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THE AMATEUR S FLOWER GARDEN. 
drought, nor damp, nor shade, nor frost ever harm this plant; 
but it likes a sunny aspect and a good sandy loam. 8. Sieboldii 
is a most elegant creeping plant, with glaucous leaves set in 
threes on arching whip-like stems; the flowers pink in Sep¬ 
tember. In gardens where snails abound, it is simply im¬ 
possible to keep this plant. It is a first-rate basket plant 
for a sunny greenhouse, and the variegated-leaved variety is 
even more handsome than the species. 
Sempervivijm (Houseleek).—There need not be much said 
about the sempervivums, for they themselves will teach any 
one how to grow them. They are at once interesting and 
beautiful plants for sunny knolls, rockeries, roofs, walls, and 
