Annuals in the Rock Garden 
Rock gardens are commonly expected to contain only perennial 
plants, yet there are not a few annuals which are well suited to rock 
garden culture. It often happens that the addition of these annuals 
does much to improve the appearance of the rockery. This is espe- 
cially true where bulbous plants have been grown, the annuals 
keeping up the floral procession. There are two ways of starting 
them. The simplest is to sow the seeds in the soil in close proximity 
to the bulbs. The other and better plan is to start them in the seed 
bed or cold frame and transplant them later on. Of course dwarf 
or trailing plants are the most desirable, and as a matter of course 
those which are adverse to a rather dry soil will not be chosen. It is 
wise to make a rather close planting at first, even though thinning 
is necessary later, as sometimes the heavy rains of Spring do more or 
less damage. An English gardener who has been experimenting with 
the different annuals for rock gardens has made up the following list. 
Abronia umbellaia: fragrant, lilac, trailer. 
Ageratum dwarf blue : very free-flowering. 
Alyssum maritimum: dwarf white. 
A. saxatile: yellow, very fine. 
Arctotis breviscarpa: orange, suggestive of the calendula. 
Campanula atlica: purple or white, profusely flowering. 
Candytuft : dwarf hybrids. , 
Collomia coccinea: scarlet and tall. 
Eschscholtzia mandarin comfacta 
Gilia nivalis : white. 
Gilia minima caerulea: beautiful blue (both these last 4 to 6 in. 
in height). 
Godetia bijou: the smallest of its class. 
Gypsophila repens: red and white. 
lonopsidum acuale: close-growing very dwarf plant, — lilac. 
Leptosiphon androsaceus: pale purple. 
Linrmanthes Douglasii 
Kaulfussia amelloides: white, blue or crimson. 
Mesembryanthemum tricolor: must be grown in a sheltered, 
sunny nook. 
Nemesia: dwarf and the most brilliant kinds. 
Nycterinia capensis: white and blue dwarfs 
Pansies and Violas 
Phlox Drummondi: the smaller sorts. 
Platystemon calif ornica: a trailing poppy with cream flowers. 
Portulaca: very dainty. 
Salvia roemeriana: fine scarlet flowers. 
Sanvitalia procumbens: double sorts with yellow and crimson. 
Saponaria calabria: rose or white. 
Schizanthus pinnatus: very floriferous. 
Silene pendula compada: various colors. 
Tagetes signata piimila: yellow gems. 
Virginia Stock: selected forms. 
Veronica glauca and Whitlavia graTidiflora: rather large. 
(The Flower Grawer) 
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