Rock Gardening. 



for escape of superfluous water are important. Koom 

 is to be allowed for roots of the plants ; and as a 

 general rale, straight lines should be avoided, and 

 straggling and coarse- growing plants. Further, I 

 will here only refer to a few authorities, which I 

 have found interesting to myself, and name a few 

 plants and rock-gardens which are likewise so. At 

 page 270 of The Garden for 1877, is an alphabetical 

 list of some few hundred Alpine plants for ornament 

 in rockeries, some of which are, with a few others, 

 here mentioned : 



Acantholimum, 



Achillea clavcnnce, 

 Adonis, 



JEthionema saxatile, 

 Ajuga Genevensis, 



Andromeda tetragona, 



Anemones, 



Astragalus, 



Bulbocodmm vernum, 



Campanulas, 



Cordylines, 



Cyclamens, 



Cypripedium spectabile, 



Daphnes, 



Dianthus, 



Draba violacea, 



Echcverlas, 



Ericas (Heaths), 



Erythrinas, 



Funkias, 



Gazania splendens, 



Gentians, 



Gladiolus, 



Hyacinths, 



Ibcris, 



Irisses, 



Lythospormum prostratitm, 



Narcissus, 



Penstemons, 



Primroses, 



Ranunculi, 



Salvias. The lovely blue S. 

 patens has stood out for years 

 in an open border, with turf- 

 mould or cinder thrown over 

 the roots for winter. 



Saxifrages, in great variety. 



Scillas, 



Sedums, 



Scmpervivum, 



Sympliitum pictmn, 



Staticcs, and other sea-coast 

 plants. 



Trollius Asiaticus, 



Veronicas, in great variety. 



Violas, 



Yuccas, 



Zauschcrneria Calif or n ica. 



