AN ALPINE ABC 



RHODODENDRON CHAM^CISTUS (12-18 in.). 

 Rose. 



Plant in half shade in peat and sand. Among 

 Alpine rhododendrons the best are : Ferrugin- 

 cum, Hirsutum, Praecox, Ciliatum, Racemosum. 



RIBES PUMILUM (12-15 in.). 



A dwarf shrub. Propagate by cuttings in 

 autumn. 



ROSA ALPINA (6-18 in.). 



POLYANTHA NANA (10-24 In.). 



Plant in full sun. 

 ROSMARINUS PROSTRATUS (4-6 in.). Blue. 



Plant on a slope. Propagate by cuttings. 

 RUBUS ARCTICUS (6 in.). Rose. 



Plant south in sandy loam. Increase by 



suckers or division. 



SANTOLINA SQUARROSA (12-18 in.). Yellow. 



Plant in a mass on a slope in ordinary soil. 



Propagate by division or by cuttings. 

 SAPONARIA CJESPITOSA (3-6 in.). Rose. 



OCYMOIDES SPLENDENS (6-12 in.). Deep 

 rose. 



Plant these south between stones in loam and 

 grit. Increase by seeds in September. Cses- 

 pitosa is a compact plant ; ocymoides is a 

 trailer. 



SAXIFRAGA * : (I) Encrusted. (II) Mossy. (Ill) 

 Cushion. 



1 This genus contains over 150 species, and in a 

 small book it is impossible to describe the various 

 sections in which the best Saxifrages are placed. 

 The three divisions given here are therefore 

 approximately and not scientifically correct. 



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