September 1. 
TH E COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Stillaria scapigera. 
Silene acaulis, ornata, Scliafti, pendula; an annual, but as 
good as perennial on rockwork. 
Statice pseudo-armeria, and three or four other kinds. 
Stipa pinnata. 
Tournefortia heliotropioides. 
On the supposition that the rockwork is t.o he free 
from the roots of trees, and that ordinary garden soil is 
made use of, the whole of these will succeed very well 
treated as rock plants, and all of them may he reared 
from seed in the spring, with tho help of a cold frame, 
or some hand-glasses. 
Rock Plants that may be raised from Seeds to 
he sown in the spring, say about the middle of April— 
selections to be made according to individual taste. 
Alyssum saxatile. 
Antirrhinum majus, and end¬ 
less varieties. 
Arabis caucasica. 
Aster tenellus. 
Campanula peutagona. 
„ carpatica. 
Centaurea depressa. 
Cistus ; five or six kinds. 
Crucianella stylosa. 
Dianthus atrorubens. 
„ caucasicus. 
„ deltoides. 
„ liispanicus; three 
or four varieties. 
„ imperialis. 
„ japonicus. 
„ moschatus. 
„ plumarius. 
,, pulcliellus: 
„ suavis. 
„ superbus. 
Erinus alpinus. 
Eschscholtzia crocea. 
Gentiana Amarella. 
„ cruciata 
Geranium; six to ten kinds, 
or all the species in stock. 
Geum coccineum. 
„ atrosanguineum. 
„ splendens. 
„ superbum. 
Helianthemum; twelve to 
fifteen kinds. 
Hieraceum speciosum. 
Iberis Tenoreana. 
Lathyrus latifolius, and 
others. 
Linaria alpina. 
„ spartea. 
Linaria spcciosa. 
„ versicolor. 
Lychnis Corsica. 
„ Flos-jovis. 
Meconopsis cambrica. 
(Enothera acaulis. 
„ macrocarpa. 
„ prostrata. 
Ononis rotundifolia. 
Orobus Eischeri. 
Potentilla formosa. 
„ atrosanguinea. 
Ramondia pyrenaica. 
Scutellaria macrantlia. 
Sedum coeruleum. 
Thymus azurus. 
„ corsicus. 
„ caucasicus. 
„ variegatus. 
Uvularia grandiflora. 
Veronica chamsedrys, varie¬ 
gated and plain; prostrata, 
or repens, very pretty, but 
apt to perish in hard 
winters. 
Vinca; the dwarf purple, the 
white, and the variegated, 
and they must be cons¬ 
tantly kept within bounds, 
else they overrun every¬ 
thing around them. 
Viola; all the sweet violets, 
and the following; calca- 
rata, canina, alba, and 
rubra, lutea, or pyrolae- 
folia, palmata, and Penn- 
sylvanica. 
Walds teinia geoides. 
Wulfenia carinthaica. 
Zauschneria Californica. 
There are a few more, and some new ones, which I do 
not happen to know, both in Mr. Low’s, and in Mr. Hen¬ 
derson’s catalogue of this season, which would do on a 
rockwork as well as the rest, hut surely there are 
enough here, and to spare. As far as I could make out, 
they sell them at from 6s. to 12s., and 18s. a dozen, 
according to the selection ordered; but a very good way 
for a new beginner would he to write and ask how 
many a nurseryman would give for oue, two, or three 
sovereigns, of the rock plants mentioned in The Cot¬ 
tage Gardener, at such a page, and as all the best 
nurserymen take in this work, that would simplify the 
business one-half.—D. Beaton. 
REMEMBRANCERS. 
Potting and Top-Dressing.— Azaleas and Camellias 
that were not examined in spring, just when the young 
wood was forming, will require to be looked to now, 
more especially if they have been standing out-of-doors. 
Large plants will bloom very well in the same pots, or 
tubs, for years, with the removal of a portion of surface 
soil, and adding a similar quantity of suitable material. 
In all moderate-sized plants tho drainage should be 
examined, worms looked after, and, if the soil appear 
at all worn-out, sour, or sodden, the worst of it removed, 
and fresh soil, and a clean pot given; heaving in mind, 
at this season, with all hard-wooded plants, to give a 
rather small shift, that the roots may be getting to the 
sides of the pot before winter. Both of these tribes of 
plants will stand more sun out-of-doors now than they 
would do in the middle of summer. Though the 
Camellia he hardy enough, the green of the foliage 
looks best when wintered before the shoots are at all 
affected by frost, or the roots saturated by cold rains. 
The Azalea, though nearly as hardy, suffers more when 
the roots are immoderately cooled, either by radiation, 
or cold rains; and, therefore, after September, if the 
plant be exposed, tho pot and roots should he protected. 
The white Azalea Jndica stands in the open air, when 
planted out unsheltered, in several places; hut I would 
have little faith in its flowering if so kept in a pot 
above ground All of these partaking of the habit of 
the above white Azalea become semi-deciduous, or a 
little more than that in winter; and, therefore, many 
good growers allow such plants to remain longer in a 
cool place, that tho leaves may fall before removing to 
the plant-house, or forcing-house, that there may be 
less trouble in picking withered foliage afterwards. 
Young beginners had better house early in October, 
I even though they be troubled with the fading foliage in 
i winter. 
In any shifting now, endeavour to keep the plants 
close, and if that is unattainable, in a shady place, 
l until the roots are freely growing. Be particular with 
! the drainage; a little clean moss spread over it keeps 
the soil from clogging it up. Any spare time should 
be devoted to tying and training; and if scaly insects 
appear on the Camellia, or thrip on the Azalea, wash 
with soap and water in the one case, and fumigate and 
syringe with with weak laurel-water in the other, turn¬ 
ing the plant over, so that the liquid does not fall on 
the soil. 
Greenhouse Plants should now he looked over, a3 
to top-dressing and pot-room ~ and all kinds, such as 
Cytisus, &c., subject to red spider, should receive a good 
syringing with soap-water, and often, using clean water 
soon afterwards. It is of importance that no plant 
should be housed with a worm in the soil, as nothing 
so soon disarranges the foundation of all good pot- 
culture—the drainage; and many things cannot have 
lime-water applied with impunity so strong as to 
| dislodge them. 
Calceolarias. — Large-flowering, florist kinds may 
still he propagated, by inserting the cuttings, under a 
bell-glass, in a shady, north aspect, the place being 
thoroughly drained and secured from worms. This 
mode, and cutting an old plant into pieces, with or 
without much root attached, is the only way to preserve 
favourite fine kinds. No disrooting, or shaking the 
soil from a large, old plant, and again repotting, will 
often be effectual in taking such plants through the 
winter; nor is it necessary, as a cutting in August may 
he grown as large as any strong man can lift by May 
or June. Seed of these large kinds should also now bo • 
sown; be careful, as often advised, that the seeds arc 
not buried. Shrubby kinds, for the borders, will he 
propagated early enough towards the middle and end 
of September, choosing pieces from two to three inches 
in length, and placing them under glass, on a north 
border, in sandy soil. These, if grown on, will make | 
better plants in May than any old plants that might bo 
saved over the winter. 
Cinerarias. —Pot off seedlings for early blooming. 
