CHAPTER III 



THE NATURAL ROCK GARDEN 



P'irst preparations — Cleaning ground — Exposing and pre- 

 paring the rock — Pockets natural and artificial. 



This chapter will be devoted to the develop- 

 ment of the natural rock garden, the various 

 types of which have been dealt with in the 

 previous chapter. 



As may be expected, very similar treatment 

 will be required for all types, in order to convert 

 them from rocks, either bare or covered with 

 rank vegetation, into gardens in which the 

 choicest flowers can be grown. The follow- 

 ing directions will therefore equally apply to 

 all natural rock gardens, irrespective of their 

 various forms. 



When the scene of operations has been 



decided on, the first thing to be done is, if 



necessary, to expose the surface of the rocks 



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