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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
September 1. 
Artemisia rupestris. 
Aster amellus and tenellus. 
Aubretia purpurea and deltoides; dwarf favourites. 
Asperula odorata; one of our sweetest natives, and retains 
the scent after drying. 
Beilis, or Daisies—so numerous, that one should select 
them when in flower. It is much to be regretted that all 
Tubbish has been mixed up together, on the continent, 
to make a large collection of them, seven or eight out of 
the whole number being extremely pretty and interesting. 
Betonica officinalis. 
Campanula agregata, carpatica, blue and white; garganica, 
glomerata, pulla, very dwarf; pumila, blue and white. 
Cardamine asarifolia and macrophylla. All the Cardamines 
are excellent food for chickens, particularly early in the 
spring. 
Centaurea purpurea, montana, and alpina. 
Cheiranthus alpinus, Delilianus, Marshallii, ocliroleucus, 
and splendidissimus ; all of them fine and suitable. 
Cineraria maritima, the frosted silver plant again ; C. Fis- 
cherii. 
Circrea alpina. 
Coronilla ibirica, coronata, minima, and montana. 
Cortusa Mathioli; requires particular care. 
Corydalis (Dielytra) formosa. 
Cynoglossum montanum. 
Dactylis glomerata, variegated; this is a very pretty, strong 
tuft of variegated Cocks-foot grass. 
Dianthus alpinus, Atkinsonii, Barkerii, fimbriatus, fulgens, 
hispanicus, montanus, mutabilis, petrceus, Napoleouis, 5s.; 
polymorphus, Victoria, 2s. (id.; and speciosissimus: all 
fine, and most suitable for rockwork. See the seed-list, 
also, for more of them. 
Dictamnus, the purple and white Fraxinellas —two of the 
most enduring plants known to gardeners on rockwork or 
in a border. 
Dodecatheon meadia, elegans, giganteum, integrifolia, and 
others : all these American Cowslips are far safer on 
rockwork, as the ground is not disturbed when they are 
at rest and not seen. 
Draba aizoides and hesperidifolia; both require particular 
attention. 
Dryas Drummondi, integrifolia, and octopetala; they should 
have peat, and the surface over the roots be covered 
with small pebbles. 
Epimedium alpinum, atroviolacea, diphyllum, grandiflorum, 
macranthum, rubrum, very fine, 3s. Gd.; violaceum and 
violaceum carnea. The Barrenworts require very good 
light soil, notwithstanding the name. 
Erpetion reniforme would do for children’s rockwork; some 
ought to be kept in pots over the winter. 
Erodium alpinum, a wild kind of Geranium. 
Erinus alpinus, very dwarf. I once saw the top of an old 
wail in a blaze with it for yards together. 
Eryngium alpinum, planum, cceruleum, and maritimum. 
Erythrolrena conspicua; perhaps the finest of all the true 
thistles, only a biennial, but will ripen seeds on a rock¬ 
work as far north as Perth, perhaps as far as Dingwall; 
they also call it the Scarlet Mexican Thistle. We had it 
splendidly in a peat border in Edinburgh, in 1827; never 
saw it half so fine in England. 
Fragraria; the variegated Strawberries, particularly the 
yellow one, are excellent rock plants. 
Fritillaria meleagris and varieties; rich yellow bulbs that 
would like a life-time on rockwork. 
Fumaria (Diclytra) nobilis. 
Galax aphylla. 
Genista tinctoria and saxatilis. 
Gentiana asclepiadca, alpina, cruciata, pneumonanthe, Cau- 
casica, 3s. 6d.; cruciata, gelida, saponaria, septemfida, 
and verna; with the exception of the last, they prefer 
the north side, where the ground is cool, and partially 
shaded. 
Geranium argenteum, grandiflorum, ibericum, Lambertiana, 
lancastriense, lividum, nodosum, olympicum, orientalis, 
pratense double, sanguineum, and Wallichianum; all 
capital rock and block plants ; they are the real true 
Geraniums. 
Geum montanum, triflorum. 
Gnaphalium arenarium and dioicum. 
Glaux maritima. 
Gypsophylla elegans and sibirica. 
Helleborus abschasius, atrorubens, fragrans, olympicus, and 
trifoliatus; all deserving of an open, airy place, as they 
flower in winter, and very early in the spring, though not 
so gay as niger, the common Christmas Itose. I only see 
them in the catalogue of Henderson and Son, of the 
Wellington Hoad Nursery. 
Ilencheria Drummondi. 
Hieraceum eriophyllum, Lawsonii, and pusillum. 
Hippocrepis comosa. 
Hypoxis stellata and canadensis ; bulb-like plants, that 
ought to be much better known. 
Iberis Gibraltarica, saxatilis, sempervirens, sempervirens 
variegata, and Tenoreana; the first and last are liable 
to be cut off by a hard winter, and some of each should 
be kept in pots in a cold frame. 
Iris ; all the family will grow on rockwork. 
Linaria origanifolia, hepatieifolia, pilosa, and purpurea. 
Lotus corniculatus, the double variety. 
Lychnis Bimgeana, diorca, double white, fulgens, coronata, 
and viscaria; all of them want good rich soil, and to be 
often renewed by cuttings. 
Lysimachia nummularia, capitata, stricta, and verticillata; 
the first a favourite with us all. 
Lytlirum roseum superbum; in the dampest parts behind; 
a line thing. 
Matricaria grandiflora. 
Melittis grandiflora, melissophylla, and speciosa. 
Mimulus; a collection of them where the rockwork is bor¬ 
dered by water. 
Mitchellia repens. 
Mitella diphylla and pentandra. 
Myosotis azorica, alpestris, montana, palustris-rosea; the 
Forget-me-not family. 
Nuttalia grandiflora; requires to be constantly renewed 
from seeds. 
(Enothera acaulis, Fraserii, macrocarpa, missouriensis, 
riparia or repens or prostrata, speciosa and taraxifolia. 
Omphalodes verna. 
Ononis rotundifolia and speciosa. 
Orobus canescens, flaccidus, Gordonii, lobatus, and vernus. 
Oxalis iloribunda, and elegans. 
Phlox nivalis, repens, and verna. 
Plumbago Larpentas. 
Polemonium pumilum, and pulcbellum. 
Polygonium Brunonii, and vaccinifolium. 
Potentilla alpestris, and all the fancy ones, but they take up 
a good deal of room, if the soil is good, and if not, they 
will not answer. 
Primula alpina, altaica, calycina, ciliata, and cortusoides, 
which requires to be often renewed by seed; decora, 
denticulata, farinosa, glaucescens, glumacea, helvetica, 
hirsuta, integrifolia, marginata, Munroeana, nivalis, Pal- 
lasii, violacea, and viscosa. Slugs and snails delight to 
feed on all these, which is a great drawback to their cul¬ 
tivation. 
Pyrola rotundifolia. 
Bamondia pyrenaica. 
Ranunculus aconitifolius, double; amplexicaulis, montanus, 
and double repens. 
Rhodiola rosea. 
Saponaria ocymoides; requires to be often renewed from 
cuttings ; a nice thing. 
Saxifraga; every one of the species and varieties, to the 
number of thirty-two. 
Sedum; all the species and varieties also; they run from 
twelve to fifteen kinds. 
Sempervivum arachnoideum, californicum, globiferum, mon¬ 
tanum, sediforme. 
Sibthorpia europea; apt to go off in a hard winter, but one 
of our best evergreen trailing gems. 
Silene acaulis; pink and white varieties; alpestris, mari¬ 
tima, and double, Schafti and Zavadskii rosea; slugs are 
fond of them also. 
Soldanella alpina, Clusii, minima, pusilla; they require par¬ 
ticular attention, and some to be kept in pots, being 
among the smallest plants we grow. 
Statice; all the species and varieties ; a dozen at least. 
Stipa pinnata. 
