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N. pallidus praecox, and many others later ; Scilla bifolia^ 

 S, b. alba, S. sibirica, S. s, alba, Scoliopus Bigelovii (quaint, 

 not showy), Sisyrinchwn grandiflorum, Triteleia uniflora, etc. 



Mountain Plants and Others 



Arabis blepharophylla (rose) ; Draba, aizoides (yellow) •, 

 D, Maivi (white) ; Morisia hypognea (yellow) ; Noccaea 

 stylosa (pink) ; the following species, etc., of Saxifraga : — 

 Burseriana, B, major, B, multiflora, Salomoni, oppositifolia alba, 

 all white flowered ; apiculata, Boydii, Elizabethae, pseudo- 

 sancta, sancta, all yellow ; oppositifolia (many varieties), 

 retusa, and Grisebachii, all crimson flowered. The last 

 is always attractive. All the above should be grown in 

 pots, but slightly larger than the diameter of the plants. 

 The soil should be sandy or well drained. There are 

 also several plants worth growing for their neat alpine 

 character, although they flower later : — Saxifraga caesia, 

 S. cochlearis minor, S. long folia, S. squarrosa ; Sedum brevi- 

 folium, S, b, Pottsii, S. corsicum, S. Stahlii, and Sempervirum 

 arachnoideum Laggeri — the curious and beautiful cobweb 

 houseleek. 



The following are stronger-growing, winter-flowering 

 plants, doing well in loamy soil : — Anemone Hepatica, 

 numerous varieties. Cheiranthus keivensis (winter wall- 

 flower), Hacquetia Epipactis, Helleborus (Christmas roses). 

 Iris stylosa,\AwQ and white flowered varieties (pot in April), 

 Primulas, including the varieties of the common primrose 

 and many species, as : — capitata, denticulata, megaseaefolia, 

 rosea, rosea splendens^ viscosa, and others. Saxifraga 

 (^Megasea) : — cordifolia, Strachyi, ligulata, and many 

 varieties ; Valeriana arizonica. Several species of hardy 

 Opuntia are suitable. They do not flower in winter. 



For their Leaves 



The following dwarf plants may be grown and 

 associated with early flowering bulbs, etc. : — Arabis 



