42 Making a Rock Garden 



(trollius), snapdragon (antirrhinum), 

 platycodon, lavender (where it is proven 

 hardy), and musk mallow (Malva mos- 

 chata). 



Of the lilies, Lilium Philadelphicum, L. 

 elegans, L. speciosum, and L. longiflorum 

 are all desirable, and they thrive in partial 

 shade, though in Japan L. elegans will be 

 found standing out from the rocks in full 

 sunshine. For peering over into the rock 

 garden, rather than being placed in it, L. 

 Canadense, L. tigrinum, and L. superbum 

 are recommended. 



The pick of the low shrubs are the 

 charming Daphne cneorum, which flour- 

 ishes better for being lifted above the ordi- 

 nary garden level, and Azalea amcena. 

 The latter, however, should be so placed 

 that its trying solferino does not make 

 a bad color clash. Rhododendrons and 

 mountain laurel fringe a rock garden well, 



