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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 
December z7, 1913. 
GIFTS FOR GARDEN LOVERS 
ROCK 
GARDENS & 
ALPINE PLANTS, 
By E. H. JENKINS, F R.H.S. 
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE 
FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT 
OF ROCKERIES IN SMALL AND 
LARGE GARDENS, AND TO THE 
CULTIVATION OF EASILY- 
GROWN ALPINE PLANTS IN 
OPEN AIR. COLD GREENHOUSE, 
FRAME AND IN WINDOW BOXES. 
CONTENTS. 
CO.NSTRUCTION OF RoCKERIF.S.— 
Selection of a Site. Aspect and Position. 
Materials for Rockeries. Principles of 
Rockery Buildingr. General Construc¬ 
tion. Rock Gardens in Miniature. The 
Simple Rockery. Rock-studded Banks. 
Culture and Management.— Suitable 
Soils for Alpines. Grouping: and Arrangre- 
ment. Planting: Alpines. Special Methods 
of Culture. The Alpine House. Alpines 
in Frames. Culture in Pans and Pots. 
Alpines in Window Boxes. Propagration. 
Selection of Alpine.s.— Choice Kinds 
for the Rock Garden. Bulbs and Tubers 
for the Rock Garden. Hardy Ferns for 
the Rock Garden. Foliagre and Flower- 
ing^ Shrubs. Free-growing Rock Plants. 
Hardy Orchids. Plants for Old Walls. 
-Alpines for Greenhouse Culture. 
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ROSES & THEIR CULTIVATION 
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