THE ROCK GARDEN 167 



crevices with his^ compost, using a thin wooden 

 blade, or bricklayer's trowel, to probe them, 

 to ensure that the soil gets down to the lowest 

 levels. After the first heavy shower of rain 

 he should go over the structure again, replen- 

 ishing the soil where it has sunk in. 



If of necessity he has had to use brick waste 

 as a substitute for rocks, his task will not have 

 been so easy, for it is not possible to entirely 

 disguise their character. Yet with a little 

 ingenuity he may secure a very passable result. 

 The large masses will consist of many bricks 

 cemented together in the burning, thus show- 

 ing a decided, if rather artificial, stratification. 

 These pieces he should place with their longer 

 joints horizontal, or at such a slight tilt as 

 he may decide. He may be tempted to so 

 place them that their component bricks stand 

 on end, with a view to availing himself of the 

 crannies between them, but that would be a 

 bad arrangement, as will be understood from 

 the foregoing considerations. 



There is no need to outline the back margin 

 of the bank with rocks. The soil there may 

 just run off into the level of the ground. 



When the structure of soil and rock is finished 



