The Winning Designs 



except for the drainage or shelter it affords. No har- 

 mony of association is aimed at, merely the growing of 

 a good plant ; whether it is worth doing or not depends 

 largely on the keenness of the owner of the garden. 

 To me, the plants robbed of their picturesque associa- 

 tions lose half their charm, but I can well conceive that 



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many people find pleasure in contemplating Saxifmga 

 Boydii in a pot. I have even done so myself, until 

 the memory of it growing on the ledge in a rock garden 

 made of old grey limestone arose to chill my apprecia- 

 tion. Nevertheless, the cultivation of rock plants for 

 the sake of the plant itself is just as legitimate a garden 

 pursuit as growing giant Cabbages. It can be effected 

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