. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. Part I. SOIL. 13 as Corydalis lutea quickly perish on it. The tendency to make it with overhanging peaks is everywhere seen in the cement rock-gardens now becoming rather common. Into the alpine garden this species of construction should never be admitted, except to get the effect of bold and distant cliffs, where this is desired and cannot be obtained in a more natural manner. When this system is admitted, the designer should be requested to obtain his picturesque effect otherwise than by making all his cliffs and precip
. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. Part I. SOIL. 13 as Corydalis lutea quickly perish on it. The tendency to make it with overhanging peaks is everywhere seen in the cement rock-gardens now becoming rather common. Into the alpine garden this species of construction should never be admitted, except to get the effect of bold and distant cliffs, where this is desired and cannot be obtained in a more natural manner. When this system is admitted, the designer should be requested to obtain his picturesque effect otherwise than by making all his cliffs and precipices over- hang. It is erroneous to suppose that heaps of stones or small rocks are absolutely necessary for the health of alpine plants. The great majority will thrive without their aid if the soil be suitable; and though all are benefited by them, if properly used as elsewhere described, it is important that it should be generally known how needless is the common system of inserting mountain plants among loose stones, burrs, etc. Half-burying rocks or stones in the earth round a rare species, which it is intended to save from excessive evaporation, and which has a deep body of soil to root into, is, however, quite a different and an excellent Rude stair from deep retcbb of „ ii ci ii o 3<-d over with Alpine Flowers. SOIL. The great majority of alpine plants thrive best in deep soil. In it they can root deeply, and when once they are so rooted. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935; Bailey, William Whitman, 1843-1914. London : Murray
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