AN ALPINE ABC 



Involucrata, are happy in a boggy place. 

 Nearly all the above should be planted in half 

 shade in loam and grit and (except Involu- 

 crata) with a little lime. Increase by seeds or 

 by division of the tufts. 



PROPHET'S FLOWER. See Arnebia. 



PRUNELLA GRANDIFLORA (6 in.). Violet. 



Plant in half shade in ordinary soil. Propa- 

 gate by division in autumn. 



PULMONARIA RUBRA (12-18 in.). Red. 



Plant south-west on a slope in leaf -mould and 

 loam. Increase by division. 



PYROLA ROTUNDIFOLIA (6 in.). White. 



Plant in the shade in loam, leaf-mould and 

 peat. Increase by seeds. 



RAMONDIA NATHALIE (3-7 in.). Lilac. 

 Treat as below, but add no lime. 



PYRENAICA (4-8 in.). Lilac. 



Plant north between stones on a sloping bank 

 in peat, loam and lime. The plants should be 

 pressed vertically against the soil, and watered 

 in hot weather. Increase by seeds (a slow pro- 

 cess) or by dividing the tufts. There is a white 

 form. 



RANUNCULUS AMPLEXICAULIS * (3-10 in.). 

 White. 



GRAMINEUS (6-10 in.). Yellow. 



PARNASSIFOLIUS (3-6 in.). White. 



Plant these in half shade in a damp place in 

 loam and leaf-mould. Increase by division, 

 off-sets or seeds. 



RETINOSPERA NANA (i-2j ft.). 

 A dwarf shrub. 



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