PREFACE 



THESE notes are for the beginner and 

 the amateur. Their purpose is 



(1) To give a list of the most attractive 

 and the easiest Alpine flowers. They do 

 not include difficult or curious plants. These 

 are for the specialist. 



(2) To guide him in the placing and culture 

 of such plants. The notes are designedly 

 short, and more elaborate lists and advice 

 can be found in larger Alpine garden books. 



The compiler has had experience of most 

 of these plants, and has cultivated them with 

 (more or less) success, but the reader will 

 remember that the directions which are 

 appropriate to a dry and sandy position will 

 not suit a low and damp one, and he must 

 adjust his methods to his necessities. 



Here are a few rules which the amateur 

 may follow with the qualifications which the 

 aspect, the soil and the configuration of his 

 garden make necessary : 



i. The best aspect is south-east. 



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