July 11, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
603 
THE ALPINE GARDEN. 
PLANTS IN FLOWER. 
Veronica saxatilis. 
Being a. mountain, plant, this species does not exceed a few 
inches in height. The stems are more or less decumbent and 
freely branched, so as to produce a close tuft of stems and 
leaves. The latter are small, ovate, and deep. green. The 
flowers are produced in short, racemes terminating the stems, 
and are of an intense blue, almost, if not equally, as fine as 
that of the richest of the Gentians. The anthers, on the other 
hand, are pure white, and, moreover, well brought out by con¬ 
trast with the beautiful blue of the flowers. In the matter 
of propagation there is no difficulty whatever if care is taken 
to insert, cuttings about, this time of the year in pots of 
very sandy soil, placing them under a. handlight, and shading 
during the heat of the day until the cuttings; show that they 
are commencing to take hold of the soil. 
Hypericum polyphyllum. 
This species is a native of Cilicia, and at first sight bears 
no inconsiderable resemblance to. the Himalayan H. reptans, 
but on a much larger scale. The stems are more or less spread¬ 
ing or decumbent on the ground, and are thickly covered with 
oval, glaucous, leaves of small size. The flowers are produced 
in much larger cymes than those of H. reptans, thereby clearly 
distinguishing it from the latter species. The petals are golden 
yellow, with a. large brush of yellow stamens in the centre. A 
plant of it in full bloom in a sheltered situation is a beautiful 
object and worthy of any collection of alpine plants. Hyperi¬ 
cums can usually be raised in quantity from seeds, but, as a 
rule, the cultivator will be able to get all that he requires 
by inserting a pot of cuttings once a year if he requires so 
many specimens. 
Campanula pulla. 
Few of the Campanulas are of dwarfer habit than this one., 
ll is also very accommodating in the matter of cultivation, per¬ 
fectly hardy, and may be grown either upon the rockery in 
fairly dry situations or preferably in those that are fairly 
moist. It may also be. grown in the front of the herbaceous 
border, but except in narrow borders close under the eye I 
should prefer placing it on the rockery, where it will be more 
evident. . The roots run under ground, and send up little stems 
about 3 in. high, bearing a single nodding: flower of beautiful 
form, and of a rich dark purple colour. Where grown, in fairly 
moist soil, the plant, grows so; rapidly that pieces may be taken 
off with the spade and carefully separated into, small bits each 
with a bud and some roots attached. These may be established 
in small pots before transplanting them to the rockery. 
Papaver alpmum. 
At one time the Alpine Poppy was considered to. be merely 
a variety of the Iceland Poppy, but anyone with a close eye for 
observation, even if he be not a botanist, could see that the 
two are. as abundantly distinct as many others now in cul¬ 
tivation. Tire, leaves of the tiny species under notice are small 
an tiiangular in outline, twice divided, with numerous small 
segments, the whole being of a rich dark glaucous green. The 
(.wens ai © small, crumpled, and fragile, but veiy pretty, and 
evidently capable of improvement, either in size or colour. A 
packet of seed will generally give rise to white, pale rose, 
salmon, and other shades of that character, delicate as a, rule, 
ut as pleasing as the larger Iceland Poppv. The dwarf habit, 
otote plant makes, it a, suitable subject for a ledge in the rock 
Gypsophila cerastioides. 
ril!i e a j 0V6 ?Pf. ies has compared to the Mouse^ear 
the fl r d ’ and t hlS term mi?ht a-PPiy in a measure to. either 
disfilTT 8 ° r the J, eaves > although both are certainly very 
are snathuGt any speci&s of Cerastium. The leaves 
e, and form a dense patch, from amongst which 
the short flower-stems arise to a height of a few inches, bearing 
a cyme of white flowers with three purple lines on each petal. 
The plant, is dwarf, but the flowers are relatively large for the 
genus. Propagation is easily effected by means of cuttings 
during the present or next month. This species is a native 
of the Himalayas, but proves hardy in this country. 
Linaria alpina. 
This is one of the dwarfest of the perennial species of Toad 
Flax, and one of the most interesting and pretty. The stems 
are only 3 in. to 6 in. high as a I'ule, and decumbent at the 
base, with erect flowering shoots;. The flowers are produced 
in a terminal raceme, and are of a rich blue-purple, with a 
large orange palate, which, to my mind, is the prettiest feature 
of the flower. The leaves themselves are very small, con- 
Lilium Jankae. (Seep. 605.) 
forma,bly with the rest of the plant, and of a rich dark glaucous 
hue. Although perennial, it is liable to die out on occasion, 
but to stand the winter could be sown or planted where the 
soil would be fairly diy, such as, the crevices of rocks or stones 
v ith which the rockery may be built. Seeds are produced in 
abundance, however, and seedlings will raise themselves much 
in the same way as those of Erinus alpinus. 
Dianthus neglectus. 
The stems of this rock plant are usually only 3 in. or 4 in. 
high, bearing a few pairs of linear dark green leaves. Some¬ 
times the leaves are glaucous, as plants will vary in this re¬ 
spect when raised from seed. In the event of seeds not being 
ripened the plants may be propagated from cuttings in pots of 
sandy soil under handlights in any cold frame, either now or 
