February 1 , 1913 . 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
81 
PERENNIAL EVERGREEN 
CANDYTUFTS. 
The evergreen forms of candytuft (iberis) 
are remarkable for their wealtli of blossom 
ill spring, and they comjirise some of the 
most useful for clotliing dry and arid posi¬ 
tions, often disclosing their beauty under 
conditions where little else would grow. 
a spreading sub-shrub, which frequently at¬ 
tains a breadth of several yards. The 
leaves are dark green, and persistent, on 
thin twiggy branches, from which, in May, 
the flowers are produced in such abundance 
as to present the aspect of a veritable snow¬ 
drift. The individual flowers are white, 
and are arranged in circular, umbellate 
heads. Little Gem is a miniature, corn¬ 
planting on bold j^J’omontories of rock 
gardens. 
I. corresefolia is a vigorous garden hy¬ 
brid. The individual flowers are of the 
largest size, and as the compound heads 
elongate with age they assume a mas¬ 
sive aspect. It is one of the best for the 
front edge of borders and shrubberies. 
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ne of the showiest of laelio-cattleyas, with a combination of orange-red, ruby-crimson, and yellow colouring. A M., R.H.S., 
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pressed form, only three inches high, and 
choice enough for the best type of rock 
garden, where, on sunny slopes, it makes 
a close carpet of verdure, and in season 
arrays itself with its pretty snow-white 
flowers. Snow Queen is larger, forming a 
neat and attractive plant some nine inches 
in height. The flowers are white, and of 
a large size, and it commends itself for 
large flowers, which are tinted a delicate 
shade of rose-lilac. It is a beautiful and 
effective subject, succeeding best in dry 
walls and as one-year-old plants, as after 
this it becomes very straggly. 
I. saxatilis is another miniature species, 
some four to six inches in height. It is 
one of the oldest and prettiest of the ever¬ 
green candytufts. Thomas Smith. 
