42 ALPINE OR ROCK PLANTS. 



labour; and when hands are scarce, and one cannot 

 command other facilities, he may be exceedingly 

 fond of this tribe of plants, and be anxious to cul- 

 tivate them too, but must keep his taste for them 

 in subjection to his limited resources. I allude to 

 the labour of carrying backwards and forwards an 

 extensive collection of these ; as beds of ashes, on 

 which to place the plants or pots in summer, would 

 ill accord with a tasteful erection of this sort, but 

 which, it is true, may be at a considerable distance 

 from the Rockery. Besides, the expense of glass 

 sashes, though in itself a minor item, is still not to 

 be altogether overlooked, when better success than 

 with the common method, cannot be expected. 



Should the wooden frame be adopted, it can be 

 placed close to the belt or clump sheltering the 

 north side previously alluded to. This, however, 

 may also be better understood, by referring to the 



Plate, Fig. 4. 



a Shows the belts or clumps on both sides, which 

 may be of any form to suit the locality or proprie- 

 tors 5 taste. 



b Is the space for the wooden frame which is 

 to protect the plants during Winter, plunged in coal 

 ashes. It is raised higher than the surrounding space, 

 to assist in keeping the plants dry and free from 

 damp, and covered with wooden sashes. The size of 

 the frame should vary with the collection. 



c Is the space for the plants during Summer ; 



