ROCK GARDENS 



large-leaved saxifrages, sue 



lata, S. Slrar.heyi and .'f. jni 



Si. crassifolia, S. ligu- 

 'Sfens. Quite at home 



point iu the- |..iili, «.i- ■upic.: l.y 



plant, such ;is lilnmii p'lhiialiiiii.AriDill 

 Gunnera minii,-,ii,i , ..r sraimt, wliili> f. 

 bascums and sm-h hkr pliniis wmM lill ii 



in the shruljs ..n ilic \,,\, ,,| il,,' i,, i > i 



rockery benciiih ili.> ^1>:m1c oI .. 

 devoted to hardy fern-, wlii.li 

 luxuriance. \\\\\\ the vari'ty <■! i u > ai 

 plants, together with the artistif yet natui 

 of the whole rockery, a more beautiful pla 

 difficult to conceive. 



With these pleasant remembrances 

 writer built a roc^kiiv in 1S!IS, in tl,,. R,,l 



of Smith Coll.--,., X,,itliani|.l,i,,, :Mavs., .1 



the pattern of tin- unr at Krw, l.ui ai \n-i-- 

 much more liiniird s.alr. 'I'la- |,osiii.ii 

 only one availal.lr li, n.ar iIh- .iuisliiris , 

 proper, on wlial was Imium il\- a Lnassv v, 

 A cutting was ma.l,' ilina.^h il,r ^l.y.- 

 same manner as rhr (ni-> at K.w, latt \> 

 northern aK|.fi-i- ih.' -a! wasall i.ai,l...il 

 ernside. Tli.- |.ail,. uLi. h i- -i :••. . I. • 



from 3 to C fia i, 'I'l 



rocks are plai ■ M ran: ■ : i ■ . . : i 



some 8 or 10 tVd at • hv In^ h- I |...;nl I, -I- 



large, water-worn bouldi-rsc.lka-tial iii the 

 shaded recess, with a northern aspect, is c 

 five ferns, which at the present time, 

 some 40 species. The whole rot-krry outs 

 with flowerincr sjirnhs, rmd oii I Itc "s.nitbi 

 side are phinn d ^. ■,■,■■ n. - , ri.ni', ,.at 



purpose of sh.i. : ;,. . , ',. • i a |M.at 



ery, as well a - , a - '. , ,,. , i, i; 



the plants luiul ) n.a ^i:!:. r m: ,ii ... alli. 



turnmg 

 illis, or 



s. fur the 

 the rock- 

 .11 so that 

 lie writer 



• subjects 



fur such 

 I s ..f ,-li- 



RODRIGUEZIA 



grow vigorously through the early spring months, and 

 by the first of May they may be planted out pernia- 



the fail. 

 light e..v 

 tect then 

 the wint 



exposure, or they 

 branches laid li^rii 

 moved as soon a 

 spring. In plan tin 

 to plant too tliicK 

 to develop so a- 



aiireu on tiie s.iuthern 

 ted with a few hemlock 

 1. These should be re- 



of the garde 



'■''- ^^as III ihiiaii la. a I .'Ji.'rever they Can gain a foot- 



iiiliiiiil li'ijii. 1 ;. . I I i I 'iiiuved as soon as they appear, 



all 11 stiiii.- anil tlic almlr i.hKiia should be gone over at least once 



ppearaui'e in ten days ti. kfe]i eai-h plant from encroaching on its 



: would be neighbors, and to keep all in good order. 



. , , Ed-wakd J. Canning. 



mind the KOCKET. See nesperis. 



X hat altrr ROCKET CANDYTUFT. See Iberis coronuria. 



"^!]l,ll^'.\\ ROCKET, YELLOW. Ilarbarea vulgaris. 



,■''' I,'",';';. ROCK ROSE. S,;-c;st,(s: -.iWo IT.Ii.n, I J„„n,i,i. 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEE PLANT. 





B0D6£BSIA (Commodore Rodgers, U. S. Navy). 

 '(ixitraqHrnr. .\ ffcnils nf one sppnies, a hardy herba- 



poiis )H-rfii,iiaI f.T wlii.-h th.- f.illn,.,-iTi:- iialnas have 

 ,aa, |,r.,|.i,-..l l;,-,a ,.,^' |a,a.a I,, a! I:n- , laaif of 

 apan aaa - I . i : : I • ; .1,. aud 



igbt ! 



I age 



The plant is a vigorous grower, and under favor- 

 able circumstances has been known to make a clump 9 

 ft. in diameter, the largest Ivs. being a yard across and 

 borne on stalks .3 ft. long. The fls.,are borne in mid- 

 summer on stalks 4-5 ft. high. The general style of 

 infloreseenee is that of the popular Astilbe, to which it 

 is closely allied. The fis. are very small, but make a 



does not last as long, 

 forcing. Rodgersia is a i 

 of Japan and is jiresui 

 states, li I- "III I III ii . 

 The plaia , : i: 

 but SCI 11. ■■ 



Althoimh ai I ■ . 



to pret:.T a mill I |.. I 



sii amenable to 

 iiliali>ine regions 



I irinths; 

 I i i.ilossom 

 growth, and 



anil Jilaai- III- |i..l-|i| a III I. a I III,, aariil -nailllloUSe ; 



here tlicy snun iii'mtinaTc. anil as sunn as large enough 

 to handle they are transplaTited eitlier into other pots 

 similarly prepared, or into small, shallow boxes. They 



podophy 



5-lobe.l; s 

 large pani 



mliurcseence and 5- 

 age. Other generic 

 2-3-loculed; styles 2 



k, scaly: radical Ivs. 

 scorpioid, forming a 

 1^(1:141. G.M. 33:477. 

 W. M. 



EODBIGUEZIA (Emanuel Rodriguez, Spanish bot- 

 anist and apothecary). Orcliiddcefe. A small genus of 

 South American orchids, a few of which are cultivated 

 for their irraiaful laacincs of delicate flowers. The 

 flowers ara iiiarl\ always fragi'ant. The plants vary 

 somewhat m lial.it. Sume species form neat, compact 



