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Gardens for Small Country Houses. 



new varieties which are of a rich deep red when grown in seaside sun, and the poorest 

 soil and driest place will suit them side by side with Zauschneria californica, which 

 will bear its tubular scarlet blooms from July to frost. The great majority of alpines 

 will do well here. The charm of many of them depends on their close and orderly 

 growth and the delicate poise of their blooms. In the rich soil of enclosed and leafy 



valleys they are apt to take 





FIG. 85.^POOL AND PAVING. 



on a coarseness which ren- 

 ders them almost valueless. 

 Their original deportment 

 will, however, be well pre- 

 served in the light soil, the 

 brisk air and the open 

 character of the East Coast. 

 The dry walling of the sunk 

 garden should therefore be 

 reserved for them, while a 

 section of the suggested ex- 

 tension can be prepared for 

 their additional location. 

 No rockwork should be 

 attempted. Rocks adequate 

 in size and number to create 

 an effect would be costly to 

 import, and would look quite 

 alien to the environment. 

 But miniature hills and 

 dales, such as we often find 

 among sand-dunes, can be 

 created and covered with 

 the largest sizes of the sea- 

 shore pebbles. Such an 

 arrangement will exactly 

 suit the rooting and growing 

 habits of the plants, which 

 will soon lay their leaves 

 and stems over the stones. 

 The slight acclivities may 

 be rendered more pro- 

 nounced by setting tall 

 things on them. AH the 

 sea hollies (eryngium) would 

 look admirable so placed. 

 Their tough stalks with- 

 ^ stand the wind, and that 

 should be a consideration 

 in making the selection. 

 Very likely the wandflower 

 (Sparaxis pulcherrima) 

 might succeed here, for it 

 will bear hard frost when 



