Making the 
Rock Garden 
“ mother of millions ” — 
a name it well deserves on 
account of the profusion of 
its little flowers and the 
rapidity with which it 
spreads. 
Further, we must re- 
member Alyssum scixatile , 
a flower that should be 
given a place by the side 
of arabis or aubretia some- 
where by a big boulder, 
over which it can cascade 
its clusters of golden 
flowers. 
The various Diant hus should also be included, especially 
Diant hits neglect us and Diant hus plumarais. Ferns are 
very suitable for shaded corners along with fuchsias, fox- 
gloves, thalictrum (or meadow rue) and the attractive little 
Anomatheca crusnta, with its orchid-looking blossoms. 
It is a curious fact, and one worth mentioning, that 
such delicate plants as the greyish blue Ceanothus G/oire de 
Versailles , the dark blue Buddleia veitchiana and Opuntia 
(a kind of cactus), have stood the winter with us year after 
year, without being hurt by the frost. 
I could easily give you many more names, give many 
more descriptions of flower-beds and give more advice ; 
but I believe my hints are sufficient for anybody who would 
like to work as I have worked. I ought to mention that 
Buddieia Veitchiana in we have very few of the early spring flowers in our garden, 
since we always aim at having 
a profusion of blossoms during 
June, July, and August. 
My Children’s 
Garden. 
Not far from the rockery, 
and at the very crest of the 
hill, is the garden, playground, 
White Stonecrop and 
Saxifraga Umbrosa in 
the foreground, with 
Daisies behind. 
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