196 ROCK GARDENS 



productions of those gnarled and aged giants 

 found on the scene we wish to copy. 



The secret of a faithful reproduction is 

 proportion. For example, by planting one 

 of these dwarf trees at the foot of some 

 rock, or inserting it in some fissure, such 

 an added value of dignity and height will 

 be imparted that the rock will appear to 

 be transformed into a rugged clifF. So 

 again, by planting on some height a group 

 of Jumper Sabina^ the idea is conveyed of a 

 wind-swept mountain crag. Time will indeed 

 be well spent in working out pictures like this 

 and trying where such as these will look best 

 and most effective. Place a group here or a 

 single specimen there, and study the effect 

 from different points before finally planting. 

 The results that can be obtained are 

 wonderful so long as the sense of proportion 

 is preserved. So also with the dwarf shrubs, 

 though in a somewhat lesser degree, for they 

 are not such faithful copies of their larger 

 prototypes. But with the grouping and 

 arrangement of these dwarf trees and shrubs, 

 the faithful picture ends, for I must confess 



