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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Pyrenees ; loam ; in crevices of sunny rockery. S. macnabiana, 
white, spotted crimson, May and June; height 4 in. ; hybrid; 
loam ; sunny rockery. S. rocheliana, white, May ; Austria ; 
loam ; well-drained nook of sunny rockery. S. valdensis, 
white, large, May; height 3m. ; S. France; loam; same posi- 
tion as last. 
2. Mossy Saxifrages.— In addition to the moss-like 
growth the following species also bear fragrant flowers. S. 
caespitosa, white, June to August; 3m. ; Britain; moist loam; 
edgings to shady borders or carpeting bare spaces on shady 
rockery. S. hypnoides, white, May to July; Britain; culture 
as for last species. Gemnifera, purpurea, and rosea are 
varieties of it. S. muscoides, yellow or purple, May and June; 
3in. ; Pyrenees ; culture as advised for S. caespitosa. Atro- 
purpurea, red ; moschata, white ; Rhei, rose ; and Rhei superba, 
deep rose, all pretty varieties, Rhei being a specially attractive 
kind. S. tenella, white, summer ; Alps ; loam ; shady rockery. 
S. trifurcata (Stag’s Horn Rockfoil) (Syn S. ceratophylla), 
white, summer; 3 to 6in. ; Spain; culture as for last species. 
S. Wallacei (Syn. S. Camposi), white, June; 4 to 6in. ; culture 
advised for S. tenella. For edgings to beds or borders, or for 
carpeting small beds planted with choice bulbs, or for covering 
stones on a rockery. S. hypnoides and S. muscoides are 
specially suitable. S. Wallacei is also a splendid plant for 
a similar purpose, and is one of the best of the Mossy 
Saxifrages. 
3. Miscellaneous Section. — S. umbrosa (London Pride) 
is a favourite plant in town and suburban gardens. A good 
plant for shady rockeries or borders. Ordinary soil. Flowers 
white and pink, dotted red, summer. Geum and punctata 
are varieties of it. S. ajugaefolia, white, July ; Pyrenees ; 
ordinary soil ; edgings to shady beds or borders. S. Andrewsi, 
white, dotted purple, summer; hybrid; loam; moist rockery. 
S. apiculata, primrose-yellow, February to April; hybrid; 
loam ; carpeting plants for sunny rockery. S. burseriana, 
white, veined yellow, March to June; 2in. ; Alps; loam; well- 
drained sunny rockery. Major is a superior variety with larger 
flowers. S. cunefolia, white, yellow centre, May ; S. Europe ; 
loam ; moist ledge of warm rockery. S. granulata fl. pi. 
(Double Meadow Saxifrage), white, double, May ; Britain ; 6 to 
ioin. ; loam ; moist shady rockery or border. S. oppositifolia, 
purple, May ; Britain ; gritty, sandy loam ; moist shady ledges 
of rockery. Alba, white, and splendens, rosy-crimson, are 
superior varieties of it. S. peltata (Umbrella Plant), white or 
pink, April ; height 2 to 3 ft. ; California ; moist loam ; margins 
of watercourses or damp shady borders. S. rotundifolia, white, 
dotted scarlet; ift. ; Austria; loam; moist shady rockery or 
