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Rocks set on end, sugarloaf fashion, are not 

 infrequently seen in the gardens of amateurs, 

 but they should be omitted by those who aim 

 at the best effect. If height is desired at some 

 given point, a couple of bold masses may be 

 superimposed, led up to by other pieces, as 

 would occur in nature. 



Fig. 43. Arrangement of rock masses 



The pockets or spaces of bare soil should 

 vary in size, and be irregular in shape. They 

 should never take the form of a series of scal- 

 lops. Some inclination may be allowed to the 

 soil, but not much, or it will certainly travel 

 downward with each shower of rain. 



Rough steps may be introduced at a suitable 

 point or points, say to give access to the rock 

 garden from the grass plot. These steps may 

 be built of flat rock pieces, their crevices being 

 filled with soil, in which rock-foils and stone- 



