56 Rock Gardening. 



may succeed as a city or town ornament, with more- 

 or less of protection in winter season. 



At the southerly side of Edinburgh the grounds 

 of Mr. James Cunningham, at Blackford Brae, have 

 been skilfully laid out by Mr. Gorrie, landscape gar- 

 dener. Taking advantage of the peculiar sloping 

 bank at rere of the dwelling-house, and of lessons 

 which Mr. Mac Nab taught the public at the Botanic 

 Gardens, as to construction of rockeries, Mr. Gorrie 

 has constructed one of considerable extent, studded 

 with various suitable plants. In the People's Gar- 

 den, at our Phoenix Park, at Glasnevin Gardens, at 

 Powerscourt, at Mr. Jessop's, Cabinteely, near Dub- 

 lin, in different places in the county of Meath, and 

 in many other parts of Ireland, though still too 

 sparse, there are rockeries and rock-gardens where 

 very .interesting experiments are being carried on, 

 some inside and some, outside. In many places, 

 sheltered from prevailing winds and peculiar local 

 severity, and sometimes with partial or temporary 

 covering of glass, slate, or otherwise, plants will even 

 flourish which, without such care, would inevitably 

 perish. Throughout the country are countless ra- 

 vines where homes may be made for lovely varieties 

 of the Fern and Moss groups, natives of New Zea- 

 land, of Japan, and other countries, hitherto untried 

 amongst us out of doors, and which, with temporary 

 protection, may luxuriate all the year. In a shady, 

 sheltered corner of the small garden of William 



