CARYOPHYLLEyE 



carried aloft in spreading racemes, cast a rosy-white mist 

 over the succulent mat of foliage. June-September. Rocky 

 limestone slopes of the Alps and southern Jura, from the 

 foothills upwards. It, like others of the genus, is an 

 indispensable plant for carpeting rocky banks, edges of 

 borders or old walls. It never looks better than when 

 drooping over shelves of limestone. Of the easiest culture 

 in full sun and well drained light soil, containing plenty 

 of grit and sand. Multiplied by suckers, cuttings or seed. 



Saponaria 



Eng. : Rock soapwort ; "Fr. : Saponairc; Ger. : Seifenkraut. 



S. ocymoides (PI. XX). A spreading plant with numerous, 

 Jong, winding, prostrate stems, straggling over the ground 

 and in some cases attaining a yard in length, leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, the upper ones acuminate; flowers very nume- 

 rous, small, of a beautiful bright rose, in loose, spreading 

 cymes. April-June. Dry places, especially on the chalk, 

 in the Alps and Jura, up to 2000 m. 



Culture: one of the most useful plant for decorating 

 rocks, dry banks, borders and old walls. It requires full 

 sun, and should be cut back in spring. Best in poorish 

 soil gritty loam and sand. Easily raised from seed. 



Silene 



Eng. : Catchfly; Fr. : Silene; Ger. : Leimkraut. 



A delightful genus contained many indispensable plants. 

 Although it is almost invidious to make a choice, perhaps 

 the best of those mentioned below are acaulis, bryoides 

 (especially the double form), quadrifida of the loose pan- 

 icles, and saxifraga. But even better are S. Elizabethan 

 and Pumilio; these and the Caucasian S. Schafta should 

 be in every collection. All like well drained, gritty soil; 

 if overfed they are apt to run to a lot of soft growth, 



