. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Grouping Alpine Plants. The practice of planting alpine plants on the mixed system means monotony and indifferent effect, says G. A. in Journal of Horticulture, and it follows that nothing is gained by having an extensive collection, for there is a same- ness throughout, while the stronger or freer growing species take possession of considerable areas. In the alpine re- gions and on the mountain rocks, there is never seen a mixture of species as in the general mixture of them in the garden rockery. In nature, one
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Grouping Alpine Plants. The practice of planting alpine plants on the mixed system means monotony and indifferent effect, says G. A. in Journal of Horticulture, and it follows that nothing is gained by having an extensive collection, for there is a same- ness throughout, while the stronger or freer growing species take possession of considerable areas. In the alpine re- gions and on the mountain rocks, there is never seen a mixture of species as in the general mixture of them in the garden rockery. In nature, one plant -aharms us by its massiveness, or the group rosy be inlaid by one or two other plants, but, as a rule, each bank or ledge and crevice of rock has a particular char- acter in result of the individuality of the one or more allied plants that grow on it, and give the peculiar and rjpecial adornment. The grouping of the' plants applies more particularly when duplicates of a certain species or variety are employed, it being best to make one or more groups of them rather than scatter them one by one 'all over the rockwork. This par- ticularly applies to the dwarfer species, such as the drabas and the dwarf gentianas, also Ameria alpina, Arenaria Balearica, etc. Even the aubrietias, though spreading far and wide, are seen to best advantage in masses. The group- ing is also desirable for the slow grow- ing and dwarfer kinds, as they are not thus liable to be overgrown and exter- minated by rapid growing neighbors. Besides, good preparation of soil, drain- age, and position is more likely to be secured for a group than is the case in planting in several places, while weeds and encroaching plants are readily seen and may be speedily removed. The groups, of course, should bear some rela- tion to the proportions of rockwork, even though there may only be room for a few species. In this grouping and massing there is need of appropriateness to position avoiding formality, and acting on
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