Contents, 



PAGE 



Introductory - - - - - -11-14 



CHAPTER 



PART I. CHARACTERISTICS AND HABITAT. 



I. — What Alpine Plants are - - - - 17-21 



II. — Alpine Plants in Nature - - - - 22-26 



III. — Alpine Plants in British Gardens - - 27-34 



PART II. ALPINE PLANTS AT HOME. 



I. — Alpine Flowers at Home in Switzerland - 37-46 



II. — Some Characteristics of Alpines - - 47-55 



III. — British Alpines ----- 56-70 



PART III. CULTURAL. 



I. — How to Form Rockeries - - - - 73-79 



II. — The Best Stones and Soil - - - 80-87 



III. — Planting and Propagating Alpines - - 88-96 



IV. — General Remarks on the Culture of Alpines - 97-104 



V. — Alpines for Walls, Steps and Edgings - - 105-109 



VI. — Aquatic Adjuncts of a Rock Garden - - 110-116 



PART IV. DESCRIPTIVE AND SELECTIVE. 

 Section A. — Special Chapters on the most important Rock Plants. 



I. — Androsaces ------ 1 19-123 



II. — Anemones and Hepaticas - - - - 124-129 



III. — Aquilegias (Columbines) - - - - 130-133 



IV. — Campanulas (Bellflowers) - - - 134-137 



V. — Crocuses ------ 138-142 



VI. — DiANTHUSEs (Pinks) ----- 143-148 



VII. — Gentians ------ 149-153 



VIII. — Irises ------ 154-158 



IX. — Narcissi - - - - - - 159-162 



X. — Phloxes ------ 163-165 



XI. — Primulas -..-._ 166-173 



XII. — Saxifrages ------ 174-186 



