AN ALPINE ABC 



Increase from seed, which should be sown when 

 ripe. 



The form angulosa is good and easy. 

 GERANIUM ARGENTEUM (4-6 in.). Pale rose. 



CINEREUM (4-6 in.). Red. 



Plant between rocks in loam and lime, and 

 enrich with a little manure. Increase by seeds 

 or division. 

 GEUM REPTANS (2-4 in.). Yellow. 



Plant south-east on a slope in ordinary soil 

 or in the moraine. Increase by runners or by 

 seeds. 



ROSSI (3-6 in.). Yellow. 



Plant in half shade or in the moraine. In- 

 crease by division or by seeds. 



GLOBULARIA NAN A (1-2 in.). Blue. 



Plant south near and behind a rock in sandy 

 soil and grit. Increase by seeds or divi- 

 sion. 



GNAPHALIUM LEONTOPODIUM (3-6 in.). Yel- 

 low. 



Plant south in loam and lime, and protect from 

 cold winds in May. Increase by seeds. 



GUNNERA DENTATA (2-3 ft.). 



A dwarf kind for a shady place. Increase by 

 detaching the root-shoots. 



GYPSOPHILA CERASTIOIDES (5-12 in.). White. 



REPENS (3-6 in.). White or rose. 



Plant south in sandy soil and grit with a little 

 lime. Increase from seed. 



HABERLEA RHODOPENSIS (4-6 in.). 



Plant, like Ramondias, in shade between rocks 

 on north or north-west on the face of a bank in 

 loam and peat. Use no lime. Increase from 

 seed. 



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