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where it has a fair share of sun ; it then presents 

 a sheet of white blossom in April and May, standing 

 about nine or twelve inches high. The foliage is of 

 a greyish colour, and lasts through the year. 



Aubretias. Closely allied to the Arabis are the 

 Aubretias, and though they do not spread with any- 

 thing like the rapidity of the former, they increase 

 fairly quickly, especially in light soils, and on 

 chalky or rocky banks ; a few good plants make a 

 beautiful show and keep in flower for a long time. 

 " Dr. Mules " is a beautiful dark purple variety, 

 and makes a charming contrast to the more com- 

 monly seen pale mauve. 



Wichuriana Rose. An entirely different sort of 

 carpet plant is theBose " Wichuriana," a plant that 

 seems as easily grown as it is possible to imagine, 

 and is quite happy trailing over the ground, making 

 shoots twelve feet long, or more, in one season. 

 You can train these long shoots to go any way you 

 please, and within two or three years of planting 

 they will have rooted themselves, and be sending 

 out fresh branches on their own account, covering 

 an enormous space, and throwing up sprays of 

 single white Boses with yellow stamens in August. 

 The scent of the flowers is perfectly delicious ; the 



