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Gardens for Small Country Houses. 



Gentiana verna ; Linaria alpina ; Primula nivalis ; Saxifrages apiculata, aretioides, 

 Boryi, Boydi, Boydi alba, burseriana and its varieties crenata, major, minor, Gloria, 

 etc., cochlearis, cochlearis minor, dalmatica, Faldonside, Ferdinandi-Coburgi, 

 Frederici-Augusti, Grisebachi, media, porophylla, Petraschi, rocheliana. 



In the present edition it has been considered advisable to suggest a certain 

 number of plants and shrubs for the rock garden. The lists are not in any way 

 exclusive, and the alternatives are very numerous. But every one of the plants 

 suggested will give satisfaction if treated with reasonable care. 



For the rocky " corners " illustrated in Figs. 359, 360 and 363. 



PLANTS (For shrubs see list below). 

 Achillea argentea. 

 Anemones blanda and apennina. 

 Arenaria montana. 

 Artemisia Baumgarteni. 

 Aubrietia Dr. Mules. 



Campanulas muralis and pusilla Miss Willmott. 

 Chionodoxa sardensis. 

 Dianthus ca^sius and neglectus. 

 Edraianthus serpyllifolius. 

 Erica carnea. 

 Hyacinthus azureus. 



Iberis sempervirens Little Gem. 

 Iris reticulata. 



Lithospermum prostratum Heavenly Blue. 

 Muscari Heavenly Blue. 

 Saxifraga (silvery) longifolia. 

 lingulata. 



(Kabschia) burseriana. 

 (mossy) bathoniensis. 



Wallacei. 

 Sedum pulchellum. 



,, spathulatum. 

 Viola gracilis 



For the type of rockery illustrated in Fig. 361. 



ON THE WALL. 



Achillea umbellata. 

 Androsace lanuginosa. 

 ,, sarmentosa. 



Antirrhinum asarinum. 



,, glutinosum. 



Campanula garganica hirsuta. 

 Cotoneaster adpressa. 



,, horizontalis. 



Cytisus decumbens. 

 Dianthus caesius. 

 Euonymus radicans kewensis. 

 Gypsophila prostrata rosea. 

 Juniperus Sabina prostrata. 

 Lychnis Lagascae. 

 Phlox subulata G. F. Wilson. 

 Santolina incana. 

 Saponaria ocymoides. 

 Saxifraga nepalensis. 



sarmentosa. 



Silene Schafta. 



AT THE FOOT OF THE WALL. 



Campanula persicifolia. 

 Cheiranthus Allioni. 

 Crocus biflorus. 

 ,, pulchellus. 



Crocus speciosus. 

 Cyclamen Coum. 



,, europaeum. 



Dianthus deltoides roseus. 

 Epimedium colchicum. 

 Erodium macradenum. 

 Gentiana acaulis. 

 Geranium argenteum. 

 Geum montanum. 

 Helianthemum Mrs. Croft. 

 Hypericum reptans. 

 Iris pumila caerulea. 



,, stylosa. 



Lavender, dwarf Munstead. 

 Narcissus odorus rugulosus. 

 Nierembergia rivularis. 

 Omphalodes verna. 

 Onosma stellulatum. 

 Polygonum vaccinifolium. 

 Potentilla Miss Willmott. 

 Primrose, common yellow. 

 Saxifraga umbrosa. 

 Wallacei. 



Tulipa kauffmanniana. 

 Tunica Saxifraga. flore pleno. 

 Veronica Hulkeana. 



Plants suitable for a rough retaining wall in a sunny position, such as that 

 illustrated in Fig. 366. A simple colour scheme in grey and pink. 



Achillea umbellata. 

 Androsace sarmentosa. 

 Armeria maritima laucheana. 

 Artemisia Abrotanum. 

 Cerastium tomentosum. 

 Convolvulus althaeoides. 

 Dianthus deltoides. 



Geranium cinereum. 

 Helianthemum Mrs. Croft. 

 Saponaria ocymoides. 

 Saxifraga (silvery in variety). 

 Sempervivum arachnoideum. 

 Stachys lanata. 

 Tunica Saxifraga. 



If the space is at all confined, omit the Cerastium, the Convolvulus and the Stachys. 



