Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . estre two distinct kinds are sold—at least, I had oneA. alpestre that had flowers more curious than orna-mental, appearing in June, and under the same nameanother, which was a lovely mass of golden yellow inApril and May. It was also much more dwarf and com-pact. The latter is, I think, the same as that sold bynuiserymen under the name of A. alj)estic, and it is, Ibelieve, the A. MarshaUianum (Andrews), or A. alpestreof Bieberstein, which is from the Caucasus, whilst theother is to be referred to A. alpestre of Linnaeus, it bein
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . estre two distinct kinds are sold—at least, I had oneA. alpestre that had flowers more curious than orna-mental, appearing in June, and under the same nameanother, which was a lovely mass of golden yellow inApril and May. It was also much more dwarf and com-pact. The latter is, I think, the same as that sold bynuiserymen under the name of A. alj)estic, and it is, Ibelieve, the A. MarshaUianum (Andrews), or A. alpestreof Bieberstein, which is from the Caucasus, whilst theother is to be referred to A. alpestre of Linnaeus, it beingfrom the mountains of Southern Europe. However thismay be, the Alyssum alpestre that I wish to note forspring decoration does not exceed 6 inches in height,differs little from A. montanum, flowers most profuselyin April and May, and is increased by division. Alyssum orientale differs little from A. saxatile if bothare not identical; the variegated form of it is, I am sure,not different from A. saxatile variegatum. They are pro-No. 190.—ToL. Vn., New pagated by cuttings, like sandy soil, and are very hand-some in a mass. Primroses. The most handsome of spring yellow-flowering plants is the Primrose, than which nothingmakes a lovelier bed, and if it be edged with the Aucuba-Icaved Daisy, nothing can be finer. The double form(Primula vulgaris plena-solphurea), is unquestionably adiamond of the first water. It makes fine beds if edgedwith Stachys lanata alone, or with the latter planted alter-nately with the Aucuba-leaved Daisy. Adonis vemabs. A mass of this old herbaceous plantis gorgeous in April and May. It grows ^bout a foothigh, and thrives in all wcU-drained sods, doing best insandy loam or sandy peat. It is increased by is another pretty kind (A. volgensis), little differentfrom the preceding. Onosma tauricum, than which few plants have brighterycUow flowers, is fine even as a specimen, but muchhandsomer in a mass. It grows from 6 to 9 inches high
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