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a yard or more, and in early summer yield hundreds 

 of its rosy flowers. Some of the Candytufts will do 

 more, and Coronilla cappadocica, golden of flower 

 and glaucous-leaved, will beat them all in this con- 

 nection : hence in the smaller arrangement they are 

 less desirable. For such as these the medium growers, 

 Phloxes, Campanula muralis, C. garganica, Silene 

 Alpestris, S. Maritima plena, Aubrietias, and Gaul- 

 theria nummularioides, will be best. For good flower 

 eflfect in prominent sunny positions the Cistus should _ 

 be remembered, while for a great breastwork ex- 

 tending over and beyond cave or the boldest rocks, 

 where Hart's Tongue Fern or Ramondia may have a 

 real good time, I know of nothing to equal the vigor- 

 ous-growing Cotoneaster horizontalis. It may need 

 the knife occasionally both for limiting its density 

 and extent, and can only be used on the rarest possible 

 occasions. In suitable places, however, it is quite 

 unique for the purpose one has in mind. The follow- 

 ing are all serviceable : 



Acaenas, in variety Gaultheria nummularioides 



Arabis albida, fl.-pl. *Helianthemums, in variety 



Arenaria balearica Herniaria glabra 



Aubrietias (any) Iberis garrexiana 

 Campanula garganica, in ,, sempervirens 



variety *Lithospermum prostratum 



Campanula muralis Phlox irondosa 

 Coronilla cappadocica ,, subulata, of sorts 



* Cotoneaster adpressa * Polygonum vaccinifolium 



* „ humifusa Paronychia serpyllifolia 



* ,, rupestris * Rosmarinus prostrata 

 Crucianella stylosa Saponaria ocymoides 



* Cistus salvifolius and others Saxifraga oppositifolia, vars. 

 Dryas octopetala ,, " mossy sorts " 

 Dianthus oaasius Silene maritima, fl.-pl. 

 Gypsophila prostrata ,, alpestris 



* Genista saxatilis Veronica rupestris 



* Indicates "shrubby" kinds ; remainder are mostly evergreen 

 and of medium growth. 



