. The small rock garden. OF VEGETATION. dwarfest plants have been selected. Those marked by anasterisk, thus (*), have low, spreading carpets of leaves. ?Acaena microphylla?Antetmaria tomentosa*Arenaria balearica (besidestfeps) tauricolaCampanula muralis ,f pusilla and alba „ pulla Dianthus squarrosusDraba aizoidesErinus, in variety (in steps)*Helxine solieroliHutchinsia alpina *Leptinella scariosa Linaria pilosa (steps)*Mentlia Requieni (a gem) Myosotis rupicola Oxalis acetosella Saxifraga aizoon, vars.„ muscoides, vars.*Sedum corsicum * „ hispanicum glaucnm*Sibthorpia europeea *Tby
. The small rock garden. OF VEGETATION. dwarfest plants have been selected. Those marked by anasterisk, thus (*), have low, spreading carpets of leaves. ?Acaena microphylla?Antetmaria tomentosa*Arenaria balearica (besidestfeps) tauricolaCampanula muralis ,f pusilla and alba „ pulla Dianthus squarrosusDraba aizoidesErinus, in variety (in steps)*Helxine solieroliHutchinsia alpina *Leptinella scariosa Linaria pilosa (steps)*Mentlia Requieni (a gem) Myosotis rupicola Oxalis acetosella Saxifraga aizoon, vars.„ muscoides, vars.*Sedum corsicum * „ hispanicum glaucnm*Sibthorpia europeea *Tbymus lanuginosus * „ serpyllum coccineum The Small Rock Garden 67 CHAPTER X. The Alpine House. The alpine house is unmistakably the most enjoyablephase of hardy plant gardening, from December toApril inclusive, albeit it has been called in question bya few—a very few. In its modernised form—it is notan absolute novelty—it has become more necessarythan formerly owing to the great influx of early-flowering. —PINK, WHITEZANDJBLUE HEPATICAS. 68 The Small Rock Garden plants, whose beauty it was impossible to see or realisein the rock garden, or even in the ordinary garden grow plants, I take it, for our enjoyment. Theyafford pleasure and provide relaxation from the commontasks of life. Hence it becomes almost a duty that our best by them, and get the most out of them. Inno other way is it possible to realise a tithe of theirbeauty or characteristic charm (Fig. 27). To grow aplant to the flowering stage and see it dashed to piecesby rain or wind, or spoiled by snow, is be able to view the same plant in comfort in thealpine house, and see the best it is capable of giving fora fortnight or so, is the reward of patient care and intel-hgent cultivation. In the rock garden or frame not one-half of the plants beauty is ever seen, and particularlyis this true of the miniature growing class. In thealpine house the plant is raised nearer
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