Rock Gardens 
Rock gardens are especially suited to California landscapes. A garden, large or 
small, should it have the slightest slope, may be beautified by devoting at least a cor¬ 
ner to this type of planting. 
In building a Rock Garden, one should reproduce a mountain condition as near as 
possible. The most important requirements are a sunny, sloping position, somewhat pro¬ 
tected from extremely hot sun and wind. Then be careful to have good draniage, using 
broken bricks, coarse sand and small rocks, to assure yourself of this very important 
feature. In placing your rock, be careful to keep them looking naturalistic, as the whole 
effect will be spoiled otherwise. Throw your rock down and let them roll into position 
and partially bury them, as they should not be the outstanding feature of your rock 
garden, but rather the background. Do not mix your rock, as you will notice that nature 
does not do so. 
You may mix your soil, using two parts garden soil, one part coarse sand and 
one part leaf mould. 
The Sedums and different varieties of succulents are well adapted to the Rock Gar¬ 
den, and need less care than any other plant, needing only enough water to keep them 
plump looking. They are a never-ending source of surprise, having such unusual blos¬ 
soms, coming out in such unexpected parts of the plant. Some of them are also good 
ground covers. They are also an ideal house plant, thriving in the dry atmosphere that 
is so hard on potted plants. They may be enjoyed out-of-doors in the summer and taken 
up in the fall and planted in the pottery so popular at present, and made a beauty spot 
in your living room during the winter months. 
SEMPREVIVUM ECHEVERIA 
Sempervivum Cooperii. Bushy growing, each 
branchlet a rosette of red-margined leaves 25c 
S. Calcareum. Forms compact little groups. Leaves 
tipped with dark red ....... .10c 
S. Tectorum. Very double rosettes. Dark green 
leaves_______ _.15c 
S. Setosum. Twelve inches tall. Deep green fo¬ 
liage_______.._ 25c 
S. Arboreum purpureum. Grows two feet tall. 
Leaves rich..... . ... 25c 
S. Tabulaeforme. Leaves bright green. Very dense, 
flat rosettes of large diameter. Twelve in. tall 50c 
E. Funki. Leaves undulate, grey green. Very hand¬ 
some.. 20c 
E. Elegans. The whole plant silvery. One of the 
most beautiful suculents__ 50c 
E. Lingettolii. Leaves tinged with red. One of the 
choicest_______ 25c 
E. Scaphiphylla. Close green rosettes. A rare va¬ 
riety__ 40c 
E. Winbergii (ghost plant). Leaves fleshy, pinkish 
white. One of the best succulents for a house 
plant... 20c 
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