. Alpine plants. Mountain plants; Rock gardens. 46 ALPINE PLANTS take a hint from this that when transplanting pieces of an old plant that has spread itself by means of straggUng bare stems, as is often found to be the case with Aubrietias, Dianthus, the alpine Phloxes, or Veronicas, instead of merely burying the roots and leaving the untidy barren stems to spread around, gather the tufted growths of young foliage together, and so plant that they only are left uncovered by soil. Thus we may secure a neat patch that will soon be nourished by an entriely new root system. When an estab- hshed clu
. Alpine plants. Mountain plants; Rock gardens. 46 ALPINE PLANTS take a hint from this that when transplanting pieces of an old plant that has spread itself by means of straggUng bare stems, as is often found to be the case with Aubrietias, Dianthus, the alpine Phloxes, or Veronicas, instead of merely burying the roots and leaving the untidy barren stems to spread around, gather the tufted growths of young foliage together, and so plant that they only are left uncovered by soil. Thus we may secure a neat patch that will soon be nourished by an entriely new root system. When an estab- hshed clump begins to get straggly in growth, it is well to mulch it, packing loose gritty soil and stone chippings around and between the growths. The plants will be found to take on a new lease of healthy vigorous life after such mulching. Plants of rosetted growth, such as the Sempervivums, the larger encrusted Saxifragas, and in fact practically all plants that can be separated to single crowns or growths with roots attached, are best dotted singly over a patch of soil or along a crevice be- tween stones for by this means every single crown gets room for full development. Bulbous and tuberous rooted plants should for the most part be planted three or four inches deep, but rhizomatous roots, such as Irises, should not be buried, their crowns being left just visible on the surface of the Saxifraga longifolia well planted between 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 Macself, A. J. (Albert James), 1878-1952. New York : Scribner
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