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Annual ; i to i| feet ; red ; late summer and early 

 autumn ; seed. — Slopes, banks, and almost anywhere 

 amidst vegetation from 12 to 20 inches high. 



Alpine Catchfly. Silene alpestris. Austrian Alps. 

 Evergreen perennial ; 4 to 6 inches ; white ; early sum- 

 mer; seed or division.. — ^Well-exposed rocky, stony, or 

 bare places. A beautiful little plant. 



Pendulous Catchfly. Silene pendula. Sicily. Bi- 

 ennial ; I foot ; red ; summer ; seed. — Grows in any soil 

 or position, but being rather dwarf, is best in rather 

 bare spots or slopes, among spring and early summer 

 flowers. 



Dwarf Catchfly. Silene Pumilio. Germany. Ever- 

 green perennial; 4 to 6 inches; rose; summer; seed 

 or division. — ^When easily obtainable, would be worth 

 trying in moist spots on mountains similar to those 

 inhabited by our own Moss Campion. 



Late Catchfly. Silene Schafta. Caucasus. Ever- 

 green perennial ; 6 to 1 2 inches ; reddish ; summer and 

 autumn; seed or division. — Positions similar to those 

 recommended for Silene alpestris. 



Rose Campion. Lychnis coronaria. Italy. Ever- 

 green perennial ; i to 2 feet ; rosy purple ; summer ; 

 seed. — Thrives with unusual vigour on dry, warm banks, 

 though it grows well in almost any soil. 



Dark-eyed Rock Lychnis. Viscaria oculata. Al- 

 giers. Annual; i foot; rosy purple with dark eye; 

 summer ; seed. — In good sandy soil in warm positions. 



Balearic Sand-wort. Arenaria balearica. Majorca. 

 Evergreen perennial ; i to 2 inches ; white ; spring and 

 early summer ; seed or division. — This plant crawls over 



