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In this type the surroundings should be care- 

 fully noted, so that they may be in keeping 

 with the proposed rock garden. The ideal 

 approach is through some open and undulating 

 stony ground, with occasional patches of stunted 

 gorse and heather, dotted here and there with 

 oak, holly, or birch trees ; then a stretch of 

 grassy sward, with occasional rocks, which 

 become more numerous as the slope gently 

 rises towards the foot of the clifF. Even this 

 is a delightful scene ; but picture the face 

 of the rock, now bare, clothed with sheets 

 of Aubrietias, Rock Roses, Dianthus, and in- 

 numerable other equally lovely plants, the 

 Silver Saxifrages springing from some almost 

 invisible chink or cranny, and nestling close 

 to the rock, with their airy blooms waving in 

 the breeze, while from some shady nook the 

 Ramondias peep forth. This is indeed a de- 

 lightful picture, therefore care should be taken 

 to see that the frame is worthy of it. 



There are now a few points to be noted 

 which apply equally to all the foregoing forms 

 of garden made from an old quarry. 



The first and most important is to observe 



