ROCKWORK. 



221 



Chips of building stone from the cutter's yard are excel- 

 lent. If their diameters are nearly alike, they may vary 

 considerably in length without deteriment. If kinds of 

 two or more different colors and shades can be selected for 

 the same, or different beds, a pleasing kind of variety is 

 thus secured. 



Such a rockery is well suited to ferns or any plants 

 that in order to flourish need moisture at the roots. The 

 stones aid the retention of moisture in the soil, and it 

 may be remarked that the nearer flat the bed is kept the 



Fig. 69.— A ROCK-BORDER WITH ROCK-PLANTS, CLIMBERS, EVER- 

 GREENS, ETC. 



less trouble there will be from drying out. A rockery is 

 well adapted to situations which are difficult to embellish 

 otherwise, such as narrow spaces between the walks and 

 fence or house, or in angles formed by buildings and 

 walls, or at junctions of walks, and sometimes they may 

 be even used effectually in simple circular mounds. 



Figure 69 shows a rock-border suitable to be placed 

 next to the boundary of lots, against buildings, or to be 

 used as a low screen. The engraving will give sugges- 

 tions for arranging such mound rockeries. It is seen 

 that there is first an edging of stones mostly set on their 



