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ground. Excellent for the rockery or the 

 moraine. Increased by division or seeds. 

 A selection of the best includes coridifolium, 

 rosy-pink, June to August ; grandiflorum, 

 rosy-purple, July to September ; pulchellum, 

 pink, June to September; and persicum, 

 pink, June to August. Their height is 9 

 inches or so. 



Alyssum (Madwort). The most familiar 

 kind is Alyssum saxatile, a brilliant, though 

 coarse, yellow-blossomed rock plant : there 

 are, however, several much choicer sorts just 

 as easily grown. They like a light soil and 

 a sunny position ; most of them have 

 silvery or greyish leaves and yel- 

 low flowers. They are increased 

 by seeds, cuttings and division. 

 The following are among the best : 

 alpestre, yellow, April to June ; 

 montanum, yellow, May and 

 June ; serpyllifolium, yellow, 

 April and May ; and spinosum, 

 white, June. The last named is 

 9 inches, the others are about 6 

 inches high. 



Androsace (Rock Jasmine). 

 - Androsaces are among the 

 choicest of rock plants, some are 

 only suitable for the experienced 

 cultivator. They are generally 

 low plants with woolly or silvery 

 leaves in rosettes. They like a 

 sunny spot and generally prefer 

 some lime in the soil. Most of 

 them are benefited by a glass 

 covering in winter to throw off 

 excessive wet, which causes the 

 leaves to decay. They are pro- 

 pagated by seeds, division or 

 cuttings. The most suitable for the ama- 

 teur are : carnea, 6 inches, pink, March 

 to May, and its variety, eximia, bright 

 pink ; Chamaejasme, a very beautiful plant 

 with white, rosy -eyed flowers on 3-inch 

 stems in April and May ; Chumbyi, low 

 silvery rosettes and pink flowers, April to 

 June ; Laggeri, 6 inches, deep rose, March to 

 May ; lanuginosa, a trailing plant, silvery 

 foliage, flowers rose ; and sarmentosa, 6 

 inches, pink, June and July. 



Anemone. Many Anemones are suitable 

 for the rock garden. The nemorosa varieties 

 are forms of our native wood Anemone. 



A. angulosa and A. Hepatica are the popular 

 Hepaticas ; the others are erect growing 

 plants. With the exception of alpina, sul- 

 phurea, Pulsatilla and vernalis, which like a 

 sunny place in rather dry soil, Anemones 

 love a cool spot in semi-shade. They are 

 increased by seeds and many also by division. 

 Anemones apennina and blanda bloom very 

 early and have blue flowers on stems 6 

 inches high. The roots should be planted in 

 August or September. Anemones alpina and 

 sulphurea are about 1 foot high and have 

 large flowers, those of the former being white 

 and the latter sulphur-coloured. Anemone 



A charming Alpine Yarrow (Achillea 



narcissiflora. 9 inches, white, and A. sylves- 

 tris, 9 inches, white, May and June, require 

 the same treatment. Anemone Pulsatilla, 9 

 inches, purple, and A. vernalis, 6 inches, blue 

 and white, like a dry limy or chalky soil. A. 

 nemorosa is the white wood Anemone, the 

 varieties Robinsoniana and Blue Bonnet 

 are blue ; flore pleno, double white, is 

 good. Anemone ranunculoides, yellow, is a 

 good companion. Anemones angulosa and 

 Hepatica, 6 inches, blue, rose, white, &c., 

 like partial shade and leafy soil. 



Anthemis. These are pretty plants, 

 generally with silvery leaves, and small 



