. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. EDELWEISS. the sunnier the spot the better. Soldanellas alpina and minima, dainty little bell-like fringed flowers, require a moist peaty soil and partial shade. The Silenes flourish in any light, loamy soil, as will Scutellaria alpina, Tiarella cordifolia (foam-flower), and the creeping Veronicas. Viola cucullata succeeds best in a moist spot in peat and loam. Wahlenbergia serpyllifolia grows well in sandy loam in a sunny situation. We append a list of plants that may be grown in the rock garden. O
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. EDELWEISS. the sunnier the spot the better. Soldanellas alpina and minima, dainty little bell-like fringed flowers, require a moist peaty soil and partial shade. The Silenes flourish in any light, loamy soil, as will Scutellaria alpina, Tiarella cordifolia (foam-flower), and the creeping Veronicas. Viola cucullata succeeds best in a moist spot in peat and loam. Wahlenbergia serpyllifolia grows well in sandy loam in a sunny situation. We append a list of plants that may be grown in the rock garden. Of course many kinds are omitted, but if anyone has all the beautiful flowers named, the collection will be of extreme interest. Many of the flowers named are alluded to previously : Acapnia microphylla, Adonis vernalis, /fithionemas, Alliums, Alyssums, Androsaces (sunny fissures where the roots can go deeply into soil of loam, peat, and limestone chips; dryness is necessary in winter), Anemones (espe- cially the dwarf alpine varieties), Anthericums, Antennaria, Anthemis, Aquilegias, Arabis, Arenarias, Arnebia echioides (Prophet-flower), Armeria (Thrifts), Artemisia, Arum italicum (moisture), Aster alpinus, Aubrietias, Borago laxiflora, Bulbocodium vernum, Calandrinia umbellata, Calthas (Marsh Marigolds)—boggy soils, Campanulas (the dwarf Bell-flowers, which are often only happy in the rock garden), Cardamine, Catananche, Cerastium, Cheiranthus alpinus Marshalli, Chelone barbata, Chionodoxas, Cistuses, Colchicums (autumn-flowering bulbs), Convallaria (Lily of the Valley), Coreopsis, Coronilla, Corydalis, Crinum Powelli, Crocuses, Cyclamens, Cyanthus lobatus, Daphnes, especially D. rupestris, D. Cneorum (Garland-flower), D. Fioniana, and the fragrant D. Blagayana, Delphinium nudicaule, Dianthuses (Alpine Pinks), Dondia Epipactis, Dodeca- , Drabas, Dryas octopetala, fcdraianthus serpyllifolius, Epimediums, Erigerons, Erinus alpinus (warm fissures in rocks), Erodium, Eryng
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