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to May ; aizoides, yellow, March to May ; 

 bryoides, white, May to July ; bruniaefolia, 

 yellow, March to May ; mawiana, white, 

 March to May ; and olympica, yellow, 

 March to May. 



Dryas. Neat trailing plants with pleasing 

 foliage and pretty flowers ; they prefer a 

 soil of peat and loam, containing a little lime, 

 and should be planted on a sunny slope. 

 Propagated by seeds or cuttings. The best 



They are of graceful growth, having pretty 

 foliage that takes on autumn tints, and un- 

 common-looking flowers. They grow in 

 ordinary soil, and generally flower from 

 April to June. Propagation is effected by 

 division or seeds. Some good sorts are : 

 alpinum, red and yellow ; luteum, yellow ; 

 musschianum, white ; niveum, white ; pin- 

 natum, yellow ; and violaceum, lilac. The 

 average height is 12 inches. 



A spring-flowering hardy Cyclamen (C. repandum). 



is Dryas octopetala, 6 inches, white, June to 

 September. 



Edraianthus. These are choice and 

 charming rock plants, with Campanula-like 

 flowers. They need to be planted in sunny 

 fissures and like loam soil ; an increased 

 stock is obtained by seeds or division. The 

 following are all excellent : dalmaticus, 

 blue ; pumilio, blue ; and serpyllifolius, 

 purple. All flower from May to July, and 

 are about 6 inches high. 



Epimedium. Valuable for rockwork in 

 shady places ; they will thrive in sun also. 



Erigeron (Summer Starwort). Attrac- 

 tive plants with blooms, from June to August, 

 like those of the Michaelmas Daisy. Generally 

 easily grown on flat parts of the rockery in 

 loam, in sun or partial shade. Propagated 

 by division or seeds. Good sorts are : 

 alpinus, purple ; aurantiacus, orange ; Coul- 

 teri, white ; Fremontii, rosy-lilac ; macran- 

 thus, purple-blue ; Asa Gray, apricot. They 

 grow about 12 inches high. 



Erinus. For old walls or sunny fissures 

 Erinus alpinus, a close-growing plant bear, 

 ing a profusion of small purplish flowers, 



