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ALPINE FLOWERS 



[PART I. 



been lost from want of observing this precaution, the open 

 crevices and loose texture of the soil permitting the dry air to 

 destroy them in a very short time. 



Mound of earth, with exposed points of rock. 



In all cases where elevations of any kind are to be formed, 

 the true way is to obtain them ly means of a gentle mound of 

 soil, suitable to the plants, putting a stone in here and there as 

 the work proceeds ; frequently it would be desirable to make 

 these mounds without any " strata." The wrong and the usual 

 way is to get the desired elevation by piling up arid and ugly 

 masses of " rockwork." 



HIDDEN NATURAL ROCK. 



While many go to great expense in forming masses of 

 artificial rock, made of bricks and cement, and others are 



Unearthed Rocks in a Sussex Garden, 



