88 Alpine Plants. 
without any sand. The rhizomes must be pressed 
firmly in the ground. In autumn, directly the foliage 
drops, top-dress with a mixture of two parts of strong 
loam to one of peat, both first sifted through a 4in. 
sieve, just covering the rhizomes with the compost 
and then making them firm. This plant sometimes 
delays to flower for a year after planting. 
Oxalis enneaphylla (Falkland Islands). 
Plant in a well-drained, sunny position on the 
flat, facing south, south-west, or south-east, in 
equal parts of somewhat strong loam, leaf-mould 
and grit. In autumn, as soon as the foliage dies off’ 
top-dress with a little fine grit. Should any of the 
little corms or crowns appear loose on the surface 
these should be pulled away and replanted, as if left 
in this condition the frost will raise them right up to 
the surface, where they will rot under the combined 
influence of coldand wet. In Marcha top-dressing with 
equal parts of leaf-mould and sand should be given. 
Oxytropis Lamberti (N. America). 
Plant in a well-drained, dry, sunny position, 
wedged tightly between stones, on a slope facing full 
south, in almost equal parts of fine broken limestone 
and loam, the limestone being somewhat in excess. 
In spring, and again in autumn, give a little top- 
dressing of limestone and loam worked tight about’ 
the collar of the plant. 
Oxytropis pyrenaica (Central Pyrenees). 
A compact little rock plant, of easy culture 
between stones or on the flat facing south or south- 
west, in equal parts of gritty sand and leaf-mould. 
