Round the Year in the Garden 



Pinks, creeping Gypsophila, Aubrietia, Viola, Silver and 

 Mossy Saxifrages. Mossy Saxifrages are also easily in- 

 creased by division ; if the divided portions are planted on 

 a shady border they soon form roots. Seeds of many kinds 

 may still be sown ; the seedlings will make useful plants 

 by next year. Especially easy from seed are Campanula, 

 Poppy, Viola, Aubrietia, Erigeron, Pinks, Primulas in 

 great variety, Saponaria, Erinus and so on. Some of the 

 vigorous plants, such as Aubrietia, Arabis and Alyssum, 

 are apt to become untidy and straggling as the years 

 pass, but if, as soon as the flowers are over, the shoots are 

 cut back fresh growths will develop from the centre of 

 the plants, which again become tufted and compact. 



The Sun Rose. Among low-growing summer-flower- 

 ing shrubs few surpass in beauty and profusion of 

 blossom the Sun Rose, or Helianthemum. The numerous 

 varieties are invaluable for the rock garden, or for grouping 

 along the margin of the shrubbery. They must have a 

 sunny place, though they are happy in the poorest soil. 

 The varieties of the common Sun Rose (Helianthemum 

 vulgare) are chiefly grown, and many have brilliantly 

 coloured flowers. A few distinct named sorts are Fireball, 

 orange, Red Dragon, red, sulphureuni, pale yellow, and 

 Yellow Standard, yellow. All these are shrubby ever- 

 greens. Quite a distinct kind is Helianthemum tuberaria, 

 a choice herbaceous perennial which bears a profusion of 

 yellow blossom. It is more difficult to grow than the 

 others named, and needs well-drained soil and a warm 

 position in the rock garden. Seeds of the Sun Roses, if 

 sown now in boxes of light soil placed in a frame, will 

 soon germinate, and the seedlings will develop into ex- 

 cellent plants next year. 



The Rock Rose, or Cistus, is a delightful shrub for 

 those possessing warm, light soil, although a few kinds are 

 hardy enough for gardens ordinarily circumstanced. One 

 of the most attractive is the low-growing Cistus floren- 

 tinus, most suitable for the rockery. In June it becomes 



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