapid grower, and 

 spreads about by means of runners, which, when fastened 

 down with pegs, soon root, and make separate plants. A 

 sunny place in gritty soil suits this beautiful plant, and it 

 should have glass protection in winter to protect it from 

 extreme wet. 



A. sempervivoides. A native of Tibet, with rosettes 

 of leaves resembling some of the Sempervivums, from 

 which it obtains its name. It is an interesting and pretty 

 plant with rosy purple flowers in June. 



A. villosa. A beautiful little plant with small rosettes 

 of densely woolly leaves, forming a silvery-like tuft. 

 In May and June the sweet-scented, rosy coloured flowers 

 are produced in umbels on short stalks. This plant 



