A. lanuginosa

(woolly-leaved).* fl. delicate rose, with a small yellow eye, umbellate. June to October. l. nearly 1in. long, clothed with shiny silken hairs. h. 6in. to 9in. Himalaya, 1842. A very beautiful species, with spreading or trailing shoots, easily multiplied by cuttings or layers. It requires a warm sunny spot on the rockery, with a sandy peat soil. When planted so that its shoots drape the face of a rocky ledge, it is one of the most charming plants po ible to grow. A. obtusifolia (blunt-leaved). fl. white or rose, with yellow eye; umbels five or six-flowered. Spring. l. lanceolate or rather spathulate, in rather large rosettes. Stems downy. h. 2in. to 6in. European Alps. A very pretty form, closely allied to A. Chamæjasme , and differing principally in its somewhat larger rosette of leaves and stronger growth. S YN . A. aretioides .