December 6 , 1913 . 
the GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
for a rockery in a small garden; while I), 
superbus is al>out six or eight inches high, 
and gives rose or white flowers. It is 
often highly praised, but to the writer ap¬ 
pears less worthy of our admiration than 
some of its sister flowers. There are many 
more—«uch as the fringed, wdiite-flowered 
D. integer, and the dainty hybrid Spenci'r 
Bickham. S. Arnott. 
Dumfries. 
evergreen candytufts. 
The evergreen candytufts form a charm¬ 
ing little group of free-flowering shrubby 
plants, suitable alike for the rock garden, 
the margin of the shrubbery, or the her- 
Both IWris saxatilb and I. sem- 
fK'rflorens very frequently flower in lat4' 
autumn and early winter* or t‘ven t^iirlv 
in the year, as well as during the spring, 
providixl the weather is kind ; aiul one may 
find I. semperfloreiis in bl<H)m at present 
in many gardens. The Ix^t of the ev<T- 
gi^n spivu>s are Ilnwis .saxatilis, which, 
with I. .semjmrflorens, comrnencts to hl<M>m 
in March in an oixlinary season. Tin* first- 
named is almut six inclios high, hut I. 
sempei'florens will often r«‘a<h 4*ighteen 
inches. I. semimrrirens is particularly 
hardy ami a fine subject for a wall gar- 
den or the .st^nq) places in a r<M*k gaixhm, 
for under thesi' comlition> it, ami its 
variety (Jarrcxiana, iK'come long, droop¬ 
ing masses of greenery, an<l, at flowering 
925 
ALPINE PHLOXES. 
The value of the tlwarf alpine phlox«« 
for the r<K?k ganlwi or the flower ganlen 
eannot well overeat imatin!^ therefore, 
without ent«‘ring into a long <li:w>ussion 
U|K)n their n's|>e<'tive merits or their sixvi- 
fic <lifferen<^i‘s, it is im|>ort«nt that garden 
lovers should he remimhxl of tlu'^e exqiii- 
sit<*ly iHuiutiful and easily grown suhj«x ts. 
BerryV variety of IMdex Imphami is a 
giant a.s <'otnpaixxl with thon* naim^tl Inflow. 
.\ do»eii or so of first-rate varieties, all 
of whi< h are list<x| ami d<'vxTjlMHl in hnidy 
plant i-atjiloguee*, will .MTve to show the 
rangt* <»f <‘olouring avnilahle. hut there are 
others lH\si<h»: for tlnise wlui <h*sire bi make 
a (xjlhH-tion. IV annulata. |vale blue; 
baceoiis border; nor must their merits be 
overlooked when any scheme for a spring 
display in the flower garden is being draw n 
Propagation is best effected by 
oieans of cuttings, taken soon af^r the 
flowering season has passed, and inserte<l 
firmly in sandy soil. In most gardens it 
is advisable to shelter the cuttings in a 
oold frame or under bandlights, choosing a 
Site open to the light, but which does not 
deceive dirert sunshine. A border on the 
north side of a wall will generally he found 
a suitable position. Given reasonable care 
snch cuttings wrill soon develop into neat 
“ttle tufts, which w ill give a good account 
nf themselves when they blossom in May 
and June. 
sheets of snowy blossom. Compact, 
'-flowering varieties of I. sompervirem 
Climax, Little Gem, Perfection, ami 
rba: Little Ciem and snimrha are 
tal plants for Imrders, ami are also 
llent in suburban gardens. All thesi* 
green candytufts have white flowers. 
Garden Suburb at Totten- 
lam. Jn the development of the White 
lart estate at Tottenham, the .Lon- 
lon County Council will expend about 
‘93 468 so that the district may iK'Come a 
rarden suburb instead of a dense mass of 
loiises. 
amoena, pink, a lovely shade; atmpvir- 
purea, dix'p rose.purple; l)ai.sy Hill, rich 
rose; G. K. Wil.son, mauve, .sometiim*s nine 
inches high; lilacina, dwp lilac; nivalis, 
jjiii'e white, very wmpact; pixx umlx'ii.s, a 
lilac-rtowertxl, purplish-leavt'd trailer; 
Seraph, mauve, with dark eye; Sprite, 
rose, with crimson eye; frondosa, a dark- 
eyetl pink form of P. siihnlata ; The Bride 
white, with pink eye; Triste, sedf pinkj 
violacea, lilac; verna, rose-r(Ml, a closely- 
creeping form; and Vivi<l, bright pink or 
rosy-carmine, with crimson centre. The.se 
will form a very pretty collection.. 3 he last- 
named variety is herewith illnstrateil as 
growing at "the Feltham Nur-eries of 
Messrs. T. S. AVare, Lim. B. 
