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alpines, such as the aquilegias, where they will show boldly and break up the 
uniformity of outline of the nooks. It is also necessary to bear in mind that 
some alpines require shade and others plenty of sun. The planting of alpines 
is best undertaken in spring, say between March and June. All spring¬ 
flowering bulbs should be planted in September or October, and summer¬ 
flowering kinds in March or April. Plant evergreen shrubs and trees in 
September, April, or May, and deciduous kinds between October and 
February. 
LIST OF PLANTS FOR ROCKERIES. 
Subjoined are carefully-prepared lists of plants adapted for sun or shade :— 
Twelve Choice Alpines for a Shady Rockery. —Cyclamen Atkinsi , 
white and pink, December to March, 3 inches; soil, loam and leaf-mould ; 
position, ledges of rockery. Myosotis rupicola , blue, May, 2 inches; soil, 
loamy ; position, chinks of rockery. Primula rosea , rose, April, 3 inches ; 
soil, rich loam ; position, ledges of rockery. Primula marginata , violet-rose, 
May, 3 inches ; soil, loamy, with small stones between; position, ledges of 
rockery. Ramondia pyrenaica , rosy purple, June, 4 inches ; soil, sandy peat; 
position, crevices or chinks of rockery. Linaria alpina , violet, May to Sep ¬ 
tember, 3 inches; soil, ordinary ; position, ledges of rockery. Omphalodes 
\verna , blue, April, 3 inches ; soil, rich loam; position, ledges of rockery. 
Nierembergia gracilis, white, July, 3 inches; soil, ordinary; position, ledges of 
rockery. Campanula muralis , lilac, June, 3 inches; soil, ordinary rich; 
position, ledges of rockery. Haberlea rhodopensis , lilac-purple and white, 
May, 4 inches; soil, sandy peat; position, chinks of rockery. Primula 
Allioni , rosy purple, April, 4 inches ; soil, rich calcareous loam ; position, 
ledges of well-drained rockery. Pinguicula grandiflora , bluish purple, June, 
4 inches ; soil, moist boggy peat; position, under shade of moist rock or stone. 
Twelve Dwarf Alpine Shrubs. — Erica carnea , rose, winter, 6 inches; 
soil, peaty; position, sun or shade. Daphne cneorum, rosy-pink, fragrant, 
summer, 6 inches; soil, rich loam; position, sun or shade. Andromeda 
fastigiata, white, spring ; soil, peaty ; position, shady. Andromeda tetragona, 
white, May, 10 inches; soil, peaty; position, shady. Azalea procumbens, 
pink, May, 2 inches ; soil, sandy peat; position, sunny. Cistus lusitanicus, 
white, yellow, and crimson, 18 inches, May to July; soil, rich loam; position, 
sunny. Gaultheria procumbens , white, spring, succeeded by red berries, 
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