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plant, with the earth well shaken from 

 the roots, unless it has a tap root, laid 

 down horizontally with the crown just out- 

 side the edge of the soil. Next spread the 

 roots to follow the soil run; fill up the 

 crevice with more soil, packed well, and 

 follow with more plants of the same kind. 

 Use small stones to wedge plants where it 

 appears necessary. Plants that hang 

 down should be placed in the higher crev- 

 ices; this must be all thought out before- 

 hand. 



As a matter of fact, the planting plan 

 cannot be too thoroughly thought out in 

 advance. At point after point it dove- 

 tails with the structural plan, which must 

 accord with the requirements of what 

 may be called the more difficult rock plants 

 the alpines, some of the ferns, and those 

 plants that fit in well with rock work but 

 demand more than the ordinary garden 



