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established in a deep fissure, with their roots at home 

 in moist soil, a good way from the surface, they will 

 give no trouble. This useful species may be propagated 

 by division in Autumn. 



Glacialis. — A dwarf Alpine with pink flowers (see 

 coloured plate), difficult to grow. A moist sub-soil is 

 required, but the leaves need to be kept fairly dry, 

 hence a position should be provided where surface 

 moisture will dry up quickly. 



Laggeri is an extremely pretty little species and 

 should not be omitted from a collection. It has pink 

 flowers, and foliage in small rosettes. It is not difficult 

 to grow, and will succeed in loam with plenty of grit 

 if it is fixed in a crevice along which it can send its 

 roots into moist soil. It can be raised from seed in 

 late spring or early summer. 



Foliosa is a beautiful and vigorous species, with 

 rose-coloured flowers. It is larger than any of the 

 preceding, soon spreading into an effective mass. 

 It Hkes limestone chips, and with these provided 

 on a base of loamy soil it is almost sure to thrive. 



Lanuginosa is very popular, and deservedly so, for 

 it is an exceptionally beautiful plant. Unlike the 

 majority of the Androsaces it is not a European 

 species. It comes from the Himalayas. The flowers 

 are rose, with a yellow eye, borne in unbels on 

 branching stems in summer. The foliage is villose or 

 hairy. It enjoys loamy soil with a surfacing of lime- 

 stone chips, and it is by no means a difficult plant to 

 grow, provided it has sufficient root moisture. It 

 may be propagated by cuttings. 



