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tians from the Swiss Alps, and Dryas 

 Drummondi from the Canadian Rockies 

 for his rock garden, but he does not fail 

 to take advantage of some of the common 

 things near-by even the " pale primrose " 

 and the cowslip. 



From ferns alone, or from only plants 

 of shrubby growth, a most beautiful na- 

 tive rock garden may be made. And add- 

 ing small flowering plants, or excluding 

 all else, there are limitless opportunities. 

 It goes without saying that A's rock gar- 

 den in Maine will not be like B's in Louisi- 

 ana ; but there is no law compelling it 

 to be. 



Among the common wild flowers of the 

 East that take on unexpected new beauty 

 when transferred to the rock garden are 

 the celandine (Chelidonium ma jus), straw- 

 berry (Frag aria Virginica), cranesbill 

 (Geranium maculatum), toadflax (Linaria 



