Excerpt from Saxifrages: Or Rockfoils No family of plants is more useful in the rock garden than the Saxifrages or Rockfoils. The increasing interest in Alpines and rock-gardening has resulted in the introduction of countless new varieties to the garden public, and every season witnesses the arrival of fresh hybrids. The object of the volume is to help the garden lover to become acquainted with the most important members of the family, so that he may be able to choose the best varieties, and having chosen to grow them successfully. Information is given as to the habitats of the species, the class to which they belong, and the hybrids that have been bred from them. A chapter from the pen of Dr. Salter deals with the Saxifrages of the Pyrenees. The illustrations are the work of Mr. Reginald A. Malby. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.