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ROCKS AND WATER. 



MONG the most attractive natural effects 

 which it is possible to produce artificially in 

 a garden are those enchanting glimpses of 

 rocks and water frequently seen in mountain 

 regions along streams and rivulets. 

 Rocks and water form a most happy combination in 

 nature; wherever a stream cuts its way through a narrow 

 ravine, the eroded and crumbling rocks form themselves 

 into masses of the most picturesque beauty, and sustain a 

 varied and wonderful vegetation. 



In designing rockeries, it is vain for us to attempt to 

 construct any of the larger masses that appeal to us more 

 through their grandeur than through their beauty. The 

 chief object is to create a pleasing variety within a limited 

 area, and to provide a congenial soil for alpine plants. In 

 minor places, rockeries may be formed on a very small 

 scale on a narrow sloping piece of lawn, on the sides of a 

 mound, or where a slight cut has been made for a drive or 

 walk. In a more complete state the rockery should pro- 

 vide many opportunities for the display of water ; here a 



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