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Rustic Adornments . 
Dianthus neglectus (Grass Rose Pink), pink, 4 inches, May and June; Dry as 
octopetala (Mountain Avens), yellow, 3 inches, May; Erinns alpinus , purple, 
3 inches, May to August; Gentiana verna , blue, 3 inches, May; Hutchinsia 
alpina , white, 3 inches, March to May ; Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen Candy¬ 
tuft), white, 9 inches, May; Lithospermum prostratuin (Purple Gromwell), 
blue, 6 inches, April to June ; Myosotis azorica (Azorean Forget-me-not), blue, 
6 inches, May and June; Phlox amoena (Rosy Phlox), rose, 3 inches, April 
and May ; Phlox setacea , rose and purple, 3 inches, April and May ; Potentilla 
nitida (Shining Cinquefoil), rose, 3 inches, June and July; Primula auricula 
(Alpine Auricula), various, 4 inches, March to Juue ; Primula nivalis (Snow 
White Primrose), white, 2 inches, May; Primula japonica (Japanese Prim¬ 
rose), purple-crimson, 12 inches, May ; Saxifraga sancta , yellow, 2 inches, 
May; Saxifraga cotyledon pyramidalis, white, spotted pink, 2 inches, May ; 
Saxifraga Camposi ', white, 3 inches, April to May ; Sedum Sieboldi (Siebold's 
Stonecrop), pink, 6 inches, September; Semperviviim arachnoideum (Cobweb 
Houseleek), carmine, 3 inches, May ; Veronica saxaiilis (Blue Rock Speed¬ 
well), blue, 4 inches, May. The arabis aubretia, campanula, iberis, phlox, 
and lithospermum are trailing plants, and should be planted near the edge of 
the stones, the others in nooks, crannies, or ledges of the rockery. 
Twelve Choice Alpines for a Sunny Rockery.— Androsace carnea , 
rose, April, 3 inches; soil, sandy loam and peat; position, chinks of the 
rockery. Saxifraga oppositifolia major , rose, March, 2 inches ; soil, rich 
loam ; position, fissures or chinks of rockery. Saxifraga Burseriana , white, 
March, 3 inches ; soil, sandy loam and old mortar; position, chinks of 
rockery. Saxifraga longifolia, white, May, 12 to 15 inches; soil, sandy loam 
and old mortar ; position, chinks of rockery. Rubus arcticus, rosy pink, May, 
6 inches; soil, peaty ; position, ledges of rockery. Arenaria purpuresce?is , 
purplish, May, ij inches; soil, sandy; position, edges of stones. Aubretia 
Leitchlmi , crimson, May, 3 inches ; soil, sandy loam ; position, edges of 
stones. Dia?ithus ccesius , rose, May, 3 inches; soil, sandy loam ; old mortar 
and grit; position, chinks of rockery. Soldanella alpina , blue, April, 3 inches ; 
soil, sandy loam and grit; position, ledges of rockery. Silene a'caidis , pink, 
April, inches; soil, sandy loam; position, ledges or clefts of rockery. 
Onosma taurica , citron yellow, July, 8 inches; soil, sandy loam and grit; 
position, chinks of stones. Primula integrifolia , purplish rose, March, 
3 inches; soil, rich loam and leaf-mould, with lumps of stones between ; 
