THE ROCK GARDEN l6l 



otherwise much soil will be subsequently washed 

 out on to the gravel; but no cementing medium 

 should be employed. Such crevices as remain 

 may be well rammed with compost, and will 

 then offer temptation to the plants to thread 

 them with rootlets, by which the soil will be 

 sufficiently held in place. 



In laying down the line of the path no at- 

 tempt should be made to maintain equality of 

 width throughout. On the contrary, a much 

 better effect is secured if the path varies in 

 width. I would even advocate the placing, at 

 one or more spots, of an island of rockwork in 

 or near the centre of a specially contrived ex- 

 pansion of the path. (See Figs. 105, 116, 129.) 



Fig. 41. Rockwork section 



The soil may next be brought forward to. 

 stand level with the rocks at all points, thus 

 affording a basis on which to proceed with the 

 next tier, which, with those above it, must be 

 contrived as a number of irregular pockets 



