36 Making a Rock Garden 



vulgaris), orange hawkweed (Hieracium 

 auranticum), herb Robert {Geranium Ro- 

 bertianum), coltsfoot (Tussilago Far- 

 fara), Solomon's seal (Polygonatum bi- 

 floritm), foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia), 

 bloodroot (Sanguinarla Canadensis), and 

 some of the violets. These are but a few 

 names, and random ones at that. Some 

 of them, the coltsfoot, cranesbill, celan- 

 dine, and toadflax, spread too rapidly, but 

 by careful watching and not allowing the 

 seed to ripen, they may be kept within 

 bounds. There are many such plants that 

 will take all the room in sight if they are 

 allowed to, and they must be watched 

 closely, or else discarded altogether. 

 Some of them answer a good purpose by 

 giving the rock garden a quick start, after 

 which they may easily be reduced or 

 thrown out altogether. There need be no 

 compunction about discarding. Certain 



