32 Suitable Subjects 



fronts facing on path and border could be rightly 

 treated with plant life (Fig. 12). 



Do not overload the informal edging or bordering 

 with stones. The aim should be to get the greater 

 irregularity by the plants themselves; their own 

 heights, and in some instances, a tendency to mount or 

 clamber over the stones doing much in this direction. 

 Assuming that the border has been well prepared, and 

 that the soil is not of a tenacious clay, no special soil 

 preparation will be necessary for the marginal subjects. 

 Generally, however, soil of a light to medium character 

 will be best. The spaces between the stones should be 

 filled with soil to not more than half their above-ground 

 heights. For planting, it is suggested that ordinary 

 sized nursery plants or rather small fresh pieces be 

 used in preference to older clumps. This is most im- 

 portant in the case of Gentian, Candytuft, Mossy 

 Saxifrage, the subulata and other Phloxes, it being 

 well known that old plants of the latter do not 

 take kindly to the soil. In the appended list a selection 

 of the best only is given, great variety being far from 

 desirable : — 



