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around the plants when they are put in; this should 

 consist of half loam and half leaf soil, with plenty of 

 sand and grit. One can scarcely give explicit directions 

 as to the arrangement of the rocks; it is not possible 

 to advise the placing of one here and another there ; 

 their disposition must be left to the discernment and 

 taste of the owner. But one may show what ought 

 to be avoided. The stones should not be set up on 

 end, they should not overhang each other, be wholly 

 out of the soil or only slightly embedded, or set so 

 that the rain and other moisture will fall away from 

 the garden. The greater part of each stone ought to 

 be covered with soil. The stones must be in position 

 before the bulk of the soil ; it is hopeless to attempt 

 to fix them firmly by pressing them into the ground. 

 When one rock is placed above another it should be 

 set so far back that the edge does not overhang the 

 rock beneath, and all should slope towards the bed of 

 soil. There must be no empty spaces between the 

 stones every nook and cranny must be filled with 

 soil made firm. 



Transplanting Evergreens. Evergreen trees and 

 shrubs are more difficult to transplant successfully than 

 deciduous or leaf -losing sorts ; it is wise therefore to treat 

 them with greater consideration. While it is possible to 

 plant such as Rhododendron, Laurel, Aucuba, and other 

 common evergreens with some success in mild weather 

 during autumn and winter, if the work is undertaken 

 during the latter half of September the risk of loss is 

 negligible. With the choice evergreens, as, for example, 

 Yew, Holly and Conifers generally, such care is of even 

 greater importance. In remodelling a garden the dis- 

 position of evergreen trees and shrubs is a matter of 

 great moment. Theirs is an influence that is exercised 

 throughout the whole year ; in winter the dense and often 

 sombre foliage is in marked contrast to the frail outlines 

 of the summer-leafing trees, and errors in arrangement 



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