igS ALPINE FLOWERS. Part 11. 



and well worthy of culture. Garibaldi, Most Welcome, and 

 Tennison Pink are among the best of these. They are for the 

 most part of a fine rosy-crimson tone. 



It is to be regretted that good single as well as double varie- 

 ties are not sought after ; they flower so very profusely, are more 

 showy, and have better constitutions. One of the best I know 

 of is the D. plumarius annulatus, a very fragrant variety with 

 a large dark ring in the centre, and it would not be difficult to 

 select other finely coloured single varieties valuable as rock, 

 border, or bedding plants. 



DIANTHUS SIJV-ZBSXSB.— Fringed Pink. 



A HANDSOME and very fragrant species, easily known by its 

 petals being cut into lines or strips for more than half their 

 length, which gives the plant a singular and not ungraceful ap- 

 pearance, quite different to that of any other kind in cultivatioh. 

 It inhabits many parts of Europe from the shores of Norway to 

 the Pyrenees, and is a true perennial, though it perishes so often 

 in our gardens, when very young, that many regard it as a bien- 

 nial. It is more apt to perish in winter on rich and moist soil 

 than on that which is somewhat poor, light, and well-drained, 

 and it should be planted in fibry loam, well mixed with sand or 

 grit, where it is desired to estalDUsh it as a perennial. It is, how- 

 ever, very free to grow on nearly every description of soil ; and 

 by raising it every year from seed an abundant stock may be 

 kept up even where it perishes in winter. Unhke some of the 

 other kinds, it comes quite true from seed, generally grows more 

 than a foot high, flowers in summer or early autumn, and is 

 perhaps more suited for mixed beds and borders than for the 

 rockwork. On this it should not get a choice position, as it is 

 one of the easiest kinds to grow ; besides, . it is somewhat too 

 large for association with the jewel-Uke flowers which form the 

 true ornaments of the rock-garden. 



DIAPENSIA LAPPONIOA.— Z«//a«^i?. 



A STURDY and very dwarf Uttle evergreen alpine shrub, very 

 rarely seen even in botanic gardens, and usually considered im- 

 possible to cultivate, but which may be grown very well on fully 

 exposed rockwork in deep sandy and stony peat, kept well 

 moistened during the warm season. It grows in very dense 



