CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction , ix 



Part I. 

 The Culture of Alpine Flowers. 



General considerations ; conditions under which alpine 



plants are found growing in a wild state i 



The rock-garden 7 



Right and wrong arrangement of masses of rockwork con- 

 trasted 8 



Construction of the bolder masses of rockwork, &c 9 



Rockwork in combination with water, cascades, bridges, &c. 20 



Hardy fernery in rock-garden 22 



Rockwork on a small scale on lawns 28 



Rock-garden on margin of shrubbery 31 



Alpine plants on old ruins, and walls. 33 



Alpine succulents 38 



Alpine plants in mixed borders 42 



The wild rpck-garden^ 52 



Rock-garden in wood ■ 53 



Rock-garden on window-sill 54 



Alpine flowers for exhibition 56 



Alpine plants. in pots , 57 



Raising alpine plants from seeds 61 



Hardy aquatic plants .. 67 



What to avoid .. .. .- 72 



A httle tour in the Alps 78-120 



