THE HARDENING WORLD. 
125 
February 20, 
1909. 
alk could be made along the back, so that 
, e rockery would have two faces, but we 
resume you will only be able to make one 
,ice upon it for lack of width. If the fence 
wooden the soil should not be built up 
gainst it, otherwise it will rot the fence. 
: it is very narrow and a fence is at the 
rck, you can build up a retaining wall, as 
were, of rough bricks or anything solid, 
mply to keep the soil away from the fence, 
nder those conditions, however, no flowers 
mid be grown on the side next the fence. It 
in really only be determined on the spot 
hat can be made of it. Presuming, then, 
.at you have only one face and a top to the 
ckery, which need not be like a platform, 
rt undulated, then you can proceed to make 
e pockets ready for the special plants, 
rme might requrre peat; others, again, such 
; encrusted Saxifrages, would be the better 
>r a little lime rubble mixed with the soil, 
thers, again, might like a good proportion 
: sand or leaf-mould in the soil to make 
iem grow freely. All this has to be learned 
r experience or by enquiry. We have se- 
cted a list of plants that would do on a 
ckery if well exposed and not too much 
laded by those Beech trees you mention, 
'e have also selected a list that would suc- 
ed in shade, and we give that as follows :— 
iarella cordifolia, Saxifraga umbrosa. S. 
sum, S. hirsutum, Primroses, Polyanthuses, 
nemone nemorosa flore pleno, A. blanda, 
. Hepatica in various colours, Crocuses, 
ychnis haageana, Hesperis matronalis alba 
.ena, H.m. purpurea plena and Corydalis 
tea. Quite a number of the above will 
tow as well in sun as in shade. Several 
hers, however, might be mentioned for 
.anting in sunny positions, namely, Ye- 
>nica Teucrium dubia, Silene maritima flore 
eno, Saxifraga apiculata, S. lingulata lan- 
scana, S. Rhei Guildford Seedling, S 
allacei, Armeria maritima. Aubrietia del- 
idea Leichtlinii, Campanula carpatica tur- 
.nata, C. pumila, C. pumila alba, Phlox 
ibulata Nelsoni and Alyssum saxatile. It 
?pends upon the extent of your rockery as 
■ how many you can plant. In the case of 
.rge pockets it is well to plant several speci- 
ens of the same kind,"so that in the course 
: the summer they will look quite filled, 
and and leaf-mould can be used in soil for 
ost of the above, but the encrusted Saxi- 
•ages would be better for some lime rubble 
ixed with the soil. None of them are really 
iflicult to grow. 
638. Sweet Peas for Exhibition. 
Would you please give me a list of Sweet 
eas for exhibition purposes, naming a dozen 
ad giving their colours? They must all 
; distinct and of good size. (Ned, Bucking- 
am.) 
A splendid list of Sweet Peas for exhibi¬ 
ts would consist of King Edrvard VII. 
rimson), Countess Spencer (pink), Etta 
yke (white), John Ingman (carmine), Mrs. 
ardcastle Sykes (blush), Lord Nelson 
lue), Helen Lewis (orange). Black Knight 
'aaroon), Clara Curtis (primrose), Evelvn 
emus (cream with pink edge), Frank Dolby 
avender), and Mrs. Walter Wright (mauve), 
he list could easily be doubled, but all of 
ie above are very distinct. 
IF I MOST BE WASHED 
WASH ME WITH 
ROSES. 
639. How to Bud Roses. 
As a reader of your valuable paper I 
tould like to ask you how to bud Roses on 
tiers. (A. G. Hendersox, Stafford.) 
Any of the Roses you have may suitably be 
added upon the brier stcck, though in the 
ise of some climbers the Grifferaie stock 
often employed. In the case of bush 
oses the soil should be scraped away from 
ie base of the plant below the origin of 
ie branches. The reason for this is that 
e bud should be inserted below the level 
VINOLIA 
Premier 4d., Floral 6d.,‘Toilet (Otto) lOd. 
