THE ROCK-GARDEN 8i 



in bold, informal clumps, with easy grassy ways pass- 

 ing between. In the present case the fringe of their 

 masses on the rock-garden side is approached by 

 shrubs that will enjoy the same conditions. These 

 will be Kalmias, Azaleas, Ledums, Andromedas, Vac- 

 ciniums, Gaultherias, and Myricas, the bog and peat- 

 loving shrubs. Of these the Kalmias and Myricas will 

 suit the dampest places. As clumps or groups of 

 these approach the rock-garden they will join on to 

 it without any jarring obstruction. The green path 

 that skirts the cool foot of the mound or promontory 

 that forms the rock-garden will only be one of 

 several others that pass among the Bamboos and join 

 the path that we came along by the bog pools. The 

 plan shows the general arrangement. Even where the 

 peaty foot of the rock mound comes down to the 

 level, the rock-garden's influence will still cross the 

 grass path ; for the same kind of planting is continued 

 on the other side, only then dying away into the larger 

 growths that will continue the scheme of planting in 

 that direction. 



Now we are clear of the Fir-wood hill, and the 

 ground to the south-west, though still slightly rising, 

 and thinly wooded with Oak, Thorn, and Holly, is not 

 steep enough to shade the rock-garden ; moreover, some 

 trees have been cut away to ensure that full light and 

 clear air space that so many rock-plants need. 



The rock-garden has been made in what was a 

 natural knoll of sharply rising ground, or rather a 

 kind of promontory thrust out from the wood. 



