i6o ALPINE FLOWERS. Part II. 



probably should not' have got thus far unless aided by the Latin 

 name. 



The Belliums, or "small Daisies," are nearly allied to the 

 common Daisy. Three kinds are in cultivation : B. bellidioides, 

 crassifolium, and tninutum, none of which are so beautiful as 

 the common Daisy, nor so hardy, and therefore scarcely worthy 

 of cultivation, except in large and curious collections. Where 

 grown without protection in winter, they should be planted in 

 sandy warm soil, and in sunny spots on rockwork, on which I 

 should certainly not be anxious to give them a place, considering 

 the numbers of brilliant plants more fitted for the embellishment 

 of the rock-garden. 



BRYANTHTJS 'ESI&G'STi^.— Hybrid B. 



A DWARF evergreen bush, from eight inches to a foot high, 

 bearing pretty pinkish flowers. It is said to be a hybrid, and is 

 in appearance somewhat intermediate between Rhododendron 

 Chamacistus and Kalmia glauca. In very fine sandy soil or in 

 that usually prepared for American plants, it grows well, and is 

 worthy of a place on rockwork or in collections of very dwarf 

 alpine shrubs, whether planted in the rock-garden or in neat 

 beds. 



BULBOCODITJM TER^TSys..— Spring Meadow Saffron. 



Grown in our gardens for generations, this very early bulb 

 is generally seen in a state of single blessedness, probably in a' 

 pot in a musty old frame ; but if several tufts of it are put in 

 good sandy soil on the rockwork or choice spring garden, it will 

 prove one of the best as well as earhest of spring bulbs, sending 

 up its fine large rosy-purple flower buds, distinct in colour from 

 any other spring flower, earher than Crocus Susiantis— in fact, 

 they often show for several weeks ere the snow takes leave of 

 us. The flowers are tubular, nearly four inches long, and 

 usually most ornamental when in the bud state, the colour 

 being a sweet violet purple, the large buds appearing before 

 the concave leaves, which attain vigorous proportions after 

 the flowers are past. Associated with very early flowering 

 plants like the Snowflake, Snowdrop, and Anemone blanda, 

 it is very welcome indeed in the rock-garden, or in warm sunny 

 borders. A native of the Alps of Europe, easily increased by 



