258 ALPINE FLOWERS 



bulbs of the Pacific coast have been gathered by a great enthusiast. 

 A Georgian has collectors everywhere and offers seeds of all the 

 famous far-Western flowers. And doubtless there are others of 

 whom I have no knowledge. 



It may seem that I have wandered from my theme of "Eng- 

 lish Effects" by speaking so much of American rock plants, but 

 every wild flower mentioned in this article is actually grown in 

 English rock gardens and every one is procurable from English 

 seedsmen or nurserymen in many cases easier than from our 

 own. In conclusion I think we ought to right about face and 

 show England that we can make rock gardens quite as lovely as hers, 

 and with an American character too, instead of blindly copying every 

 thing she does. 



