February 22, 1908. 
TUB GARDENING WORLD. 
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A Handsome 
(Saxifraga catalaunica.) 
(Epilobium angusti'olium album.) 
Of all the species of Herb Willow none 
.re more graceful or show)- than the nar- 
ow leaved one under notice. The white 
lowered variety differs only in the colour 
f the flowers. The accompanying illus- 
ration shows a recently established plant 
a light soil that had only attained a 
.eight of 2 ft. When growing in heavy 
nd damp soil, however, it would grow 
(vice that height or more. For occupy- 
ag certain corners of the garden or 
i round it is very effective when making 
uch vigorous growth, but in the herba- 
eous border the dwarfer plants would be 
qually effective and more accommodating 
nder certain conditions the plant throws 
ut strong underground suckers and be- 
omes a little troublesome in a herbace- 
us border unless the owner takes care 
) keep down these suckers. By lifting 
ie plant every second year or so it can, 
owever, be usually confined within re¬ 
acted limits. 
Those who have seen the ordinary Rose 
lay or Herb Willow growing in a wild 
ate can best understand the effect it pro- 
uces when allowed to ramble at will in 
>il for which it is adapted. Although 
may soils are dr}-, the plant, neverthe- 
:ss, flowers abundantly, though dwarfer 
fan it would be in rich ground. It 
ould be a splendid plant, therefore, for 
hose who have a wild garden to furnish, 
.here it would require no attention vvhat- 
Epilobium angustifolium album. 
- Saxifrage - 
The above Rockfoil would appear to 
have been originally discovered at Cata¬ 
lonia, but no doubt its area of distribu¬ 
tion has been found to be more extended, 
as it is spread over the north of Spain, 
on the mountains, of course. Comparing 
the species with others, it is most closely 
allied to S. lingulata, but differs in the 
leaves being more nearly of uniform 
width and more rigid. They are also 
beautifully encrusted on the margins with 
a line of chalk which is a common feature 
of all the plants belonging to this group 
of the genus, although some show it to a 
greater extent than others. The flowers 
are produced in a branching panicle 
about 12 in. to 15 in. long, and are white 
more or less spotted with red. 
All this class of Saxifragas are more or 
less adapted for cultivation in the cre¬ 
vices of rocks. The rock on which this 
specimen is shown is really the cleft or 
seam of one large stone in the rockery 
at Kew. The latter being of a porous 
nature, very little soil is necessary to en¬ 
able this Rockfoil to exist and flower. 
Indeed, damp is much more detrimental 
than drought, especially in the winter 
time. The leaves are so constructed as 
to retain the moisture under conditions 
where many thin-leaved plants would be 
liable to perish. The point to aim at 
Saxifraga catalaunica. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
White Flowered 
dERB WILLOW 
ever after having become established, ex¬ 
cept to cut down the withered stems in 
spring. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
