Garden Work 
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Gentiana acaulis. — Compact plant with flowers oi a 
deep-blue colour. Height, about 3 in. 
Gentiana acaulis 
Geranium argenteum. — Pretty plant with silvery, 
much-divided leaves, and flowers of pretty flesh colour. 
Geum montanum. — Plant with soft hairy leaves and 
large yellow flowers. Height, about 9 in. 
Helianthemum (Rock Rose) and its varieties. — Very 
useful rock plants. Flowers of many shades of yellow 
or red. Those suitable for rockery grow from 6 to 18 in. 
high. . 
Linaria alpina. — Alpine Toad -Flax. A charming 
little plant with purple flowers, each of which has an 
orange spot on the upper lip. Very dwarf, and flowers 
from July to September. 
Linum tauricum. — Another useful plant which pro- 
duces bright-yellow flowers in August. Height, about 
12 in. 
Myosotis rupicola. — A dwarf Alpine Forget-me-not, 
