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the stones, and sending up slender flower stalks on which 
are borne blossoms of white, pink, or purple. 
Sedum. — Another class of plants which are very suit- 
able for the rockery. They prefer a sunny position. In 
many of these plants the foliage is of more importance 
than the blossoms. 
The leaves are 
large and fleshy, 
and take on various 
tints during the 
season. In some, 
the flowers are 
W'hite or pink, 
while others are of 
a bright yellow. 
Sempervivum. 
— These plants 
produce rosettes of 
fleshy leaves, the 
plants themselves 
being quite pretty, 
while the flowers 
are yellowish or 
pink. S. glaucum 
produces rosettes 
a pale flesh colour 
Violas 
of pale-coloured leaves and flowers of 
borne on stalks 1 ft. high. 
Silene alpestris. — A pretty little rock plant. Its 
flowers are pure white and are produced in June. Height, 
about 6 in. 
Statice nana. — Flowers blue. Height, a in. 
