. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. A glimpse at margin of Island in Lake Maggiore. flowers. Ivy, Brambles, etc., are very charming. A (e\v well-formed artificial islets may be introduced with good effect near a rocky Rocky ;iH .u ^ , ivtriisington. THE ROCK-GARDEN FERNERY. It is the fashion to make the hardy fernery in some obscure and sunless spot, in which it would be impossible to grow alpine plants, but there is no reason whatever why it should not be made in more open positions, and in connection with the rock-garden. No
. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. A glimpse at margin of Island in Lake Maggiore. flowers. Ivy, Brambles, etc., are very charming. A (e\v well-formed artificial islets may be introduced with good effect near a rocky Rocky ;iH .u ^ , ivtriisington. THE ROCK-GARDEN FERNERY. It is the fashion to make the hardy fernery in some obscure and sunless spot, in which it would be impossible to grow alpine plants, but there is no reason whatever why it should not be made in more open positions, and in connection with the rock-garden. No plants adhere more firmly to hard vertical surfaces, or better sustain themselves in perfect health without any soil, than ferns. In a wild state you find the Maidenhair Fern and many other species so rooted into mere little fissures in the hardest rocks that no eftbrt can get out a particle of root. Some of our own small. 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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