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the Chinese species), Pernettyas, Retinosporas, New Zealand 

 shrubby Veronicas in a score of choice kinds, Daphnes, Azalea 

 amama, and many others, all planted in pots. 



Lists of plants suitable, in my experience and judgment, for 

 this and for the other purposes of these houses I will append to this 

 paper, as they would be too long to read. But a few general 

 indications of the most suitable plants may not be unwelcome. 



The first place will naturally be accorded to those plants, or 

 classes of plants, which to their claims on the score of beauty or 

 otherwise, add this, that they either exact, or at least value, the 

 protection afforded. Among Saxifrages, which generally and as 

 a whole do not either need or even value protection, I may 

 mention the following species which do (at least under frequent 

 conditions), and they are among the most beautiful. First, the 

 Japanese Saxifraga Fortunci, an October and November bloomer ; 

 next, those two most beautiful little Tyrolean Saxifrages, S. 

 squarrosa and its hybrid S. tyrolensis, S. casia, the other parent 

 of this hybrid, S. Rochelliana, S. coriojihylla, and S. tombeanensis. 

 Burser's Saxifrage, with its many beautiful hybrids, such a3 

 Boydi and Frcderici Augusti, and others, are with me, and with 

 most, perfectly hardy in the open generally ; but they may not 

 be so upon all soils, and if in doubt, their beauty and earli- 

 ness mark them out for inclusion. The same may be said of the 

 Juniper Saxifrage, and of the Grecian S. sancta. The best and 

 tenderer of the large-leaved or Megasea section of Saxifrages may 

 also well be included, notably Megasea imrpurasccns for its 

 lovely vermilion foliage in November, and Megasea Stracheyi 

 and M. ciliata for their foliage and early blooms. 



Speaking broadly, all the Androsaces either actually need or 

 highly value the shelter, especially the woolly-leaved species, 

 whether European or Hungarian — although in summer they are 

 better without it. It is scarcely too much to say that this is the 

 secret, albeit an open one, to the permanent and successful culture 

 of Androsaces. Once grow a collection of these thus into exhibi- 

 tion size, and the hardy-plant lover will, if I mistake not, never 

 again willingly be without some such security for their health 

 and beauty. For pots, the neater European species — e.g. A. 

 cornea, A.villosa, A. lactca,A. ciliata, and others — are preferable 

 to the Himalayan species, A. lanuginosa and A. sarmentosa, 

 which, though quite as beautiful, are of straggling growth. 



