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there is a bit of knoll or hill to give some color of con- 

 sistency to the idea that possibly they might have fallen 

 from this elevation, though, of course, you will not be 

 successful enough in your attempt to make anyone 

 think for a moment that they ever did so. 



Such vines as the Ampelopsis or Virginia Creeper 

 are excellent for planting among rocks. So is the wild 

 Grape, or the Blackberry. Let them run riot. Never 

 attempt to train them. The more of a tangle they 

 make the more attractive your rockery will be. At the 

 base of the rocks — which cannot be too large — plant 

 Ferns of different varieties. Shrubs from the woods 

 can be planted near. Let the path to it be a round- 

 about one. If you can arrange it so that one comes 

 upon it suddenly, and not suspecting what the path he, 

 is following leads to, so much the better. The surprise 

 of finding a pretty imitation of a bit of wild life there 

 will add much to the pleasure it will give. 



